Slade Calhoun

Husband, Father, HC at Munford High School. Memphis, TN. Native of Eastern Kentucky.

[Shayne Pickering @shaynep_media]

BREAKING: 2028 four-star athlete Ja’Kye Beard is transferring to Westview

The blue-chip recruit is an exciting playmaker at both receiver and safety

Holds several offers from P4 programs

[Dakota_Lumm @Dak_Lumm55]

Great Memphis Camp today ! Competed hard, learned a lot, and had some great conversations with coaches. Thankful for the opportunity and excited for the relationships and what’s ahead!!
@MemphisFB @tbrown_19 @CoachMathies @coachsauce__ @CoachSlade_Cal @CSmithScout @6starfootballTN @CoachJ_Miller97

[Dakota_Lumm @Dak_Lumm55]

Great camp at UAB yesterday ! Competed hard, learned a lot, and had some great conversations with coaches. Thankful for the opportunity and excited for the relationships and what’s ahead!! @srduncan_40 @SamMillsUABDL UABRecruiting @UAB_FB @CarsenKapilovic @BamaStateFB @BCFootball @CoachSlade_Cal @CSmithScout @CoachJ_Miller97 @HunterKendall44 @_CoachPeery

[Reid Ouse @reidouse]

Stop trying to look cool. The coolest thing you can do is work your tail off and be a great teammate.

[Slade Calhoun @CoachSlade_Cal]

@Tokyo_Brandon Sick loss by the Blue Jays. 9th inning meltdown

[Slade Calhoun @CoachSlade_Cal]

Thank you @cobbs_isaiah for representing @MunfordCougarFB

[Christian Mays @ChristianMays23]

👀👀 @nemcc_football

[Dakota_Lumm @Dak_Lumm55]

Excited to attend @UAB_FB Mega camp 31st @CarsenKapilovic and put some work in the trenches! 💯

[𝑇𝑜𝑚 𝐾𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑔𝑒𝑟 @Kreager]

Get ready y'all the high school transfer portal, or whatever we are calling it, is open and about to go crazy.

I hope this is what politicians and the TSSAA wanted.

[SightBringer @_The_Prophet__]

⚡️Children remember the moments when the family becomes fully alive.

That is the core. Vacation is just the common vessel.

A child does not encode childhood as a spreadsheet of responsible parenting.

They encode atmosphere.

They remember the motel pool, the gas station stop, the smell of sunscreen, the weird restaurant, the long drive, the sunset, the parents laughing differently, the feeling that normal life cracked open and something larger appeared.

That is why ages 5 to 10 hit so hard. The child is old enough to form durable narrative memory and young enough for the world to remain enchanted. Parents still feel mythic. A beach, cabin, lake, theme park, road trip, or even a cheap rented house can become sacred geography.

The real mechanism is interruption of routine plus emotional safety.

Ordinary life teaches stability. Trips create myth. The family leaves the repeating loop of school, work, chores, screens, exhaustion, and time pressure. For a few days, the child experiences parents outside their normal roles. Mom and dad are no longer just managers of homework, food, discipline, bedtime, and logistics. They become companions inside an adventure.

That imprints.

The money matters far less than parents think. Luxury is mostly adult vanity. Children remember intensity, freedom, attention, surprise, and togetherness. A $200 trip can beat a $10,000 trip if the child feels wonder and the parents are emotionally present.

Many adults are starved because their childhood had no sacred interruptions. Everything was duty, stress, survival, noise, pressure, or emotional absence. No mythic family scenes. No private homeland in memory. No recurring proof that life could be warm and strange and alive.

That matters for the adult psyche. People draw from childhood memories during loneliness, fear, ambition, loss, and love. Those memories become inner architecture.

Deepest compression: a good childhood is not built only by protection. It is built by unforgettable shared worlds.

Take the kid somewhere. Break the loop.

Make the ordinary world disappear for a few days.

That becomes part of them forever.

[Slade Calhoun @CoachSlade_Cal]

Our schedule is always adding players

[Chris Smith @CSmithScout]

FYI ......

2027 (WR) @Akthefuture transfers to @WhitehavenTiger

- Kince comes to Whitehaven from Southaven HS (MS)
- Athletic, fast slot WR w/ a gadget style skill set

#TheHaven #WestTN27

#CSS #PRZTN #TNHSFB

https://t.co/OLiAtkOoXA

[Brooks Wright @brooks_wright4]

A few clips from our spring scrimmages! @CoachALanzone @Coach__Evans @Lukemward03 @kjfbcoach @Coach__Schafer @RyanCBurger @QBHitList @CoachSpur_APSU @WMajorWright @CSmithScout

[Chris Smith @CSmithScout]

Spring GM Clips: #TN2028 Memp. Cent. Quarterback

- Clean, smooth mechanics/release (Shows improved zip)
- Athletic, mobile; Does well outside the pocket
- Accurate, timely passer; Poised competitor

#Warriors #WestTN28

#CSS #PRZTN #TNHSFB

https://t.co/HtOmHNVy2t

[Jon Svec @JonSvecX]

To dominate at Linebacker?

You need to master the SHUFFLE.

Low pads.
Square shoulders.
Ready to change directions.

The SHUFFLE is the king of all Linebacker movements.

[Dakota_Lumm @Dak_Lumm55]

Appreciate the Article @CSmithScout @PrepRedzoneTN . Always looking to get better in my Craft 🙏. Ready to take my game to another level 💯. All Gas No Brakes!! CSmithScout @ChrisBergeski @HunterKendall44 @MemphisFB @Jay_Guillermo @CoachSlade_Cal @sixstarfootball @_CoachPeery @CoachJ_Miller97 @RivalsHS

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

Nick Saban on Leadership.

“Leadership is about helping somebody else for their benefit, not yours.” - Nick Saban

True leadership isn’t about power.

It’s about lifting others up and putting the team first.

Lead for impact.

[DJ Brock @CoachDJBrock]

🚨ATHLETES🚨

Drink more water.

“I already drink a lot”

No you don’t…

Drink more.

Same with eating.

[Shawn Macklin @Shawnmacklin9]

AGTG🙏🏾 #commited @CoachRCSmith @coachLos_5

[John Varlas @johnvarlas]

Good opportunity for Central’s quarterback.

[Coach D @CoachDaniels06]

Stop letting people make you believe that a 4.6 or 4.7 in the 40 isn't fast for a high school football athlete.