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Goodbye Fall, Hello Spring

Coach, As the Fall semester draws to a close, most of you are probably focused on just making it to the holiday break. Hopefully you are able to use the break to rest, recover, and prepare to come back for the Spring semester ready to play The Texas Way. After

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December Emphasis: Words Matter

Coach, It’s time for The Texas Way Monthly Emphasis for December! This is the fourth of nine state-wide points of emphasis. Every month on the 20th, we will roll out a new emphasis for The Texas Way. In this release is everything you need to lead your team and community in The Texas Way this

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Three Reminders for Winter Sports Season

Coach, As we head into winter sports, the dynamics of sportsmanship begin to shift. We move indoors. We move closer together. The energy gets louder, the emotions run higher, and the temptation to display bad sportsmanship goes through the roof. Basketball and wrestling gyms put fans almost on top of

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What’s Important Now (W.I.N.)

Coach, We’re in the Fall grind of the school year now. The sports that start out the year are winding down, heading into play-offs or off-season. Football, volleyball, cross country, and water polo are almost over, but basketball and winter sports are just around the corner. We started the second

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November Emphasis: Your Job

Coach, It’s time for The Texas Way Monthly Emphasis for November! This is the third of nine state-wide points of emphasis. Every month on the 20th, we will roll out a new emphasis for The Texas Way. In this release is everything you need to lead your team and community

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Stay Engaged

Coach, Reading the encouragement and advice within these blog posts is one way that you can stay engaged with The Texas Way, but it’s far from the only way. This week, I’ve got three suggestions to help your team continue to play The Texas Way all year long. 1. Stay Engaged

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October: Install Week!

Coach, The Texas Way isn’t just a set of resources — it’s a way of life for your athletes, coaches, and community. This month, we’re focusing on a simple but powerful truth:bad sportsmanship shows up when there’s a gap between expectation and reality. We’ve all been there. You expect to

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Shout Outs

Coach, Athletic Directors (ADs), coaches, athletes, fans, and officials across Texas are working together to spread the word and play The Texas Way. This week, I want to give a big shout out to a few schools and districts and highlight what they are doing to encourage everyone to play

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October Emphasis: Expectation or Reality

Coach, I am fired up to share with you the Texas Way Monthly Emphasis for October! This is the second of nine state-wide points of emphasis. Every month on the 20th, we will roll out a new emphasis for The Texas Way. In this release is everything you need to

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Building Strong Relationships with Game Officials

“The officials at your school’s games are serving your community.” Coach Mackey Coach, We can’t play the game without officials. Whether your sport calls them referees, umpires, or something else, game officials fill a critical role in athletics. Too often, these important figures are chased away from this role due

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