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Texas Creates ROCKS Program to Keep Young Coaches In Industry
According to a report from KBTX, the Texas High School Coaches Association (THSCA) has lost 20 percent of young coaches in their first five years. To help combat this concerning statistic, the THSCA has created the ROCK mentorship program that mak...
Hudl’s Focus Camera Brings Ease on Sidelines
How do you improve on a program that has won six state championships in the last 12 years in the state of Texas? What can you continually integrate into your program that not only represents your core values and helps you stay up-to-date in the techn...
UIL Suspends Head Coach Following Umpire Confrontation
The University Interscholastic League (UIL) has suspended a Texas high school football coach nine games after an incident with an umpire. According to a report from KLTV.com, Hawkins ISD head baseball coach Derrick Conde will miss two football gam...
Longhorn Band Required to Play ‘Eyes of Texas’ in 2021
During the past two semesters, students have worked closely with university leadership to identify areas of opportunity for the Longhorn Band to continue to grow, evolve and change in order to restore its historical glory. Prompted in part by conc...
Texas Football Player Tackles Referee
A Texas high school football player tackled an official from behind following his ejection from the game, according to viral videos shared from social media Thursday night. The player in question, Emmanuel Duron, a defensive lineman from Edinburg ...
Texas A&M, Texas Tech planning for fall sports season
Public universities in the state of Texas announced they will plan to reopen campuses, in addition to sports, this fall on Thursday, April 30. According to a story published in the Texas Tribune, the Texas A&M University system — consisting ...
Texas bill would require heart screenings for HS athletes
A Texas lawmaker has proposed a bill that would require the state's high school students to undergo a heart screening before participating in sports. Under State Rep. Dan Huberty's bill, "cardiac assessments" would be required before the athlete'...
Texas referees say verbal abuse is forcing them from profession
A survey found that 80 percent of Texas high school football referees who left the profession in 2017 did so because of the constant verbal abuse that's thrown their way. The survey, released earlier this month, was conducted by the Texas Associat...