A McAllen ISD middle school coach has been selected into a coaching mentorship program.
Alan Morales, of McAllen ISD’s Cathey Middle School, is one of 56 coaches in the state to be part of the class of 2022 ROCK mentees, it was announced by the Texas High School Coaches Association.
His nomination came from McAllen Memorial High Athletic Coordinator and Head Football Coach Moses Patterson. Morales is the only coach from Hidalgo County to be chosen.
The program will partner Morales, and other coaches like him, with a veteran coach who will serve as a mentor for the next two years.
“In this case, I'm a football coach so I will be mentored for two years for the sport of football,” Morales, who has five years of coaching experience, said. “In March, we will be going to the ROCK Mentoring Workshop in Arlington at the Dallas Cowboys’ stadium in which I will meet my mentor for the first time. In July, we will be going to San Antonio for the THSCA Coaching School.”
According to the THSCA website, the ROCK Coaches Mentoring Program is a partnership formed between the THSCA and Texas A&M’s Thornton-McFerrin Coaching Academy which has been created to meet the needs of and retain high school coaches and administrators.
THSCA and the Thornton-McFerrin Coaching Academy believes there is a critical need to cultivate and assist young coaches to find their passion and be prepared as coaches, teachers and leaders in an ever-evolving environment. The ROCK Coaches Mentoring Program has been developed by and for coaches to cultivate leadership, foster work alignment, execute best practices, combat apathy, enhance time management and address work-life balance issues.
About the Texas High School Coaches Association
The Texas High School Coaches Association (THSCA) is the principal advocate and leadership organization for Texas high school coaches. The organization provides the highest quality representation, education, and services to Texas high School coaches and affiliate members by enhancing the professionalism of coaches and the schools they represent.