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FINISHLYNX SYSTEM FOR SALE
EtherLynx Scholastic Camera
Pro Tripod w/410 Junior Geared Head
500ft Cable - Anixster
Asking price: $3800
email - mmoore@trinitychristian.org
DFW Elite Throws Camp - Crowley High School - July 26-28 ... 8:30-noon - brochure
1A: Boys - Munday ... Girls - Snook 2A: Boys - Edna ... Girls - Universal City-Randolph & Tatum 3A: Boys - Celina ... Girls - Waco Connally4A: Boys - Lancaster ... Girls - Lancaster5A: Boys - DeSoto ... Girls - DeSoto UIL State Meet Most Outstanding Athletes
1A: Boys - De'Metrius Paul - Munday1A: Girls - Kami Norton - Albany2A: Boys - Bradley Adkins - Idalou2A: Girls - Jordan Ward - Alvord; Kortnei Johnson - Italy; Rausalyn Miller - Crane3A: Boys - Jarrion Lawson - Texas Liberty-Eylau3A: Girls - Paula Smith - Waco Connally 4A: Boys - Ryan Teel - Friendswood4A: Girls - Courtney Okolo - Carrollton Newman Smith5A: Boys - Abraham Hall - South Grand Prairie5A: Girls - Jennifer Madu - Plano EastSPC Champions: St. John's (Girls) and St. Mark's of Texas (Boys) - Complete Meet Results
SPC State Meet Most Outstanding Athletes
Boys - Kendrick Spraglin - St. Mark's School of TexasGirls - Jackie Modesett - Houston St. John's TAPPS State Champions: Complete Meet Results
1A: Boys - Fredericksburg Heritage ... Girls - Fredericksburg Heritage2A: Boys - Muenster Sacred Heart ... Girls - Muenster Sacred Heart3A: Boys - Carrollton Prince of Peace ... Girls - Colleyville Covenant Christian4A: Boys - Midland Christian ... Girls - Tomball Concordia5A: Boys - Argyle Liberty Christian ... Girls - Fort Worth NolanTAPPS State Meet Most Outstanding Athletes
1A: Boys - Alvin Chickease - Granbury Happy Hill Farm1A: Girls - Kami Jones - Fredericksburg Heritage2A: Boys - Bob Bartusch - Muenster Sacred Heart2A: Girls - Faith Williams - Huntsville Alpha Omega3A: Boys - Sten Stray-Gunderson - Carrollton Prince of Peace3A: Girls - Stephanie Shadley - Carrollton Prince of Peace4A: Boys - David Parkhurst - Midland Christian4A: Girls - Barbara Newsome - Houston Lutheran South5A: Boys - Daniel Walker - Fort Worth Nolan5A: Girls - Belle MacFarlane - Dallas Ursuline Academy July 12-15: Islanders Cross Country Camp - Texas A&M Corpus Christi -- brochure
JOB OPENING: Head Track Coach - Strake Jesuit College Preparatory, Houston, TX -- To read about and apply for this position, click here
Regional Sites - April 27-28
Click HERE to be re-directed to the UIL Regional Sites page
1A2A3A4A5A"Dumas senior Alexi Davis tied the all-time Amarillo-area girls discus record Thursday with a toss of 151 feet at the Fifth Annual Russell Graham Memorial Regional Qualifiers Meet." Read the rest of Ricky Treon's story
ATHLETES: Win a chance to train with Justin Gatlin - information
Bill Melton and Michael Carter have been named Jesuit-Sheaner Honorary Referees. The Texas Track & Field Coaches Association would like to thank Bill Melton for his contribution to the sport of track & field. He's announced track & field for 47 years, and will announce his 40th and final Texas Relays this season.
Blazin' Red (Katy) camp dates and Texas A&M camps dates are now on the Camps Page
2012 TEXAS RELAYS HONORARY REFEREES: Scooter Auld - Clerk of the Course for over 45 years / Chester Bradley - Referee for over 45 years / John Drolla - Starter for 45 years / Bill Melton - Announcer for 40 years (Retiring at end of 2012 Season)
Cracking the Long-Jump Code - great Wall Street Journal article (2/14/12)
Kaitlin Petrillose (University of South Dakota) who graduated from McNeil (Round Rock) last year has qualified for the Olympic Trials in the Pole Vault with a jump of 14' 1 1/4"
Congratulations to Shawnacy Barber, whose 17-06.50 vault at the Texas A&M HS Indoor competition is the 2nd-highest indoor mark for a prep athlete in US history. As well, congratulations to Aldrich Bailey who captured 200 and 400 gold (21.14 / 47.05) - both marks are #6 indoors all-time. Freshman Paige Hofstad won the mile (5:10.79) and 2-mile (11:17.49) to set meet records, and Devin Field for defending his long jump title at 24-07.25.
Olympic Quest & Lone Star Pole Vault announce its 2011-2012 schedule - Information
TRAINING TO THE STRENGTHS OF INDIVIDUAL CROSS COUNTRY ATHLETES - An article by Andria Nussey, a Master's degree student at Angelo State University
Congratulation to Lancaster's Greg Williams: Bobby Fox Award Honoree at Texas A&M-Commerce (article)
Usain Bolt: Case Study in the Science of Sprinting
Meagan Gray (Lone Star PV) sets a youth girls' pole vault national record with her height of 3.50m/11-5.75 at the USATF Junior Olympics
NFHS: July 5, 2011 - T&F Rules Changes Focus on Jewelry and PV Requirements
The Dallas Morning News has listed among its London Games: One Year Out coverage the prospect of North Texans making it to the Olympics: among them, Michelle Carter, Jeremy Wariner, Darvic 'Doc' Patton, Dennis Bowsher, and Marquise Goodwin
USTFCCCA's August Techniques Magazine
How Usain Bolt and Jamaica Came to Rule the World - Interestng Article and Video
As the captain on Hill Street Blues used to say, "Please, be careful out there!"
229 Commits Posted
NATIONAL THROWS COACHES ASSOCIATION SPECIAL OFFER
TTFCA Members: This is the perfect time to join one of the world's top track & field associations and receive a significant discount. As a new member of the NTCA, you will pay just $55 (the annual renewal rate) and receive the following: NTCA Membership Certificate, NTCA Throws Handbook ($24.95 Value),Bumper Sticker, Subscription to Long & Strong Throwers Journal ($20 Value – Published Quarterly), Subscription to “Perform Better – The Magazine” (Strength, Conditioning, & Fitness Magazine published two times per year), Subscription to In The Sector – The official on-line monthly newsletter of the NTCA, Eligibility to attend NTCA Coaches Clinics at a discounted price, NTCA Website Access, 10% Discount on all NTCA Educational Products, 10% Discount on purchases from Perform Better10% Discount on purchases from Coaches Choice Videos and Books Discounts.
Call (888) 527-6772 or go to this link: http://www.nationalthrowcoachesassociation.com/Join.htm
and click “Renewal”
Pioneering Functional Athletics
A new venture in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex specializes in track & field event coaching as well as speed and strength training for the non-track & field athlete so that he / she may compete with confidence in any sport or physical endeavor, regardless of skill level. For details - Metroplex Athletic Performance
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TTFCA MISSION STATEMENT
The Texas Track & Field Coaches Association exists to promote the sport of track & field in the state of Texas by developing and enhancing lines of communication with all governing bodies at the local, state and national levels. Thus, the purposes of this association are:
1. To study and initiate proposed rules changes and make recommendations to the appropriate organizations;
2. To provide educational avenues for coaches, officials and athletes via published materials and the annual clinic;
3. To recognize student-athletes and coaches through an awards and scholarship program;
4. To recognize prominent contributors to the growth of track & field in the state of Texas through induction into the Texas Track & Field Coaches Association Hall of Fame;
5. To develop camaraderie among coaches, officials and athletes in an atmosphere conducive to sportsmanship.
6. To promote track & field through media channels and facilitate media awareness of area meets, competitions and achievements by Texas teams and individuals.
Click the Gill logo for information on how to nominate a 2012 Boys & Girls National Track Coach of the Year
TTFCA All-State &
Academic All-State Recognition
Your athletes have worked hard all year in the classroom and on the track & field. Reward them. Find out how.
Shelbi Vaughan - US Record 191-06 in the discus ... TX Relays pictures.
All the state meets are over, but if you join the TTFCA today, your membership will last through the end of the 2013 calendar year! This means 10% off the Track & Field Coaches Clinic of TX in January + a discount at next year's UIL State Meet.
