We have a problem.
Somewhere along the line, “Playing multiple sports is good!” turned into, “you have to play all of your sports simultaneously year round!”
We’ve lost the plot. Kids cannot play a baseball, basketball, and football season all at the same time.
Our youth system is beyond broken. We’ve devalued real coaches. Kids aren’t developed, they are overtrained, burned out, forced to specialize early & pressured to win at all costs. Structural change is needed. We don’t teach the game anymore! We promote the game & it’s killing us
LISTEN: Midland is coming off an area championship sweep over Southlake, winning 3-2, 3-0.
The Bulldogs say they're just having fun and that's leading to success on the field.
@MHSDawgBsbl | @MidlandHigh_MHS | @LincolnnReinke | @Wesley_A_Torres
Congrats to our 2 basketball players for competing at the Area track meet in El Paso today.
1st Place - Isaac Lujan 6’6
3rd Place - Gedriel Luquis 6’4
Both will be headed to regionals which is scheduled for May 1-2nd in Arlington.
@AthleticsMISD@reese_puckett@MidlandHigh
“I believe in you, but you gotta want this moment.”
True coaching isn't always quiet. It’s about meeting an athlete’s intensity with your own, demanding excellence because you care about their growth more than their comfort in the moment.
That’s the work.
“We do have to have those tough conversations. You can’t have them without a relationship. I kind of wanted to implore just how much belief I had in her.” - @BrendaFrese on her interaction with @oluchi_okananwa ❤️
#MarchMadness x @TerpsWBB
Incredible take from Charles Barkley on Tom Izzo:
"The media, who don't know anything about sports, say 'Why is he yelling his players?' That's called coaching... if parents & friends get mad because you're getting yelled at, get better parents & better friends."
Midland High is still looking for scrimmages this fall. Would also be open to a 3 team scrimmage if anyone would like to add a team.
Thad Fortune
325-660-2642
[email protected]@Coach_Fortune
Congrats to Isaac Lujan, as he went out and competed at West Texas Relays today securing first place in high jump at the height of 6’6.
@reese_puckett@AthleticsMISD@MidlandHigh_MHS