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TGCA NEWS APRIL 2021
2020-2021 TGCA OFFICERS
President of TGCA 1st Vice President 2nd Vice President Past President Executive Director Assistant
Astin Haggerty Brad Blalock Colby Davis Jason Roemer Sam Tipton Executive Director
Clear Springs HS Frisco Centennial HS The Colony HS Fredericksburg HS TGCA Office Lee Grisham
TGCA Office
TEXAS GIRLS COACHES ASSOCIATION 4.21
FEATURE ARTICLES
Being Grateful
By Ray Baca, TGCA Track Committee
Chair
PAGE 1
How to Keep Young Athletes Motivated
By Nancy Lieberman, BSN Sports
PAGE 9-10
10 Things to Know About Lymphomo
By James A. Peterson, Ph.D., FACSM
PAGE 11
Charlene Curtis: Paying Attention to
the Symptons
Kay Yow Cancer Fund
PAGE 12
ALSO INSIDE
2021 Wrestling State Championship.................... 2
2021 Track & Field State Championship............. 2
2021 Golf State Championship...............................3
2020-21 Basketball Players & Coaches of the Year....3
2020-21 Spirit Cheerleaders & Coaches of the Year....3
2020-21 Basketball Coaching Champions..........3
2021 TGCA Summer Clinic......................................4
2021 TGCA All-Star Information..............................4
2021 TGCA Summer Clinic Hotels and Rates.....4
2021 TGCA Satellite Sports Clinics....................... 5
2021-22 TGCA Sub-Varsity Committee............... 5
2021 TGCA Summer Clinic Exhibitor Information..... 6
Nomination Deadlines............................................. 6
AD&D Benefit............................................................. 6
Membership Renewal & Clinic Registration....7-8
Important Dates........................................................ 13
TGCA Profile Update............................................... 13
Sponsors..................................................................... 14
left photo courtesy Christine Cummings
cover photo courtesy Cody Hassell
APRIL 2021 TGCA NEWS | CONTENTS
BEING GRATEFUL
Ray Baca Canyon HS | TGCA Track Committee Chair
Looking back over the past championship season for the
calendar year, so many un- spring sports and activities.
usual things/events have hap- Thank you UIL for your deter-
pened. So many of our usual mination and persistence!
activities/events that we took As Texas educators we have
for granted did not happen. to be thankful for the work
The Covid Pandemic caused of our own superintendents,
our lives to change complete- principals, athletic directors,
ly. For a while, I wondered if campus coordinators, school
our lives would ever be the nurses, and all the other fac-
same. ulty members. These profes-
Now, a year later, I can honest- sionals put plans, protocols,
ly say we have so much to be and events together that al-
thankful for. We certainly have lowed each of our commu-
to be thankful for the medical nities to participate and be
personnel and scientists that involved in the same activities
are finding ways to beat this that were taken away from us
virus. Every day we seem to a year ago. For that we should
get closer to normal because be very thankful. They did this
of the advances that are being while still carrying on their nor-
made in the medical field. We mal everyday responsibilities.
have to be thankful for our na- photo courtesy Jennifer Hawkins
Texas has been through an
tional and state politicians and extremely rough year. We
lawmakers that are working Because of their efforts, we have monitored all of these have encountered loss of fam-
daily to put in place legislation are better today than we have protocols and restrictions and ily members, loss of jobs, and
that not only protects us, but been in the past year. changed or lessened them as loss of memories from the very
also does not keep us from As far as public-school activi- the pandemic has been more activities that we as coaches
living as close to normal as ties, Texas has certainly been controlled. For this, we have work for. But, everyday we
safely possible. We have to in the forefront of putting in to be grateful for the best are getting closer to “normal”.
be thankful for our local com- place protocols to protect our state organization of its kind We have to be thankful for all
munity leaders that are doing communities and still allow in the country. Many people the people listed above for
the same, but are doing so activities such as athletics, did not agree with the early making efforts to see that this
with the knowledge that each music, and academic competi- restrictions the UIL made, but happens.
community is different and tions to take place. I know for look at where we are now. Be grateful everyday for what
has different circumstances a fact the UIL staff has put in We competed in and finished we have and for the direction
and needs. All of these people much more hours than most all of the fall and winter sports we are headed. Best of luck
may not be perfect in every- know to ensure all activities and other extra-curricular ac- and God bless to each of you
one’s eyes but they are trying. are as safe as possible. They tivities. Now we are looking at and your communities.
photo courtesy Enrique Luna photo courtesy Harold Jones
APRIL 2021 TGCA NEWS | PAGE 1
Wrestling state championships
Berry Center Cypress, TX | April 23-24, 2021
Friday, April 23 Saturday, April 24
5A Girls Weigh-in.................................................................. 9:30 AM 6A Girls Weigh-in.................................................................. 9:30 AM
5A Girls Championship Round 1 & 2...............................11:30 AM 6A Girls Championship Round 1 & 2...............................11:30 AM
5A Girls Championship Semifinals & Consolation 1.......... 2:50 PM 6A Girls Championship Semifinals & Consolation 1.......... 2:50 PM
5A Girls Consolation Semifinals....................................... 4:50 PM 6A Girls Consolation Semifinals....................................... 4:50 PM
5A Girls Championships Matches 1st, 3rd, 5th..............5:45 PM 6A Girls Championships Matches 1st, 3rd, 5th..............5:45 PM
Tickets Awards
All Tickets......................................... $20.00 The top three finishers in each weight
Advance tickets can purchased HERE class will receive medals. The top two
Tickets will also be sold on site. teams will receive trophies or plaques.
Parking Girls’ Awards Presentations: Awards
Parking at the Berry Center will be free will be presented upon completion of
of charge. wrestling in the first three weight class-
es. Girls 95 lb. weight class awards will
Food and Drinks be presented upon completion of the
No outside food or drink may be 110 lb. weight class. Awards for 102 lb.
brought into the facilities. weight class will be presented follow-
ing the 119 lb. weight class, etc.
Noisemakers/Signs
No artificial noisemakers or large signs/
banners are allowed in the facilities.
photo courtesy Logan Lawrence
track & fIeld state championships
Mike A. Myers Stadium University of Texas at Austin | May 6-8, 2021
Ticket Prices
Spectators will be allowed to attend the 2021 UIL Track & Field
State Meet in a limited capacity. Ticket information will be avail-
able at a later date. Visit the UIL Website for up-to-date informa-
tion.
Parking
UT Parking & Transportation Services administrates all park-
ing rules and fees. Visit their website at http://www.utexas.
edu/parking for parking options.
SCHEDULE
Thursday: 3A & 4A
Friday: 2A, 5A, WC
Saturday: 1A & 6A
Field Events......................................................................... 9:00 a.m.
3200m ONLY....................................................................... 9:00 a.m.
Running Events...................................................................5:00 p.m.
Note: Event schedule is the same for each day
Detailed Schedule will be posted at a later date HERE photo courtesy Chris Schmidt
APRIL 2021 TGCA NEWS | PAGE 2
golf state championships
Austin, TX | May 10-11, 2021
CONFERENCE STATE TOURNAMENT SITE PARKING CART RENTAL
Girls Conf. 6A.........Legacy Hills Golf Course, Georgetown................................... $10 (Cash Only)......................................$50 Per Cart
Girls Conf. 5A.........White Wing Golf Club, Georgetown......................................... $10 (Cash Only)......................................$50 Per Cart
Girls Conf. 4A..........Plum Creek Golf Course, Kyle................................................... $10 (Cash Only)......................................$50 Per Cart
Girls Conf. 3A..........Sahdow Glen Golf Club, Manor.........................................................No Fee..............................................$50 Per Cart
Girls Conf. 2A.........Legends Golf Course, Kingsland......................................................No Fee..............................................$50 Per Cart
Girls Conf. 1A...........Lighthouse Country Club, Kingsland....................................... $10 (Cash Only)...................................... $30 Per Cart
Ticket Prices Cart Availability
Admission to the golf state Spectators may bring a
tournament (all locations) is personal cart with a $25 trail
free. fee at Legacy Hills, White
Wing, and Plum Creek.
Food/Drink Spectators may bring own
Food and drink will be cart for $20 at Legends and
available for purchase at all Lighthouse. No personal
locations. No outside food carts allowed at Shadow
photo courtesy Logan Lawrence or drink is allowed. Glen. photo courtesy Logan Lawrence
CHEERLEADERS
BASKETBALL ATHLETES
OF THE YEAR
OF THE YEAR
Conf. 1A-2A-3A-4A: Taylor Cagle
Conf. 1A-2A-3A-4A: Lago Vista HS
Chloe Callahan, Canyon HS (Coach Katy Baugh)
(Coach Tate Lombard) Conf. 5A-6A: Hailey Smith, San Angelo
Conf. 5A-6A: Kyndall Hunter, Cypress Central HS
Creek HS (Coach Matt Escue)
(Coach Jennifer Alexander)
CHEER COACHES
BASKETBALL COACHES
OF THE YEAR
OF THE YEAR
Conf. 1A-2A-3A-4A: Morgan Jackson
Conf. 1A-2A-3A-4A: Ropesville Ropes HS
Alex Stephenson, Dodd City HS Conf. 1A-2A-3A-4A Sub-Varsity:
(Pictured) Hannah Henderson,
Conf. 5A-6A: Donny Ott, Jacksboro HS
Cedar Park HS Conf. 5A-6A: Amy Weaston,
(Pictured) Katy Seven Lakes HS
Congratulations to the following TGCA member coaches and their
teams who captured 2021 UIL basketball State Championships!
COACH SCHOOL CONF. COACH SCHOOL CONF.
Alex Stephenson Dodd City 1A Tate Lombard Canyon 4A
Amber Branson Lipan 2A Donny Ott Cedar Park 5A
Michelle Wyatt Brownfield 3A Andrea Robinson DeSoto 6A
APRIL 2021 TGCA NEWS | PAGE 3
2021 tgca summer clinic
ARLINGTON CONVENTION CENTER
ATHLETIC & SPIRIT DIVISIONS
“Forms”, both located in
the menu on the left-hand
2021 TGCA ALL-STAR
JULY 12-15, 2021 side of the page. Please be INFORMATION
Summer Clinic will be at 6:00 p.m. sure you choose the “2021- All information is located
held in Arlington this year. Beginning February 22 Printable Membership on the TGCA website under
Clinic will be held at the 1st, you will have access Form”. the All-Stars tab in the menu
Arlington Convention Cen- to on-line Summer Clinic The 2021 TGCA Summer across the top of the page,
ter, 1200 Ballpark Way, with registration and Membership Clinic Agenda has been but here are some quick links:
some lectures being held at renewal. On-line hotel res- posted on the TGCA web-
the Sheraton Arlington, 1500 ervations will open in March. site, www.austintgca.com, > All-Star Itinerary
Convention Center Drive. Be sure to register for Clinic, and will be updated often > All-Star Game Schedule
The Convention Center is renew your membership, as we progress towards
conveniently located to all and book your hotel room
Summer Clinic and dates FAQ
TGCA utilized hotels and early! On site Clinic registra-
and speakers are veri- > All-Star Info
sports facilities; Six Flags; tion will be available, but you
fied. We have once again > HS Coach of All-Star
Hurricane Harbor; Globe are encouraged to register
changed the agenda format > TGCA All-Star Coach
Life Field (Rangers); AT&T and renew on-line early. It’s
quite a bit, so be sure you
(Cowboys) Stadium; Live! easy, time-saving and con-
By Lowes, and many more take a look at it. Just go
venient. You MUST book
attractions. your hotel rooms through to the website and click on
All-Star activity schedules the on-line reservation ser- “Summer Clinic” in the menu
and venues can be found on vice to get the TGCA rate. It on the left-hand side of the
the website, www.austintg- will be linked to the TGCA page. The agenda will be
ca.com, under the All-Stars website and will appear listed under “2021 Summer
tab in the menu across the under “Summer Clinic”, and Clinic Agenda (Athletic and
top of the page. These will then “Hotel Reservations”, Spirit Divisions)”.
be updated regularly, so be soon. We look forward to see-
sure to check back on them. If you wish to renew ing you in Arlington at the
The TGCA Honor Awards your membership using a 2021 TGCA Summer Clinic,
Banquet will be held Mon- printable form rather than and we thank you for your
day, July 12th, 7:00 p.m., at on-line, those forms can be continued support of the
the Arlington Hilton Hotel, found on the TGCA web- Texas Girls Coaches Associ-
2401 East Lamar Boulevard, site, www.austintgca.com, ation. photo courtesy Jennifer Hawkins
with a social hour beginning under “Summer Clinic” and
2021 SUMMER CLINIC HOTELS AND RATES
HOTEL INFORMATION must go through the hotel HILTON ARLINGTON Hotel Reservation Services
Hotel online reservation reservations service. If you 2401 East Lamar Blvd are now open.
services are available now need assistance, contact $139.00 If you need assistance with
on the TGCA website. information can be found on your reservation, contact
Go to the TGCA website, the hotel registration site. HILTON GARDEN INN information for Orchid
austintgca.com, and click This is not a link to the DALLAS/ARLINGTON Reservation Services can
on “Summer Clinic” in the hotel. These are merely 2190 E Lamar Blvd be found under the Hotel
menu on the left-hand side the hotels we will be using $119.00 Reservation Instructions
of the page, then click on and the rates they have link right below the Hotel
“Hotel Reservation Services” guaranteed TGCA. You HOLIDAY INN ARLINGTON Reservation Services link.
(in blue) and follow the must go through the Hotel 1311 Wet N’ Wild Way
instructions. Following is Reservation Services link on $109.00 We thank you for your
a list of hotels we will be the TGCA website under the continued support of TGCA and
using for Summer Clinic look forward to seeing you at
Summer Clinic tab to make SHERATON ARLINGTON
the 69th TGCA Annual Summer
in Arlington this year with your actual reservation. 1500 Convention Center Clinic in Arlington July 12-15.
their rates, but please Drive
remember that you cannot CROWNE PLAZA $142.00
call these hotels directly 700 Avenue H East
and get the TGCA rates. You $135.00
APRIL 2021 TGCA NEWS | PAGE 4
TGCA 2021 SATELLITE SPORTS CLINICS
TGCA will be hosting the left-hand side of the main (tgca@austintgca.com) with clinics are available on the
two Satellite Sports Clinics page. We would encourage a valid credit card number. website, and will be updated
in 2021. Registration for all you to do your registration If you need assistance with as speakers are confirmed.
clinics is now open, both on- and membership renewal the on-line process, or need We sincerely hope you will
line and by mail, email, or on-line. It’s easy, secure and your membership number or join us at one or all of our
fax. Printable forms can be time-saving. However, if you password, please just contact clinics this year. Thank you
found on the website, www. need to print the form(s), just us and we will be happy for your continued support
austintgca.com, under the click on the form you want to to assist you. If you have of the Texas Girls Coaches
“Forms” category and under print, complete it and either changed schools, please Association.
the “Other Clinics” category, snail mail with a check, or contact us. You cannot do
both located in the menu on fax (512-708-1325) or email that on-line. Agendas for all
SATELLITE CLINICS
2021 EL PASO SPORTS CLINIC
TBA
El Paso, Texas
July 22
Agenda Registration Form
2021 REGION I & II LUBBOCK SPORTS CLINIC
Lubbock High School
2004 19th St., Lubbock, Texas
June 11
Agenda Registration Form
photo courtesy Brittany Lee
Sub-Varsity Committee
COACH SCHOOL CONF. REG.
Amber Parkhurst Bushland HS 3A 1
Brent Morris** Frenship HS 6A 1
Audrey Dunn Big Spring HS 4A 2
Loni Mendez Sweetwater HS 4A 2
Rena Robertson Dallas Hillcrest HS 5A 3
Dena Atzenhoffer Castleberry HS 4A 3
Jana McGoldrick Daingerfield JHS 3A 4
Alex Brownlee Frisco Independence HS 5A 4
Natalie Whitton West Sabine HS 2A 5
Paul Cone Crosby HS 5A 5
Maureen Marek* Bellville JHS 4A 6
Allison Machac Schulenburg Secondary 2A 6
Mike Villarrela Zapata HS 4A 7
Jasimine Harris San Antonio Johnson HS 6A 7
Kristy Danz Fredericksburg HS 4A 8
Melissa Pump Medina HS 1A 8
photo courtesy Christine Cummings
*Chair **Vice Chair
APRIL 2021 TGCA NEWS | PAGE 5
2021 Exhibitor information TGCA Annual Summer Clinic
The Texas Girls Coaches *TGCA will be following
Association is the only state- COVID-19 protocols and
wide organization composed regulations; standard booth
of coaches of girls’ athletics, information and setup subject
and governed by coaches to change.
of girls’ athletics. The TGCA For more info, please visit
sponsors the only summer our website www.austintgca.
clinic for coaches of girls com and clock on “Exhibitors”.
athletics aimed at improving
the total school educational Exhibit Hall Hours
program. Organized in 1953, Tuesday: July 13
the TGCA has seen consis- Set Up: 7:00AM-11:00AM
tent growth with Summer Open: 12:00PM-4:00PM
Clinic attendance exceeding Wednesday: July 14
over 5,000 coaches in many Setup: 8:00AM-3:00PM
of our years. Breakdown: 3:00PM-5:00PM
During our Clinic, Exhibi-
tors are offered an ideal op- Contact for More Information
portunity to visit with coaches Lisa Rodriguez
and display new products Event Coordinator
and equipment. Exhibitors are
encouraged to reserve booth P.O. Box 2137
space now as booths are Austin, Texas 78768
available on a first come-first photo courtesy Misty Bumpers
serve basis. Phone: (512) 708-1333
Fax: (512) 708-1325
1 Booth-$450 Lisa@austintgca.com
Additional Booths-$400 each 2020-21 TGCA NOMINATION
FOR SPRING SPORTS
Standard Booth:
-Space consisting of a cur- Online nomination deadlines for all sports is the Monday before
tained back wall the UIL state tournaments/meets at noon. For 2020-21, they are
-8 feet in height and dividing as follows:
side rails 3 feet in height
-10’ x 10’ including a 6-foot DEADLINES
skirted table with 2 chairs.
Track & Field May 3, 2021 Tennis May 17, 2021
Golf May 3, 2021 Softball May 31, 2021
AD&D BENEFIT (ACCIDENTAL DEATH AND DISMEMBERMENT)
The Texas Girls Coaches if your child or grandchild
Association in cooperation should ever go missing!
with American Income Life • Family Information Guide
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pleased to announce that families can avoid confusion
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include: the letter regarding these new
• $4,000 Group Accidental benefits!
Death and Dismemberment Once you return the
Benefit! (Covers all members.) response card, an AIL
• Health Services Discount representative will contact you
Card for your entire household to schedule a convenient time
which provides discounts to deliver your benefits and photo courtesy Rudy Rivera
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APRIL 2021 TGCA NEWS | PAGE 6
2021-22 TGCA MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL
AND CLINIC REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS
TGCA would like to take keep in mind that on Febru- Membership Site, you will no- on or after June 15. The
this opportunity to say THANK ary 1st and after that date, if tice, on the left-hand side of Gold Package includes your
YOU to our member coaches. you still need to renew for the the page, the categories for membership renewal AND
The Association only exists 2021-22 year (this year), you renewing your membership Summer Clinic registration for
because you continue to sup- will no longer be able to do and registering for Summer a total cost of $135.00. You
port it through not only your that on-line, and must print Clinic and/or any of the Sat- can click on “Detail Descrip-
membership dues and clinic a form from the website to ellite Sports Clinics. We have tion” beside each package
fees, but through your will- either mail with a check, or tried to simplify this process and it will tell you what they
ingness to volunteer when fax or email with a credit card for you, and they are exactly are. Please remember there
needed, be it serving on a number. what they say they are. is a $2.50 processing fee
committee, serving on the On-line membership re- If you click on “Summer charged by the on-line cred-
Board of Directors, nominat- newal and clinic registration Clinic”, your profile page will it card company. You must
ing your athletes for honors, are through the Membership appear. You can make any check the appropriate box for
speaking at one of our clinics, Site. To access the Member- changes you wish to your the transaction to go through.
or submitting photographs of ship Site, simply go to the profile page, except the You MUST be a member of
your athletes for the Newslet- website, www.austintgca. school where you coach. TGCA to attend any TGCA
ter and website. We truly do com, and click on the cate- If your school is incorrect, clinic.
appreciate you and want you gory in the menu on the left- please give us a call or drop Once you have selected
to always remember that this hand side of the page enti- us an e-mail and we will be the option you wish to pay for,
is YOUR association, and the tled “Membership Site”. You happy to update that infor- you will see a page that will
TGCA staff is here to assist will then be required to log in. mation for you. If you need to give you information regard-
you in any way that we are Your username is your mem- update anything else on your ing your transaction. If it is
able. bership number and always profile, simply click the box correct, you will click on the
Membership renewal and will be. That will not change. that says “To Correct Coach- “Payment” button, and this
clinic registration for all clinics If you don’t remember your ing Contact Information Click will take you to the payment
will open February 1st. Effec- password, please contact us Here”, and update the infor- information page. Simply fill
tive that day, on-line member- and we will be happy to reset mation that needs to be cor- in the information requested.
ship renewal and clinic regis- it to your membership num- rected. This information may In the “Security Code” por-
tration for the 2021-2022 year ber for you. also be updated by clicking tion, this is an on-line security
will become active. Please On the home page of the on the “Update Profile” cate- code and NOT the security
gory in the menu across the code on your credit card. You
top of the page. Don’t forget will see letters and/or num-
to add your coaching expe- bers in the gray shadowed
rience. You need to be sure box. Simply retype what you
and keep that up to date to see in that gray shadowed
build your on-line resume for box in the very small box lo-
the job board. cated right above the words
Once you have updated (in blue) “I cannot read the
any information that needs to code, please provide a new
be updated and added your one” and right below the
current coaching experience, words (in black) “Please en-
you are now ready to renew ter the security code above”.
your membership and reg- You will actually enter the se-
ister for Summer Clinic. You curity code you see into the
will notice there are three box below those words in
“packages” you may choose black. Once you have com-
from. The Bronze Package is pleted that page, click the
membership only and does “Submit” button and you are
not include registration for done. You will receive a re-
Summer Clinic. That cost is ceipt confirmation by e-mail.
now $70.00. The Silver Pack- That is why it is so important
age is Summer Clinic regis- that your e-mail address is ac-
tration only and does not in- curate. If you do not receive
clude membership renewal. your receipt, check
That package is now $65.00
before June 15, and $80.00 Continued on Page 8
photo courtesy Eric Rodgers
APRIL 2021 TGCA NEWS | PAGE 7
2021-22 TGCA MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL
AND CLINIC REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS
Continued from Page 7
your junk mail. Your school’s
filtering system may have
sent it there. If you don’t get
your receipt by e-mail, please
contact us. Your school may
be blocking our e-mails com-
pletely. Please check your
receipt confirmation careful-
ly. Please remember that the
address on your credit card
MUST match the address on
your profile exactly. This is
a security feature the on-line
credit card company uses.
If you click on the category
entitled “Satellite Clinics”, you
may then choose the Satel-
lite Sports Clinic you wish to
register for. TGCA is pleased
to announce we will be host-
ing Satellite Sports Clinics for
2020 in San Antonio, Hous-
ton, Lubbock (Regions I & II),
El Paso and our brand new
CenTex Sports Clinic in Aus-
tin. Simply click on the Satel-
lite Sports Clinic you wish to
register for and complete the
photo courtesy Tye Wilkerson
same process outlined above.
The cost of attendance to any ics and simply wish to renew that, you also give yourself lined for “New to TGCA for
of our Satellite Sports Clinics your membership, click on a new membership number, the First Time”. Should you
is $80.00. This includes your the last category “Member- and we want you to have the need assistance, please just
2020-21 membership card. ship Only”. You only have same membership number contact the TGCA office and
You CANNOT just renew your the option of membership for life. we will be more than happy to
membership in the Satellite renewal in this category, and If you are a brand new assist you.
Clinics category. If you and the procedure is the same as member, simply access the Again, we thank you for
your school will be splitting outlined above. TGCA website, www.austint- your support of the Texas
the admittance fee, you will Please remember that you gca.com, and click on the Girls Coaches Association.
need to print a form from the need to use the membership category in the menu on the Our job is to make your asso-
website and mail it to us with number you have been as- left-hand side of the page ciation the best that it can be.
your portion of the fee, and an signed when renewing your entitled “First Time Member”, We welcome your comments
explanation that your school membership or accessing and follow the process out- and suggestions.
will be paying the other half the Membership Site. If you
of the admittance fee. You
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT
do not remember it, or your
will not be able to split the fee password, please call the
on-line. You will, however, be TGCA office and we will be
allowed to register for a Sat- happy to look it up for you, or If you renew your membership on or after February
ellite Sports Clinic and pay reset your password for you.
an admittance fee of $40.00
1st online through the Membership Site, you will be
We would request that you
if you have already paid the renewing for the 2021-22 year, beginning June 1,
DO NOT set up a new pro-
$70.00 renewal fee for your 2021 and ending May 31st, 2022. Please be sure
file if you are already a cur-
2020-21 membership. rent member, or have been a that is what you intended to do. You may still print a
If you are not planning to member in the past and have 2020-21 membership form from the “Forms” cate-
attend Summer Clinic or any received a membership num- gory in the menu on the left-hand side of the main
of the Satellite Sports Clin- ber previously. When you do page of the website.
APRIL 2021 TGCA NEWS | PAGE 8HOW TO KEEP YOUNG ATHLETES
MOTIVATED
Nancy Lieberman | BSN Sports
Achieving a goal, whether short- or visuals you
long-term, can be a tremendous moti- • Tweet/share your thoughts with close
vator. Shoot for goals that are attainable 2. Teach Athletes How to Breathe and friends and family
and share them with your young play- De-stress
ers. Setting a combination of individual 3. Celebrate Your Failures
and team goals can be particularly We all breathe without thinking,
effective for motivating athletes. In but deliberate, balanced breathing Reviewing perceived failures on the
addition to goal-setting, I also use other is a learned behavior—and one that field or court will help your players be
strategies to motivate. Here are my top can have great results for decreased more invested in making things work
5: stress and increased sense of calm and next time. When failure is reframed as a
wellbeing. To practice, inhale through learning opportunity, you can learn and
1. Create Effective Communication your nose deep into your diaphragm, grow together.
with Your Players count to four, and then slowly blow out
through your mouth to the same count. 4. Recognize When and Why You Lose
One of the best ways to open the If you’re unsure of whether you’re Focus
lines of communication is to hold a se- breathing deeply enough, place your
ries of open meetings. This type of set- palm against your abdomen. You should There are lots of reasons why
ting makes it easy to communicate your feel it push out as you slowly inhale, fill- athletes lose focus. One of them is
passion and feelings to your team—and ing your diaphragm with air. Additional pain, which many of us tend to see as
vice versa. Some additional ways to get ways to relieve stress: a negative experience—avoiding it as
the conversation started: • Share anything that may be bother- much as possible, and understandably
ing you with friends, family and col- so. Unfortunately, pain is an inevitable
leagues consequence of life and competition.
• Send emails/text/social media • Give your goals a one-day break We have to deal with it, whether we like
• Schedule one-on-one meetings • Reflect on the path you’ve taken it or not. When pain eventually does be-
• Create a receptive atmosphere • Write down your successes and re- fall you, it’s helpful to try turning it into a
• Communicate while training read them every day positive experience. As they say, what
• Display confidence and seriousness • Sleep/mentally rest your mind
• Use simple words and corresponding • Thank everyone who has supported Continued on Page 10
photo courtesy Lisa Johnson photo courtesy Misty Bumpers
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Continued from Page 9
doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.
Another reason why your players
may lose focus is a lack of confidence.
As a coach, you can apply focus skills to
help improve confidence and compo-
sure. Some of the best athletes in the
world say that focus is the single most
important mental skill an athlete can
possess to achieve desired results.
Practice is the best time to work on
focus and concentration. Coaches can
figure out what’s going wrong and make
the proper adjustments.
5. Make Things Fun
Keeping practice fun is extremely im-
portant. Coaches often erroneously feel
that learning sport skills is incompatible
with fun, and that’s when problems
arise. We simply need to rethink our
definition of “fun”.
The truth is focus and fun are not photo courtesy Barbara Burnett
at all incompatible. You can’t have one
without the other. Ideally, players will and focus. emotional and mental environment
feel deeply involved and uplifted by an for young girls and boys to build their
experience. While it’s true you can be About Nancy Lieberman and Nancy self-esteem and confidence so they will
deeply involved because of fear, your Lieberman Charities be able to make the right choices in the
athletes probably won’t find the expe- Nancy “Lady Magic” Lieberman is a future. Nancy Lieberman is dedicated to
rience uplifting. They also won’t find all true pioneer in women’s sports. Nancy expanding and ensuring that education-
aspects of an activity pleasurable. In the is a Basketball Hall of Famer, two-time al and mentorship opportunities exist
end, you’ll get more out of your team if Olympian, former Asst. Coach with the for youth through Educational College
you make practice difficult yet reward- Sacramento Kings and the 1st Female Scholarships, Financial Literacy, Dream
ing for your team. A true marriage of fun Head Coach in a Men’s Professional Court programs with STEM and Civic
League NBA G League TX Engagement, backpack and laptop
Legends (Dallas Mavericks programs. Find out more online at www.
affiliate) BIG3 HC Team Power, nancyliebermancharities.org.
2018 Champions and Coach
of the Year. In 2009 Nancy
Lieberman Charities was
established with the mission
to provide a healthy physical,
APRIL 2021 TGCA NEWS | PAGE 1010
1 Knowing what
Lymphoma is a cancer of
it
the lymphatic system, which is
THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT LYMPHOMA
James A. Peterson, Ph.D., FACSM
an essential part of the body’s
germ-fighting network. The dis-
ease develops in lymphocytes,
which are a type of white blood
cells. Lymphocytes are made in
James Peterson is a freelance writer and consultant in sports medicine and the owner of Coaches Choice, the foremost
publisher in the world of instructional material for coaches. From 1990 until 1995, Dr. Peterson was director of sports
medicine with StairMaster. Until that time, he was professor of physical education at the United States Military Academy.
be. in younger individuals, while oth-
ers tend to occur in people over
55. In addition, not only are men
more likely to develop lymphoma
than women, but individuals who
either have a weakened immune
system or are suffering from in-
fections are also more prone to
6 Detecting the problem.
Early diagnosis improves
lymphoma outcomes by provid-
ing care at the earliest possible
moment. As such, the best way
to find lymphoma early is to pay
attention to the possible signs
and symptoms of the disease. Of
dertaken are biopsies (to assess
the size and shape of the cells
and how they are arranged), im-
aging (to look for possible causes
of certain symptoms), a CT scan
(to tell if any lymph nodes or or-
gans are enlarged), and a PET
scan (to see if an enlarged lymph
bone marrow, and are found in contracting the disease. the various indicators, one of the
the blood and lymph tissue, as node contains lymphoma).
5
most common is an enlargement
8
well as scattered all over the body Pinpointing the level of
of one or more lymph nodes. Oth- Dealing with the disease.
in various areas (e.g., intestines, progression. After an indi-
er symptoms can include chills, Fighting lymphoma can
spleen, tonsils, and the lining of vidual is diagnosed with lympho-
feeling tired, fever, night sweats, involve a variety of treatment op-
the airways). ma, physicians, before coming
swelling in the abdomen or limbs, tions, often in combination. The
up with a treatment plan, deter-
2
and weight loss. While these precise regimen will vary depend-
Sorting it out. More than mine the stage of the disease,
telltale measures are typically ing on the individual’s type of lym-
70 different specific types i.e., how widespread the cancer
caused by something other than
of lymphoma exist, ranging from is. As with most forms of cancer, phoma and its particular stage.
lymphoma, it is essential to have
indolent (slow growing) to highly lymphoma can generally be cate- Among the treatment choices for
aggressive. Lymphomas are cat- them checked out by a physician,
gorized as being in four different this cancerous condition are che-
egorized into two main groups— especially if they persist or get
stages, using Roman numerals, motherapy (which utilizes drugs
Hodgkin’s lymphoma, which worse.
to kill the cancer cells) and immu-
spreads in an orderly manner
notherapy (which uses the body’s
from one group of lymph nodes to
immune system to attack the can-
another, and non-Hodgkin’s lym-
cer cells).
phoma, which spreads through-
9
out the body’s lymphatic system Beating the odds.
in a non-orderly fashion. There A person’s health lookout
are also numerous subtypes with- can vary depending on what kind
in each of the two primary classes of lymphoma they have and how
of the disease.
far it has progressed. The age
3 Speaking of statistics.
With regard to lymphoma,
the numbers don’t lie—lymphoma
and general health of the patient
also impact the survival rate for
the disease. The important factor
is a very serious disease, affect- to remember is that all-in-all, lym-
ing a substantial number of Amer- phoma is relatively very treatable.
icans. In fact, every five minutes, Per se, it is not a death sentence.
someone in the U.S. is diagnosed In reality, individuals in all four
with lymphoma. Furthermore,
stages of the disease do and
more than 100,000 Americans
have survived.
are initially diagnosed to have a
10
type of lymphoma each year. As photo courtesy Lisa Johnson Avoiding misrepresenta-
such, almost one million individu- tions, untruths, and dis-
7
als are currently living with or are tortions. Unfortunately, untested
I, II, III, and IV. In stage I, cancer Taking the next step.
in remission from this insidious practices and exaggerated theo-
has been found in one lymphatic If individuals have signs or
form of cancer. ries about how to treat lymphoma
area. In stage II, the cancer has symptoms that suggest that they
4 Understanding prob-
abilities. A number of
factors have been identified as
been discovered in two or more
lymph node groups on the same
side of the diaphragm. In stage III,
might have lymphoma, exams
and tests will be performed to as-
certain for sure, as well as deter-
are occasionally advanced as a
plausible treatment option for in-
dividuals with this disease. Such
increasing the risk of lymphoma, cancer has been located in lymph mine the exact type of lymphoma. peddling of false information of-
including age, gender, having an node areas on both sides of the During these procedures, partic- fers nothing but false hope, while
impaired immune system, and diaphragm. In the most serious ular attention will be paid to the taking money from people when
the presence of certain infec- diagnosis, stage IV, the cancer lymph nodes and other areas of they are most vulnerable.
tions. For example, some types has spread throughout the body the body that might be affected.
of lymphoma are more common beyond the lymph nodes. Among the tests that might be un-
APRIL 2021 TGCA NEWS | PAGE 11Charlene Curtis:
Paying Attention to the Symptoms
Charlene was traveling home to Win- Charlene tells people, “I am thank-
ston-Salem, North Carolina after a game ful I was diagnosed in 2014, not 1999.
at Winthrop University. On the drive, she Cancer is no longer the death sentence
felt the most excruciating pain of her life it once was. What the Kay Yow Cancer
– like her gut had exploded. Fund is doing is helping. Things are so
It was a long ride home. That night, much better.”
she sent a note to her doctor and We are thankful for the changes
arranged a follow up appointment that brought on by research – chang-es that
week. are saving lives. We are reminded once
One appointment turned into three. again that cancer can’t wait – it never
After a series of scans, Charlene has.
received her first suspected can-cer
diagnosis. She was then referred to a A Message from the CEO:
gynecological oncolo-gist. He ordered
an MRI of her abdomen, which showed Friends,
cancer in her uterus. As we watch and participate in the
By the end of the week, she was slow emergence from the pandemic,
diagnosed with suspected stage IV can- let us all be encouraged and remain
cer. hopeful for better days ahead.
Originally, the doctor wanted to start Watching teams Play4Kay during
Charlene Curtis’ fight with cancer with chemotherapy, because, with the the past few months has truly en-
started in 2014, but health is-sues in information they had at the time, it was cour-aged cancer warriors all over
2013 led her to start paying closer atten- thought the can-cer was more evasive. the country! Sports continue to pro-
tion to her health. However, after all of the testing, and vide a sense of normalcy so many of
Over the summer, she experienced seeing there were tumors in multiple lo- us crave.
some swelling and fatigue. In August, cations in Charlene’s body, they doctors This month, we’ll celebrate one year
she had a scary episode where her did not have a specific determination of since launching the Kay Yow Can-
heart felt like it was beating out of her cancer type. Therefore, the oncologist cer Fund Cancer Warrior Network!
chest. After a series of thorough exam- couldn’t prescribe a chemotherapy. It launched in April 2020 to bring
inations, she was diagnosed with Graves God had a different plan. to-gether all cancer warriors during
Disease. The medical team could only rec- a time where so many women were
After some research about Graves ommend surgery since chemo-therapy feeling isolated, due to the pandemic,
Disease, Charlene discovered that it wasn’t an option. Charlene moved in their cancer journeys.
was an autoimmune disease that usually forward with the rec-ommendation, and We’re also celebrating a SOLD OUT
was diagnosed in younger people, she the surgery revealed the extent of the Savannah Boats raffle! The last of
was 58 at the time; Graves Disease is cancer. 1,000 tickets was claimed earlier this
usual-ly hereditary. Nobody in her family It saved her life. week, and we can’t wait to find out
had Graves Disease or could recall an When all the results were in, she had who the lucky winner will be.
ancestor who had had the disease. She cancer on her lung and in her uterus. While so many nonprofits have
started to doubt if Graves was the true She was officially diagnosed with stage faced steep difficulties over the past
culprit. IV endometrial cancer. year, the Kay Yow Cancer Fund has
By December, Charlene was expe- Charlene had her hysterectomy and continued to move forward because
riencing spotting and struggled with then had a second surgery to remove of friends like YOU. Our gratitude
digestive issues. the cancerous mass on her lung. She for your steadfast support is over-
In January 2014, Charlene, who was has gone the last four years with “no ev- flow-ing!
the Coordinator of Officials for multiple idence of disease.” Her story gives hope Thank you for being part of our
Division I women’s basketball confer- to all of us – especially those facing a team. Together, we continue the fight
ences, saw her gynecologist and discov- stage IV diagnosis. against all cancers that affect women.
ered she had an enlarged uterus. The Charlene’s advice? Participate in your
plan was to have a hysterectomy – after treatment. Ask questions. Bring a friend Onward,
basketball season wrapped up in April. or family member who can take notes Steph
God had a different plan. while you talk to your doctor. Lean on
On the second Saturday in February, your faith.
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