Tips and Information You Need to Know for 2009 Austin Coaching School
from THSCA
Coaching School will be held in Austin, Texas, July 19 through July 22. This year will be the 77th Annual Convention of the Texas High School Coaches Association. The convention itself will be held in the Austin Convention Center on 500 E Cesar Chavez St, Austin, TX 78701-4121. We have a great line-up of lectures, meetings and special events for our 2009 convention. CLICK HERE to view the 2009 Schedule of Events. We would like to encourage you to make a special effort to attend all lectures, meeting, and functions that have been scheduled especially for you. This article includes great opportunity for professional growth and staff development. The following is some general tips and information about this year’s convention that we would like to make you aware of. More

Young Athletes from Houston on Fast Track to Stardom
from Houston Chronicle
The little running back who helped topple mighty USC. The female boxer with Olympic aspirations. Two baseball players drafted in Round 1. What do they have in common? All hail from the Houston area and are among a group of young athletes on the fast track. More

Changing Directions - Spread Offense Among Biggest Evolutions in H.S. Football
from San Angelo Standard Times
It was the first time Glen Jones, now Brady’s head football coach, had seen anything like it at the high school level. Port Arthur Jefferson quarterback Todd Dodge was executing a revolutionary offensive scheme that befuddled defensive coordinators: the spread offense. In 1980, Dodge became the first Class 5A quarterback to pass for more than 3,000 yards in a season. Indeed, in innumerable ways, coaching and football have been transformed over the past several decades in the Lone Star State, where the sport is king and traditions die hard. More

Well-wishers Flock to Side of Injured DeSoto Football Player
from Dallas Morning News HS Game Time
Well-wishers continued to visit or call Corey Borner on as word spread about the 16-year-old's rehabilitation and return to his family's DeSoto home. Borner was paralyzed May 6 when he collided with a teammate at football practice. More

Lisa Daigle Recommended to Coach Smithson Valley Softball
from San Antonio Express-News
Lisa Daigle has been recommended by the Comal Independent School District athletic office to take over as the Smithson Valley softball coach. Pending school-board approval, she will replace her husband, Wayne Daigle, who retired after leading the Rangers to the Class 5A state championship in June. More

Florence Names New Football Coach
from Killeen Daily Herald
One of Paul Smith's first jobs as the new football head coach and athletic director at Florence High was to find the art teacher. He desperately needs his hallways painted in order to carry out the first part of his plan. More

Dax Hill, THSCA 2009 Basketball All-Star, Takes Home Top Athlete Honors
from Austin American-Statesman
Round Rock senior Dax Hill has been named the American-Statesman’s top area athlete for the 2008-09 school year. This past winter, Hill won two gold medals at the state swim meet and was an all-district basketball player. Hill, who received interest from the North Carolina and Indiana basketball programs, will swim at Texas next year. More

Ex-Mustang Meador to Coach Plainsmen
from Lone Star Varsity
Don and Judy Meador no longer have to drive across the state to watch their son coach baseball. More often than not, they won’t even have to leave town. After spending the last nine years in the Houston area – where his parents made frequent trips every spring – Kent Meador is coming home. The Coronado graduate and former Texas Tech player was hired as the new head coach at Monterey. More

Aarrhon Flores Dominates High School Athletics, Looks to Future
from Plainsview Daily Herald
Aarrhon Flores thinks fondly of his years in Floydada and his time spent as a Floydada Whirlwind — as well he should. Flores finished his high school career with more accolades than some entire classes accumulate. Flores’ love of sports and athletics began when he was a kid. Being from a small town and in a small school, Flores was able to play all sports. Throughout junior high he honed his skills, and upon entering high school he really began to show how much of a natural he was. More