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THSADA

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Congratulations to the new President-elect of the Texas High School Athletic Directors Association...Leslie Slovak-Richardson ISD

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Congratulations to Debbie Decker-Katy ISD. Will be inducted into the THSADA Hall of Honor...

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Congratulations to Debbie Decker, who has submitted her retirement effective June 30, 2023. Decker is a Past President of the THSADA and was inducted into our Hall of Honor last June. A graduate of Allen High School, Decker spent time at McKinney ISD where she was a head softball…

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Congratulations to Susan Elza, one of four members of our Hall of Honor class for 2023 -- approved by our Board of Directors today while meeting in Houston.

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4 years

Excited to announce our Region Athletic Administrators of the Year👏 We appreciate all you do for your athletes, school districts, and the Association!

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10 months

Congratulations to J.J. Calderon-Named Executive Director of Athletics for Fort Worth ISD.

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1 year

The UIL is excited to announce Ray Zepeda has been selected as the next UIL Director of Athletics. Congratulations to Ray Zepeda. Great hire by the UIL. Former Region 5 Director and member of the THSADA Board of Directors.

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A native of Utah, Jim Garfield landed at Eastern New Mexico University in Portales on a football scholarship. After his graduation, he coached at his alma mater for seven years, then Garfield followed his head coach for a coaching opportunity in the Lone Star State. @jgarfield99

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THSADA appreciates the work of Past President Shawn Pratt-McKinney ISD. Congratulations on being named as the PBK Sports-THSADA Athletic Director of the Year.

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1 year

Congratulations to Ray Zepeda, who our Board of Directors have approved as the 2023 recipient of the Kelly Reeves State Award of Merit.

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2 years

THSADA recognizes the Region Athletic Administrators of the Year. Awards presented at PBK Sports Hall of Honor Celebration.

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1 year

Congratulations to Shawn Pratt, one of four members of our Hall of Honor class for 2023 -- approved by our Board of Directors today while meeting in Houston.

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Happy National Coaches Day to all the Texas High School coaches! Thank you for everything you do for student-athletes, schools, and your communities around the state. Your work does not go unnoticed, and should be celebrated everyday!

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Congratulations to Chris Feris-Birdville ISD. Will be inducted into the THSADA Hall of Honor.

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Any football coach would be confident with his team’s back on the goal line if Mike Meeks is defensive coordinator. Any superintendent would be confident if Mike Meeks is in charge of athletics. And any gathering of family/friends would be confident if Mike Meeks is managing…

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"The main thing is the main thing and the main thing is the kids." @HuskerElza gets a nice standing ovation after her speech during the Hall of Honor Ceremony at #THSADA52 .

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Leslie Slovak became the first-ever female to hold the title of Director of Athletics for the Richardson ISD, when in 2016 she succeeded the retiring Bob Dubey. Leslie had served as assistant AD for Dubey in the @RichardsonISD for 15 years.

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5 years

Congratulations to Debbie Fuchs -Clear Creek ISD - on being elected as the Vice President of the Texas High School Athletic Directors Association.

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6 years

2018-2019 THSADA President-Shawn Pratt-Director of Athletics-McKinney ISD

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3 months

Congratulations to Andre Walker-Houston ISD

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Congratulations to Todd Vesely, who has submitted his retirement effective at the end of the school year. A member of the Gymnastics Association of Texas Hall of Honor and the Texas High School Gymnastics Coaches Association Hall of Fame, Vesely arrived as Executive Director of…

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Encore congrats to Debbie Decker, who last month submitted her retirement effective June 30, 2023. Decker is a Past President of the THSADA and was inducted into our Hall of Honor last June. A graduate of Allen High School, Decker spent time at McKinney ISD where she was a head…

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Nearly 20 years ago, Prosper was a tiny community in North Dallas with a population of less than 3,000 and a 3A high school. Prosper is now closer to 35,000 residents. The Prosper ISD will open HS #3 next year, MS # 5 in 2024-25 and in 2025-26 HS #4 and MS #6 . #HardHatRequired

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2 years

Congratulations Chris Feris-approved as new Director of Athletics-Conroe ISD.

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5 years

Congratulations Coach Rutledge. Well deserved.

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Please join us in congratulating D.W. Rutledge ( @dw_dwr ) on his induction Sunday night to the @NFHS_Org National High School Hall of Fame!

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Congratulations to our newly-elected THSADA Region Directors. They will assume their two-year position on the Board of Directors at the State Conference in June.

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THSADA Congratulates Jerod Womack-Mansfield ISD

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As #THSADA52 comes to a close, we'd like to thank all of the athletic administrators, superintendents, coaches, sponsors, exhibitors, presenters, staff and many others that made this an extremely beneficial and memorable conference. We can't wait to do it again next year - with…

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THSADA Congratulates Derrell Oliver-Spring ISD

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6 years

Debbie Decker – Katy ISD-NIAAA Distinguished Service Award and PBK Athletic Director of the Year.

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4 years

Congratulations to the newly elected THSADA Region Directors in Regions 1, 3, 6 and 7!

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1 year

Congratulations to David (Coach K) Kuykendall, one of four members of our Hall of Honor class for 2023 -- approved by our Board of Directors today while meeting in Houston. @FriscoISD

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THSADA appreciates the collaboration with both THSCA and TGCA regarding Summer Strength and Conditioning. As usual, great job by the UIL staff in the development of this plan.

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Our inaugural State Award of Merit winner was Joe Mean (Round Rock ISD) in 1988. To reserve your ticket(s) to celebrate alongside our 2023 Hall of Honor class, as well as other notable award winners: @RoundRockISD

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Lance Carter joined the Katy ISD in 2007 as Athletic Coordinator and Head Football Coach at Mayde Creek HS, then seized an expanded leadership role as Assistant Athletic Director in 2014 -- and is now Executive Athletic Director, with the retirement of Debbie Decker this month.

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Leslie Slovak (Executive Athletic Director of the @RichardsonISD ) serves as one of our Region Directors (Region 3 includes DFW + East Texas). Last week, our membership elected Leslie as President-elect; her term will begin in the summer of 2024. #InternationalWomensDay

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We are excited to honor our 2021 award winners at the @pbksports THSADA Hall of Honor Celebration! This year's recipient of the Joe Bill Fox Distinguished Service Award is Ronny Flowers👏 Come celebrate our winners at the 2021 State Conference! #THSADA50

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2 years

Congratulations to Eliot Allen on being named the new Director of Athletics for Bastrop ISD.

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Jason Dean moved into his role as Director of Athletics in 2019, having served as coach and campus coordinator at Georgetown HS since 2005 (elevated to HFC in ‘09). @GeorgetownISD

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3 years

Congratulations to Frisco ISD's Grace McDowell and Ector County ISD's Tracey Borchardt for being hired as the Executive Director of Athletics in their districts!🎉 #WomensHistoryMonth

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Mike Bass has been a coach and educator for 38 years and moved into the Athletic Director role in the Alvin ISD in 2006.

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There are 3 qualifications for US Presidency: Must be at least 35, a natural born citizen, and must have lived in the USA for 14 years. Jaime Boswell is 3-for-3; his birthplace in the Kwajalein Marshall Islands was and is a USA territory. He has our vote. @JaimeBoswell2

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The results are in... We would like to congratulate Philip O'Neal for being elected as the 2020-21 THSADA Vice President!

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6 years

THSADA welcomes Bob DeJonge - named new Assistant Executive Director for the Texas High School Athletic Directors Association. Will start duties this summer.

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2 years

Patience and perseverance pay off as David Cervantes is appointed as the Director of Athletics for the El Paso ISD. Thank you to Superintendent Diana Sayavedra for moving the needle on this.

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THSADA QUAD A class at the State Conference.

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Leslie Slovak became the first-ever female to hold the title of Director of Athletics for the @RichardsonISD , when in 2016 she succeeded the retiring Bob Dubey. Leslie completes her two-year term as Region 3 Director later today, before formally moving into our role next month as…

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4 years

THSADA SPOTLIGHT🔦 Maria Kennedy Director of Athletics El Paso ISD Read about her journey to becoming an AD now!⤵️

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Congratulations to David Kuykendall-Director of Athletics-Frisco ISD who was recently elected Vice President of the Texas High School Athletic Directors Association.

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11 months

Look who's traveling nearly 775 miles back to the Lone Star State! To reserve your ticket(s) to celebrate alongside Dr. Elza, the reminder of our 2023 Hall of Honor class, and other notable award winners:

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A native of the South Plains and graduate of Texas Tech University, Bryan Gerlich replaced the Frenship ISD's first full-time AD, Kenny Catney, in 2022, after Catney's retirement.

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Melanie Hinson arrived in the Southwest ISD more than 20 years ago and in 2011 was hired as Assistant Athletic Director. She also serves as our Region 8 Director. It's difficult to find an activity or tournament in the Alamo City where Melanie isn't involved.

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THSADA 2024 Hall of Honor Inductee Maria Kennedy. Congratulations!

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Rey Zepeda was announced yesterday as the new Athletic Director of the @uiltexas . Prior to his time at Cy-Fair, Ray served in the Galena Park ISD, Mathis ISD, Houston ISD and Corpus Christi ISD. He was recently the THSADA Region 5 Director and member of our Board of Directors.

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Danny Long retired as Athletic Director of the Conroe ISD last April. Danny arrived in Conroe from the Tyler ISD, where during his eight-year tenure he saw in Dereck Rush -- then head football coach at (John) Tyler HS -- a bright future in athletic administration. "Dereck has…

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Congratulations to Rodney Chant, one of four members of our Hall of Honor class for 2023 -- approved by our Board of Directors today while meeting in Houston. @SAISD_Athletics

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Comprehending the vastness that is the ever-growing Cypress-Fairbanks ISD (and responsibility in providing athletic oversight) ... and realizing the Southeastern Conference includes 14 campuses and a total of 7,100 student-athletes (both scholarship and non-scholarship).

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Jerod Womack shelved his whistle when he arrived in Stephenville in the summer of 2018, after serving as the head football coach and athletic director at Jim Ned High School from 2016-18.

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2 years

THSADA recognizes the Region Athletic Administrators of the Year. Awards presented at PBK Sports Hall of Honor Celebration.

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There are more than 11,000 student-athletes in the Fort Bend ISD. Consider that's more than the combined total of student-athletes at nearby Rice University and the University of Houston.

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Becky Craig and hundreds of other attendees will pack the Kalahari Ballroom 10 Mondays from today: @MackeySpeaks will be the Keynote Speaker on Day 2 at our State Conference in Round Rock. @friscoISD

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Congratulations to Dr. Susan Elza, who our Board of Directors have approved as the 2023 recipient of the NFHS Citation, an award dating back to 1979.

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"Kevin goes above and beyond to do whatever is needed to ensure our kids and coaches are taken care of," said Leslie Slovak, Executive Director of Athletics of the Richardson ISD. "The positive impact he makes in our district is incredible." @RichardsonISD

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2 years

Congratulations to Rodney Saveat-Beaumont ISD. Will be inducted into the THSADA Hall of Honor.

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5 years

THSADA installation of New Board of Directors at Coaching School. THSADA President-Rodney Chant-Fort Bend ISD THSADA Vice President-Debbie Fuchs-Clear Creek ISD

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7 years

The THSADA is opposed to the Frank Amendment of HB 21 which would allow Home School students to participate in UIL activities.

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5 years

Coach Pratt's service to THSADA, McKinney ISD and the Coaching profession are of the highest standards one can achieve. My good fortune to have the opportunity to work with him for many years...

D2McKinney

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5 years

Today, Oct. 15, has been designated by the City of McKinney as (McKinney) Athletic Director Shawn Pratt Day. Congratulations on your many accomplishments, Coach Pratt! D2McKinney is proud to share this! #d2mckinney #McKinneyISDAthletics #sports

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Honored by the UIL in 2021 as one of the ‘100 Greatest Texas High School Basketball Coaches’ in history, Stan Leech becomes a back-to-back honoree for Region 8. Stan is in his 36th year with the Boerne ISD; the last 23 as Director of Athletics (full-time AD starting in 2018).

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Thank you @MackeySpeaks for sharing your invaluable insight on building a culture of character. Who else is fired up? 🔥🔥🔥 #THSADA52

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THSADA extends condolences to the entire Joseph Family. Eddie Joseph was an tremendous influence in the State of Texas and in the lives of so many.

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1 year

Checking back with a giant as far as talent in the DFW area, Russ Reeves. Russ was also in our Spotlight several years ago here:

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6 years

Congratulations to Andre Walker. Selected as the new Director of Athletics for the Houston ISD.

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3 years

We are excited to honor THSADA award winners at the @pbksports THSADA Hall of Honor Celebration! Congratulations to Hall of Honor inductee Dr. Charles Breithaupt, Executive Director of the UIL ( @uiltexas )👏 #THSADA50

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Good Luck tomorrow to all Players, Coaches, Student Managers and Athletic Trainers.

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3 years

Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day from THSADA.

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1 year

Congratulations to Richardson ISD Executive Athletic Director Leslie Slovak as Lake Highlands won the @uiltexas Class 6A State Championship in Boys Basketball. It was the 1st appearance for the Wildcats in the UIL tourney since cutting down the nets in 1968. @RichardsonISD

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1 year

Our President-Elect, Philip O’Neal will move into the role as THSADA President at the end of our State Conference, in June. With 30+ years as a professional educator, Philip joined the Mansfield ISD team as Director of Athletics prior to the 2016-17 school year.

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2 years

For those Athletic Directors that just finished with their Fall Staff Orientation meetings....Hope all went well. To those who will hold their meetings next week, hope all goes well.

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1 year

A native of Owasso, Okla., Rob Davies stepped in to the role in the Harlingen CISD after Randy Cretors retired in 2019. Before his arrival in the RGV, Davies had spent 28 years as both a coach and athletic administrator.

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We're waiting for the jersey retirement announcement of Seymour-native Colby Davis at Clarendon College ( #GoBulldogs ). Colby later graduated from Texas Tech University (as well as Master in Education from SE Oklahoma State University) after hanging up her basketball jersey.

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Over 500 views watching UIL Legislative Council this morning. Great recap by Dr. Elza leading into the THSADA Roundtable. Excellent attendance and participation. Thank you to all of our THSADA sponsors.

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2 years

Outstanding turnout for the first day. Thanks to all who attended. Excellent support for THSADA. Dr. Breithaupt with a great presentation.

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3 years

We are excited to honor our 2021 award winners at the @pbksports THSADA Hall of Honor Celebration! Congratulations to our 8 Regional Athletic Administrators of the Year👏 Come celebrate our winners at the 2021 State Conference! #THSADA50

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We are thankful for every athletic director, coach, teacher, and everyone in between for their endless dedication and commitment to work with student athletes. From the THSADA family to yours, we hope you have a Happy Thanksgiving filled with good food and good company!🦃🍁

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Grace McDowell arrived in the Frisco ISD in 2002, leaving footprints in both coaching and administration and at the MS and HS levels. If 'Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change' then retired Frisco ISD athletic director David Kuykendall offered Grace quite high praise:…

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Share with your coaches, administrators and student-athletes this event on October 3 produced by @Daktronics and spotlighting our President-Elect, @leslie_slovak . Register here: @RichardsonISD

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3 years

(THSADA announces a new program) Aspiring Athletic Administrators Academy The THSADA is presenting a new program that addresses those individuals that are looking to become an athletic administrator in the State of Texas.

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Congratulations to the THSADA nominees for President-elect. Region 1-Toby Tucker-Director of Athletics-Canyon ISD Region 2-Jim Garfield-Director of Athletics-Abilene ISD Region 4-David Cervantes-Director of Athletics-El Paso ISD Region 5-Andre Walker-Director of…

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2 years

Congratulations to our 2022 Hall of Honor Inductees! #GatherforGreatness

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4 years

THSADA would like to congratulate our Class of 2020 Hall of Honor Inductees! The inductees will be recognized during the THSADA State Conference on Monday, April 6th at the PBK Sports Hall of Honor Luncheon.

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Best advice given to the talented Chivonne Kiser? Get involved with the THSADA and network with peers. If you're an Aspiring Athletic Administrator, join close to 100 of our members already committed to participating in the Quad A segment at our State Conference in June.