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P R O M O T I N G H E A LT H Y L I F E S T Y L E S VOLUME 88, NO. 1
ETBU KINESIOLOGY
STUDENTS HOST FIELD DAY
FOR COMMUNITY CHILDREN
S P R I N G I S S U E 2 0 2 0
INSIDE... 8 | THE STATE OF TAHPERD 9 | IN MEMORY 14 | CATCH MY BREATH
18 | MEMBERS IN THE NEWS |
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CONTENTS
S P R ING IS S U E 2 0 2 0
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President
Odies Wright | Abilene Christian University
President-elect
PHYSICAL H.C. Grimet | Katy ISD
DANCE HEALTH RECREATION EDUCATION Past President
Janice Longino | Rockwall ISD
ARTICLES
Vice Presidents
AREA: Robert Vogler | Houston ISD
COLLEGE: Graeme Cox | Lee College
10 The Evolution of the Sports Analytics Program at Rice University;
DANCE: Alexandra Pooley | Texas A&M University
WAR – What is it Good For? GENERAL: Rhonda Rutherford-Odom | Dallas ISD
James G. Disch, Director of the Sports Analytics Concentration HEALTH: Michelle Beer | Katy ISD
PHYSICAL EDUCATION: Teri Carter | Texas State University
Department of Sport Management, Rice University RECREATION: Mary Lou Trinidad | UT Rio Grande Valley
14 Catch My Breath Vice Presidents-elect
Article Contributed by CATCH Global Foundation AREA: Timothy Miller | Pasadena ISD
COLLEGE: John Smith | Texas A&M San Antonio
16 ETBU Kinesiology Students Host Field Day for Community Children DANCE: Hilary Rinella | Dallas ISD
GENERAL: Barbara Polansky (Interim) | Brock ISD
Article Contributed by Dr. Will Walker HEALTH: Becky Simmons | Beaumont ISD
PHYSICAL EDUCATION: Ana Cisneros | University of Texas
COLUMNS at El Paso
RECREATION: Ernest Celaya | Northease ISD
6 President’s Message: Odies Wright Past Vice Presidents
AREA: Shawn Dixon | East Central ISD
8 The State of TAHPERD: Rose Haggerty COLLEGE: Patty Donaldson | Angelina College
DANCE: Kaysie Brown | Texas State University
ASSOCIATION NEWS GENERAL: Sandy Kimbrough | Texas A&M University
Commerce
9 In Memory: Frank Calsbeek, Patricia Onley, Tedde Ridley HEALTH: Thomasina Gatson | Aldine ISD
PHYSICAL EDUCATION: Amber Sladecek | Georgetown ISD
18 Members in the News: Delia Thibodeaux, Mario Reyna RECREATION: Chris Peurifoy | Spring Hill ISD
Student Chair
CONTRIBUTE TBD
Student Chair-Elect
37 Guidelines for Authors Samantha Moss | University of Texas-Arlington
Parliamentarian
SPECIAL FEATURES Lynn Luttrell | Abilene Christian University
18 2019 TAHPERD Teachers of the Year Executive Director
Rose Haggerty | TAHPERD
20 TAHPERD Fundraising
22 2019 Annual Convention Pictures Editor
Rose Haggerty
26 Leadership Conference Pictures Managing Designer
Tambra Garcia
27 Staff Retreat Pictures
Editorial Board
28 2020 TAHPERD Officers Rick Grimes | Editorial Board Coordinator
James Disch | Rice University
31 Thank You to 2017-2019 Officers Xiangli Gu | University of Texas Arlington
Sharon Carano | Texas Wesleyan University
32 2020 Committees Stacia Miller | Midwestern State University
Lorraine Killion | TAMU Kingsville
34 Thank You to 2017-2019 Committee Members
State Staff
35 Research Poster Scholarship Recipients Lynda Alvarado | Membership Manager
Lisa Fall | Director of Conventions & Meetings
36 2019 Annual Convention Partners & Sponsors Tambra Garcia | Technology Communications Manager
Rose Haggerty | Executive Director
37 2019 Annual Convention Exhibitors Becky Wyatt | Exhibits Manager
TAHPERD Office
7910 Cameron Road | Austin, Texas 78754
512.459.1299 or 800.880.7300
Fax 512.459.1290
www.tahperd.org
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programs that promote active, healthy lifestyles and enhance
skilled, aesthetic motor performance.
DATES TO REMEMBER
POLICY STATEMENT March 15, 2020
The TAHPERD Journal (ISSN Annual Convention Call for Presentation Forms DEADLINE
0889-0846), a refereed and blind
peer reviewed journal, is the May 15, 2020
official publication of the Texas TAHPERD Early Bird Summer Conference Registration DEADLINE
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annually in the fall, spring, and TAHPERD Summer Conference Pre-Registration DEADLINE
summer. Manuscripts, photos, SAVE $10
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and should be submitted in June 19, 2020
accordance with the Author’s Summer Conference Hotel Cut-Off DEADLINE
Guidelines found on page 37. The
author’s opinions are their own July 12 – 14, 2020
and do not necessarily reflect the 36th Annual Summer Conference
attitude or views of TAHPERD, Embassy Suites Hotel & Convention Center | Frisco, Texas
its officers, or the editors of the
Journal.
TAHPERD JOURNAL SPRING ISSUE 2020 5
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
ODIES WRIGHT
TAHPERD President
BEING FIT FOR THE CHALLENGE, TAHPERD MEMBERS
WILL REACH OUR 2020 GOALS
W
elcome to a new season for TAHPERD in which each to have a peer sit beside you and sign up also to join for the
member will make a difference. I am looking forward first time. We welcome first-time members who bring fresh
to working with all of you. Thank you to our team perspectives. You might also help a previous member join again.
of talented Vice Presidents who are clearly fit for the We welcome the wisdom and ideas of the experienced. Let’s
challenges ahead. help each other build our TAHPERD connections. In accepting
Robert Vogler VP Area Division the challenge to duplicate yourself this year, write down your
Graeme Cox VP College Division goal and follow through. Keep pursuing until you have done
Alexandra Pooley VP Dance Division your part to double membership. All benefit from the mutual
Rhonda Rutherford-Odom VP General Division supportive mentoring we offer in TAHPERD. The professional
Michelle Beer VP Health Division development sessions alone are worth the cost, but the collegial
Teri Carter VP Physical Education Division peer mentoring relationships are priceless. This year, “Each One
Mary Lou Trinidad VP Recreation Division Bring One.”
Doubling our membership and solidifying our operating
Being fit for the challenge in 2020, this year TAHPERD is
funds puts us in position to become a recognized presence in
expanding by doubling membership and developing a sound
our state Promoting Healthy Lifestyles. Determined to build
financial inflow while becoming a known community presence
communities through health, physical education, recreation,
“Promoting Healthy Lifestyles.” We continue the TAHPERD
and dance opportunities, we plan to distinguish the TAHPERD
adventure as we keep forging new pathways, successfully getting
brand. We are “Promoting Healthy Lifestyles”; we are changing
all Texans fit for life’s challenges.
communities.
The vision for this year is to stand arm in arm together as each
Being a recognized presence in our local communities is a
member individually and TAHPERD as a unified body works
commitment each TAHPERD member lives out personally.
toward our three goals. Each person’s focus needs to be threefold.
Some members are writing grants; we need more members to
We need to grow our membership to bring in the wealth of
do so. Others are organizing events. We need each member
skills and ideas that are present in people in our professions in
to be involved in planning local healthy lifestyle events such
Texas. We need an operating income to replace Jump Rope for
as 5K walk/runs, disc golf tournaments, and dance-a-thons.
Heart’s longstanding financial partnership. We need to change
What difference-making event will you plan for 2020? Team up
communities in ways that change individual lives, all the while
with local TAHPERD-member friends to plan and implement
sending our brand out as a recognizable agent of help and fitness
inspiration.
Members, it is up to each of us. Find the person you know who
needs TAHPERD. Let them know how much TAHPERD also
Members, it is up to each of us. Find the
needs them. Together, when each one brings one, we become a person you know who needs TAHPERD.
more diverse group with broader skill sets. The bigger we are,
the bigger the difference we make in communities. TAHPERD is Let them know how much TAHPERD also
a stellar professional association on which some of our colleagues
are missing out. As fellow fitness advocates, we can help others
needs them. Together, when each one
who will benefit from TAHPERD for career development. The brings one, we become a more diverse
added enrollment fees would easily replace the financial gap in
operating funds left by the exit of Jump Rope for Heart. We make group with broader skill sets. The bigger we
a career difference for members. Bring others to benefit all. “Each
One Bring One.”
are, the bigger the difference we make in
Being fit for the challenge, walk a friend through the steps of communities.
joining. Remember as you renew your membership this year
6 TAHPERD JOURNAL SPRING ISSUE 2020
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
a community event this year. As you promote healthy lifestyles
in your community tell us your story. Send a photo. We want to
hear about your successes.
Texas MOVES is TAHPERD’s collaborative partnership plan for
2019 Annual Convention
CONGRATULATIONS
joining with educators and administrators to encourage health
through moving. We are grateful to the strong development
team led by Janice Longino who brought us the Texas MOVES Game Card Winners
initiative. Go to Texas MOVES on our website to start. When
a member organizes an event with Texas MOVES, we gain a To the Grand Prize Winner
joint win! With each event, 50% of funds raised benefit a locally
chosen organization, such as a non-profit research hospital of a $500 Gopher Gift Card
or a children’s library. The school, team, or group raising the
money by putting on the event benefits with 25% of the funds.
TAPHERD accepts 22% of the funds toward our mission of
Sergio Silva
“Promoting Healthy Lifestyles.” The remaining 3% goes to Washington Elementary
SHAPE America to support their like-minded efforts. All events
which members plan under the Texas MOVES label support local
non-profit organizations whose goals align with TAHPERD’s and the Second Prize Winner
mission of “Promoting Healthy Lifestyles.” Build your team and
start planning your local event.
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From this viewpoint, I am seeing the tremendous talent in our Sheraton Arlington
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TAPHERD membership, develop a solid funding flow, and
become a recognized presence “Promoting Healthy Lifestyles” in
each Texas community. Let’s do this.
Call for
Volunteers
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means the members establish and implement the to encourage our members, family and
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and help support TAHPERD. Thank you!
Volunteer to Help TAHPERD Grow!
TAHPERD JOURNAL SPRING ISSUE 2020 7
S TAT E O F TA H P E R D
ROSE HAGGERTY
Executive Director
CONVENTION 2019 “Being Fit for the Challenge” was the theme for the
Annual Leadership Conference
The 96th Annual TAHPERD Convention at Arlington Convention On January 17-19, 2020, 118 TAHPERD officers, committee
Center, in Arlington, December 4-December 7, 2019 was a great members, and interested members met in Granbury to review
success. There were a total of 2039 attendees, 97 exhibit booths, the progress and status of the 2019-2021 goals for their area of
and approximately 250 local volunteers participating in the responsibility. This year to assist with outlining the direction of
convention. the organization, several special presentations were scheduled
to provide members with information to strengthen leadership
TAHPERD’s Board of Directors and the Representative Assembly
skills necessary to guide TAHPERD toward “Being Fit for the
held their annual meetings during the convention. The following
Challenge.”
actions were taken by the Board of Directors:
• Approved the 2020 elected officers, see the complete list on Thank you to the following keynote speakers: Dr. Henry Ross,
page 28. TAHPERD 2018 David K Brace Award Recipient and Dr. Jayne
• Approved the 2020 list of committee members, see the Greenberg, Program Director-U. S. Dept HHS. Both delivered a
complete list is on page 32. powerful presentation on leadership and change. Participants
• Recognized individuals, who completed their term as an received valuable leadership strategies that can transferred to
officer and/or committee member, see the complete list on their work environment.
pages 31 and 34. During the planning process, division and committee leaders
The Representative Assembly voted to approve the following worked hard to review and revise of TAHPERD goals for
change to the TAHPERD Bylaws: (1) removes that the Jump Rope 2019-2021. These goals will be monitored over a 3 year period
and Hoops Committee be removed from the TAHPERD bylaws by TAHPERD Board of Directors to determine the growth and
and organizational structure. progress of the organization. Of course, the highlight of the
conference was the passion, commitment and belief participating
Registration Fee Structure members have for the profession and for TAHPERD.
Just to remind members that the following registration fee
changes were approved by the Board of Directors at the April 13, TEKS Revisions
2019 meeting. The State Board of Education (SBOE) continuing through the
Summer Conference review and revision for the health education and physical
Early Bird Pre-Registration Late Reg education Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS).
TAHPERD your voices are critical to this process!! Visit the TEA
Professional $130 $140 $150
website for update information and status regarding the Health
Associate $130 $140 $150
and Physical Education TEKS review and revision
Retired $45 $45 $55 • Health Education TEKS Review: https://tea.texas.gov/
Student $35 $35 $45 curriculum/teks/health/review
• Physical Education TEKS Review: https://
Annual Convention tea.texas.gov/Academics/curriculum/teks/PE/review/
Early Bird Pre-Registration Late Reg
Professional $150 $170 $190 Fundraising Opportunity
Associate $150 $170 $190 This is a new venture for TAHPERD yet an exciting one. Visit
Retired $45 $45 $55 the TAHPERD website to view the fundraising opportunities
Student $35 $35 $45 and partnerships listed. Select the one that works best for your
school and community.
As TAHPERD moves through 2020, we are reminded that our
members are dedicated to “promoting healthy lifestyles” and
serving an HPE community that is “Fit for The Challenge”.
8 TAHPERD JOURNAL SPRING ISSUE 2020
IN MEMORY
PATRICIA ONLEY FRANK CALSBEEK
1944-2019 1932-2019
Richardson ISD Texas State University
Patricia Onley, age 75, of McKinney, TAHPERD Past President
Texas passed away November 29, 1991-92
2019 at T. Boone Picken’s Hospice. Franklin (Frank) Calsbeek, 87,
She was born November 9, 1944 experienced his last sunset on
to Howard Benton Onley and Jane August 13, 2019, when his loving
(Lemon) Onley in Sulphur Springs, Savior determined he had spent
Texas. enough time trying to make a
Pat graduated from ETSU with a BS Degree in Health, Physical difference in a messy world. Born to August and Rena (Bakker)
Education and Recreation in 1967 and earned an MS in 1979. She Calsbeek, he lived in Rock Valley, IA with his loving parents and
also accrued 40 hrs toward a doctorate degree. She was a dedicated family until he left for Northwestern College in nearby Orange
educator and provided 40 years of outstanding service to the City, later transferring to Augustana College in Sioux Falls. He
Richardson Independent School District, retiring in 2006. Her first excelled in sports in college and the army, especially basketball
8 years were spent teaching HPER where her love of both students and baseball. He also found much joy in pheasant hunting,
and subject matter resulted in her being an outstanding teacher. fishing and traveling. Loving sacred classical music, he enjoyed
In addition to her Texas Teaching Certificate, Pat held eight (8) singing in high school choirs, The Valley Male Chorus, and a
additional certifications, including being a licensed chemical variety of church choirs.
dependency counselor. When she moved into administration, she In between his junior and senior years at college, he served two
wore many hats and served as a Director of Gateway Instruction, years in the U.S. military during the Korean War. His college
Director of Organization and Development (of curriculum), emphasis in science courses prompted military authorities to assign
Director of Teacher Support Services, Director of Health and him to the missile program at Redstone Arsenal (now named
Physical Education, and Director of Curriculum and Instructional The Marshall Space Center) in Huntsville, AL. It was here that he
Support. She was associated with a wide variety of professional worked with many rocket scientists from Peenemunde, Germany.
organizations, from education and administration to physical
education, drug education and abuse, youth services, community Returning home from military service, he finished his bachelor
action, and various leadership alliances to name a few. degree at Augustana and took his first teaching job at IIliana
Christian High School, located in Lansing, IL (on Chicago’s
In addition to evaluating both curriculum and teachers during south side). During this time, he completed two Master degrees
this time, she also developed, implemented and evaluated from the University of Illinois at Champaign. Shortly thereafter,
many programs. Highlights include: the development of a he was asked to teach and coach basketball at Dordt College in
Crime Prevention and Drug Education program for the entire Sioux Center, IA where he stayed for eleven years. Continuing
Richardson School District grades K-12, and the preparation his studies during this time at The University of Oregon, he was
of grants which provided over $100,000 for the Community awarded a Doctoral degree in 1969. After eleven years at Dordt,
Guidance Center. Perhaps most importantly, Pat initiated, he accepted a new position at Texas State University in San
developed, and implemented the first district-wide Drug and Marcos, TX, where he served as a professor and administrator for
Suicide Prevention Program in Texas which involved establishing the rest of his tenure.
LIFT teams in each school to identify teens in trouble. She will
long be remembered for her outstanding leadership, her selfless The University Board of Regents honored his work by naming
service, and her dedication to young people. him Distinguished Professor Emeritus in 2004. He was humbled
when he was recognized as a Fellow with the American School
THEADORA Health Association. He lived the Rotarian motto of “Service over
Self” -from consulting with the CRC World Relief Committee,
“TEDDE” P. RIDLEY to chairing the schools and colleges task force for the American
1946-2019 Heart Association, to leading T.AH.P.E.R.D. through a very
tumultuous period. After a distinguished career, Calsbeek retired
Texas State University
to begin a new venture as a freelance writer. As a columnist
Tedde Ridley, 72, of Central Point, for theWest Iowa Review (a weekly publication), he attempted
Oregon, passed away Saturday, to capture the significance of Siouxland where he was born.
February 23, 2019, peacefully at Additionally, he authored two books and a novel.
home after a long battle with cancer.
Tedde was born in Minnesota to
Victor and Ruth Petricka. She grew
up in McKinney, TX, taught elementary physical education for 25
years in Richardson, Texas, and after 40 years as a Texan, moved
to Central Point, Oregon, where she made many new friends to
laugh with. She wants people to remember the laughter and joy
that you all shared together.
TAHPERD JOURNAL SPRING ISSUE 2020 9
PEER REVIEWED ARTICLE
THE EVOLUTION OF THE SPORTS ANALYTICS PROGRAM AT RICE UNIVERSITY;
WAR – WHAT IS IT GOOD FOR?
James G. Disch, Director of the Sports Analytics Concentration
Department of Sport Management, Rice University
Abstract of the Houston Rockets and at the time Jeff Luhnow, GM for the
Sports analytics has become a large part of most professional Astros from 2011-2020. When Luhnow was hired by the Astros,
sports and many college sports. The skills needed to work he brought Sig Mejdal from the Cardinals. Sig had worked
in sports analytics include computer knowledge, statistical previously as an engineer for NASA before joining the Cards.
expertise, and the ability to work with large “big data” data His original title with the Astros was the Director of Decision
bases. This article discusses the process by which the sports Sciences. Daryl, Jeff and Sig represented the brightest minds in
analytics concentration was developed in the Sport Management the field of sports analytics and with the owners of this respective
Department at Rice University. The courses that were developed teams willing to give them carte blanche they were able to
and the students who have gone on to work in the field. develop the Rockets and the Astros using “Big Data.”
Keywords: sports analytics, big data, R, SQL, Python Daryl Morey, who along with being GM of the Rockets was one
of our first Adjunct Professors in the Rice Sport Management
Intruduction Department, was approached to further get an idea of how to
WAR what is it good for. The term WAR stands for wins above structure the curriculum. Here are his responses to a series of
replacement. This has become a staple in baseball and something questions posed:
analogous to it has become a univariate measure to represent Question: How important is Analytics to the NBA in general and
excellence for a player in a given sport. In 2012 the first sports the Rockets specifically?
analytics class at Rice was taught in the Sport Management Response: We invest the most in the league.
Department. The book Moneyball: The art of winning an unfair
Question: With the Rockets, how is Analytics related to
game (Lewis, 2003) had been published recently and a number of
traditional scouting?
professional sports teams were creating analytics departments.
Response: We use analytics in everything we do. We weight it
As Alamar (2013) stated in his seminal text on sport analytics based on its predictive power.
“the push in sports as in business to use analytic tools comes
Question: Is anything special done with international scouting?
from advances in computer power and the availability of massive
Response: Same as domestic. Gather data - video and event –
amounts of data to both teams and the public, which create an
and analyze.
opportunity for a competitive advantage.” (p. 1) All professional
sports teams are looking for any type of competitive advantage Question: What basketball related decisions are based on
they can obtain as can be seen in the recent sign stealing scandal Analytics?
for my beloved Houston Astros. But the information that can be Response: All
gleaned from analytics is massive and he movement started with Question: How is it utilized on the business side?
his book. Response: Tad Brown question Tad is President of the Rockets
Question: What type of information have you been able to glean
Input from the Experts
from the in arena cameras?
Alamar further states that analysts should ask five basic
Response: New type of data — it is very helpful. Guarded/
questions when structuring an analysis. They are as follows:
unguarded shots and many more.
1. What was the thought process that lead to the analysis?
2. What is the context of the result? Question: What is the organizational structure of Analytics with
3. How much uncertainty is in the analysis? the Rockets?
4. How does the result improve the decision making process? Response: We keep that private!
5. How can we further reduce the uncertainty? (p. 55) Question: What are the most important skills and knowledges
The key to the success of the analysis will ultimately depend students interested in working in analytics should possess?
upon the specificity of the theory. A given approach will not fit Response: Statistics, probability, and programming
every team or situation. It must be designed specifically for a To get some current thoughts on the status of sports analytics,
given team or situation! Sig Mejdal was asked an updated set of questions. Sig is now
In order to develop the sports analytics undergraduate the Vice President and Assistant General Manager for baseball
curriculum at Rice we had to determine what were the critical analytics for the Baltimore Orioles. Here are his responses:
elements that students in the track needed to perform in the Question: What are the most important questions analytics can
business. We were very fortunate in Houston to have two of the help answer in MLB in general and the Orioles specifically?
leaders in the field in Daryl Morey the general manager (GM)
10 TAHPERD JOURNAL SPRING ISSUE 2020PEER REVIEWED ARTICLE
Response: Analytics can help make sense of any decision that Students taking the introductory statistics class at Rice learn R as
a human being faces. The more that has been recorded, the a foundation. Therefore, the students would have a background
more an analysis can take the effort out of the human mind in R before taking our initial class in the sport management
and into something that is less biased such as math. track, Introduction to Sports Analytics. A course we included
in the program for students taking the concentration in sports
Question: How have you been able to integrate analytics with
analytics is COMP 140: Computational Thinking. This gave them
traditional scouting?
a background in Python and one of the required projects was
Response: Whether it is the number of HR you have hit in the
developing a regression model to predict wins in Major League
Cape Cod league or the fact that the scout thinks your future
Baseball. SQL was more difficult because there were many
hitting grade is a 65, it is a number. If you can quantify it,
prerequisites in computer science and statistics before students
you can study it and you can integrate it with other numbers.
could take it so we encouraged them to find an online course in
Question: How have you been able to help qualify scouting order to gain knowledge in this area.
reports?
At this time, we were trying to develop a minor in sports
Response: See above. Ask them to put their expertise into
analytics, but at about the same time Rice was developing a
scales – 20-80, 1-10, A-F, Likert, etc
minor in data sciences. It became obvious that the best way to
Question: Have any of the new technological devices been able advance was to create a sports analytics concentration within the
to help you reduce the uncertainty in your analyses? If so, major and to require our sport analytics students to take a minor
which ones and in what ways? in data sciences. This would give them all of the statistical and
Response: New technologies can give you useful data. That computer skills they would need as well as allowing them to be
useful data can help guide your decisions. Trackman and it’s exposed to sports analytics research through our courses.
effect on pitching has been huge in the last decade.
The initial thought was to develop a parallel course to the
Question: What do you feel will be the next frontier in analytical introduction to sports analytics in sport econometrics. It became
data? evident that there was no one available with the skills to teach
Response: New technologies creating new data with predictive a class like this. Therefore, it was decided to add a class in sport
ability. business analytics. Harrison and Bukstein (2017) published a
Question: What specific academic skills to people wanting to book on this topic that was perfect for the course.
work in sports analytics need to possess? Over the years a variety of texts had been used in the Intro to
Response: They have to be experts at SQL, R, Python. Have Sport Analytics class, but none of them really served the overall
experience with statistical analysis. Be passionate about purpose like Harrison and Bukstein’s did for the business
baseball and be socially mature enough to be successful analytics. Mathletics (Winston, 2009) was one of the first texts
change agents. used and it was quite good from the standpoint of presenting
Question: Is there anything else you would like to add? various applications to sport analytics. Alamar’s book (2013)
Response: Pragmatic model building skills are surprisingly was used once, and although it outlined the elements of sports
difficult to find. Sometimes it is hard to use a relatively analytics and the current state thereof, it worked better as a
simple model when you know all sorts of complex and supplemental option. Selected readings have been used in recent
amazing statistical models, but it is often what is needed – years.
especially if you hope that your end user understands that The third course is a seminar in sport analytics for those
model. advanced students in the concentration who are either juniors or
seniors. As a capstone class, the students are required to conduct
Building the Curriculum an original research study in an area of their choice, either on
Big data, R, SQL are essential elements of these programs. Big the sports side or the business side. Their second requirement
data refers to data sets with millions of entries. R is a free ware is to pair with a “mentor” actually working in sports analytics
statistical program that can handle these huge data sets that are with a team. Their work with the mentor is on a real project for
critical for sports analytics research. SQL stands for Structured the organization represented by the mentor. This puts them in
Query Language. It is the standard language for communicating good stead for future job opportunities as well as serving as
with relational data bases. So much information can be gathered a networking experience. The courses included in the current
from the in-game information now that there had to be ways in curriculum are presented in Table 1.
which these data could be analyzed. No longer could Excel or
With all of the emphasis on new techniques my background from
SPSS answer the questions that sport analysts were proposing,
the 70’s was lacking, so on my last sabbatical the dean allowed
much less handle the extremely large data sets that were being
me to go back to school and take classes to learn more about R
created. Knowledge of computer languages such as python
and SQL I found a course on edX that was called Sabermetrics
became critical since the data had to be gathered from various
101. All of the problems were dealing with baseball. A book
sources. The term “scraping” was coined to reflect these data
by Marchi and Albert (2014) was the basis for this class. It was
gathering procedures. Once the data was scraped, it had to be
excellent introduction into both R and SQL. I sat in on Comp
“cleaned” using computer commands to be recognized in the
405, the main course in teaching R applications at the time. This
SQL data base or the R program.
background provided me with enough current knowledge to
These techniques had to be incorporated into our classes so teach the courses in the concentration.
that students could understand, analyze and interpret the data.
TAHPERD JOURNAL SPRING ISSUE 2020 11PEER REVIEWED ARTICLE
Other resent graduates working in the field are:
Table 1. Current Courses in the Sports Analytics Concentration
at Rice University Justin Wolin, Senior Business Analyst for the Houston Astros,
Nick Fleder, Basketball Data Analyst for the Indiana Pacers,
COMP 140 Computational Thinking (4 hours) Sergio Santamaria, Basketball Operations Analyst for the
STAT 315 Statistics for Data Science (4 hours) Phoenix Suns,
Chad Tatum, Baseball Operations Analyst for the Baltimore
STAT 405 R for Data Sciences (3 hours) Orioles,
SMGT 430* Introduction to Sports Analytics (3 hours) and Caroline Cobb, Business Analytics Fellow for the Houston
Astros.
SMGT 490 Seminar in Sports Analytics (4 hours)
This past Fall we offered a course in Business Analytics, Pro Sports
SMGT 440** Sport Business Analytics that was taught be Winston Lin, Director, Strategy and Analytics
for the Houston Rockets. He structured the entire class and
*STAT 280 is a prerequisite for SMGT 430
conducted all of the lectures. The assignments were all based on
**Not required in the Sports Analytics Concentration, but is
actual Rockets data. It was a fabulous experience for the students
recommended.
and served as a sort of audition for future employment!
Rice Students Working in Sports Analytics The Future
Ben Jedlovec was one of our first majors interested in sports We are currently in the process of hiring an Assistant Professor
analytics. Ben graduated in 2008 before we officially started the in Sport Analytics. With the addition of another fulltime teacher
sports analytics concentration. He was a double major in sport in the concentration we will be able to offer additional courses
management and statistics and his interest was in baseball. He and possibly create a practically oriented class in sports analytics
taught a student class at Rice on Sabermetrics before he graduated for students not in the concentration or even the major? We
and applied for a job in analytics with the Astros before the are getting more students each year who are interested in the
team was sold to Jim Crane. The Astros were not using analytics program. Many come in with some or all of the skills needed.
at the time and so he ended up working for a company called There are currently student sports analytic team for men’s and
Baseball Info Solutions that is owned by John Dewan and Bill women’s basketball, baseball and soccer. The future is indeed
James. Interestingly enough his contact with that group was bright!
through Daryl Morey of the Rockets. Daryl had worked for Boston
Consulting before going to work for the Boston Celtics. After References
coming to the Rockets, he met Ben as an intern. Alamar, B. C. (2013). Sports analytics: A guide for coaches, managers,
Travis Stockbridge was our next student to take advantage of the and other decision makers. New York, USA: Columbia
sport analytics curriculum. Two months into his freshman year at University Press.
Rice he was working one of the cameras at the Houston Rocket Harrison, C. K., & Bukstein, S. (2017). Sport business analytics:
games before the NBA required all NBA arenas to have the camera Using data to increase revenue and improve operational efficiency.
system. During his second year he was the director of the entire Boca Raton, USA: CRC Press: Taylor & Frances Group.
camera staff and as a junior he was asked to start working on some
analytical problems as well as doing some traditional scouting. He Lewis, M. (2003). Moneyball: The art of winning an unfair game.
would work with the upper level staff at trade deadline and on New York, USA: W. W. Norton.
draft day. They asked him to graduate in December of his senior Marchi, M., & Albert, J. (2014). Analyzing baseball data with R. Boca
year so that he could begin work full time with the Rockets. He Raton, USA: CRC Press: Taylor & Francis Group.
was recently promoted to General Manager of the Rio Grande
Winston, W. L. (2009). Mathletics: How gamblers, managers, and
Valley Vipers, the Rockets’ G League team. Travis at 25 is the
sports enthusiasts use mathematics in baseball, basketball, and
second youngest GM in the league.
football. Princeton, USA: Princeton University Press.
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TAHPERD JOURNAL SPRING ISSUE 2020 13INVITED ARTICLE
CATCH MY BREATH
Article Contributed by CATCH Global Foundation
CATCH My Breath is an evidence-based youth
E-cigarette and JUUL prevention program developed
by The University of Texas Health Science Center
at Houston (UTHealth) School of Public Health.
Implemented in nearly every state across the nation,
the program provides up-to-date information
to teachers, parents, and health professionals to
equip students with the knowledge and skills they
need to make informed decisions about the use of
E-cigarettes, including JUUL devices. CATCH My
Breath utilizes a peer-led teaching approach and
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Project Summary Outcomes
CATCH My Breath was created in 2016 at The University of Since its creation, CATCH My Breath has reached more than
Texas School of Public Health (UTHealth) in Austin. Dr. Steven 105,000 students and 250 schools in Texas over the course of the
H. Kelder developed the curriculum as a response to the 900% last two school years. At the start of the 2019-2020 school year,
spike in youth e-cigarette use from 2011-2015. The pilot program, CATCH My Breath has reached five of the top eight districts
funded by St. David’s Foundation ran in 19 middle schools in in Texas including but not limited to Frisco ISD, Katy ISD, and
Central Texas, as well as in several other key states. The results Austin ISD.
of this pilot study have been submitted to a peer-reviewed With support from Texas ambassador Emily Hayes and
journal and are awaiting publication. St. David’s Foundation has community organizations like Say What!, Behavioral Solutions of
continued to support the program in 2019. South Texas, and Texas DSHS the program will continue to grow
In addition to working in a school setting, CATCH My Breath and meet the demand for youth e-cigarette prevention education
formed partnerships with other tobacco research and prevention and community presentations.
entities including, but not limited to MD Anderson, Texas Educators and students across the state have given feedback
Department of State Health Services (DSHS), and TAHPERD. regarding the program:
The program also gained traction during the annual Eliminate
Tobacco Summit hosted by The University of Texas and was The CATCH My Breath program offers a wealth of needed
recognized by Dr. Brian King of the CDC as a primer prevention information to youth about the dangers of e-cigarettes. Here in
program during the 2019 event. Williamson County, we have seen a rapid uptake of e-cigarette
usage by youth. One of the great things about the program is that
CATCH My Breath will continue to gain notoriety in Central all the materials are provided, which makes the lessons are easy
Texas as research partner and program creator, UTHealth, and enjoyable to deliver. All of my students were very interested
recently won a five-year National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the subject matter, had lots of insightful questions, and enjoyed
grant to conduct a randomized controlled trial of the program. participating in the CATCH My Breath lessons and activities.
The grant terms begin in 2019 and will focus on following a
cohort of middle school students from grades 6 to 8. Dr. Steven Click hear to view the announcement about CATCH My Breath
Kelder will be the principal investigator on the project and will being an evidence-based program:
work closely with CATCH Global Foundation to innovate and https://www.uth.edu/news/story.htm?
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TAHPERD JOURNAL SPRING ISSUE 2020 15INVITED ARTICLE
ETBU KINESIOLOGY STUDENTS HOST FIELD DAY FOR COMMUNITY CHILDREN
Article Contributed by Dr. Will Walker
Originally published online in the ETBU NOW
Over 350 three and four-year old students from
Marshall ISD enjoyed the East Texas Baptist
University Kinesiology Department’s 12th annual
Washington Early Childhood Center (WECC) Field
Day on Wednesday, October 30. ETBU Kinesiology
students led the ECC attendees in a variety of
physical activities, ranging from parachute play,
and tricycle riding, to obstacle course running.
“Because of Marshall Early Childhood Center’s
move to the old South Marshall Elementary
building, they were able to increase their number
of classes. We accommodated around 80 more
students than we ever have before,” ETBU
Professor of Kinesiology Dr. Will Walker said.
“ETBU students were able to gain practical
experience in a physical activity-based environment
at a fairly early stage in their own college careers.
At the same time, we served the greater Marshall
community through providing opportunities for
the MECC students to enjoy games and play with ‘big kids’, who leadership skills, and build relationships with children and
happen to be dressed up as superheroes, sports stars, pandas, families in the local community.
crayon boxes, and a variety of other fun things.”
“This Field Day is about community outreach and career
The Marshall Early Childhood Center serves children in training,” junior kinesiology major Brady Faulkner said. “We
pre-kindergarten and is home to Marshall ISD’s Head Start apply what we’ve learned in the classroom with kids around the
Program. The organization focuses on preparing each child for ages that we will be teaching in the real world. I enjoyed hanging
kindergarten through quality curriculum, engaging activities, out with the kids, putting a smile on their face, and having fun.”
and a staff who is committed to encouraging and teaching
Field Day is more than a one-day activity for ETBU students.
students. This collaboration between MECC and ETBU provides
Prior to the event, students spend time carefully building lesson
physical education and activities for elementary students and
plans, specifically for the age range of children that attend the
encourages and inspires the college students in their chosen field
event. In addition, the students also practice teaching strategies,
of study.
incorporating and applying effective use of wording and body
“I love seeing the interaction and engagement between college language to elementary students.
students and the kids,” MECC teacher Tonya McCray said. “I can
“I chose to major in kinesiology because I like the idea of helping
see that the kids are developing their gross motor skills, and it
people be better and doing it through a physical aspect. I hope
shows them that this is something
to be able to impact lives with
they could look forward to going
encouragement both verbally and
to a big school. I bet all of them
physically,” junior kinesiology
will sleep well today!”
major Justice Henson said. “This is
Students in ETBU’s KINE 2309 a great opportunity to get started
Teaching K-5 Physical Education in my field of work, and I’m I love
course, which primarily consists to see the kids’ smiling faces.”
of first-semester sophomores
For more information on East
majoring in All-Level Physical
Texas Baptist’s Kinesiology
Education and in Child
program, visit www.etbu.edu/
Development, are provided an
kinesiology.
opportunity to apply course
content, practice their learned
content in practical situations,
strengthen their servant
16 TAHPERD JOURNAL SPRING ISSUE 20202019 ANNUAL
CONVENTION
From the AREA DIVISION
DRAWING WINNERS
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Dallas ISD
“From the Heart of TAHPERD”
project is a way for TAHPERD 2020 Summer Conference
to give back to the communities or Annual Convention
that so graciously support Registration:
our association and host our
convention. Evelyn Tidwell
East Central ISD
From the Heart of
TAHPERD Winner: One-Year Membership &
2020 Annual Convention
Mary Lou Trinidad Registration:
University of Texas
Rio Grande Valley Rex Peebles
Katy ISD
TAHPERD JOURNAL SPRING ISSUE 2020 17MEMBERS IN THE NEWS
MARIO REYNA
Induction into the 2020
DELIA THIBODEAUX Rio Grande Valley Sports
ASPIRE Hero of the Month Hall of Fame
Ms. Delia Thibodeaux is a real smoking and vaping prevention An official of many sports for 42 years and still counting, Reyna
enthusiast on her school campus - Westside High School, HISD. may be the only official in the Rio Grande Valley that has
officiated UIL state championships in three different sports and
Ms. Thibodeaux is recognized as Teacher of the Year for the Texas
one TAPPS state championship game.
Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and
Dance (TAHPERD). She was also named National Teacher of the Reyna officiated title games in UIL baseball (1993 and 1994), UIL
Year by the Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE volleyball (2003), UIL basketball (2003 and 2005), and TAPPS
America). basketball (2008). Additional highlights include officiating the
1998 Texas All-Star Basketball game and the 2009 Texas Girls’
The ASPIRE team has had the pleasure of working with Ms.
Class 5A Volleyball game. Reyna umpired college games for 12
Thibodeaux for many years. She is devoted and dedicated to the
years that included players that went on to play in the major
mission of tobacco prevention, presenting at numerous events,
leagues. He has officiated more than 2,000 high school games and
including the TAHPERD conference, community meetings, and
200 college baseball games.
HISD Job-A-Like. She helped many of her colleagues to bring the
ASPIRE curriculum to their classrooms. Reyna has served in leadership positions of local sports’ officials
associations in baseball, basketball, and volleyball. In 2016, he
Thank you, Ms. Thibodeaux, for assisting the ASPIRE team in the
was inducted into the Society of Health and Physical Educators
mission to eradicate cancer through implementing ASPIRE on
(SHAPE America) Hall of Fame. In 2019, he received the Texas
the campus of Westside High School and for participating in our
Association of Health, Physical Education and Recreation
events.
Directors (TAHPERD) David K. Brace Award, the highest
award bestowed on a member, and was named the TAHPERD
Administrator of the Year in 2015.
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