Illuminating the Voices of Sports Leaders in the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Conduit for Sports Development in the Sports Science School at UTech, Ja.

The research used a phenomenological approach to examine the lived experiences of lecturers and students in the
COVID-19 pandemic in the sports science school at the University of Technology, Jamaica. The results indicated that
both lecturers and students endured physical and mental discomforts (e.g., weight gain and stress) in the transition to
online learning. Through proactive leadership by the Head of School to put measures in place to alleviate some of the
issues, sport science studies could continue with improved percentage passes throughout the period.