sports
Why aren’t there more?
Sports Briefing – Football – Woman Hired as Coach – NYTimes.com Calvin Coolidge High School in Washington made the rare move of hiring a woman, Natalie Randolph, to coach its football team. Given that it’s perfectly acceptable for men to coach women’s volleyball and softball, we should be seeing a lot more female coaches in [...]
Do you think he’ll write a book on successful management techniques?
Texas Tech head coach suspended The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal reported that Leach locked sophomore receiver Adam James in a closet because he thought the player was faking a concussion. I’m really having problems envisioning the scene. Not the getting the kid into the closet part but what the other adults at the scene were doing. Did [...]
Because it will improve academics
MySA.com: Editorials Still, while the vote is a merely a first step, it is a significant first step, one that could have ramifications beyond the football field. Academics represent the foundation of a university, but athletic programs add prestige, and prestige, in turn, enhances academics, creating a positive, vibrant cycle. Football programs also help attract [...]
The only place to play baseball
Several people have been telling my husband that we should enroll our son in high school because he’s certain to make the baseball team. This isn’t about his need for “socialization” or better academic opportunities. This is about how the only place to play high school age sports is in high school. It’s not that [...]
A symbol of Little League values?
This past week was San Antonio’s Little League District 19 city tournament. Texas District Tournament Schedules 2007 City Championship Tournaments The results so far are: 10 and Under: McAllister Park National 12 and Under: McAllister Park National Little League: McAllister Park National Juniors: McAllister Park National Seniors: Alamo Heights Softball Minors: McAllister Park American Little [...]
Some people are never happy
Wow, long time no blog. We just finished our baseball league’s tournament and I’m glad to see it gone. Our team actually won the best two out of three in two games. Of course, there were only two teams in the league but it was still an accomplishment. Our manager actually tries to get everyone [...]
Spring football camps
Spring high school football camps have started here in Texas. As far as I can tell, if you expect to play in the fall, you better be at the camps in the spring. They even “ask” promising eighth graders to join the spring camps so that they will have a head start on the fall. [...]
Be sure to duck when you ask
San Antonio Megachurch Pushing for Ability to Play for State Championships | WOAI.COM: San Antonio News Texas is one of only three states with separate athletic championships for public and private schools. TAPPS has about 250 member schools. The UIL has about 1,300. Public school officials and state lawmakers have long fought to keep private [...]
This wouldn’t have anything to do with athletics?
Senate panel votes to toughen no-pass, no-play | Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas | Texas Southwest: Although the standard requires students to earn at least a 70 in every subject to participate in extracurricular events, lawmakers authorized school principals to exempt students in honors and advanced placement courses so they wouldn’t be [...]
Enough said
MySA.com: Metro | State: The classification system that long has arranged Texas high school football programs by enrollment size for the purpose of competitive parity may be on the verge of its most radical alteration ever. University Interscholastic League athletic director Dr. Charles Breithaupt said his organization’s legislative council will be presented in June with [...]