Nicole Baxter

band director, geek, chihuahua enthusiast

[Nicole Baxter @mrspixel5]

This was posted one day before being hired at my first teaching job. I played Second Suite last year with Wind Ensemble. There's some perspective (lol) for you...

[Nicole Baxter @mrspixel5]

I taught an awesome lesson on Holst's Second Suite last night... in my dream.

[Texas UIL @uiltexas]

The performance order for the 1A, 3A, 5A #UILState Open Class Marching Band Contest happening next week is now up on our website! 🎶🥁

Schedule➡️ https://t.co/isuAW2sM0d

[Nicole Baxter @mrspixel5]

Um, @duolingo what is this even supposed to be?

[Lubbock-Cooper ISD Athletics @AthleticsLCP]

It's Game Day for so many of our students. Today, we hear from Sr. Drum Major Miranda Perez with the @PiratePrideBand. @HubCityPrepsLBK @806hsscmedia @pixel5_ @806pics @askfungo @KLBKsports @pchristy11 @CollieronTV @ChrisLevel @lcp_coachpo @LCISDlchs

[Craig Doty @CoachDoty]

Why are so many talented coaches getting out of coaching?

One reason is because the coaching portion of their job is now just 1% of the position.

A large part of coaching is adapting to the rapidly changing landscape of athletics including:

*Roster management
*Student-athlete needs
*Engaging boosters/stakeholders
*Conflict resolution
*Academic advising and monitoring
*Working with administration
*Program marketing
*Staff management
*Creative solutions and vision
*Budgeting and logistics
*Creating and managing expectations with players, staff, administration, parents, and community (this includes managing and working through politics)

The job is more comprehensive than ever and is becoming less about coaching and more about creating and managing. The head coach is essentially a CEO of a small business.

Coaching isn’t different than other industries though. For example, many restaurant owners opened their restaurant because they love cooking and are very talented in the kitchen. However, once their business gets going they are often in the kitchen less and focusing more on the restaurant operations as a whole. They didn’t open their restaurant with a passion of engaging with unruly customers, managing workforce turnover, working with food vendors on increased pricing due to inflation, or managing costly building repairs. However, all of these things are paramount to running a successful restaurant.

Many coaches say the player-coach impact/relations as well as X’s and O’s are the things they love most about coaching. It’s the reason why they got into coaching. Much like the restaurant owner, coaches need to adapt to and embrace the many things that aren’t their direct passion to be able to be successful.

Embrace the required 99% so you get to do the 1% you love.

[Nicole Baxter @mrspixel5]

@pixel5_ We also want extra blankets.

[Lofi Girl @lofigirl]

The lofi radios have been taken down because of false copyright strikes, hopefully @YouTubeCreators @YouTube will sort this quickly...

[Nicole Baxter @mrspixel5]

This is the best surprise in my life. @pixel5_ and I have been huge fans of @WayneBrady since we were in high school!

[Freestyle Love Supreme @freestylelove]

Wayne Brady is joining the crew in Portland for one weekend only! Get your tickets: https://t.co/tdP3G0Pher

[Aaron Baxter @pixel5_]

This is a learning opportunity for me. I hope those affected will forgive my mental lapse and know I will be reaching out to you personally soon. (3/3)

[Aaron Baxter @pixel5_]

It has been the honor of my life to volunteer for the district and would never dream of compromising my standing with anyone there. I've been many places and LCP is second to none! I have made a mistake and I am owning up to that. (2/3)

[Aaron Baxter @pixel5_]

THREAD: I need to publicly apologize for my comment about cancellations last night coming across as disappointment or discontent. Now that some time has passed, I see that it would very much seem that way to many. I have full confidence in the leadership at LCP... (1/3)

[birdsrightsactivist @ProBirdRights]

stuffing go WHERE!!???!?

[Aaron Baxter @pixel5_]

It's that time again.

[Aaron Baxter @pixel5_]

What is the point of all your hard work, late evenings, and relentless pursuit in sports if you are failing your classes? Get help, talk to someone, don't be ashamed of it. Do it now, make it a priority!

[CollegeMarching @CollegeMarching]

Sunblock in Texas. 😎🫓

The student section at Texas Tech throws tortillas across the stadium and onto the field each game. The band isn’t allowed to do that so when one made its way into the @TTUGoinBand trumpet section naturally they had some fun with it.

[trash jones @jzux]

ok wow, unfollowing now. was a big fan of their pies but was not aware that they were made from the meat of people they killed at that barber shop

[Nicole Baxter @mrspixel5]

In the last two days, I've bought Lisa Frank nail stickers and cried about Blue's Clues, so I guess you could say I'm winning at being a millennial.

[Nicole Baxter @mrspixel5]

@smussle Love it! And miss your kiddo too!

[Nicole Baxter @mrspixel5]

Okay, I'm going to defend myself in the banana dog saga. I never said @pixel5_ couldn't get banana dog. I just didn't want him myself. I even told him to go back and get it. #fakenews #bananadog