The longest absence is less perilous to love
than the terrible trials of incessant proximity.
Edna St. Vincent Millay
Friday, April 19, 2024
Thursday, April 18, 2024
Quote of the Day
I want to cultivate the seed that was placed
in me until the last small twig has grown.
Käthe Kollwitz
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Quote of the Day
I don't care what the haters and naysayers
say. If they make jokes about me, I'll laugh
because they'll probably be funny.
Paula Ann Hiers Deen
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Quote of the Day
I've known ambitious people with no aptitude
for the thing they did. Most of whom,
rather terrifyingly, tended to succeed.
Neil Richard MacKinnon Gaiman
Monday, April 15, 2024
A Few More Jobs
Pinkston HS (Dallas) head swimming coach, Nicole Stovall 972-502-2700
Marshall HS (Ft. Bend) assistant swim/water polo, Brandi Cross 281-634-7428
Aqua Swift Aquatics (Boerne) head age group coach, Jason Schmeltzer 845-494-8450
Brenham HS head swim coach, Danny Youngs
College Station HS aquatics director/head swim coach, Kevin Starnes
Byron P. Steele II HS (Cibolo) head swim coach, Angie Fain
Canyon HS (Comal) head swim/water polo, Heather Sanders
City of Bryan swim coach
City of College Station swim coach
AAAA assistant swim/lifeguard
Previous jobs postings are here
Quote of the Day
There is nothing noble in being superior
to your fellow man. True nobility lies in
being superior to your former self.
Ernest Miller Hemingway
Sunday, April 14, 2024
Quote of the Day
The only difference between a rut
and a grave are the dimensions.
Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow
Saturday, April 13, 2024
Quote of the Day
The thing about school is that if you're forced into
learning stuff, you're not going to be into it.
Jeffrey Ross Hyman, a.k.a. Joey Ramone
Friday, April 12, 2024
Quote of the Day
I'm in nobody's circle, I've always been an outsider.
Joan Alexandra Molinsky, a.k.a. Joan Rivers
Thursday, April 11, 2024
Quote of the Day
Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes.
Art is knowing which ones to keep.
Scott Raymond Adams
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
Tuesday, April 09, 2024
Quote of the Day
Examinations are formidable even to the best
prepared, for the greatest fool may ask more
than the wisest man can answer.
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Charles Caleb Colton
Sunday, April 07, 2024
What the heck?
Yesterday's post on TISCA All-State Lists made me wonder about who might be upset if they'd been denied their TISCA All-State First Team ranking, so I looked at the TAPPS boys' 400 free relay, where HCYA is #1.
Would CHSM be disappointed that they'd been bumped down to Second Team by a homeschool group?
No, I doubt Christian Homeschool Sports Ministries will mind...
HOW DID WE GET HERE?!?!?!
TISCA Constitution & Bylaws
View the TISCA Constitution & Bylaws here
To amend the constitution:
To amend the bylaws:
If you youngsters are okay with the direction our organizations is heading, just sit back and let a handful of your peers decide for you.
If y'all don't like what's happening in TISCA, it's time to find enough of your fellow member coaches to chart a different course.
Quote of the Day
I want to stand as close to the edge as I can without
going over. Out on the edge you see all the kinds
of things you can't see from the center.
Kurt Vonnegut
Saturday, April 06, 2024
TISCA All-State Lists
Please look at the TAPPS list and explain:
Why are athletes from Homeschool Christian Youth Association (HCYA) included?
This is not a school!
Rather, it's an athletic organization for kids who attend neither public nor private schools.
I'm all for folks who want to educate their children at home. If public or private schools don't work for your child, that's an option for y'all.
We strive to provide a "level playing field" for our student/athletes, right?
It's increasingly "out of level" in recent years, isn't it?*
Do you support placing athletes in our All-State lists that don't attend a school?
If yes, would you feel the same if your athlete lost a spot on those lists?
Should HCYA athletes be included on our Academic All-State list?**
*Have you noticed that charter schools are dominating some UIL sports? How about the guy who won a state championship in girls rasslin'?
**Before you answer that, recall that these kids' grades are determined by their parents...
Quote of the Day
The public, more often than not, will forgive mistakes,
but it will not forgive trying to wiggle out of one.
Lewis McDonald Grizzard, Jr.
Wednesday, April 03, 2024
Quote of the Day
Untutored courage is useless
in the face of educated bullets.
George Smith Patton, Jr.
Tuesday, April 02, 2024
More recent job postings:
North Forney HS head swim coach, Donald Fleming
Stevens HS (San Antonio) head water polo & assistant swim coach, Anthony Plummer
Marshall HS (Sugar Land) assistant swim coach, James Williams
Boerne HS head swim & water polo coach, Che Hendrix
Lamar HS head swim coach (aquatics coordinator), Philip Lindsey
Medina Valley HS assistant swim/water polo coach, Douglas Bull
Langham Creek HS head swim/water polo coach, Todd Thompson
Pinkston HS (Dallas) head swim coach, Nicole Stovall
MacArthur HS (Aldine) head swim & water polo coach, Sandra Marder
Angleton HS dive coach, Jason Brittain
Heritage HS (Frisco) head swim coach, Melissa Howard
Cypress Lakes HS assistant swim & water polo, Jonathan Mayer
Sharks Swim Club (SHARKS) head coach, Club President
Katy Aquatics (KATY) lead age group coach, Travis Sandifer
Montgomery Aquatic Race Club (MARC) age group coach, Lou Spencer
Quote of the Day
If we wish to free ourselves from enslavement, we must
choose freedom and the responsibility this entails.
Felice Leonardo "Leo" Buscaglia
Monday, April 01, 2024
Bowman to Texas OFF!!!
After what many say was the greatest aquatics April Fools' joke of all time, legendary University of Texas men's head swim coach Eddie Reese has admitted that no, he will not be retiring after all!
UT and Arizona State University put together an elaborate hoax today, claiming that ASU head coach Bob Bowman would take the reins in Austin, leaving assistant Herbie Behm to take over in Tempe.
Bowman stated "Herbie really played along with it well. The guy acted as if he was actually taking over the program. Our SID let him in on the joke yesterday...at least I think he did..."
Reese, known to be a man of few words, responded to an inquiry from SwimScam with "JK, JK!"
Sunday, March 31, 2024
Did you miss it?
Men's NCAA-DI meet in Indy was epic!
Arizona State went from fighting for existence (dropped by then-AD Lisa Love*) to 2024 NCAA champs.
American & NCAA records were smashed.
It was Eddie Reese's last season as Longhorn head coach. He guided his squad to a 7th place finish.
Catch up here
*Love got the old "lead handshake" in 2012
Naughty Word(s) Warning!!!
In case you're wondering what the latest is up in Arlington ISD, catch up via comments at this Quote of the Day.
TISCA Rep Vote
Your vote counts...or does it?
Here's a message from our TISCA leadership, sent last week:
Lastly,
the TISCA convention is around the corner and we will be selecting new
Region Reps for Swimming, Diving and Water Polo at the convention. SO it
is very important that you attend.
Recall that, to accommodate water polo, TISCA traded our fall swim/dive/polo coaches' clinic for a spring convention.
The fall clinic was when we knew:
- which of our member coaches had left the profession,
- which schools our TISCA coaches were representing, &
- what regions our schools had been placed in by the UIL.
Using this spring convention to choose region reps for the 2024-25 school year means:
- members in good standing who are not attending will have no say in representation,
- some individuals attending & voting may not even be coaching next year,
- coaches could be voting from different schools than those they'll work in the fall, &
- coaches new to schools will have had no say in who their region reps will be.
One solution would be to restore the fall clinic and scrap the spring convention for the 2024-25 year.
We all know that's highly unlikely! Therefore, we need to explore another way to choose reps.
Once coaches have registered for the fall, a Google Form should be used for rep voting.
Using this method in September means:
- coaches will have had time to register w/TISCA for the new season,
- the UIL alignment will have been out for months, &
- coaches will be representing the school they'll be working for in 2024-25.
Using the spring convention to vote for 2024-25 region reps is a BAD IDEA!!!
Quote of the Day
There are well-dressed foolish ideas
just as there are well-dressed fools.
Nicolas Chamfort
Monday, March 25, 2024
Sunday, March 24, 2024
ISU's Josh Christensen
Listen to our chat with ISU Women's Swimming Head Coach Josh Christensen here
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00:00 – Disclaimer & banter
01:53 – ASCA plug
02:21 – Introducing ISU’s Josh Christensen
02:40 – Sycamore roundball
04:25 – Josh’s start in the sport
06:33 – Any adjustments from D-II to D-I?
07:48 – Missouri Valley Conference
09:38 – Where does ISU recruit?
11:22 – Facilities
13:05 – Will the men’s program return?
14:01 – Fundraising & NIL
14:56 – Local high schools & clubs
16:17 – Rose-Hulman brainiacs
16:46 – Pros & Cons of men/women
20:07 – Early season
20:51 – Super Sport Systems (3S)
26:00 – Building the roster
29:33 – ISU & academics
30:50 – Supporting the program
34:30 – Wrapping it up
Quote of the Day
They say a little knowledge is dangerous, but
it's not one half so bad as a lot of ignorance.
Sir Terence David John "Terry" Pratchett
Saturday, March 23, 2024
Quote of the Day
The only vice that cannot be forgiven is hypocrisy.
The repentance of a hypocrite is itself hypocrisy.
William Hazlitt
Friday, March 22, 2024
Quote of the Day
Collecting facts is important. Knowledge is important.
But if you don't have an imagination to use the
knowledge, civilization is nowhere.
Ray Douglas Bradbury
Thursday, March 21, 2024
Long Overdue Jobs Post
Job postings over the last month (or so):
Dripping Springs HS assistant swim, Mike Hoskovec
The Woodlands Swim Team (TWST) assistant age group
McKinney North HS assistant swim/dive, Kendall Brewer
Cypress Lakes HS assistant swim, Tyrone Carter
Montgomery Aquatic Race Club (MARC) assistant
Central HS assistant swim, Rodney Chant
Medina Valley HS assistant swim/water polo, Douglass Bull
Elkins HS assistant swim/water polo, Jesse Hu
Alamo Area Aquatics Association (AAAA) assistant
Iowa Colony assistant swim/dive/water polo, Caitlin Cunningham
Ridge Point HS assistant swim/water polo, Adam Miles
Austin HS (Ft. Bend ISD) assistant water polo, Sean Brogan
A&M Consolidated HS natatorium director/head swim/dive, Brandon Schmidt
Dawson HS head swim/dive/water polo, Collin Gray
Northwest ISD head dive, Joel Johnson - 817-698-1011
Langham Creek HS head swim/water polo, Jonathan Mayer
Westlake HS head girls swim/dive, Callan Nokes
Cypress Park HS head water polo, Greg Rogers
Kempner HS head & assistant water polo, Troy Degar
Fort Bend ISD head dive, Katie Anselmo
Magnolia Aquatic Club (MAC) national team
Blue Tide Aquatics (BTA) lead group
Prosper Aquatic Club (PAC) lead group
Power For Life (PFL) head coach
YMCA of North Austin community rec center aquatics director
Aggie Swim Camp assistant coaches Shannon Clark
Tuesday, March 19, 2024
Quote of the Day
If you cannot mould yourself as you would wish, how can
you expect other people to be entirely to your liking?
Thomas à Kempis
Monday, March 18, 2024
Quote of the Day
Can anything be sadder than work left
unfinished? Yes, work never begun.
Christina Georgina Rossetti
Friday, March 15, 2024
Thursday, March 14, 2024
National Invitational Championships
Site has links to psych sheet, schedule, standards, live stream, results, etc.
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Quote of the Day
It's not tyranny we desire; it's a
just, limited, federal government.
Alexander Hamilton
Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Episode 44: Captain Darrell Fick
Listen to our visit with Longhorn Captain Darrell Fick here
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00:00 – Disclaimer & limited banter
01:48 – Eddie Reese Audiobook excerpts
02:38 – New Chuck Warner Books Offer
04:04 – Introducing Darrell Fick
04:22 – Darrell’s start in swimming
05:52 – Texas years & new pool
07:56 – Coaching start in Alief
09:00 – First Colony
10:50 – Love of the sport
11:55 – Texas Senior Circuit
14:50 – NIL & Texas One Fund
19:59 – Agent involvement
22:48 – NIL in high school
26:34 – Coaching Deals
27:23 – Athlete Deals
28:10 – Swim Center bulkhead
29:23 –Texas One Fund & rule changes
31:22 – Branding & Open Doors
33:30 – Swimnerd pace clocks
34:23 – HOKA shoes
36:26 – Katy Tigers & summer leagues
37:31 – Eddie’s successor?
38:20 – Working around schedules
39:25 – NIL compliance
40:42 – Moving to the SEC
42:32 – Conference meet emphasis
44:44 – NCAA Portal & free agency
46:22 – RIP NCAA?
48:55 – Getting the 400 IM home
50:51 – Wrapping it up
51:19 – Support your school’s fund
Quote of the Day
Every time I sign a ball, and there have been thousands,
I thank my luck that I wasn't born (Stan) Coveleski
or (Bill) Wambsganss or (Roger) Peckinpaugh.
Mel Ott
Wednesday, March 06, 2024
Quote of the Day
Next to a battle lost, the greatest misery is a battle gained.
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Tuesday, March 05, 2024
Quote of the Day
The happiness of most people is not ruined by great
catastrophes or fatal errors, but by the repetition
of slowly destructive little things.
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Ernest Dimnet
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