Brett Lauther: It might sound cliche but for me there’s not really an offseason, even though there is six months between. So, once the season ends and we head into December I’m not training like we’re heading into a playoff run or anything like that. I like to take some time to get back to Nova Scotia, see my family, friends, have a couple of beers and just enjoy the time home. Once the new year comes, in January, it’s more or less maintaining and just staying in good shape and not letting yourself go. I’m in my ninth offseason so I have it figured out, to a certain degree, what I need and don’t need to get ready for the upcoming season. Plus, I’m starting to get to the age, at 31, where less is sometimes more and it’s definitely more mental preparation than people think. This year I have been traveling a lot more attending the PA meeting in Vegas then straight to Toronto for the men- torship program, back to Alberta for a couple of weeks before heading East to Nova Scotia for the Touch Down Atlantic announcement and now down here in California for training. So, this offseason it’s been a little more unique but it’s just getting your workouts in each day, staying on the field and just maintaining your leg to make sure it stays fresh and staying focused on a routine of what I need to do. There are no real secrets to my routine, just keep focused, put in a lot of hard work and stay dedicated. And if you have that along with the right mindset, whatever you want to do in life, you’re going to be able to do it, whether it’s sports or outside of it. So, if you work hard, and stay focused, have a goal and get better everyday you can make it happen. The numbers that you mention from last season, that’s not just me going out on the field and kicking the ball. We play as a team; we have a great o-line, snapper, and holder in Saskatchewan, along with great coaches and a lot of other people that are part of what I do. They are focused on their job and being the best, just like I am, so that we can all succeed together as a team. Spotlight: Lets change it up a little bit, what do you like to do when you are not training? Brett Lauther: The number one thing is just getting back home to see family and friends. I spend a lot of time away now so anytime I can get to see them I do, especially every December I head home to Truro. As I had mentioned I enjoy playing hockey so every Boxing Day I host a hockey tournament, called the Boxing Day Winter Classic, which is a group of all my buddies from junior high and high school getting back together again to play a little hockey and have a lot of fun. Unfortunately, because of the pandemic
“There are no real secrets to my routine, just keep focused, put in a lot of hard work and stay dedicated. And if you have that along with the right mindset, whatever you want to do in life, you’re going to be able to do it, whether it’s sports or outside of it.”
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MARCH/APRIL 2022 • SPOTLIGHT ON BUSINESS MAGAZINE
SPOTLIGHT ON BUSINESS MAGAZINE • MARCH/APRIL 2022
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