Shirley Crowe, Thane Baker, Michael Carter, and

Tom Tellez are the newest members of the Texas

Track & Field Coaches Association’s Hall of Fame.

This second class of inductees join inaugural

Track & F ie ld Coaches C l in ic o f TX

Over 570 meets

have been listed on

the TTFCA Meets

page. Please email

any meets not

posted and add

ttfca@hotmail.com

for results.

We’re just a few

weeks away from

National Letter of

Intent / Signing Day.

Please inform us of

your athletes who

sign; as well, please

send photos of

them signing.

Please email all

coach and athlete

accomplishments to

ttfca@hotmail.com

so these feats may

be posted on the

website.

Next issue: TTFCA

Organizational

Chart and new

Mission Statement,

plus further

developments in the

TTFCA’s advocacy

of track & field in

the state of Texas

The Indoor Season ’s Underway Several

indoor

meets have

already

been run

and results posted. Club Altius

Season Greeter, Pole Vault

Explosion, Pole Vault Corral,

Texas A&M HS Indoor, the Carl

Texas Track & Field Coaches Association January 15, 2011 Volume 1, Issue 1

Shirley Crowe, one of 4 new Texas Track & Field

Coaches Association Hall of Fame members

The handoff

members James Segrest, Herb Sheaner, Ted Nelson,

Max Goldsmith, Bill Melton, and J. Fred Duckett.

Also receiving recognition were Male and Female

Athletes of the Year, Mark Jackson (Taylor) and

Lauren Blackburn (Dallas Sunset) as well as Boys and

Girls Coaches of the Year, Barry Briner (Galena Park

North Shore) and Sherita Jackson (Houston

Westbury).

The Texas Track & Field Coaches Association and

the Track & Field Coaches Clinic of Texas would like

to thank not only the latest award recipients, but also

the coaches who attended and the sponsors /

vendors who helped make everything possible:

Barefoot Athletics / Beynon Sports / Blue Moose

Tees / Boathouse Sports / Championship

Productions / Coaches Choice / Crowne Plaza Dallas

Near the Galleria / D&L Trophies / ESSX-Altius

Poles / Fan Cloth / GTM Sportswear / Image Maker

4U / Juice Plus / M-F Athletics / Michael Johnson

Performance Center / First to the Finish / Road ID /

Northwest Designs Ink / Pride Packs / MySigns /

Professional’s Care Aloe / T-Roller / VS Athletics

Please go to www.ttfca.com/partners or

www.tfcct.com to learn more about these companies.

Lewis, and Arkansas High School

meets are in the books for 2011,

and many fantastic performances

were recorded by Texas athletes.

Go to the TTFCA Meets page for

complete meet results. The Top

Performance pages take a little bit

of time, so check back often for

updates.

Men’s USTFCCCA pre-season

rankings include Texas A&M (3),

Texas Tech (7), Texas (15), and

Baylor (24). For the women,

Texas A&M comes in at #2,

Texas Tech #15 and Texas #16.

The 2011 TTFCA clinic wrapped up this weekend [January 7-8,

2011] with coaches, presenters and sponsors alike returning to homes

and towns through-out the State of Texas energized, inspired and

equipped to begin the new track & field season. Presenters were all

simply outstanding in their presentation and ability to share techniques

and secrets of success in events that spanned the gamut, from sprints &

relays, hurdles, distance training to jumps & throws. There was some-

thing for every coach at every level. We also celebrated this year’s TTFCA Hall of Fame inductees, some

of track & fields most heralded individuals - Thane Baker, Michael

Carter, Clyde Hart, Shirley Crowe and Tom Tellez and honored coach-

es Barry Briner & Sherita Jackson and athletes Mark Jackson & Lau-

ren Blackburn. We were once again inspired by their stories and ex-

pression of thanks, too, as it seemed they always held great affection

and appreciation for their high school coach. It reminded us not only

of great things that can be achieved but also that our role as coaches is

one of service, not only to the student-athlete but to the sport itself. We are excited about the TTFCA and the tools and opportunities the

association provides to coaches. We have developed a good working

relationship with UIL executives Traci Neely and Sheila Henderson

and will be an all-important line of communication between coaches

and the UIL. We will also work with and form new alliances with the

SPC and TAPPS and other officials organizations and national associa-

tions with the goal of having unified representation for all coaches in

Texas. To that end, please let us know how our coaches association

can help you. Have a great year, and best of luck in the 2011 indoor &

outdoor seasons.

Mike Sheaner

From the TTFCA President

Next year’s Track & Field Coaches

Clinic of Texas is already in the

planning stages. A new class of Hall

of Famers will be inducted, new

Athletes and Coaches of the Year,

and several outstanding speakers

will present the fine points of their

craft.

The first speaker has already been

confirmed: Rob Lasorsa, President

and Founder of the National

Throws Coaches Association.

Lasorsa also serves as Chairman of

USATF’s Men’s National Shot Put

TFCCT 2012 : Januar y 6 -7

One of the best-selling shot put instructional

guides of all time, co-authored by Rob Lasorsa

Development, mentoring such

greats as Reese Hoffa, Adam

Nelson and Christian Cantwell.

Coach Lasorsa has also produced 4

videos, 3 DVDs and 5 books on

throws. He is the former Head

Track Coach at Kent State

University and also coached at

North Carolina State and the

United States Military Academy.

Undoubtedly, he is one of the most

respected and knowledgeable

throws coaches in the world.

Follow the Texas Track & Field Coaches Association on Facebook (look for the logo below), Twitter

(www.twitter/ttfca) and YouTube (ttfcav). Send all comments to ttfca@hotmail.com. Questions pertaining

to the clinic may also be sent to tfcoachesclinicoftexas@hotmail.com