TGCA NEWS NOVEMBER 2019

2019-2020 TGCA OFFICERS

President of TGCA 1st Vice President 2nd Vice President Past President Executive Director Assistant Astin Haggerty Brad Blalock Colby Davis Jason Roemer Sam Tipton Executive Director Clear Springs HS Frisco Centennial HS The Colony HS Lake Dallas HS TGCA Office Lee Grisham TGCA Office TEXAS GIRLS COACHES ASSOCIATION 11.19

FEATURE ARTICLES

Hurdling Adversity By Kevin Johnson, TGCA Sub-Varsity Committee Chair PAGES 1-2

Ten Team-Bonding Activities to Help Build Chemistry By Nancy Lieberman PAGE 3

10 Things You May Not Know About Laughter By James A. Peterson, Ph.D., FACSM PAGE 8

What is Play4Kay Kay Yow Cancer Fund PAGES 9-10

ALSO INSIDE TGCA Basketball Committee...... 1 Cross Country State Champ Coaches...... 4 Cross Country Athletes of the Year...... 4 Cross Country Coaches of the Year...... 4 UIL Spirit State Championships...... 5 Career Recognition for Spirit Coaches...... 5 TGCA Spirit Advisory Board...... 5 New Cheer Nomination Process...... 5 2019-20 TGCA Board of Directors...... 6 Board of Directors Meeting Dates...... 6 2020 TGCA Summer Clinic...... 7 Sub-Varsity Coach of the Year Deadline...... 7 Nomination Deadlines...... 7 AD&D Benefit...... 7 Important Dates...... 10 TGCA Profile Update...... 10 Sponsors...... 11

cover photo courtesy Sydney Gotcher left photo courtesy Carmen Ortega

NOVEMBER 2019 TGCA NEWS | CONTENTS Hurdling Adversity

Kevin Johnson Gonzales HS | TGCA Sub-Varsity Committee Chair I started my collegiate track and field career at the Uni- versity of Arkansas in the spring of 2007. I walked on in hopes of earning a schol- than skeptical that I could arship, but after circumstanc- still compete after a two-year es beyond my control made hiatus. He had no room for that goal an impossibility, I me, no money for me. So, I moved back home and start- made a deal with him. I told ed classes at a local junior him that if I outperformed his college. I was off the track top recruits, his scholarship for two years when I decided athletes, he would give me to try to get back in the game scholarship. With a bit of a in the summer of 2009. I photo courtesy Keith Pierce scoff and a smirk, Coach Lof- sent a blast e-mail to sever- ton agreed. e-mail blast. I told him I was the last time I talked to Coach al college coaches hoping The first semester at ACU interested, and he told me Brown and the day I showed to find my second chance, was a whirlwind. I somehow they had a spot open. At the up on campus there was a made that 10 dollars stretch a but what happened next sur- end of August, I showed up total coaching turnover. No week and a half. I was in and prised me. Abe Brown, the to ACU with 10 dollars in my one, except Don Garrett, the out of dorm rooms as the uni- hurdles and jumps coach at pocket. Ten dollars that was ACU track announcer, knew versity tried to find the right Abilene Christian University, supposed to be gas money I was coming. I walked into place for me. Classes were contacted me to see if I was for the friend who gave me head coach Roosevelt Lof- still interested in running. a ride. Somewhere between ton’s office and he was more Coach Brown was not on my Continued on Page 2 basketball Committee *Chair **Vice Chair COACH SCHOOL CONF. REG. Rocky Ford* West Texas 2A 1 Trent Hilliard Wolfforth Frenship 6A 1 Laura Lange Merkel 3A 2 Amy Powell Wylie 5A 2 Nikki Hyles Aledo 5A 3 Chance Westmoreland Argyle 4A 3 Ross Barber** Tyler Lee 6A 4 Rodney Ross S&S Consolidated 3A 4 Ryan Hall Corrigan Camden 3A 5 Michelle Trotter Crosby 5A 5 Kevin Bussinger Lake Travis 6A 6 Tommy Gates Navasota 4A 6 Jenny R. Garcia Edinburg North 6A 7 Kyle Sivadon La Vernia 4A 7 Heather Hohertz-Perez Brownwood 4A 8 Marlee Webb EP Franklin 6A 8

NOVEMBER 2019 TGCA NEWS | PAGE 1 Hurdling Adversity

Continued from Page 1 than stellar classroom perfor- NCAA Div. II Outdoor Track mance, cost me my scholar- and Field Championships in challenging and I failed one ship. I would yet again have Pueblo, Colo. class, meaning I had to sit to prove myself. Adversity is a word we of- out my first collegiate meet Starting my third year I was ten use to encourage our the next semester. Even so, determined to excel not only athletes after defeat in com- I had done the seemingly on the track, but also in the petition. In our coaching vo- impossible. I knew I had left classroom. I pushed myself cabulary, adversity tends to my heart on the track and athletically and academically. be synonymous with losing – outworked most of my team- Once again, hard work paid losing a game, losing a race, mates. So, I went into Coach off. I made the Lone Star Con- losing a meet. But adversity Lofton’s office and asked for ference All-Academic list and runs deeper in our own lives my scholarship. He obliged. ACU Athletics honor roll in and in our athletes’ lives. As In January 2010, I signed the fall of 2011. As fate would we often encounter, the real my first collegiate scholar- have it, though, towards the adversity is not in the wins ship papers. I had a success- end of the semester I had and losses columns. Rather, photo courtesy Kristin Goodman ful season that spring, taking a training accident and suf- adversity is baked into our silver in the 110m hurdles at fered an avulsion fracture in stories. Adversity can be and fellow coaches. We just the Lone Star Conference my right ankle. deeply personal – the loss of have to be willing to let each Championships. I was first- I still asked Coach Lofton a parent or child, a debilitat- other in on our stories. man-out on the NCAA Div. for my scholarship back, and ing injury or illness, teenage I never liked talking about II national championships again he obliged. Having parenthood, arrests, natural myself. Doing so is out of my qualifiers list. earned back my scholarship disasters, and the list of pos- wheelhouse and uncomfort- Going into the next year, I I was determined to not let sibilities goes on. able for me. I have found, was even more determined my injury slow me down. I fin- The challenge then is how though, that sharing my sto- to make nationals. I worked ished second at conference, we deal with that adversity. ry with my athletes has built hard on the track, but not as but my performance was not Do we let it weigh us down or bridges. On some level, we hard in the classroom. My enough to get me on the do we adapt and overcome? relate to each other amid work on the track paid off. I national qualifiers list. I truly I am willing to bet we all our adversities. I want my won the 110m hurdles at con- had one last chance to make entered this profession be- athletes to know that I have ference and ran a personal nationals at our last-chance cause in some form or fash- struggled, and I have over- best. But once again, I was meet. Running another per- ion we have learned to adapt come, and in knowing that I first-man-out on the nation- sonal best, I saved my last and overcome. Sports gives want them to be encouraged al qualifiers list. Missing na- chance and made it onto the us a unique venue to pass that they, too, can overcome tionals, coupled with my less qualifiers list for the 2012 on those skills to our athletes the adversities in their lives.

photo courtesy Sydney Gotcher photo courtesy Adrian Smith

NOVEMBER 2019 TGCA NEWS | PAGE 2 Ten Team-Bonding Activities to help build chemistry

By: Nancy Lieberman

Sometimes, the outcome of a game or match simply comes down to which team Need some ideas? Your has more talent and skill. Of- players could do trash pickup ten, however, the team with at local art fair, help cook at better chemistry and cohe- a nearby pasta feed or soup siveness ends up victorious. kitchen for people in need, or Because of this, it’s im- join a holiday service event. portant to do more than just practice from a physical 4. Holiday gift exchanges – standpoint. Team-bonding 35% activities can matter just as Keeping the holiday theme in much. mind, try setting up a white It doesn’t matter if you’re elephant gift exchange, a a pro or amateur athlete – if gingerbread house contest, teammates don’t trust and or something else festive. believe in each other, the Bringing the team together common belief is that ac- during holiday seasons can be especially memorable and complishing goals, achieving photo courtesy Anthony Lapasda greatness or even just be- enjoyable for all involved. coming a successful team is To no surprise, I’ve consis- barbecue, the top vote getter much more difficult. tently seen that it becomes was team meals. Additional results and tips As someone who’s played much easier to obtain those There’s a reason millions Here are some additional and coached at all levels – vital traits, ask those ques- of families across the world results that rounded out the high school, collegiately and tions, and build a vision when do this almost nightly – few Top 10, as voted on by coach- professionally (WNBA, NBA, your team has a tight bond things in life are more inti- es: BIG3) – I strongly agree. and strong chemistry. mate than breaking bread • Bowling TGCA Women’s Coaches with one another. • Road trips/overnight trips Successful teams Survey • Movies Successful teams share sev- In an effort to learn more 2. Practice/workouts – 68% • Hikes eral traits – three that I’ve about the growing world of No need to overthink or over- • Escape rooms/rope cours- seen consistently are com- women’s athletics and bring do things – sometimes the es mitment, trust and communi- more attention to female everyday practice or summer • Scavenger hunts cation. athletes and coaches, BSN workout is the best way to Successful teams also SPORTS and the Texas Girls help your team bond. BSN SPORTS Women have a clear vision. To help Coaches Association (TGCA) If things are feeling monoto- At BSN SPORTS, we real- build this vision, coaches surveyed nearly 500 coach- nous, try mixing in something ized there was a clear need should take an inventory of es of female sports teams on fun or out of the ordinary to to elevate women’s sports where their team is today, a variety of topics. spice things up, whether it’s at all levels – from providing and ask the following ques- One of the questions a bet that potentially involves more support to coaches of tions: asked coaches to share their the coach joining in on con- female athletes, to connect- • What is our purpose? favorite team-bonding activi- ditioning, or an unusual drill ing women working in the • What do we stand for? ties, and it yielded the follow- that adds some unexpected sports industry. Because of • What are our strategies ing results: entertainment to practice. this, we’ve made it a priority and focus areas? to uplift and empower wom- • What is working? 1. Team meals – 79% 3. Community service – 52% en in sports through our key • What is not working? Whether it’s ordering a few One of the best ways to build partnerships, programs and • What are our goals? pies from the local pizza joint a sense of community with content. • Where do we want to go? or getting some team parents your team is to give back to Learn more about the oth- together to cook up some the local community togeth- er BSN SPORTS women’s ini- pasta or fire up the grills for a er. tiatives here.

NOVEMBER 2019 TGCA NEWS | PAGE 3 Congratulations to the following TGCA member coaches and their teams who captured 2019 UIL Cross Country State Championships!

COACH SCHOOL CONF. COACH SCHOOL CONF. Gary Billingsley Cumby Miller Grove 1A Ray Baca Canyon 4A Terry Davis Gruver 2A Jonathan Tate Boerne Champion 5A Glenn Griffin Holliday 3A Justin Leonard Southlake Carroll 6A

CROSS COUNTRY CROSS COUNTRY ATHLETES OF THE YEAR COACHES OF THE YEAR

Conferences 1A-2A-3A-4A Conferences 5A-6A Conferences 1A-2A-3A-4A Conferences 5A-6A Ashlyn Peralta Aubrey O’Connell Brandy Eckermann Jennifer Gegogeine Sundown High School Prosper High School San Saba High School Prosper High School Coach: Paul Darden Coach: Jennifer Gegogeine

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TEXAS SPORTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION ALL-STATE VOLLEYBALL Nominations for Texas Nominations must include: Sports Writers Association Player(s): All-State Volleyball are due School: by Monday, Dec. 2. Classification of school: To nominate players (they (PLEASE INCLUDE THIS) do not have to be seniors), Position: (Outside hitter, mid- dle blocker, setter, libero) please send information to Final season stats: Jack Stallard at the Longview News-Journal via email at HAPPY THANKSGIVING FROM THE TGCA STAFF [email protected]

NOVEMBER 2019 TGCA NEWS | PAGE 4 spirit state championships Fort Worth Convention Center Fort Worth, TX | January 16-18, 2020

Schedule Thursday, January 16...... Coed ...... Conference 1A ...... Conference 2A ...... Conference 3A

Friday, January 17...... Conference 4A ...... Conference 5A-D1

Saturday, January 18...... Conference 5A-D2 ...... Conference 6A-D1 ...... Conference 6A-D2

Game Day Championship Info Will be released and updated on UIL website: uiltexas.org/ photo courtesy Logan Lawrence spirit (School enrollment 1,781-2,189 students) 5A D2—Maximum of 30 partcipants (3 or fewer males) Safety Rules (School enrollment 1,150-1,780 students) UIL rules require performances be in accordance with safety 6A D1—Maximum of 30 partcipants (3 or fewer males) standards prescribed by the NFHS Spirit Rules, which may (School enrollment 2,750 and above) be purchased in electronic or print form at www.nfhs.org. 6A D2—Maximum of 30 partcipants (3 or fewer males) (School enrollment 2,190-2,749 students) School Conference Divisions COED—Maximum of 30 partcipants (4 or more males) 1A & 2A – Max of 12 participants (3 or fewer males) *Mascots and flag runners are welcomed but cannot be 3A & 4A – Max of 20 participants (3 or fewer males) involved in the execution of cheer skills. All participants on 5A D1—Maximum of 30 partcipants (3 or fewer males) the floor count toward total. CAREER RECOGNITION FOR SPIRIT COACHES Points Scoring 300 Certificate Years of Service at Varsity Level 10 points per year 400 Certificate Finals Appearances 10 points 500 Plaque Recognition (Every 100, 500-900) Best of Category Wins 15 points 1,000 Hall of Fame Eligibility Third Place 30 points Second Place 40 points State Champion 50 points

Send info to [email protected]. Deadline is May 31st. spirit advisory board COACH SCHOOL CONF. REG. NEW CHEER Carrie Powers Blackwell 1A 2 NOMINATIONS DEADLINE Heather Jones The Colony 5A 3 Your Spirit Advisory Board has decided to make the honors Nicole Duggan Canyon Lake 4A 6 nomination deadline for TGCA honors for cheer January 24th at 5:00. They have decided no late nominations will Kari Ring La Vernia 4A 7 be accepted this year, so be sure you get your nominations Shannon Wylie* SA Johnson 6A 7 done by Friday, January 24th, at 5:00 p.m. All nominations Pete Ramirez McAllen Memorial 6A 7 for all honors need to be done on-line through the Spirit Division tab, and then through the links on the left-hand side Matthew Escue* San Angelo Central 6A 8 of the page which designate where the nomination forms *Co-Chairs are for both cheerleaders and coaches. Please be sure you get ALL of your nominations done by then, including Academic All-State. Let us know if we can be of assistance.

NOVEMBER 2019 TGCA NEWS | PAGE 5 2019-20 TGCA BOARD & 2019-20 TGCA Board of Directors COMMITTEE MEETINGS MARCH 5 Basketball All-State Committee Meeting, 5:00 p.m., San Antonio

MARCH 6 Basketball Committee Meeting, 12:00 Noon, San Antonio

MARCH 8 Board of Directors Meeting, 11:00 a.m., San Antonio

NAME POSITION SCHOOL MAY 7 Astin Haggerty President Clear Springs Track Committee Meeting, Brad Blalock 1st Vice President Frisco Centennial 7:00 p.m., Austin Colby Davis 2nd Vice Presidnet The Colony MAY 8 Jason Roemer Past President Fredericksburg Sub-Varsity Committee Brooke Walthall Region I Senior Director Canyon Randall Meeting, 1:00 p.m., Austin Jason Culpepper Region I Junior Director Bushland MAY 9 Sunni Strickland Region II Senior Director Forsan Track All-State Committee Mitzi Bell Region II Junior Director Sweetwater Meeting, 8:00 a.m., Austin Jim Wood Region III Senior Director Maypearl JUNE 4 Yolanda Beasley Region III Junior Director FW Castleberry Softball 1A, 2A , 3A and Kari Bensend Region IV Senior Director Frisco Centennial 4A All-State Committee Frank DePaolo Region IV Junior Director Melissa Meeting, 8:00 a.m., Austin Reagan Smith Region V Senior Director Cypress Creek JUNE 5 Stacy Tucker Region V Junior Director Barbers Hill Softball 5A and 6A All-State Brandace Boren Region VI Senior Director Austin Lake Travis Committee Meeting, 8:00 a.m., Austin Anthony Branch Region VI Junior Director Sealy Softball Committee Meeting, Patti Zenner Region VII Senior Director Poth 8:00 a.m., Austin Bernice Voigt Region VII Junior Director SA Wagner Cully Doyle Region VIII Senior Director Medina JUNE 7 Board of Directors Meeting, Marlee Webb Region VIII Junior Director Franklin 11:00 a.m., Austin Susan Brewer Volleyball Committee Chair Bellville Claire Gay Volleyball Committee Vice Chair Aledo JUNE 16 Legislative Council Meeting Rocky Ford Basketball Committee Chair West Texas (TGCA Executive Committee Only) Ross Barber Basketball Committee Vice Chair Tyler Lee Pflugerville Dan Aldrich Track Committee Chair Fredericksburg JULY 6 Lacy Schott Track Committee Vice Chair Medina Valley Board of Directors Meeting, Scott Mann Softball Committee Chair Springtown 1:00 p.m., Arlington Billy Coleman Softball Committee Vice Chair Austin Lake Travis Kevin Johnson Sub-Varsity Committee Chair Gonzales JULY 8 Spirit Committee Meeting, Brent Morris Sub-Varsity Committee Vice Chair Wolfforth Frenship 8:00 a.m., Arlington

NOVEMBER 2019 TGCA NEWS | PAGE 6 2020 TGCA SUMMER CLINIC The 2020 TGCA Summer ry as soon as it is finalized. Membership renewal and have those posted on the Clinic will be held in Arlington Speaker names will be filled Summer Clinic registration website as soon as we get at the Arlington Convention in as we secure them. Make will open February 1st. all information finalized. We Center July 6-9. The agenda your plans early to attend. We are working on fi- hope you will make plans to is being revised and will be We look forward to seeing nalizing times, venues, and attend one or all of the 2019- posted to the website under you there. Hotel Reservation agendas for all of the satel- 20 TGCA Clinics. the “Summer Clinic” catego- Services will open in March. lite sports clinics, and we will

TGCA SUB-VARSITY COACH OF THE YEAR NOMINATION DEADLINE All varsity coaches in cross sity head coach in basket- country, volleyball, bas- ball, volleyball or softball to ketball, track and field and qualify for Sub-Varsity Coach softball are encouraged of the Year. Nominations to nominate their deserv- should be done on-line, just ing sub-varsity coaches for like any other honor nomi- TGCA Sub-Varsity Coach of nation. Deadline is May 1st, the Year in their respective and nominations will close at sport. Sub-varsity coaches noon on that day. may coach multiple sports, but they cannot be the var-

2019-20 TGCA NOMINATION DEADLINES BY SPORT Online nomination deadlines for all sports is the Monday before the UIL state tournaments/meets at noon. For 2019-20, they are as follows:

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NOVEMBER 2019 TGCA NEWS | PAGE 7 THINGS YOU MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT LAUGHTER James A. Peterson, Ph.D., FACSM

James Peterson is a freelance writer and consultant in sports medicine and the owner of Coaches Choice, the foremost publisher in the world of instructional material for coaches. From 1990 until 1995, Dr. Peterson was director of sports medicine with StairMaster. Until that time, he was professor of physical education at the United States Military Academy.

10WHAT IS IT? Laughter, typically, the re- the absurd and imagine alternative possibili- laughter is a sign of happiness everywhere 1 sponse to humor, is a physical reaction ties. It enables individuals to see things from on the planet. In fact, laughter is a sound in humans, consisting, as a rule, of rhyth- various angles and from a different perspec- that does not have any language. mical, often audible, contractions of the di- tive. All factors considered, by creating psy- LAUGH AND THE WORLD LAUGHS aphragm and other parts of the respiratory chological distance, it allows people to have WITH YOU. Researchers have found system. As such, laughter is part of human a sense of safety when they’re confronted 9 that laughing really is contagious. When behavior regulated by the brain, helping by anxiety-provoking life situations. someone sees someone smiling and laugh- individuals clarify their intentions in social EVERY LITTLE BIT HELPS. Scientists ing, their natural response is to do the same. situations, as well as providing emotional have calculated that just 15 minutes of As such, the brain responds to the sound of context to their circumstances. 7 laughter a day will burn approximately 10 to laughter and preps the muscles in the face THE BEST MEDICINE. Although 40 calories a day, depending on how much to join in the mirth. Furthermore, the setting 2 laughter makes people feel better in a person weighs and how hard that individ- also matters. For example, a person is 30 the moment, there appear to be long-term ual laughs. Such a caloric expenditure can times more likely to laugh when in a group, health (both physical and mental) benefits result in a loss of 1 to 4 lbs a year. In that versus being alone. regard, it is important to note that tickling, as well. Accordingly, some experts recom- Laughter has been shown which makes a person laugh, has a similar APLOMB. mend that individuals get 15 to 20 minutes to increase a person’s level of self-es- caloric burn. 10 of laughter a day. teem. Not only can laughing and smiling OH, TO BE A KID AGAIN. All in all, it NOT A LEARNED BEHAVIOR. Hu- make a person feel better about themselves, 3 goes without saying that happy peo- 8 mans are hardwired for laughter. Ev- they are appealing attributes that help boost ple have more fun. In fact, individuals who eryone has the capacity to laugh, including a sense of confidence in social choose to be happy and exemplify positivity blind and deaf people. Arguably, laughing tend to look for more opportunities to laugh. could be considered the universal language. It’s been written (though never document- Greetingsmay entail different meanings in ed) that the average 4-year-old laughs 300 various regions and areas of the world, but times a day, whereas the average 40-year- old only laughs four times a day. The impor- tance of such an observation is reinforced by the oft-cited quote, “You don’t stop laughing because you grow old. You grow old because you stop laughing.” HEART HEALTHY. Research has 4 shown that laughter has an anti-in- flammatory effect that helps protect blood vessels and heart muscle from the damag- ing effects of cardiovascular disease. In fact, one study found that people with cardiac disease laughed approximately 40% less at life-related situations than those individuals without cardiac disease. IT’S NO JOKE. Laughter can have a 5 positive impact on a person’s stress level. Not only does it decrease the release of stress hormones, but it also triggers the release of endorphins, the body’s natural feel-good hormones, which promote an overall sense of well-being, as well as, in some circumstances, temporarily relieve pain. STRETCHES THE IMAGINATION. 6 Laughter allows people to entertain photo courtesy Leah Flores

NOVEMBER 2019 TGCA NEWS | PAGE 8 what is play4kay?

Uniting players, coaches, wouldn’t have it any other life. and fans to do something way. Help us raise money in for the greater good that far support of scientific research exceeds wins and losses on Elements of a Play4Kay and programs that serve the the court, the Play4Kay initia- game: underserved. tive is our largest fundraiser •Host a Play4Kay game and Who do you Play4? and plays a major role in our call it Play4Kay. success. •Raise money and donate it LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR Women’s Basketball Coach The “pink phenomenon” to the Kay Yow Cancer Fund/ GLOBAL PARTNERS Association in women’s basketball began participate in the Play4Kay The Kay Yow Cancer The Kay Yow Cancer Fund during the 2004-2005 bas- National Free Throw Chal- Fund is proud to partner is the charity of choice of ketball season, when Coach lenge. with the companies and or- the WBCA. As the official Yow’s cancer recurred af- •Honor cancer survivors on ganizations below in the professional organization ter being in remission for 17 court during your game. fight against ALL women’s for girls’ and women’s bas- years. Play4Kay is the grass- •Participate in the coach- can-cers. If you would like to ketball coaches, the WBCA roots fundraising initiative of es’ campaign by making a learn more about becoming recognizes the signifi-cant the Kay Yow Cancer Fund. meaningful con-tribution to a partner, contact Robin Pate contributions that Coach It was originally called Think the Kay Yow Cancer Fund in at (919) 659-3303 or Rob-in. Kay Yow made to the sport Pink, later Pink Zone, and honor of survivors. [email protected] of women’s basketball. The most recently and finally, •Show in-venue videos/ Kay Yow Cancer Fund pro- Play4Kay. Women’s basket- PA announcements about vides a phil-anthropic cause ball teams wore pink in hon- the Kay Yow Can-cer Fund for the WBCA. As a result, or of Coach Yow and those during the game. the Play4Kay games annually battling cancer. In 2007, this •Purchase generic T-shirts provide some of the highest movement resulted in the from the Kay Yow Cancer Nike attended games in women’s establishment of the Kay Fund to pro-mote uniform Nike partnered with the basketball Yow Cancer Fund and its branding of the Kay Yow Kay Yow Cancer Fund in the Play4Kay initiative. Cancer Fund. spring of 2008. Nike offers For the past eleven years, a special collection of foot- communities in all 50 states I Play 4 wear, apparel, and equip- have hosted Play4Kay fund- Every minute, one wom- ment to contribute to the raisers. Play4Kay events are an is diagnosed with cancer. Kay Yow Cancer Fund while about uniting the community, One mother. One daughter. bring-ing awareness to the honoring survivors, and rais- One wife. fight against cancer. Nike is ing money for the Kay Yow We are working to put an also the present-ing sponsor V Foundation Cancer Fund by doing some- end to this disease. of the annual Golf Classic. The Kay Yow Cancer Fund thing they love. Coach Yow One dollar. One drug. One works with the V Foundation

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to solicit grant applications initiative in women’s bas-ket- of women’s basketball on all from the top NCI accredited ball each year. The Kay Yow levels. The NCAA has been cancer centers in the coun- Cancer Fund appreciates ES- an ally in the fight against try. The V Foundation’s Sci- PN’s commitment to the fight ALL women’s cancers since entific Advisory Committee against all women’s cancers the Fund’s inception in 2007. re-views, grades, and evalu- through its continued cover- ates all grant proposals and age of Play4Kay games na- NATIONAL PARTNERS makes rec-ommendations tionwide. The Kay Yow Cancer Fund is to the Kay Yow Cancer Fund proud to partner with the fol- Board of Directors, enabling lowing national companies in the Fund to award grants to the fight against ALL cancers the top research projects in affecting women! the country. TO ALL COACHES: PLEASE UPDATE YOUR ONLINE PROFILE Please go online and on your profile except your check that your profile is up- school. Please check your ESPN to-date, including addresses, coaching experience and ESPN partners with the Kay NCAA telephone numbers (school, add information as needed. Yow Cancer Fund to pro- The NCAA and the Kay Yow cell, home), and all other We appreciate your help in duce quality programming Cancer Fund work collabo- personal information. You this endeavor. surrounding the Play4Kay ratively to elevate the sport can change all information

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Executive Director: TGCA on the Web Sam Tipton, Polls, as well as other current infor- TGCA NEWS [email protected] mation, can be found on the TGCA website at: austintgca.com. TGCA News is the official newsletter of the Assistant Executive Director: Lee Grisham, Did you move? Texas Girls Coaches Association [email protected] Please notify the TGCA office if your school, home address, telephone Mailing Address: number or coaching assignment P.O. Box 2137 Administrative Assistant: Audree Tipton, changes. Austin, TX, 78768 [email protected] UIL eligibility / Sport rule questions Physical Address: If you have any questions on eligi- 1011 San Jacinto Blvd, Suite 405A, Administrative Support Assistant: Oma Garmon, bility or sport rule interpretations, Austin, TX 78701 [email protected] contact the UIL at (512) 471-5883. P: (512) 708-1333 Administrative Support Staff: F: (512) 708-1325 Lisa Rodriguez, E: [email protected] [email protected] TGCA News is published nine times per year, September through May. Newsletter Editor: Logan Lawrence @AustinTGCA

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