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JANUARY 18-21, 2013
January Issue, Our 16th Year!
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If you’re reading this, we’ve proven the Mayan calendar wasn’t predicting the end of the world and we can now focus on the upcoming year! “Resolution” is the word of the month. Some people make them religiously each
year and others resolve NOT to make them. I like to make goals for the year instead of resolutions. Resolutions usually seem more general in nature, i.e. “I will work out more this year”. I prefer to have a goal with a finite objective. This is a great time to talk to your kids about what it means to have, work towards, and achieve a goal. Goals for school grades and skill development are a few good examples. Everyone likes to feel the sense of achievement after putting forth an effort, so helping them set their goals and line out the steps they will need to take to reach them gives them an opportunity to have successes they can be proud of. Many comment there is a sense of entitlement among the younger generation. These could be individuals that were told as children wonderful and talented they were whether they put forth any effort because their parents feared they would have no selfesteem in the absence of praise. Your child may not reach their goal, so be prepared to help them understand why and what they need to do to be more successful next time. We give praise where praise is earned at my house. Those that have successes get the praise they deserve and those that don’t put forth the effort...well...they do the dishes!!
Alyssa Bogdan working on her beam routine at Kurt Thomas Gymnastics in Frisco.
Zach having fun in his SoccerTots class at Frisco Indoor Sports.
COVER STORY Texas Winter Games. . . 18-19
STORIES Girls on the Run . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Bringing the Hardware Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Area Athletes Honored . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 REGULAR FEATURES The Game Plan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Positive Coaching Alliance.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Scoreboard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Chalk Talk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Athlete of the Month. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Sports Calendar & Directory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-13 A Team to Watch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Kid’s Korner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Tip Off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Coach Spotlight. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
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Hayden Reiter working on his kicks with Coach Chris at NTA Taekwondo in Frisco.
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Dylan Jacinto makes a free throw shot for his 5th grade Panther Pack team at Plano Sports Authority.
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Players burned up the courts in the Little Elm basketball tournament just before the holidays.
Kids work out during the Speed and Agility Training at the Michael Johnson Performance Center in McKinney.
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Kadence Cheang works on her floor routine at Kurt Thomas Gymnastics in Frisco while Katie Cortese and Reganne Cheang look on.
Indoor soccer teams were in high gear last month at Plano Sports Authority.
Chase Toledo, a 7th grader at Legacy Christian Academy, works out with EPT at The Cell in Prosper.
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Positive Coaching Alliance on Filling Emotional Tanks Youth Sports Today proudly presents a new series of tips for youth sports coaches and parents from Positive Coaching Alliance and its local Chapter, PCA-North Texas. This month, we cover the PCA principle of Filling Emotional Tanks as shared in PCA’s live workshops, online courses, books and free resources available at www.PCANorthTexas.org. Following is a script that coaches can draw from in order to share the Emotional Tank concept with their players. With just a few adjustments based on which sport you coach and your players’ ages, you can deliver the core message in your own voice. “For us to succeed as a team and have a lot of fun together this season, we want to fill each others’ Emotional Tanks. An Emotional Tank is like a car’s gas tank. When it’s empty, we go nowhere, but when it’s full, we can go anywhere. People with empty tanks become negative and give up more easily. But with full tanks, we stay optimistic and can handle difficult situations. “As coach, I will do my best to help fill your Emotional Tanks. Here are some of the ways I will do that and some of the ways you can help keep your teammates’ tanks full. n Tell teammates when we see them do something well, or when we see them giving maximum effort, even if the play does not completely go our way. n Tell teammates when we see them improving. That will help them continue trying hard to improve even more. n Listen to teammates when they have ideas to share. “People perform best and have full tanks when they get about five pieces of truthful, specific praise for each time that they receive a piece of specific, constructive criticism... not necessarily all in a row, but over time. Truthful and specific praise means not just saying “Way to go!” but something like “Great hustle! You accelerated at just the right time.” I’ll give you lots of praise to keep your tanks full so that when I do criticize or correct something, you’ll know I still believe in you as a player and as a person. “I want you to fill each others’ tanks. In some practices, we’ll use a Buddy System. You’ll pair up with a buddy and watch each other to see what your buddy is doing well. Then, we’ll get together and share what we saw our buddies doing so that everyone gets a full tank. “Let’s try to avoid draining each others’ tanks. If your teammates make mistakes, they know it, and they feel badly. If you criticize them for mistakes, you make them feel worse, and they’re more likely to make more mistakes. “This will be a great season if we keep our Emotional Tanks full. Let’s start right now by finding a buddy, and we’ll run some drills. Remember to keep an eye on what your buddy is doing well and be prepared to share it with your teammates.” To bring PCA to your school or youth sports organization, phone PCA-North Texas Executive Director Scott Secules at 972-789-4100 or e-mail Scott_Secules@PositiveCoach.org.
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SCOREBOARD AthletE UPDATES
YOUTH SPORTS TODAY
The Hurricanes won all three regular games on December 1st at the Tournament of Champions with 27 points, with the highest possible points of 30 (1st Place Standing) and qualified to play in the Sudden Death Playoffs. They lost their first game but went on to win the championship for their division. Out of five games played, there was only a total of two goals scored on The Hurricanes!
Last month this photo was captured of Anna Sousa at Kurt Thomas Gymnastics in Frisco. She recently competed and made State Beam Champion, State Floor Champion and State All Around Champion! Way to go Anna!
Blakeney Latson appeared in our May issue with her team the D’Feeters. She recently made the Boyd High School varsity soccer team as a Freshman. Congrats!
The North Texas Knights featured in December won 40-12 against the Philly all-star team that has been the best on the east coast for years. They flew down to find out what all the hype was about with Texas football. On December 27th they will attend the O/D National Championship. If they win, that will give them three major national tournament wins.
The Coaching Connection: Unlocking Leadership Potential
The Texas Aces Squirts celebrate their championship win at the Fall RoundUp tournament.
Bringing the Hardware Home from the Hanmadong This year at the 2012 Texas Hanmadong tournament in Plano, NTA Taekwondo of Frisco arrived with 13 young competitors, some competing for the very first time. After a day full of competition in forms, sparring, and weapons, the Frisco taekwondo team went home with a total of 19 Gold, 8 Silver and 2 Bronze medals. NTA Taekwondo of Frisco is located inside of Fieldhouse USA. Their school teaches Olympic style taekwondo for recreational and competitive students. For more information, visit their website at www.ntafrisco.com.
NTA teammates Sophia Dronova and brothers Max, Jay and Leo Cornwell. Sophia won gold in both forms and sparring. This was the first tournament for the Cornwell brothers and all three walked away with three medals each!
What is different about the best coaches? How do they consistently deliver champions – even in different locations, with a different group of athletes, and against different competitors? Without question, coaches need a sharp eye for physical talent and a knack for recruiting. However, the best coaches are masters at creating consistency across their program by addressing what leadership experts call ‘individualization’. This means they study each athlete in order to tailor their approach to the unique needs of that individual. They understand that ‘one size does NOT fit all’. It sounds like common sense, but it is not common practice. Maintaining a dual focus requires intention at the highest level. Championship-caliber coaches understand and employ this. They know every athlete is a complex bundle of both physical and mental capabilities. Over the years, researchers in every sport have developed scientific and objective methods to evaluate an athlete’s physical abilities. They may look at speed, strength, agility, sportspecific motion, flexibility and stamina. Physical abilities are only half, if that, of the performance picture. Elite-level coaches are able to uncover the unique mental make-up of each athlete. How are they motivated? How do they compensate for a weakness? How do they respond when they’re intimidated, in pain, or dealing with a tough opponent or under pressure? Which athlete should I call upon to inspire the team and who is better at admonishing fellow players? The good news is there is an equally scientific and objective way to answer these questions
about the mental make-up and performance of an athlete. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator™ (MBTI™) is a coaching tool when properly administered and interpreted, provides a more complete understanding of how to practice and train athletes given their innate physical and mental strengths and deficiencies. When you know how an athlete is inherently wired, you can better motivate, teach them how to handle pressure, and ultimately, help them realize their full potential as leaders and team players. In your role as a coach, you need to discover who each athlete truly is and learn the right vernacular to enhance their brain. Expectations you set will be slightly different for each athlete, the way you interact, persuade, and correct will be different. The way you nurture a strength, give compliments and why, and the way you develop a weakness will be varied. As a coach, you do not want to label or select based on an athlete’s ‘mental map’. That said, results certainly can help you understand your athletes and what type of position or role he or she is best suited for, which players tend to perform better in a team situation versus a single situation, and which athletes will lead more by example or be the leader who rally the troupes into high octane action. As a coach, it is your job to connect this kind of information to your athletes. It provides individualized guidance to help each athlete unlock and unleash their fullest athletic potential and create a winning consistency across your program.
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Coaches must use caution and care when selecting words to communicate with players, parents, and umpires. Usually, we know what we mean, but sometimes, as the song lyrics go, words get in the way. Consider these real statements from auto insurance claim forms: n I collided with a stationary truck coming the other way. n My car was legally parked as it backed into another vehicle. n In an attempt to kill a fly, I drove into a telephone pole. n The gentleman behind me struck me on the backside. He then went to rest in a bush with just his rear end showing. n No witnesses would admit having seen the mishap until after it happened. In each case, we know what the driver intended, but the meaning is cloudy (and funny). This hit home for me recently as I made a statement to an
umpire about his ruling and my choice of words took the discussion down the wrong path. With a runner on first, the other team hit a ground ball to our second baseman. He flipped it to the shortstop who made the force out at second. The runner didn’t slide and was interfering with my player making a throw to first base for a double play. I jogged onto the field and said to the umpire, “He’s got to slide there – that’s a double play.” The problem was, my initial statement wasn’t entirely
factual. The rule does not state that a runner has to slide. It does say that he has to avoid contact and not be in the way. I knew that. Here was my mistake. During the 10-second trip out to discuss the call, I had already mentally covered that ground, and took the rule for granted. My thought process was: 1. Know the rule (I did) 2. It was obviously interference 3. The kid SHOULD HAVE slid 4. How could a kid NOT slide in that situation? I blurted out a hybrid of thoughts between #’s 3 & 4. Because I didn’t take the umpire through thoughts 1 & 2, he assumed I didn’t know the rule and that my statement was false. Once I realized my mentalverbal mistake, I tried to re-trace the logic flow. Too late. He was firmly entrenched in his call. This reinforces that coaches
need have a clear logic path in mind before they start communicating, especially if it is with players and parents. This is also true of parents talking to coaches! As I discovered, umpires won’t usually let us re-trace the logic path. Parents and players might, but it takes time and could require repairing a relationship or hurt feelings.
Coach Dan Clemens is the author of A Perfect Season: A Coach’s Journey to Learning, Competing, and Having Fun in Youth Baseball. A leadership and communications consultant, he’s coached youth baseball, football, soccer and basketball for 10 years and is a high school coach. You can email him at Dan@ CoachClemens.com.
Fifth grader Dayton Toney training with EPT at The Cell in Prosper.
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Student Athlete of the Month Ethan Mann, The Colony, 10 years old PRESENTS THE
This month’s Student Athlete of the Month is ten year old Motorcross competitor, Ethan Mann. Ethan just took first place in both the stock and modified divisions of the Winter League Mini Olympics Supercross in Florida this past November. He also placed second in the modified division and third in the stock division of the Winter League Mini Olympics Motorcross. Ethan and his family recently relocated to The Colony from Oregon, so we are excited to watch this young athlete for many years to come!
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Calendar
Your guide to area events, registrations, games and tournaments. If you would like your listing to appear here, email Ruthi Elliott at frisco@youthsportstoday.com
Baseball ❑ Frisco Baseball/Softball Association Spring registration, ends Jan. 13
❑ The Colony Youth Baseball Association Spring registration, ends Jan. 31
❑ McKinney Sports
Spring registration, ends Feb. 15
❑ Prosper Youth Sports Association Spring Registration, now open
❑ Allen Sports Association Spring Registration, now open
❑ McKinney Little League
❑ Frisco Ice Hockey, www.friscoice hockey.net
❑ Frisco Baseball & Softball Association Spring Registration, ends Jan. 19
❑ Prosper Youth Sports Association Spring Registration, ends Jan. 26
❑ The Colony Softball Association Spring Registration, now open
❑ Allen Sports Association Spring Registration, now open
❑ McKinney Sports
Spring Registration, now open
❑ Lacrosse Allen Sports Association Girls Spring Registration, ends Jan. 20
❑ Lacrosse McKinney Lacrosse Spring Registration, ends Jan. 6
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❑ Frisco Baseball/ Softball Assoc., www.fbsa.org, 214537-3272
❑ Plano Sports Authority Spring Registration, closes April 13
Softball
Spring Registration, ends Jan. 6
❑ Frisco Amateur Summer Swim Team, www. swimfasst.info, 214-335-8081
❑ Plano Baseball Association Spring Registration, now open
❑ Frisco Lacrosse Association
❑ Celina Youth Sports, www. celina-tx.gov
❑ Frisco Football League, www. friscofootballleague.com
Spring Registration, begins Feb. 19
Lacrosse
Directory
❑ Frisco Lacrosse Association, www. friscolacrosse.com, 214-407-9373 ❑ Frisco Soccer Association, www. friscosoccer.org, 972-712-4625 ❑ Frisco YMCA, www.ymcadallas. org/locations/frisco/ sports, 214-297-9622 ❑ Lonestar Volleyball, www. lonestarvolleyball. net, 214-334-3105 ❑ McKinney Baseball Association, www.mbatx.org ❑ McKinney Football, www. mckinneysports connection.org ❑ McKinney Lacrosse, www. mckinneylacrosse.com ❑ McKinney Soccer Association, www. mckinneysoccer.org, 972-569-6808
games, tournaments, events, camps ❑ McKinney Softball Association, www. mckinneygsa.com, 214-622-1668
Volleyball
Spring Registration, opens mid-December
❑ McKinney Volleyball, www. mckinneysports connection.org
❑ Allen Sports Association
Spring Registration, opens January
❑ McKinney YMCA, www.ymcadallas. org/locations/ mckinney, 972 529 2559
❑ McKinney Sports begins January 2013
❑ Lonestar Volleyball Club Winter Registration, ends Jan. 5
❑ Plano Baseball Association, www. planobaseball.org, 972-517-5800
❑ Lonestar Volleyball Club Spring Registration now open
Plano Sports Authority, www. psaplano.org, 972.208.KIDS (5437)
❑ Plano Sports Authority
Spring Registration, ends Feb. 17
❑ Plano YMCA, www.ymcadallas. org/locations/ russell_creek_ymca, 214 705 9459 ❑ Plano Youth Soccer, www.pysa. org, 972-422-7972 ext 302 ❑ Prosper Youth Sports Association, www.prospertxsports.org ❑ The Colony Youth Football Association, www.tcyfa.com ❑ The Colony Youth Soccer Association, www.tcysa.net, 972.370.3091 ❑ Upwards Sports - FUMC Allen, www. fumcallen.org/ recreation.php, 972-727-8261
❑ Prosper Youth Sports Association
❑ The Colony
Spring Registration January 2013
Basketball
❑ Allen Sports Association
❑ McKinney Sports
❑ Plano Sports Authority
Running
❑ Allen Sports Association
Cheerleading
❑ New Years Double - New Year’s
Spring Registration, ends Jan. 18
Spring Registration, ends Feb. 29
❑ Plano YMCA Spring registration, ages 5-12, began Dec. 8 ❑ McKinney Sports Spring registration, begins January 2013
Flag football ❑ McKinney Sports
Spring Registration, begins January
Spring Registration, begins January
Day race, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 8 am Celebration Park, Allen, Active.com
❑ Fight Back 5K - benefiting
American Cancer Society Relay For Life of McKinney, Saturday, Jan. 5, 9 am, McKinney, Active.com
❑ The Resolution Run, Saturday, Jan. 19, 8 am, McKinney, Active.com
Soccer
❑ The Colony Soccer Allen Sports Association
Spring Registration, ends Jan. 6
Spring Registration, ends Jan. 21 Spring Registration, ends Jan. 30
❑ Plano Sports Authority
❑ Plano Youth Soccer Association Spring Registration, ends Jan. 11
Swimming ❑ FASST Stroke Clinics at Frisco ISD Natatorium on Mondays & Wednesdays thru May 2013
Activities
❑ Frisco’s Christmas in the Square, ends Jan. 6
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A Team to Watch We are deviating from our regular format on “Team to Watch” this month after receiving the following letter from the coach of this month’s team The Hurricanes in McKinney. The Hurricanes are a boys under 12 recreational soccer team that play in the McKinney Soccer Association (MSA). The team was formed in September of 2005 and is one of two original boys teams formed that year for this age group. The team has changed faces over the years with many boys having played and then moved on leaving my son, Reese, as the only one from the original 6 boys who started the team. We (all the parents, because I am a parent first and coach second) are incredibly proud of their first place finish this year with seven wins and a single tie during the regular season. This outstanding finish has earned them a trip to the NTSSA Tournament of Champions Dec 1 & 2. Things have not always been this good and I can still remember going an entire year without winning a single game. We aren’t supposed to keep score on games when the boys are that young but who are we kidding? We send them to school and of course they know how to count! Back then the kids would tell me when we lost the game and by the exact number of goals. As the coach I would try to explain that they were getting better and the
The Hurricanes
Back row from L to R: - Nitish P., Trevor L., Brandon R., Chris P., Kaleb B., Marco G., Reese S., Jose E. Front row from L to R: - Tiesan P., Joshua P., Peyton R., Isaiah S., Daniel K., Christian P.
other team just got lucky. On one particular night I remember driving home with Reese after another one of those games where the other team “just got lucky”, and he said: “Papa, we need a new coach!” Wow, it’s tough to take that kind of honesty from your own kid! I could just imagine what the parents and his other team mates must have been thinking back then. Like the other tough things in life we stuck to it and the boys continued to work hard. Some boys left, new ones joined, and some even came back to our team. And you know what, we started winning and when the Hurricanes moved up into the Under 9 (U9) bracket we officially started keeping score (I guess all those previous losses really didn’t count) and by then we had a 50% win ratio.
Things kept improving and over the last 2 years we placed 2nd twice and 3rd twice in the regular season. We even played a couple of tournaments finishing no less than third in points. Which brings us to our most recent season, with an undefeated run of 7 wins and 1 tie. A great record for an outstanding group of boys! Finishing first is nice but what makes me so incredibly proud of these young men is their respect for each other. They congratulate and complement each other when things are going good or someone does a nice move, and encourage each other when things don’t go so well. I have never heard them blame each other for a goal that was scored against us; they just stand up straight and try to get it back.
These boys work hard throughout the game, never giving up. I can remember these boys fighting to the very end and scoring in the last minute of the game to pull off a win or tie on 4 separate instances. In addition to their winning attitude on the field I am truly proud of this talented group who demonstrate their winning attitude where it really counts, in school. n All the boys on the team have either an A or B average n Half the team is either on the Honor Roll or in the Gifted and Talented program Some more “team stats”: n Almost all the boys have siblings who are playing or used to play soccer n Half the team plays at least one other sport n Average time on the team is 3-1/2 years with half of the team playing together for almost 5 years.
Closing note to parents
Like many volunteer coaches I “got volunteered.” I found myself stepping into the role of coach just so my child would have a chance to play. To anyone out there that thinks they have no time, who have high pressure jobs, strange hours or incredibly long work days, and think they are too busy to coach, I can say that there is nothing more important than spending time with your kids and everything else just works itself out.
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Frisco High School Quarterback Jake Battaglia hands the ball off to #30 Matt Nollman. Frisco wins 42-7 against Samuell High School in the playoffs.
Ben Cole runs the ball up the field for his Frisco High School football team in their playoff game against Samuell High School of Dallas.
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Aidan Gilchrist breaking boards with his back kick at NTA Taekwondo in Frisco.
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It’s the start of a New Year!! Can you get this hockey player started off right so he makes it to his goal? The New Year is a time for resolutions or “Goals” for the year. Do you have a goal for 2013? Share it with us and win tickets to one of the Texas Legend’s home games!
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A student works out during the Speed and Agility Training at the Michael Johnson Performance Center in McKinney.
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Let the Games Begin
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oming off the Olympic summer of 2012 means thousands of amateur athletes from across the state will be motivated to step up their game when they compete in the Winter Games of Texas over the MLK Holiday weekend January 18-21, 2013 in Frisco. The 2013 Winter Games of Texas will be the 8th year in a row for the largest on-going multi-sport event held in North Texas. Close to 4,000 youth and adult athletes, 15,000 spectators, and a host of coaches, referees, and volunteers will participate with enthusiasm and passion.
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The sports lineup has grown to 13 different activities including basketball, Miracle League Bowling, fencing, figure skating, flag football, gymnastics, ice hockey, martial arts, soccer, swimming, volleyball, table tennis and the newest addition â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the 2013 Texas State Weightlifting Championship at
Winter Games of Texas Schedule EVENT/DATE Basketball January 19-20
the Frisco Athletic Center. Robert Sirkis, Officer North Texas LWC, says, “We’re excited to partner with the city of Frisco and TAAF to bring the Texas State Weightlifting Championships to the Winter State Games of Texas.” Medal winners from basketball, figure skating, gymnastics, soccer, swimming, table tennis and the
state of Texas weightlifting event advance to the State Games of America taking place July 31-August 4, 2013 in Hershey-Harrisburg, PA. Registration is now open to athletes, volunteers, and sponsors, visit the website www.taaf.com or call 1-877-GoFrisco (463-7472) for more information.
VENUE Clark Middle School, 4600 Colby Drive, Frisco Griffin Middle School, 3703 Eldorado Pkwy, Frisco Pioneer Heritage MS, 1649 High Shoals Dr, Frisco Wester MS 12293 Shepherds Hill Ln, Frisco Sat 8:00am-9:00pm; Sun 8:00am-5:00pm Main Event Bowling (Ex9375 Dallas Parkway, Frisco hibition: The Miracle League Sat 8:30am-10:00am of Frisco) January 19 Dallas Fencers Club Fencing 9407 Midway Road, Dallas TX 75220 January 20 (214) 629-5358 Sat 11:00-3:00pm Figure Skating The Ice at Stonebriar Centre 2601 Preston Road, Frisco January 20 Sun 8:00am-6:00pm Harold Bacchus Park Flag Football 13875 FM 720, Frisco January 19-20 Sat 9:00am-6:00pm; Sun 9:00am-4:00pm ASI Gymnastics-Plano West Gymnastics 4051 Rosemeade Pkwy, Dallas January 19-20 Sat 8:00am-10:00pm; Sun 8:00am6:00pm Dr Pepper Arena Ice Hockey 2601 Avenue of the Stars, Frisco January 19-21 Sat 7:30am-10:30am; Mon 7:00pm10:30pm--medal games Dr Pepper Star Center-McKinney Craig Ranch Sat 7:30am-10:30am, 2:15pm-5:15pm; Sunday 8:30a-11:30pm, 4:45pm-7:30pm Hunt Middle School Martial Arts 4900 Legendary Drive, Frisco January 19 Sat 9:00am-6:00pm Rock Climbing Canyons Rock Climbing 7164 Technology, Frisco January 20 Sun 12:00pm-6:00pm Warren Sports Complex Soccer 7599 Eldorado Pkwy, Frisco January 18-20 Fri 5:00p-10:00p; Sat 8:00am-10:00pm; Sun 8:00pm-6:00pm Frisco ISD Natatorium Swimming 7411 First Street, Frisco January 19 Sat 8:00am-5:00pm Staley Middle School Table Tennis 6927 Stadium Lane, Frisco January 19 Sat 9:00am – 6:00pm Frisco Athletic Center Weightlifting 5929 Nancy Jane Lane, Frisco January 18-20 Fri 6p-9p, Sat 9a-6pm, Sun 9am-7pm
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Area Athletes Honored The Positive Coaching Alliance awards Triple-Impact CompetitorÂŽ scholarships to dozens of high school athletes in selected geographic regions each year. Awards are based on essays by students explaining how they represent the ideal of
the Triple-Impact Competitor: Makes oneself better (Personal Mastery); makes teammates better (Leadership); and makes the sport better (Honoring the Game). There were twenty finalists picked for the North Texas region, six of which were
from Collin County schools. Of those six athletes, three went on to the top ten and were awarded the $2000 scholarship. Congratulations to these athletes for being an example on and off the field!
Scholarship Recipients n Brandon Aubrey, Plano
Senior High School
n Kyle Berger, Lovejoy High
School
n Ashlyn Broussard, Rockwall
High School
n Kaitlin Dorey, The
Hockaday School
n Anthony Herrera,
McKinney North High School n Reghan Goldberg, Hillcrest
High School
n Hailee Johnson, Heritage
Christian Academy
n Hallie Larson, Poetry
Community Christian School n Kale Rowe, Wylie Prep
Shawn Johnson, center, from McKinney Christian Academy with Cameron Campbell with PCA Houston and Scott Secules, president of the North Texas Chapter.
Anthony Herrera from McKinney North High School
n Michael Sheffield, Samuell
High School
Scholarship Finalists n Anase Asom, The
Hockaday School
n Julia DeVinney, Plano West
HS
n Beau Ewton, Pilot Point HS n Michelle Hagan, Ursuline
Academy
n Bryce Holcomb, St. Marks
Julia DeVinney from Plano West HS
n Shawn Johnson, McKinney
Christian Academy
Harley Liechty, Heritage Christian Academy n
n Kaitlynn McAdams,
McKinney Christian Academy
n Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Keem Smith, Roosevelt
HS
n Catherine Walker, Heritage
Christian Academy
Kyle Berger from Lovejoy High School
Brandon Aubrey, Plano Senior High School
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Marina Theriault works hard on the bars at Kurt Thomas Gymnastics in Frisco.
The Allen 2nd grade division champion players and coaches with their trophies after the championship game.
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WANTED
Nominations for the Student Athlete of the Month and the Coach’s Spotlight. If you know a coach that has a bit of magic or an athlete that’s a great role model, nominate them and give them an opportunity to shine in our next issue! If you catch your athlete in action, we also accept submissions for photos of games, tournaments, awards and accomplishments!
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Coach Spotlight
NOVEMBER Thomas Allen, EPT, Prosper Tx
Each month we spotlight a coach who is getting it right on and off the field. The favorite Coach Spotlight for 2012 will go into our Hall of Fame and will win a $100 gift card to buy equipment for their team. To nominate your favorite coach, go to the Youth Sports Today of Collin County Facebook page and vote, or email us at ruthi@youthsportstoday.com.
DECEMBER
JUNE
Jason Barker, Frisco Football League
Scott Robbins, Head Coach of The Old American Eagles Junior Golf Team, The Colony
SEPTEMBER
OCTOBER
APRIL
Mack Bean, The Miracle League of Frisco
Trent Emmons, FASST Swim Team, Frisco, Tx
Marc Cesare, Texas Twist Softball Coach Frisco, Tx
The FFL 8U Superbowl Champions, the Frisco Colts, celebrate after the game!
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MAY Martin Salinas, Panther Pack Athletics Plano, Tx