#TXHSFBCHAT🏈

Connecting with and helping coaches develop by learning from each other Est. January 2015 by @CoachCFish for football coaches

[Coach Thomas-Anderson @_CoachAnderson_]

Now that I'm no longer coaching under Texas UIL, my take on high school athletes who transfer. 👀👀

This isn’t about calling out individual coaches, schools, or administrators, and it’s not about specific eligibility rulings. It’s a broader reflection on how the system feels from an athlete development and coaching standpoint. Why does it sometimes feel like student-athletes get caught in situations where movement and eligibility become complicated, and, in some cases, inconsistent depending on circumstance?

Make a way, find a way with who’s in front of you. Develop the athletes you have the best you can. That’s all you can do.
Don’t wish ill will on kids. Many of the decisions impacting them aren’t even their own. Parents make choices they believe are best for their children, whether we agree with them or not. Sometimes those decisions are influenced by real-life factors, jobs, finances, relocation, or family circumstances.

Things happen. Athletes move. Families make decisions. Opportunities change. Yes, college programs deal with this constantly, rosters change, sometimes significantly, year to year through the transfer portal. Different level, different rules, but the reality of constant roster movement is part of today’s athletic landscape.

The point isn’t to compare systems directly, but to highlight this: control is limited to who is in front of you. The best coaches aren’t focused on trying to hold onto kids at all costs or block movement, they’re focused on developing the athletes who are there and welcoming the new ones who arrive.

At the end of the day, the goal should always be to impact young people, develop them, and prepare them for what’s next, not make them feel trapped or like they’re being used for an agenda. The goal is to help them reach the next level, whether that’s through one program or somewhere else.

[Mr. P @MrProsserLISD]

📊 Some truths do not stay in a season. They follow you from the locker room, to the bleachers, to the district office. This data says a lot:
🟢 Student-athletes averaged a 3.61 GPA, compared with 3.03 for non-athletes.
🟡 That is a +0.58 GPA difference!
🟢 Student-athletes missed 4 fewer days of school per year.
🟡 They had 18% fewer absences overall.

📈 And the deeper point may be even more important: when coaches pair accountability with belief, the impact gets stronger. Students show up more consistently, perform better academically, and grow in ways that reach far beyond the scoreboard.

🐺 At @LongviewISD, we are blessed with remarkable coaches in EVERY sport. They are teachers, mentors, leaders, standard-setters, and steady voices in the lives of our young people.
✅ Athletics matters.
✅ Academics matters.
✅ Character matters.
The best coaches understand all three. As a Lobo parent and administrator, I am so proud of the work being done across Lobo Athletics. #LoboUp #CoachingMatters 🏈🏐🏀⚾🥎⚽👟⛳🎾🏊‍♂️🏋️‍♂️📣💃🥁🎺🎮🎣

[Doug Samuels 🏈 @CoachSamz]

If you’re a huge fan of this book (a top 5 coaching book IMO) I’ve got a special announcement on the way

Stay tuned…

[I-20 @I20FBClinic]

Here are a few Head Coaches that have been impacted by The Hot Seat Experience! Some coaches have moved on but the effectiveness of this clinic is the same. Register Now!

I-20 Aspiring Head Coaches Clinic
Thursday, June 18th
5pm
Crowley ISD Stadium

https://t.co/f5OL2jaXv2

[One Back Offense @OneBackOff]

We are rolling, livestream here:

https://t.co/ntBf06Xu9P

[Texas HS Football @texashsfootball]

Two big UIL football proposals did not move forward. Playoff seeding stays the same. Coaches still cannot lead their own players in summer 7-on-7.

[#TXHSFBCHAT🏈 @txhsfbchat]

@CoachHPrice 3 schools, this fall will start year 26

3 years as a middle school assistant

4 years as a HS subvarsity assistant
3 years as a varsity assistant at same school

16th year this fall as HS varsity OL

[Hunter Price @CoachHPrice]

Hoping to start a thread where coaches comment their stops in the journey. I’d love to see what the average path of a coach is.

3 years as a student assistant in college.

1 year as a freshmen coach

2 years as a JV coach

5 years as a varsity head coach

[Matt Leonard @CoachMLeonard]

Coaches are really good when their players are really good. Never forget that.

I’ve been in a semi final game as a HC and I’ve also been 3-7.

I can tell you with certainty the 3-7 year was a better coaching job.

People who focus solely on W/L will always miss the mark.

[𝙲𝚘𝚊𝚌𝚑 𝙸𝚊𝚗 𝚃𝚊𝚝𝚞𝚖 🏈 @CoachTatum90]

🎙️ Clinic Series S2:E23 with @Coach_Martin

Want to know how successful defensive coaches build their game plans each week?

We break down the entire process from film study to Friday night execution.

Defensive Coaches: What’s one tendency you’re always looking for on film? 👇

[Deep in the Heart Athletics @DITHathletics]

That's a wrap on the inaugural Rural Texas Football Summit! 🏈

Huge THANK YOU to every coach who carved out time to join us live, and to our incredible speakers who poured into rural football these past two days.

Replays will be up Monday for everyone who couldn't make it live.

Shoutout to the sponsors who made it happen:
@TegelerToyota, GameDaySkinz, Cibolo Creek, Capitol Wealth, Sideline HQ & The CoachPad 🙏

Already fired up for next year's Summit. Rural football is alive and well in Texas. 🤠
#txhsfb #RuralFootball #SmallSchoolBall #TexasFootball #CoachingCommunity

[One Back Offense @OneBackOff]

TOMORROW is the 3rd annual One Back Clinic in Waco, at the Texas Sports Hall of Fame! We cant wait to see yall there! It is not too late to register! On site registration will also be accepted. $25 pre register, $30 on site! https://t.co/ZKNwrWdITv

[Zane Rowland @Coach_Rowland_]

@txhsfbchat Main goal for this year is to hammer the fundamentals. As a first year program, many of our kids have never played the game. Huge emphasis on S&C and teaching them the nuances of football. Most play other sports, so the athleticism is there. Key is them falling in love with it.

[Zane Rowland @Coach_Rowland_]

@txhsfbchat Before you can just send a kid to a camp or advise him on which camp is in his best interest. You also want to stay under three hours of driving. If it requires you to stay overnight or fly, it’s ill-advised to attend. Stay local and stay AWAY FROM MEGA CAMPS.

[Zane Rowland @Coach_Rowland_]

@txhsfbchat We have three total 7’s this summer. I’m not a huge fan of them anymore because school 7’s are starting to look a lot like travel 7’s, as in coaches want to win the summer. But we are doing them just to compete so our guys can understand what it’s like to see a diff color jersey.

[Brandon Tripp @RunCoachTripp]

@KHoudmann @txhsfbchat Remember the saying, "Don't hate the player, hate the game." It's noones fault. It's the culture.

[Brandon Tripp @RunCoachTripp]

Football camps inflating 40-yard dash times isn't an accident—it's a business model. Parents don't pay $100+ to hear their kid runs a 5.1.

Give a kid a 4.4-4.5, and they'll post it everywhere, praise the camp, and pay again next year. 🏃‍♂️💰📉

#SmartBusiness #FootballCulture

[𝙲𝚘𝚊𝚌𝚑 𝙸𝚊𝚗 𝚃𝚊𝚝𝚞𝚖 🏈 @CoachTatum90]

Young OL Coaches! 🗣️🗣️

If you’re feeling a little overwhelmed to start this Summer, we’ve got you!!

Advice for New & Young OL Coaches
https://t.co/e6x7cC53vp

[One Back Offense @OneBackOff]

@bellville_rowe Go get it there and then come to Waco for the 3rd annual one back clinic! Then catch your breathe and get ready to go again June 24-25 for the virtual 30th annual lonestar clinic (@lonestarclinic1)

[The Left Hash Call @thelefthashcall]

𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐬!

I’m telling you we are building something so special and have HUGE plans for the show on the very near horizon.

As always, we are so grateful for your support and could 𝐍𝐎𝐓 do it without 𝐘𝐎𝐔! So if you could do me a favor… follow and share the show with other coaches, administrators and people who love learning and growing the game, because I don’t want you to miss it!!

@thelefthashcall on X (you are obviously already here), Instagram, TikTok and be sure to subscribe to the show on YouTube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

Appreciate all of you!