The THSCA (Texas High School Coaches Association Clinic) signifies a passage, if you will, marking the end of summer and the coming of football season. The clinic is about strengthening coaching skills, friendships, networks, and personal enrichment. It is a time of celebrating the accomplishment of student athletes and coaches. It is also that final time of relaxation before the beginning of the non-stop pace of coaching.
This years clinic is in San Antonio at the convention center, Alamodome, and St. Mary's Univ. And San Antonio is one my favorite places to visit.
The Riverwalk, the history of Texas' independence and the cultural climate make it an ideal place to finish out the summer. I'm excited because rather than staying in a hotel this trip we found a bed and breakfast. While just as pricey as a hotel, the benefits of parking, breakfast, internet, and being on the Riverwalk made it a great place to stay.
The clinic provided a couple of good days of picking up coaching tips and being with coaching friends. I'm ready to see my grandson now before heading back to DFW and work.
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Monday, July 21, 2008
On Par
Seven months, that seems to be about par for the amount of time between blogs for me. During the course of the last seven months much has happened. The January blog makes mention of my new grandson, who is now 6 months old and other 2007 happenings. Since the purpose of "Just Living" is journaling about life, I'll take a little time to share where our life currently is.
I applied, enrolled and was accepted to Lamar University's online educational leadership program. My major is administrative leadership and upon successful completion I will be qualified to receive a Texas principal certification. That will involve passing a state test sometime in the spring-early summer of 2009.
During the spring we had some fun with track. We weren't an extremely gifted team, but worked hard every week and had some major successes. Seven-on-seven was great fun as we were able to see our young QBs improve the skills that they worked on during the athletic period off season each week. If some of our lineman will just get a little bigger we should have a rewarding season next year.
One of the highlights of the instructional year was the TAKS results. Fifteen of my 38 algebra 1 students made commended, which helped with the sting of having only an 85% pass rate. One hundred percent of my 7th grade math class passed the TAKS with a 70 or better, so I was pumped for them. I also got to do four weeks of tutoring for at risk 8th graders during the spring and that was rewarding as all but 3 of them passed.
The summer has been hectic. I was invited to teach SSI for the 8th graders making their third attempt at passing the TAKS. I don't know how my 10 did, but I know that each one of them made some great strides in math.
Also, this summer I've been able to spend time online and in person with our grandson. He has grown exponentially. He's almost crawling and has a laugh that will melt your heart. I'm hoping to see him one more time next week.
I applied, enrolled and was accepted to Lamar University's online educational leadership program. My major is administrative leadership and upon successful completion I will be qualified to receive a Texas principal certification. That will involve passing a state test sometime in the spring-early summer of 2009.
During the spring we had some fun with track. We weren't an extremely gifted team, but worked hard every week and had some major successes. Seven-on-seven was great fun as we were able to see our young QBs improve the skills that they worked on during the athletic period off season each week. If some of our lineman will just get a little bigger we should have a rewarding season next year.
One of the highlights of the instructional year was the TAKS results. Fifteen of my 38 algebra 1 students made commended, which helped with the sting of having only an 85% pass rate. One hundred percent of my 7th grade math class passed the TAKS with a 70 or better, so I was pumped for them. I also got to do four weeks of tutoring for at risk 8th graders during the spring and that was rewarding as all but 3 of them passed.
The summer has been hectic. I was invited to teach SSI for the 8th graders making their third attempt at passing the TAKS. I don't know how my 10 did, but I know that each one of them made some great strides in math.
Also, this summer I've been able to spend time online and in person with our grandson. He has grown exponentially. He's almost crawling and has a laugh that will melt your heart. I'm hoping to see him one more time next week.
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