TGCA NEWS NOVEMBER 2016 2016-2017 TGCA OFFICERS President of TGCA 1st Vice President 2nd Vice President Past President Executive Director Assistant to the Loyd Morgan Kriss Ethridge Jason Roemer Liana Gombert Sam Tipton Executive Director Rogers HS Lubbock Coronado HS Kerrville Tivy HS Smithson Valley HS TGCA Office Lee Grisham TGCA Office TEXAS GIRLS COACHES ASSOCIATION 11.16 FEATURE ARTICLES The Importance of Athletes Buying into a Middle School Program By Jennifer Beagle, TGCA Sub-Varsity Chair with contributions by Bailey Brown PAGES 1-2 Training Perception “Purposeful or Simply Painful” By DX3 Athlete PAGES 8 2017 Play4Kay is Here! By Kay Yow Cancer Fund PAGES 9 10 Essential Leadership Attributes for Fitness Professionals By James A. Peterson, Ph.D., FACSM PAGES 10 ALSO INSIDE TGCA Basketball Committee ..................................1 2016-17 TGCA Board of Directors .........................3 Board of Directors Meeting Dates ........................3 TGCA Career Victories ............................................4 Sub-Varsity Years of Service ...................................4 UIL Spirit State Championships ............................ 5 TGCA Spirit Advisory Board .................................. 5 Cross Country State Champ Coaches ................ 6 Cross Country Athletes of the Year ..................... 6 Cross Country Coaches of the Year .................... 6 TSWA Volleyball Nominations............................... 6 2017 Summer Clinic ..................................................7 TGCA Profile Update ................................................7 Nomination Deadlines .............................................7 TGCA Resource Center ...........................................7 AD&D Benefit ............................................................ 9 Important Dates ........................................................11 Hotel Direct Links .....................................................11 2017 Summer Clinic: Athletic & Spirit ..................11 Sponsors ....................................................................12 cover photo courtesy TGCA Coaches left photo courtesy Ashlee Lingo NOVEMBER 2016 TGCA NEWS | CONTENTS The Importance of Athletes Buying into a Middle School Program Jennifer Beagle Pioneer Heritage MS | TGCA Sub-Varsity Chair with contributions by Bailey Brown When I was asked to gram and confidence in the they come at various levels. want to run. The athletes write an article about vol- coach to teach student-ath- Some girls have been play- with the lower skill set need leyball, I kept thinking about letes what they need to suc- ing since they were in ele- the focus on the basics, so the different things I do as a ceed in high school. The sec- mentary school while others they can play the game suc- middle school coach. Many ond is to buy-in to the feeder have never touched a ball in cessfully. They will feel confi- times, we as middle school system program. Though their lives. We, as coaches, dent in themselves to make coaches think that we have different levels, they build on need to focus on fine tuning the plays for the team when nothing to share that will help each other and create a cul- the basics at all levels to help they are needed. Once they people with their programs, ture of confidence not only these girls have confidence feel success at the basics, but I kept coming back to in the girls but in the entire in their own playing abilities. they will want to try the more one idea and it is having the program top to bottom. Tak- Chances are that the athlete difficult skills while having a girls buy-in to the program at ing that and building the con- with the higher skill level strong foundation to build the middle school level. The fidence at the middle school doesn’t spend as much time on. importance of having young level is where we, as middle on the basics such as pass- 2. Build a team culture of athletes commit to not only school coaches, play the big- ing form, setting form, the confidence – It is incredibly the sport but the entire pro- gest role in the development importance of the toss on hard to keep middle school gram can be the difference of these young athletes. the serve, etc. as an athlete girls together and to be a between a successful pro- So, how do we as middle who is just beginning. Bring- family that lifts each other gram and one that struggles. school coaches instill this ing them back down to the up. I am not saying that it is The way I see it, there are confidence in our athletes? basics and perfecting these rare or impossible, but they two levels of buy-in that we 1. Focus on the basics and skills will help give them the are middle school girls and need to have at the middle make the student-athletes ability to get the hard balls, life happens to them… a lot. school level. The first is buy- confident in their skills – work on jump serving and in to the middle school pro- When these girls come to us, run the quick offense they Continued on Page 2 Basketball Committee NAME SCHOOL CONF-REG Brooke Walthall RANDALL HS 5A-1 Mackenzi Kinard** WHITEFACE HS 1A-1 Terri Aston ABILENE HS 6A-2 T’Leah Eicke SNYDER HS 4A-2 Steven Schmidt GRANBURY HS 5A-3 Chance Westmoreland BROCK HS 3A-3 Brad Blalock* HALLSVILLE HS 5A-4 Frederic Griffin BROWNSBORO HS 4A-4 Michelle Trotter CROSBY HS 5A-5 Rodney Ross PALESTINE HS 4A-5 Jeffery Chatman STEELE HS 6A-6 Anthony Branch SEALY HS 4A-6 Rachel Carmona UNITED HS 6A-7 Valerie Akpan GONZALES HS 4A-7 Bric Turner CENTRAL HS 6A-8 Quint Anthony GREENWOOD HS 4A-8 *Chair **Vice-Chair NOVEMBER 2016 TGCA NEWS | PAGE 1 The Importance of Athletes Buying into a Middle School Program Continued from Page 1 phrases, or how to apply the that even though the school they may not be playing with quote. They become a family across town may be their now. The girls could have As a coach, we can do team who believes in each other biggest rival, someday they been defeated. We were building activities that helps and wants their teammates will be playing together. As the reigning District Cham- them see the importance of to believe in themselves. coaches, we teach the im- pions who just split and had the individual to the team. When they become a family, portance of sportsmanship to build new teams. But, the This realization of their place they can rally during the hard before, during, and after the culture we built did not allow in the bigger picture helps times on and off the court. games that will help the girls our athletes to doubt them- them buy into the idea that 3. Believe in your feeder come together once they are selves, their teams or their they are wanted and needed system – This seems obvi- playing for the same school. future, ever. I vividly remem- in the program. We start ev- ous, but I believe if you show I say these things because ber the eighth week of our ery week with a quote to rally that you believe in your feed- I have seen them work. Two season. We had to win in or- behind and keep us focused. er system (this includes the years ago, there was a group der to make our District Tour- I choose the quotes for each other middle schools and of girls who were incredibly nament, plain and simple. week based on something the high schools you feed hard working and skilled. Our quote that week was, “I that previously happened into) the athletes will trust They won district that year. am building a fire, and every the week before, so they the next step in their athletic The next year, the middle day I train, I add more fuel. At can see the application. careers. They want to know school split with the volley- just the right moment, I light Then, each athlete chooses that they are going to be ball team essentially splitting the match.” We were playing a word or phrase that they playing for a program that 50/50. In addition to this, a the second place team in our use as their focus phrase believes in them as much new high school opened and district that week and need- for the week. We go around as they believe in it. High split the feeder system with ed the win. The odds were a circle and each girl shares school coaches, the middle some of our athletes going against us, and we won. what they chose and why school athletes love seeing to the old high school and How? Our girls believed in they chose it. After every- you at their practices. At my the others going to the new the team and each other to one has shared, we discuss school, they love when the high school. This could have get the job done. the quote of the week and high school coaches come divided our girls against How will you impact your its application. As simple as down. The positivity and abil- each other, but it didn’t. As program? How will you sup- this may sound, the athletes ity to see that coaches care coaches, we worked hard port your feeder system? To come together as a team at the top level makes them to remind the girls the im- ensure buy-in build a team and use it to lift them up that want to work harder, not only portance of what they were culture of confidence – it week. They help each other for the middle school, but for working through and that makes all the difference. when they are down remind- the high school. Also, there eventually they would be ing their teammates of their has to be an understanding back together with girls that photo courtesy Lisa Brown photo courtesy Taylor HS NOVEMBER 2016 TGCA NEWS | PAGE 2 2016-17 TGCA BOARD & 2016-17 tgca board of directors COMMITTEE MEETINGS MARCH 2 Basketball All-State Commit- tee Meeting, 5:00 p.m., San Antonio MARCH 3 Basketball Committee Meeting, 12:00 Noon, San Antonio MARCH 5 Board of Directors Meeting, 11:00 a.m., San Antonio MAY 11 Track Committee Meeting, 7:00 p.m., Austin MAY 12 Sub-Varsity Committee Meeting, 1:00 p.m., Austin MAY 13 Track All-State Committee NAME POSITION SCHOOL Meeting, 8:00 a.m., Austin Loyd Morgan, Jr.