TGCA 2012 GOLF SCRAMBLE AT SUMMER CLINIC
Jerry's Sporting Goods will once again be hosting the 2012 TGCA Golf Scramble at Summer Clinic. The tournament will be held at Lake Arlington Golf Club, 1516 West Green Oaks Boulevard, Arlington, on Tuesday, July 10th, with 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. shot-gun starts. Come on out and bring your coaching staff for some fun at the course. For registration form, click here.
UIL SOFTBALL AND BASEBALL PLAYOFFS
BAD WEATHER AND STAAR TESTING
A two-out-of-three series that does not get a complete game in by the end of the day Friday automatically reverts to a one game series.
If one game is played and a second game cannot be played on Saturday because of weather, then the winner of game one advances to the next round.
Rain (Bad Weather) Policy
Every effort must be made by both teams to determine the winner before the certification deadline. This includes obtaining neutral sites and securing any available field. This could mean giving up a home field advantage if another field is playable.
If weather conditions make it impossible to determine a winner before certification, UIL (Baseball Director, Darryl Beasley, 512-238-0968 and Softball Director, Peter Contreras, 512-393-1958) must be contacted for an extension. No request for extension of the deadline will be considered until Saturday afternoon. If any STAAR testing of any kind is taking place in the school, no playoff game can be scheduled on that day, as required by state law. Please know your STAAR testing schedule and your opponent's STAAR testing schedule before contacting the UIL for the extension. The next round opponent(s) must also be contacted to inform them that the deadline will be extended.
Extreme scheduling difficulties such as those mentioned above could result in a coin flip which would determine the representatives to the next round.
2012 SAN ANTONIO SPORTS CLINIC
The 2012 TGCA San Antonio Sports Clinic will be held May 18 and 19 at Churchill High School, 12049 Blanco Road. TGCA is very pleased to add San Antonio to our clinics this year. On-line registration is now open. A printable registration form may be found under the "Forms" category and below. If you have already renewed your TGCA membership for the 2012-13 year by paying the $50.00 renewal fee, you may attend this clinic by choosing the "Silver Package", which includes a reduced admittance fee, but ONLY if you have paid the $50.00 renewal fee prior to registering for the San Antonio Sports Clinic. If you need assistance with the registration process, please contact us.
2012 San Antonio Sports Clinic Registration Form
2012 San Antonio Sports Clinic Agenda
UIL REVISED 1-A SPRING MEET AND CROSS COUNTRY ALIGNMENTS
Revised 1A Spring Meet (academics, tennis and golf) and 1A Cross Country alignments for 2012-13 have now been posted to the UIL website.
GOLF HONORS
Golf Academic All-State honors have now been posted to the website. Click on the Golf tab and whichever conference you wish to see.
SOCCER HONORS
Soccer Academic All-State honors have now been posted to the website. Click on the Soccer tab and then whichever category you wish to see.TGCA NEWSLETTER
The April Newsletter is now available on-line. Archived copies of our newsletters are available by clicking the "Newsletter" link on the left.
Texas Sports Writers Association All-State Softball Nominations
Coaches are asked to submit nominations for the Texas Sports Writers All-State Softball Team to Jack Stallard of the Longview News-Journal ASAP when their season has concluded.
Please include the player(s) name, school, classification of school, grade and any available statistics. If a player is a standout at more than one position, please list the position you would most like for her to be considered for the all-state team (or list her as a utility player).
Deadline for nominations is the Tuesday following the UIL State Softball Tournament.
Please email nominations to jstallard@news-journal.com.
Please note this is NOT for TGCA nominations. Those need to be made on-line through the Membership Site.
*CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2012 TGCA SPECIAL AWARDS WINNERS*
HALL OF FAME:
Joni McCoy, Arlington Martin High School (Retired)
Lynn Davis Pool, Austin ISD
Barbara Crousen, McMurry University
MARGARET MCKOWN DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD:
SPORTSWRITER OF THE YEAR:
SIX FLAGS AND HURRICANE HARBOR DISCOUNTS FOR SUMMER CLINIC
Six Flags over Texas and Hurricane Harbor will be offering discounts for TGCA members during Summer Clinic in Arlington this year. The promotion code is just TGCA. Click on either of the logos below to order tickets, and be sure to use the promotional code where it asks for it. Tickets are valid one operating day from July 7 - July 16, 2012. Six Flags Over Texas tickets price is $31.00 plus tax. Hurricane Harbor Tickets price is $21.99 plus tax. Be sure, if you go away from the particular page before placing your order, that you reenter the promo code of TGCA before ordering tickets. Online orders must include sales tax and a one-time $5.00 processing fee per order.
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UIL VOLLEYBALL AND TEAM TENNIS 2012-14 ALIGNMENTS
The 2012-14 UIL Volleyball and Team Tennis alignments are now available on the UIL website. Click here to see the alignments.
CROSS COUNTRY CHANGES FOR 2012-13
UIL Referendum Ballot Results
The UIL Referendum Ballot results regarding the distance for girls cross-country are final. Superintendents across the state were asked whether they favored increasing the distance for girls cross country from two miles to 5000 meters, or approximately three miles. Superintendents in 4A and 5A voted in favor of increasing the distance to 5000 meters, while those in 1A, 2A and 3A voted to keep the distance at two miles.
The breakdown of results by conference are below:
| Conference | In Favor of Increase | Opposed to Increase |
1A |
97 |
207 |
2A |
85 |
94 |
3A |
77 |
81 |
4A |
111 |
74 |
5A |
126 |
75 |
This change for conferences 4A and 5A will take effect in the 2012-13 school year.
2012 NFHS VOLLEYBALL RULES UPDATE
Rules updates for the 2012 volleyball season have been issued by the National Federation of High Schools. Of particular note are new uniform rules which take effect for the 2016 season. Click here to see the news release from NFHS.
2011-12 MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL
If you have not renewed your membership for the 2011-12 membership year, which expires May 31, 2012, you can no longer do it on-line. You must print a form and mail it with a check or fax it with a valid credit card number. We are now taking 2012-13 membership renewals only on-line. Forms for the 2011-12 membership renewal can be found under the "Forms" category in the menu on the left-hand side of the page.2012 SUMMER CLINIC
2012-13 MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL
The 2012 TGCA Summer Clinic will be held in Arlington, Texas, July 9-13. Membership Renewal for the 2012-13 membership year and registration for Summer Clinic are now open, both on-line and by mail. We would encourage you to do your membership renewal and Clinic registration on-line. It's fast, easy and secure. However, if you need to print a form and mail it, forms can be found under the "Summer Clinic" and "Forms" categories in the menu on the left-hand side of the page. Hotel reservation services are now open.. You must do your hotel reservations on-line and through the link set up for that purpose under the "Summer Clinic" category in order to secure the TGCA rate. You cannot contact the hotels directly. Summer Clinic agenda can be found under the "Summer Clinic" tab in the menu on the left-hand side of this page, and then by clicking on "60th Annual Summer Clinic Program". If you need assistance with the renewal or registration process, please contact us. If you do not remember your membership number or password, PLEASE CONTACT US. Please do not set up a new profile and make yourself a new member if you are currently a TGCA member or have ever been in the past. TGCA thanks you for your continued support.
2012 HOUSTON SPORTS CLINIC
The TGCA 2012 Houston Sports Clinic will be held June 13 and 14 at Spring Branch Memorial High School, 935 Echo Lane. On-line registration is now open. A printable registration form may be found under the "Forms" category and below. If you have already renewed your TGCA membership for the 2012-13 year by paying the $50.00 renewal fee, you may attend this clinic by choosing the "Silver Package", which includes a reduced admittance fee, but ONLY if you have paid the $50.00 renewal fee prior to registering for the Houston Sports Clinic. If you need assistance with the registration process, please contact us.
2012 Houston Sports Clinic Registration Form
2012 Houston Sports Clinic Coaches Agenda
2012 Houston Sports Clinic Administrators Agenda
CROWNE PLAZA TGCA DISCOUNT ROOM RATE
The Austin Crowne Plaza has set up a direct link for room reservations for TGCA members. The discounted room rate year round is $109.00. Rooms are subject to availability.This link CANNOT be used for Summer Clinic reservations. You must go through the housing reservation service for Summer Clinic reservations. Please click the link below to make your room reservations when traveling to Austin.
TGCA Year Round Room Rate Link
TGCA has also blocked rooms at the Crowne Plaza for the Girls State Basketball Tournament (February 29 - March 4); the Track & Field State Meet (May 11 - 13); and the State Softball Tournament (June 1 - 3). Room rates are $109.00. Rooms are limited and reservations should be made as soon as possible for these dates. Please use the link below to book rooms for the UIL events mentioned herein.
TGCA Basketball, Track & Field and Softball Room Rate Link
On-line nomination deadline for all sports is the Monday before the state tournament or meet at 12:00 noon. This is for all nominations except Sub-Varsity Coach of the Year. The deadline for Sub-Varsity Coach of the Year is May 1st. Individual sports deadlines are as follows:
Softball - May 28
KAY YOW CANCER FUND TO ALLOCATE $1M RESEARCH GRANT
The Kay Yow Cancer Fund is honored to be in partnership with the Texas Girls Coaches Association. Through the help and support of the member coaches of TGCA, and the schools and student/athletes they represent, the Kay Yow Foundation, in conjunction with the Jimmy V. Foundation, is allocating a $1M MD Anderson Ovarian Cancer Research Grant this fall. TGCA stands proud in their support of the Kay Yow Cancer Fund as our "Charity of Choice". For more information regarding the grant, click here.
NEW MEMBERSHIP BENEFIT
TGCA has jointly sponsored with American Income Life to now supply all of its members a $3,000 Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) benefit through your membership. This benefit is NO cost to you. Also, you are eligible to receive a NO cost Health Services Discount Card which can save your family 20%-60% on vision care, hearing care and prescriptions. In addition, again at NO cost, you can receive Child Safe Kits for your children and grandchildren. Please keep an eye out in the coming weeks for a notification letter of these benefits with full details.
UIL 2011-12 OFFICIAL CALENDAR CHANGES
1A GOLF AND TENNIS
BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL PLAYOFFS
UIL is officially announcing the following changes to the Official Calendar for the 2011-12 school year in 1A Golf and Tennis as well as all conferences in Softball and Baseball.
Golf and Tennis
1A District Certification - change from Wednesday, April 11, to Thursday, April 12.
Baseball Playoffs
All Conferences – *Area Deadline – change from Saturday, May 19 to Saturday, May 12.
Regional Quarterfinal Deadline – change from Tuesday, May 22 to Saturday, May 19.
*No games in this series shall be played prior to Friday of that week due to STAAR tests. No travel is allowed in association with this series until at least the end of the school day on Friday, May 11. If there are any conflicts between an Area baseball series and the state track meet, it is recommended that schools schedule only a one game series.
Softball Playoffs
All Conferences - *Regional Quarterfinal Deadline – change from Saturday, May 19 to Saturday, May 12.
Regional Semifinal Deadline – change from Tuesday, May 22 to Saturday, May 19.
*No games in this series shall be played prior to Friday of that week due to STAAR tests. No travel is allowed in association with this series until at least the end of the school day Friday, May 11. If there are any conflicts between a regional quarterfinal softball series and the state track meet, it is recommended that schools schedule only a one game series.
TGCA WEEKLY E-MAIL NEWS BLAST NOTICE
In conjunction with Grace Media, TGCA will be sending weekly e-mail blasts, during the school year, containing sports news from across the state and important news items.
If you signed up for the TGCA weekly e-mail news blast last school year, there's no need to rejoin, but please be sure your school is not blocking our e-mails. We had some returned last year and it's because some schools have us filtered out as spam. Please double check and be sure your school is aware that you are wanting this to go through to you.
If you've not signed up yet, it's not too late. Don't miss out. These weekly e-mails deliver happening news directly to your inbox. Just click on the following link to register:
https://app.e2ma.net/app/view:Join/signupId:60463/acctId:35572
These e-mail blasts not only contain information directly from TGCA, but sports news across the state and nation. Please be sure your e-mail address is current and up to date.
UIL IN-SERVICE PRESENTATIONS
The 2011-12 UIL In-Service Presentations as presented at Summer Clinic are now available. Click on the update you wish to view.
Cross Country and Track Updates
Volleyball Updates
Basketball Updates
Softball Updates
AUSTIN OMNI SOUTHPARK DIRECT LINK
The Austin Omni Southpark has set up a direct link for TGCA for our members when making reservations to get the TGCA rate. Click below to go to the direct link for reservations. The TGCA promotion code has already been entered. Just fill out the information and book your rooms. Rooms are subject to availability. This is not valid for Summer Clinic. You must go through the rooming service to book your rooms during Summer Clinic.
*JOSTENS ONLY RING SPONSOR FOR TGCA*
The only rings furnished by the Texas Girls Coaches Association are for our state champion coaches and past president. These rings are supplied by our long time corporate sponsor Josten's. Alan Garland, from Fort Worth, is our representative. TGCA has not been contacted and has no affiliation or agreement with any other individual or ring company.
The Kay Yow Cancer Fund™ is TGCA's charity of choice. We encourage you to get involved and join the fight against cancer. The new website is now up and running: www.kayyow.com. We encourage you to go to the website for more information, and for any and all questions concerning Kay Yow charitable events, please contact:
Sarah Reese
Administrative Assistant
Kay Yow Cancer Fund™
PO Box 3369
Cary, NC 27519-3369
E-Mail: sarah.reese@kayyow.com or info@kayyow.com
Office: 919-460-6407
Fax: 919-380-0025
www.kayyow.com
To see the Proposed Marketing Plan for High Schools for suggestions and ideas on fundraisers, click here.
The Fund has new promotional items that can be purchased for your fundraiser. They are now marketing shoe strings and awareness bracelets, each for $3.00. If a school purchases an order of 100 quantity or more of either item, the Fund will send the school 15 complimentary awareness bracelets for the team. Please direct inquiries regarding these promotional items to Brenda Keene at brenda.keene@kayyow.com, 919-819-8305.
MAXPREPS STATS AND SCORES
MaxPreps, an affiliate of CBS Sports, is a FREE sports information service provided to you and your team as a membership benefit of the Texas Girls Coaches Association. MaxPreps.com aspires to cover, at no cost to TGCA members, every team, every game and every player. This tool will be extremely beneficial to you as a high school coach, your parents, fans, school administration, athletic directors and webmasters.
Please enter information on your team. As a member coach of TGCA , take the time to use MaxPreps to provide FREE hard-earned recognition for your team. MaxPreps is an on-line service designed to record your team's achievements. Go to www.maxpreps.com and enter your information today.
Check out the MaxPreps stats and scores on the MaxPreps widget at the bottom of the page.
Any coach who has not received their user name and password for their free MaxPreps team account should e-mail coachsupport@maxpreps.com or call 1-800-329-7324 extension 1.
TGCA ON FACEBOOK
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ACADEMIC ALL-STATE NOMINATIONS
TGCA will no longer accept Academic All-State nominations with GPAs that have not been converted from a point scale (4.0) grade to a numerical scale only (94 or above). Staff cannot do the conversion and any nomination received with a point scale GPA will not be processed and will be sent back to the nominating coach for conversion to a numerical only GPA.
TGCA ON-LINE HONORS NOMINATION INSTRUCTIONS
Please remember that membership deadline for nomination is November 1. All on-line nomination deadlines are the Monday at noon before a particular sport's state meet. Sub-Varsity on-line nomination deadline is May 1. To access simple and detailed instructions on nominating for TGCA honors on-line, click here.
*ATTENTION*
TO ALL COACHES: Please go on-line and check that your profile is up-to-date, including addresses, telephone numbers (school, cell, home), and all other personal information. You can change all information on your profile except your school. Please check your coaching experience and add information as needed. We would also appreciate an update on your e-mail address, as this is our easiest and quickest way to alert you to new developments regarding your sport. Our files are only as accurate as the information you put in them. We appreciate your help in this endeavor.
2ND VICE PRESIDENT CANDIDATES
Mitch Williams
Whitney High School
Application
SCORES AND STATS PRESENTED BY MAXPREPS
