Latest Job Postings

An assistant is needed at a new program at Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD.  Job is posted on TISCA site.

Contact Jonathan Landero

Next three (3) positions are listed on the ASCA site here.

Northside ISD High School Teacher/Coach

Northside ISD Club Coach

Cypress Fairbanks Swim Club Assistant

Quote of the Day

 

One man who has a mind and knows it can

always beat ten men who haven't and don't.

 

(via photo)

 

George Bernard Shaw

More HS Jobs

A head coach is needed at Huntsville HS.  Job is posted on THSCA site.

Contact Marcus Evans at 936-435-6135

2013 UIL 4A State Results


An assistant is needed at Cedar Hill HS.  Job is posted on TISCA site.

Contact Gina Farmer

2013 Region II-5A Results

Quote of the Day

Now and then it's good to pause in our

pursuit of happiness and just be happy.

(via U. of Toronto)

 

Wilhelm Albert Włodzimierz Apolinary

Kostrowicki, a.k.a. Guillaume Apollinaire

Quote of the Day

You only get a once in a lifetime

opportunity so many times.

Ivan "Ike" Taylor

Lone Star Cup Update

Lone Star Cup standings were updated last week.  View here.

Why is this such a big deal to administrators?


(via brew)


Is it because winning school principals and athletic directors win a case of Lone Star Light for each week of school next year?

...26...22...24...

...how about we just say "around two dozen"...

Around two dozen.  That's how many schools in the NCAA can say their athletic departments are in the black.  That's it.

The other bizillion?  Guess you can't honestly say there are many "revenue" sports among them, right?

Of course there's a foosball program here and a thump-thump team there that bring in more than they spend, but the reality of it is that labeling a college program as a revenue sport is just another form of b.s. that spews from a d.a. a.d.'s mouth.

Newsflash!  We don't support collegiate athletics in order to break even!  We back these programs because they're part of the learning/growing process for thousands of our young people who attend schools as true student/athletes.

Thanks to the out-of-control spending on high-profile "revenue" sports, we may be approaching the point at which this "bubble" bursts.

(via Alex & Britt)

Read Richard Vedder's The College Sports Bubble here.

Even the NCAA’s own data suggest that only 22 major programs break even or make a profit. In the second-tier athletic conferences, such as the 13-university Mid-American Conference (MAC), schools typically need $10-20 million annually to balance their athletic budget, increasingly met by student fees that can approach $1,000 a year. A survey of students at MAC member colleges directed by David Ridpath suggests that most students are unaware of the extent of the fees, and unhappy when informed of them, given their general low level of interest in collegiate sports and the increasing financial strains of attending college.

That "$10-20 million annually to balance their athletic budget" isn't because sports like swimming are spending huge amounts on Strokemakers.  It's because schools go waaaaaaaaaay into the red by overspending on jockstraps for third-string punters and paying six-figure salaries for waterboy coaches.

Quote of the Day

I have loved the stars too fondly

to be fearful of the night.

(via The Telegraph)

 

Galileo Galilei

Houston Memorial HS

An assistant is needed at Memorial HS in Spring Branch ISD.  Job is posted on TISCA site.

Contact Jason Mauss

2013 UIL 5A State Results

  (via Laughing Squid)

Need help sifting through...

...adds on Austin Craigslist?



(via Doghouse Diaries)

Guess you folks with HBO...

...will get this:



(via Geekologie)

UNCW Update

Dylan's comment on recent UNCW post:

Website to support UNCW Swimming just launched: http://saveuncwswimmingdiving.org/

Thank you for your support!

(via Save UNCW Swim & Dive)

Not quite up to speed?  Catch up here.

UNCW Chancellor Gary Miller got a little letter from swim supporters.  Read it at Swimming World here.

The Swim and Dive team is categorized as a nonrevenue sport. However, the Aqua hawks were originally asked to provide $20,000 each year to the athletic dept. to help cover scholarships. Back around 2008 the number was increased to $25,000 per year, which occurred during the "sports specific" donation time in the Seahawk Club. Aquahawks always made this commitment, and oftentimes donated between the 25,000 and $30,000 each year. In the absence of this "sports specific" donation period, we still donated $10,000 to the athletic dept in 2012-13. The report notes a booster program that is in disarray with inconsistent policies, lack of attention to constitutes desires and details, compromised relationships, poor outreach to the community and a critical need to rebuild fundraising relationships that are sensitive to constitute expectations.

Very good, guys and gals!  "...categorized as a nonrevenue sport" is absolutely correct!  Even though almost every sport at nearly every university is really "nonrevenue", athletic directors, school presidents, etc. love to divide their athletic departments into "revenue" and "non-revenue" categories.

Kind of like splitting your bills up into "overdue" and "past due" piles, right?

If UNCW athletic program and administrative leadership is afraid to state and address critical failures, then the program is doomed to repeated failures. Drilling down to the facts of the report, it is clear that the leadership in the Athletic Department firmly believes that additional funds are needed to increase the competitiveness of the flagship sports program, the men's basketball program. Anyone familiar with college sports is also intimately aware that the fate of the AD and Head Basketball coach are intimately intertwined. The athletes on the Swim and Dive team exemplify everything that is right with college athletics. They excel in the pool, in the community and in the classroom.

These folks did their homework.  Called out Athletic Director Jimmy "Dum" Bass for hiding poor budget management behind the old "this will make our remaining programs more competitive" smoke screen.

Also, read between those last couple of lines.  Swim/Dive is everything that's right with college athletics in contrast to...

Recent Results

AAAA Senior Series II

CCAA Unclassified

TXLA End of School Splash

FA B/C

Aquatex vs. Nitro

AAAA C #2

RACE B/C

MAC B/C

AAAA 12 & Under IMX

East Central HS

A head coach is needed at East Central HS in San Antonio.  Job is posted on THSCA site.

Contact Clint Hartman at 210-581-1173

2013 Region VII-5A Results

Quote of the Day

Courtesies of a small and trivial

character are the ones which

strike deepest in the grateful

and appreciating heart.

(via NNDB)

Henry Clay, Sr.

Quote of the Day

 

I made some mistakes in drama.  I thought

the drama was when the actors cried.

But drama is when the audience cries.

 

(via Romano Archives)

 

Francesco Rosario Capra, a.k.a. Frank Capra

Quote of the Day

Freedom so often means that

one isn't needed anywhere.

(via Supr10)

 

Willa Sibert Cather

Quote of the Day

 

Not yet.  When I'm gone I'll be a legend.

Right now, I'm just very good at what I do.

 

(via Busted Coverage)

 

Richard "Dick" Trickle

Mean Green Hire

The University of North Texas has hired former San Diego State U. assistant Brendon Bray to head their women's program.  Read more here.

(via SDSUniverse)

WAC Bringing Back Men's Swimming

The Western Athletic Conference will conduct a men's swimming championship beginning in 2013-14.  Read more here.

The 2014 WAC Championship meet will be held Feb. 26-Mar. 1 at the Palo Alto College Aquatic Center in San Antonio, Texas and will be combined with the women's programs.

Wouldn't it be great if Texas State, UT-Arlington, UT-San Antonio, and UT-Pan American sponsored men's and women's swimming programs?

Sure would be a wonderful way to help our swimmers continue their careers after high school, right?

Addison Trinity Christian Academy

A swim coach is needed at Addison Trinity Christian Academy.  Job is posted on THSCA site.

Contact Steven Hayes at 972-931-5305

Ain't no Baby Ruth...code brown! CODE BROWN!

Memorial Day weekend is coming up and with it the opening of public pools around the nation.

While Ryan Lochte has been singled out for creating a Code Yeller now and then, it's hardly a big deal when compared to the dreaded Code Brown.  It's number two that's public (pool) enemy number 1.  Read more here.

(via flickr)

“Let’s imagine 1,000 kids go to a water park. They have as much as 10 grams of feces on their rear ends,” she said. “We are now talking about 10,000 grams or 10 kg. That translates to 24 pounds of poop in the water.”

Bullcorn!!  10 kilograms of doodoo is only 22 pounds of poopoo.  Get yer danged conversions straight!

BBT Finale

Big Bang Theory finale preview (w/video) here.  Check out the Shiner product placement.

Texas High School Swimming Changes Proposed

(via bwog)

It looks like there are three (3) major changes being kicked around by high school coaches.

#1 - End high school swim season before Christmas.  Posted on this back on April 10 (catch up here).  Plenty of views and comments for that post.  Split between "pro" and "con" is pretty easy to see.  Excellence crowd wants to train their teams through Christmas and have great swims in February.  Equity crowd would rather see less-committed swimmers/divers get a Christmas vacation and then work on One-Act Play second semester.  I'm strongly opposed to the idear.

#2 - Add a 3A classification.  When and where would the region and state meets for 3A be held?  If they're in conjunction with 4A and/or 5A meets, something would have to "give", right?  Trying to run 3A, 4A, and 5A region/state meets on the same weekends would likely mean cutbacks to the 4A and 5A meets.  Do you want to go back to eight (8) finalists at the region meet?  How about eight (8) finalists at the state meet?  Unless it can be done without taking anything away from the 4A and 5A meets, I'm strongly opposed to this idear as well.

#3 - Advance twenty-four (24) qualifiers each to the 4A and 5A state meets.  Posted on this in April of 2012, while venting on several issues (catch up here).  Upside to this proposal is more geographic representation with two (2) automatic swimming qualifiers (and three divers) per event per region.  UIL likes geographic representation.  This would also mean no empty lanes in state meet finals (unlikely there'd be more than eight dq's in an event in prelims, right?).  I'm strongly in favor of the idear of taking 24 to state.

Will be interesting to see if TISCA gets behind even one of these proposals and commits to taking it to the UIL Legislative Council.

SB303

View the bill here.

Keep up with bill actions here.

NFHS Rule Changes

Minutes from the March NFHS rules committee meeting are posted on the UIL site here.

Pay attention to the last three columns on the rule change section (pass, fail, no action).

Coaching Shortage for 2013-14?

An assistant coach is needed for the St. Thomas HS (boys) and Duchesne Academy (girls) programs in Houston.  Job is posted on TISCA site.

Contact Rob Perkins

2013 TAPPS D-I State Results

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An assistant is needed for Byron Nelson HS and Northwest HS in Northwest ISD.  Job is posted on TISCA site.

Contact Steve Melbourn

2013 UIL 4A State Results

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An assistant is needed at Klein Forest HS in Klein ISD.  Job is posted on TISCA site.

Contact Janessa Dutton

2013 Region IV-5A Results

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An assistant is needed at Belton HS in Belton ISD.  Job is posted on TISCA site.

Contact Michael Burt

2013 Region III-5A Results

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Also in Belton, an assistant is needed for the club program, Swim Belton.  Info here.

2013 SC TAGS Results

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Cross Timbers YMCA in Flower Mound needs a coach.  Job is posted on TISCA site.

Contact Karen Thornhill at 972-539-9622

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The City of Euless needs a recreation specialist for aquatics and recreation.  Info here.

Rutgers Hires Another AD

(via My Central Jersey)

Julie Hermann sure has her work cut out for her.  She's the third athletic director at Rutgers in just over four years.  She takes over an athletic department that's turned into a running joke.  Read more here.

She will need plenty of good lieutenants at Rutgers, which is still reeling from allegations of abuse by Mike Rice, its former head men’s basketball coach, and the discovery last week that his successor, who claimed to be a Scarlet Knights’ graduate, never completed his degree.

Sure would be a positive step if she were to announce the return of men's swimming, but don't hold your breath...

Shocking Blue: Venus (Live Version)

Quote of the Day

 

I can't screw up Alabama.  We are number

48 in everything and Arkansas and

Mississippi aren't going anywhere.

 

(via bleacher report)

 

Charles Wade Barkley

UNC Wilmington Swimming at Risk

Swimming World reports that UNCW will drop five (5) athletic programs, including men's and women's swimming.  Women's softball along with men's cross country/track are also on the chopping block.  Read more here.

Sign petition to save UNCW Swimming program here.

Mike Rowe Narrates Home Movie

  (via Laughing Squid)

World's Largest Swim Lesson

Attempt to break world record will be on June 18th.  Info here.

On June 18th, waterparks, pools and other aquatic facilities around the globe will host lessons simultaneously at 10am(central) in an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the fourth time!

Byron Steele II HS

A head coach is needed at Byron P. Steele II HS in Cibolo.  Job is posted on TISCA site here.

2013 Region VII-5A Results

Rob Stanton Speaks on SB303

Joseph Stanton's* dad, Dr. Rob Stanton, spoke at a committee meeting in Austin a couple of days ago on SB303.  Read more here.

In his testimony, Rob was able to name the doctor, Dr. Peng Roc Chen, who was the attending neurosurgeon and his neurosurgery resident who ultimately made the decision NOT to treat our son. He was also able to name Dr. Scott Shepard as the doctor the LORD sent to save Joseph’s life and gave the comparison of 2 doctor’s, equally qualified, with 2 grossly different opinions and asked the panelists which doctor would they would want determining life or death for their 16 year-old son.

Read more on SB303 here.

We can all still remember a time when the going presumption was that our doctor would do everything he could to save us, unless directed otherwise. Sadly, that trust has been permanently tainted by the push toward single-payer healthcare, and the rationing and cost controls that must logically follow.



*In case you're not familiar with Joseph's story, catch up here.  He was the Texas 4A 100 free champ in 2010, posting a time of :45.84.  He's the 8th fastest performer in 4A history in that event.  Kingwood Park relays Stanton anchored at the state meet that year - 200 free & 400 free - are ranked 4th and 7th, respectively.  Recently updated TISCA State Top 50 performers list is here.

Bribery? Corruption? In the Olympics?

We know it never happens, but the Swiss are taking measures...just in case.  Read more here.

(via Flag Pictures)

The Cabinet on Wednesday proposed changing the law to include bribes paid during the selection of hosts for major sporting events like the FIFA World Cup or the Olympics.

They is fixin' ta learn ya!

Got all excited this morning when I heard about Compare College Texas.

Lookin' ta start workin' on my English doctorate, but was disappointed.  Ain't hardly no schools listed on the danged site!

Quote of the Day

 

Simply stated, it is sagacious

to eschew obfuscation.

 

(via C-SPAN)

 

Norman Ralph Augustine

Adams HS

A head coach is needed at Bryan Adams HS in Dallas ISD.  Job is posted on THSCA site.

Contact Jefferey Nowakowski

2013 Region IV-4A Results

McBroom & Conger

Texas loses distance ace Michael McBroom.  He discusses the McBroom/Jaeger rivalry:


Meanwhile, incoming Longhorn freshman Jack Conger talks about the upcoming World Champs Trials:

Impressive Speaker List for ISCA Clinic

Register for the August 28-30 ISCA Clinic in Clearwater, Florida here.

Join us and the coaches you may already know...and

• Eddie Reese
• Randy Reese
• Doug Fonder
• Joe Bernal
• Jason Turcott
• Jeff Pease
• Allison Beebe
• Michael Brooks
• John Bitter
• David Anderson
• Chris Davis
• Tim Bauer
• Dr. Sergei Beliaev
• Dr. Rod Havriluk
• J.R. Rosma and many others...

Stay tuned for a roster of official speakers

YMCA of Metro Ft. Worth

A program director for sports and aquatics is needed at the YMCA of Metropolitan Fort Worth.  Info here.

Quote of the Day

 

Listening, not imitation, may be

the sincerest form of flattery.

 

(via St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

 

Dr. Joyce Diane Brothers

Ricky Berens on Swimming World TV

Aggie Busts Out of Closet!

Quote of the Day

 

I was walking home one night and a guy

hammering on a roof called me a

paranoid little weirdo...in Morse code.

 

(via sbboard)

 

Phil Soltanek, a.k.a. Emo Philips

Quote of the Day

 

There is no more miserable human being than

one in whom nothing is habitual but indecision.

 

(via Britannica)

 

William James

Results Update

Charlotte UltraSwim Grand Prix (Real Time)

USMS Short Course Nationals (Real Time)

AAAA Cinco de Mayo

LCAT Suntan Classic

RACE/COR Dual

Aggie Open

FCST Open

TWST Open

METRO Distance Invite

Rice Open Water

AAAA "C"

Curse of the Speedo?

Seems the Rutgers athletic department just can't catch a break these past few years.  Budget issues.  Foosball issues.  Dodgeball issues.  It just never seems to end.

(via Skreened)

Not long after hiring Eddie Jordan to replace outgoing dodgeball coach Mike Rice, it was learned that Jordan didn't actually earn his Rutgers diploma after all.

Read the university's statement here.

Eddie Jordan was inducted into the Rutgers Hall of Distinguished Alumni in 2004 and he has been a part of the Rutgers family since before 1977.

Sounds like an example of the old "If you repeat a lie often enough..." bit.

Is it just a coincidence that problems throughout the Rutgers athletic department appear to have begun right after they dumped men's swimming?

Thanks for the heads up, DA!

It's Your Turn, Club Brainiacs

In high school, NISCA recognizes seniors on their Academic All-America list.  TISCA includes both juniors and seniors on theirs.

USA Swimming lets the sophomores in.  Read more here.

The only catch?  Time standards!  View 'em here.

Application link is here.

Get applications in at the end of long course season - deadline is August 21, 2013 to be exact.

Arena Carbon Pro Age Group Legal Through 6/2/13

Via USA Swimming:

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Following consultation with FINA, the international governing body for the sport of swimming, USA Swimming has granted a waiver allowing swimmers to compete in the Arena Carbon Pro racing suit through June 2, 2013.

USA Swimming has adopted this transition period to accommodate athletes planning to compete at events on the immediate calendar.

Times swum in the Arena Carbon Pro swimsuit (FINA codes: AR220993, AR220994, AR141364) will be valid for swims completed through June 2 at 11:59 p.m. MDT. Starting June 3 at 12 a.m. MDT, all suits worn in USA Swimming-sanctioned events must be on the FINA-approved list.

While times recorded through June 2 will be recognized by USA Swimming, they will not count toward FINA records (including World Records).

For more information on the Arena Carbon Pro Replacement Program, please visit here.

Quote of the Day

I feel about airplanes the way I feel about

diets.  It seems to me they are wonderful

things for other people to go on.

(via GrandQuotes)

 

Bridget Jean Collins, a.k.a. Jean Kerr

2013 Cap2k Results

Overall

Division

High School

Arena Carbon Pro Still High School Legal

Arena suits ruled illegal by FINA may still be used in high school swimming for the remainder of the school year.  Four (4) states have yet to complete their 2012-13 high school swim seasons.  Read more here.

It's reasonable that since the suits have been used throughout the school year that those wrapping up their seasons now would use them as well.

It's the NFHS's official statement I don't quite get, particularly this part:

The identified construction problem does not impact safety or the overall performance of the athlete to create a competitive advantage.

Hmmmmmmm...maybe I'm missing something there.

If the banned suits do not impact performance and create a competitive advantage, why would FINA have taken them off their approved list?

Triathlon's Potential for "Emerging" Status

The Committee on Women’s Athletics is asking all three NCAA divisions to submit proposals in the 2013-14 legislative cycle to add triathlon as an emerging sport for women.

Read more here.

(via USA Triathlon)

To achieve championship-sport status, emerging sports must gain at least 40 varsity NCAA programs for individual and team sports (except in Division III where 28 varsity programs are required for team sports) within 10 years or show steady progress toward that goal. Institutions are allowed to use emerging sports to help meet minimum sports-sponsorship requirements. Divisions I and II schools can use emerging sports to meet minimum financial aid requirements as well. Women’s ice hockey, women’s bowling, women’s water polo and women’s rowing are examples of sports that successfully achieved championship status after starting out as emerging sports.

Advocates for triathlon believe the sport is a natural fit for colleges and universities. More than 150 club programs already exist on campuses throughout the country.

(via Deadspin)

Job Postings

Still more swim jobs being posted.

AD's hoping to hire high school swim coaches in June might be out of luck.


Dripping Springs HS needs a head coach.  Job is posted on TISCA and THSCA sites.

Contact Howard Ballard at 512-858-3036

2013 UIL 4A State Results


Hightower HS needs a head coach.  Job is posted on THSCA site.

Contact Padriac McGinnis at 281-634-9220

2013 Region VI-5A Results


Cypress Ridge HS needs a head coach.  Job is posted on TISCA site.

Contact Gary Thiebaud at 281-807-8013

2013 Region V-5A Results

Quote of the Day

 

Facts have a cruel way of substituting

themselves for fancies.  There is nothing

more remorseless, just as there is

nothing more helpful, than truth.

 

(via Library of Congress)

 

William Cox Redfield

2013 Charlotte UltraSwim Results

 Charlotte UltraSwim Grand Prix Real Time Results

Thoughts?

 

(via Geekologie)

Let's here from both sides.  Just keep it clean.

Glad this young man is concerned about the future of our country.  Maybe his generation will use the ballot box to change its direction...

Quote of the Day

The era of procrastination, of half-measures,

of soothing and baffling expedients, of delays,

is coming to its close. In its place we are

entering a period of consequences.

(via Rocky Mountain Telegram)

 

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill

Mesquite ISD

Mesquite ISD needs a head coach.  Job is posted on TISCA and THSCA sites.

Contact Steve Bragg at 972-882-7400

2013 Region III-4A Results

2013 Region III-5A Results

A&M

Texas A&M is looking for an assistant triathlon coach.  Info here.

Treadmill Dancer

  (via Laughing Squid)

Quote of the Day

 

There is nothing so agonizing to the fine skin

of vanity as the application of a rough truth.

 

(via Answers)

 

Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton

Theron Pickle Scholarships Awarded

This year's recipients of the Theron Pickle scholarships are Zoe Alaniz of Ray HS and Bentley Gilbert of Paris HS.

Alaniz was the UIL 5A 1 meter diving champion and Gilbert finished fifth in the 100 free consols at the 4A state meet.

NCAA Reprimands Drury's Reynolds

Read the official story at the NCAA here.

Nope, it had nothing to do with the loudness of the pants. That was last year:

Westwood HS

A head coach is needed at Westwood HS in Round Rock ISD.  Job is posted on TISCA page here.

Contact Anthony Wood

2013 Region IV-5A Results

What a kick in the gut...

...for any Syracuse swimmers still on campus:

The school intends to have the entire university "share" the athletic department's "pain" for leaving the Big East Conference.  That exit fee is $7.5 million.  Read more here and here.

The university’s trustees say the cost of the Big East exit fee should be shared by the whole university - every school, every revenue-generating entity such as its office of housing and meal plan, as well as the athletics department.

Yes, Dr. Daryl Gross is still in charge of athletics at SU.  Yes, he's still running the athletic program into the ground.

He replaced men's and women's swimming with women's ice hockey.

They've imported six (6) Canadian women and have only four (4) New Yorkers on their roster of seventeen (17).

Women's ice hockey isn't an Atlantic Coast Conference sport.  The program bleeds red ink.

The good news?  Attendance for the 2013-14 season is expected to rise into the dozens...

Quote of the Day

 

When you have a dream, you've

got to grab it and never let go.

 

(via Follies of God)

 

Carol Creighton Burnett

Houston, Dallas, Austin,...

...San Antonio, Ft. Worth, El Paso?

Might be a neat little project a swim team could take on.  Just remember the eye protection when using bolt cutters.  Also, no breaking & entering!


(via Laughing Squid)

Powerskin Carbon Pro Ruled Illegal: Arena Recalls

The folks at Arena are just shocked...SHOCKED, I tell ya!  Read more here.

(via Arena USA)

Ruled illegal by FINA:

AR221039 -- female full body open back
AR221028 -- female full body closed back
AR141028 -- male jammer

Arena North America's general manager Tim McCool stated to Swimming World this morning that the part of the production that was affected by the anomaly had no impact on performance of the products. He also said that FINA has been working with Arena throughout this process and that all times swum in the suits, up until today, still count.

Quote of the Day

 

Under every stone lurks a politician.

 

(via Seton Hall University)

 

Aristophanes

(via Indexed)

Junior Nat Cuts Revised

Revised standards for the 2013 Winter Junior Nationals are here.

Men's Track Programs Continue to Fall

Another men's track program is biting the dust.  Carolina Coastal will discontinue their men's track and cross country programs after the 2013-14 seasons.  Read more here.

(via Carolina Coastal Twitter)

They say it's about the money, but y'all know it isn't.  They could have an across the board budget cut that would mean all sports share a little of the "pain".  Instead, they'll dump the male runners.  Why?

Athletic Director Hunter Yurachek, a.k.a. Mr. Disinformation, said:

Well, the [Board of Trustees] didn’t announce these million dollars in reductions until we were well into the process of women’s lacrosse. … So that got us in compliance with Prong 2 of Title IX, which is continuing to grow the opportunities for the underrepresented sex. The university would like to be in compliance with Title IX Prong 1, which is proportionality.

Read more here: http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/2013/05/03/3469784/coastal-carolina-ad-addresses.html#storylink=cpy

Would like to?  Yurachek wants to satisfy more than one prong?  Really?  What in the world is he thinking?

If this is the kind of "thinking" that's going on in the athletic departments around the country, male athletes will soon be declared an endangered species.

“Right now, the university’s enrollment is 54 percent female, 46 percent male, and in order to be in compliance with Title IX Prong 1 we have to be [offering] 54 percent female opportunities within the athletic department, 46 percent male. We were closer to 50-50 roughly after the addition of women’s lacrosse, so a secondary piece of this will get us – when we get into the 2014-15 season – in compliance with Title IX Prong 1.”

Again, it's not about the money...

Read more here: http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/2013/05/03/3469784/coastal-carolina-ad-addresses.html#storylink=cpy

George Jones Impersonator Arrested

He passed away on 4/26/13, but his legacy will live on...even after John Deere stops making garden tractors.  Read more here.

(via John Deere)

Quote of the Day (thanks, HM!)

 

You cannot run away from a weakness;

you must some time fight it out or perish;

and if that be so, why not now,

and where you stand?

 

(via The Guardian)

 

Robert Louis Stevenson

Quote of the Day

When you have confidence, you can

have a lot of fun.  And when you have

fun, you can do amazing things.

(via Drive-In Theater of the Mind)

 

Joseph William Namath

City of Burleson

The City of Burleson needs an athletics/aquatics supervisor.  Job info here.

Recruiting Free-For-All on Hold

The NCAA's backing away from their unlimited contact proposal.  Read more here.

Two rules designed to streamline recruiting and trim the NCAA rulebook that were approved by the board in January got sent back to the drawing board, after more than 75 coaches and athletics directors argued that the new rules would wreak havoc on coaches and prospective athletes. The “deregulation” lifted restrictions on how (text messaging was previously prohibited) and how often programs can contact prospective athletes.

Quote of the Day

 

Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is

like wrapping a present and not giving it.

 

(via iPerceptive)

 

William Arthur Ward

Frisco Liberty Update

Frisco Independent School District

Swimming & Diving

Head Swimming Coach Position

Position Available:

Liberty High School,

Head Swimming Coach.

High School/College coaching experience preferred

Subject area: Open, no PE

Salary: FISD Pay Scale + Coaching Stipend

Facility includes indoor 50 Meter pool with full Colorado Timing System. A full weight

room is part of the Natatorium.

Applicants must possess a current Texas Teaching Certificate. Applicants must also

possess (or be in the process of obtaining) a current CDL license.

For more information contact:

Galen Zimmerman, Campus Coordinator

Liberty High School

15250 Rolater Road

Frisco, Texas 75035

zimmermg@friscoisd.org

469-633-5870

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Triathlon an Emerging Sport?

Anyone heard how the discussion went?  The NCAA was supposed to be considering the possibility of naming triathlon as an emerging sport.  Read more here.

(via Slow Twitch)

Before the guys get too excited about the possibility of competing as a college triathlete, remember what an "emerging" sport is.  The NCAA views emerging sports as women-only opportunities.

CU senior and triathlon team president Tess Amer said she's conflicted about only women being recognized as an emerging sport. Men and women on the current club team practice and race together, she said, and is worried about that camaraderie and equality being lost until the NCAA also recognized men's triathlon.

"In any kind of triathlon environment I've ever been in, it's always been men and women," she said. "But I think it's great it's getting enough attention to be looked at by the NCAA.."

Thanks for the heads up, DJA!