Ray

Athletic Events and Facilities Senior Coordinator | UWF | Move confidently in the direction of your dreams

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

Overprotected kids become unprepared adults.

Dawn Staley nailed it.🔥

You can’t shelter your child from every hard moment and then expect them to handle adversity when it counts.

Hard is the lesson.

Watch. Share. Bookmark.

[UWF Football @UWFFootball]

𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒚? 🏈

Season ticket renewals are open NOW through July 10. Keep an eye out in your email for your unique renewal code.

🎟️ New season ticket sales will begin on June 1

#goargos #arete

@UWF | @GoArgos

[UWF Football @UWFFootball]

Construction continues for Darrell Gooden Stadium. The new video board structure is coming together!

[UWF Men's Basketball @UWFMensBBall]

Ready to lead

#goargos

[UWF Men's Basketball @UWFMensBBall]

TIME TO DANCE 😶‍🌫️ 🤫

Headed to Nova Southeastern and facing off against West Alabama to start the tournament 👀

#goargos

[UWF Men's Basketball @UWFMensBBall]

The championship trophy has made it to its new home safely! #GoArgos #ConferenceChamps 🏆

[UWF Men's Basketball @UWFMensBBall]

ARGOS ARE 2026 GSC CHAMPIONS💍

#goargos

[Ray @RayBrooks850]

@EliBr0wn 🫡

[Noah Croak @noahcroak]

Three awesome young Coaches who should be on every Head Coach’s radar. Elite people and helpful hands of the program. We couldn’t run properly without them! @legre_ @GBJ_1 @EliBr0wn

[Manny Diaz Jr. @PresMannyDiazJr]

Congrats Coach !! Go Argos!

[Coach Dan Casey @CoachDanCasey]

Sweet 2pt Play from D2 West Florida

Shift to Wildcat + Handoff to QB + Speed Option back to RB 🔥

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

Transactional vs. Transformational Coaching

Dan Hurley shared a story about asking Geno Auriemma for advice after a rough start last season.

Geno didn’t mince words:

“Listen, if the only gratification and the only part of coaching that excites you is winning the national championship, then you’ve lost your way, buddy! Where’s the joy in the things that you’ve always been about as a coach before you went on the championship run, like relationships with your players, like helping people get better, like making your team the best it can be.

Be a coach, man. This is when you really need to be a leader. This team isn’t as good as last year’s, so what the hell are you going to do about it? Are you going home? Are you going to let this thing unravel?”

That’s the tension every coach feels: Transactional vs. Transformational.

Transactional coaching is outcome-obsessed. It’s about the wins, the losses, the trophies. The problem? When results don’t come, your purpose crumbles with them.

Transformational coaching is different. It’s about people. It’s about growth. It’s about building something that lasts whether the scoreboard agrees with you or not.

And this is why mentorship matters so much in coaching. Left on our own, it’s easy to drift into a transactional mode without even realizing it. A trusted mentor can pull us back to center, and remind us why we started coaching in the first place.

To build relationships.
To develop players as people.
To make teams the best they can be.

Wins matter. But they’re not the why. The why is impact. The why is growth. The why is leaving your players better than you found them.

The process is the prize.

Stay grounded. Stay on the path. Always remember your why.

[Small College Hoops @smcHoops_]

🚨Small College Hoops Program OTD🚨

🏀West Florida🏀

📄- GFC/ NCAA DII
📍- Pensacola, FL
👥 - Undergrad population (10K)

@Justin_Mann1 is building the Argonauts into a elite team in the Gulf South. Look for UWF to have a breakout 25/26’ season🔥🏀🏝️

@UWFMensBBall

[FloCollege | Football @FloCollegeFB]

Two D2 Football powerhouses. One Week 0 showdown.

Watch @LRBearsFootball vs. @UWFFootball live FOR FREE this Friday on the FloCollege Football YouTube Channel.

📺: https://t.co/eO9uih9xrz

#D2FB | #SACfb | #GSCfb

[Ray @RayBrooks850]

Let’s go! Happy for you Eli!

[Eli Brown @EliBr0wn]

New beginnings. Thanks to Southern Miss and staff for the opportunity! #SMTTT

[Dylan Brown @DylanBrownhoops]

Great chance to get in front of our staff this fall! Sign up early, camp will fill up fast‼️Still a lot of opportunity for HS Kids in college basketball don’t be fooled 👀

[UWF @UWF]

Only 80 more sunsets until kickoff! 🏈 @UWFFootball

[Dylan Brown @DylanBrownhoops]

https://t.co/nxuz6ETbzU

Appreciative to Coach Mann and UWF! Time to get better one day at a time‼️ #GoArgos

[UWF Athletics @GoArgos]

NATIONAL CHAMPS🏆

Steve Fell and the boys are bringing home the hardware ❕

#goargos | @UWFGolf

[Ray @RayBrooks850]

Another one! 🏌️

[Gulf South Conference @GulfSouth]

NATIONAL CHAMPS!!!

West Florida is the 2025 @NCAADII Men’s National Champion 🏆⛳️

[Dylan Brown @DylanBrownhoops]

🚨Coaches Sign Up for Team Camp🚨

🗓️June 11-12 or June 18-19🗓️

⬇️ Registration Link⬇️
https://t.co/ApFWcq2R97

#goargos