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The 2021 State Swimming Championships are just a few days away, but high school swimming, along with just about every other activity this year, doesn’t look at all like it used to. It’s hard to overstate the importance of sports like swimming. Which is why so many people have worked so hard to make this year’s competition take place. To reflect on that importance, and to give us an understanding of how TAPPS swimming has evolved over the years, we reached out to Bruce Rollins. Mr. Rollins has represented TAPPS as a parent, swim coach, athletic director, athletic executive committee member, executive board member, and the TAPPS swim director. And it is through his efforts both in and out of the pool that are the way they are today.

Coming from the floor of the Bell County Expo Center and the 2020 TAPPS Cheer State Championships, hear from Express Cheer's Chris Henson about the championship (and from some of the squads performances.)

In this short episode, hear from TAPPS Tennis Director Kevin Foster about the upcoming Team Tennis Tournament this October. More info at http://tapps.biz/athletics/team-tennis/ Follow TAPPS Tennis on twitter at https://twitter.com/tapps_tennis Follow TAPPs Talk on twitter at https://twitter.com/tappstalk

In this short episode we talk with two people involved with the TAPPS Fall Band Competition. Follow TAPPS Band on twitter https://twitter.com/tappsband Find out more about this podcast as well as links to subscribe on our website https://tapps.biz/talk/ See last year’s Field Band, Marching Band, and Drumline Championships on our YouTube page https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7m6PdONbKUnYZKhEBDyTN6wADvwm_HAY

In this short episode we speak with two people about the upcoming One Act Play competition. How will the judges prepare for a competition where different schools are operating under different sets of COVID-19 guidelines? How, if we are able, will we put on an in-person championship? Find out in this episode of TAPPS Talk. Follow TAPPS One Act Play on twitter https://twitter.com/tappsoap Find out more about this podcast as well as links to subscribe on our website https://tapps.biz/talk/ See what competition looked like last year: https://tapps.smugmug.com/ Catch up on the full webinar for One Act Play directors: https://youtu.be/sNsYk8hkFiM

This episode is all about the latest activity to be sanctioned by TAPPS...Esports. We talk with the Director of Education at PlayVS about what Esports are and how the TAPPS / PlayVS partnership works, we talk with coaches at three TAPPS schools with active Esports programs about how they got started and what it’s like for their students and school communities. Find the evaluation tool that Coach Walker uses for tryouts here: https://na.op.gg/ Follow @TAPPSesports on twitter. https://twitter.com/tappsesports Sign up for Esports with TAPPS and PlayVS here: https://tapps.biz/playvs/ Subscribe to TAPPS TALK with your favorite podcast app. More information here: https://tapps.biz/talk/ Thanks to Dr. Clint Kennedy, Coach Michael Walker, and Coach Ronnie Baskin for taking the time to talk with me for this episode. Special thanks to Jerry Lawrence for not only talking to me but bringing in his three players, Cole Stewart, Konnor Townsend, Ryan Fullerton to talk to me as well. Special thanks also to Ronnie Baskin for providing me with recordings of some of his team’s live broadcasts. Music in this episode by Patrick Patrikios If you have any suggestions or ideas on future episodes please send us an email at info@tapps.biz

Program note for the program note: Due to an error when this track was uploaded, it was not included in our podcast feed. It was visible on our website but not anywhere else. With everything going on over the past two weeks, we just couldn't get Episode 7 polished and ready for publication. Look for it in your feeds next week. Catch my boss talking high school football on the Teague’s Take Podcast. Find out more at https://twitter.com/Teaguestake and subscribe on Apple Podcasts here https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/teagues-take-with-george-teague/id1521289674 or wherever you get your podcasts. We will see you next week!

In the next episode of TAPPS TALK: hear from coaches and players at three TAPPS schools who were ahead of the curve with eSports. Learn about how they set up their programs and the benefits they have seen in their players and the wider school community. Hear also from Dr. Clint Kennedy, Director of Education at PlayVS, about eSports in general and how it will be a part of TAPPS State Competitions this Fall. Learn more about eSPorts with TAPPS here: https://tapps.biz/playvs/ Join us for an overview of the game titles available for TAPPS eSports competition and step-by-step instructions for starting an eSports program at your school in time for the Fall 2020 Season. 11AM on July 15. Register here: https://bit.ly/esports2 The people you heard in this trailer are Ronnie Baskin of the British International School of Houston, Dr. Michael Walker of The Village School, Jerry Lawrence of Lubbock Christian School, Ryan Fullerton, a member of the LCS eSports team (you will hear from two more students in the full episode), and Dr. Clint Kennedy, Director of Education, PlayVS. Music in this trailer by Jorge Hernandez. You can subscribe to TAPPS TALK on Spotify and Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Stream full episode here: tapps.biz/talk Questions? Email us at info@tapps.biz

In this episode we talk with three TAPPS cheer coaches about what it’s like compete at the TAPPS State Cheer Championships. More info on the championships at tapps.biz/cheer You can subscribe to TAPPS TALK on Spotify, Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. More at tapps.biz/talk

In this episode, we talk to Juan Soliz, Athletic Director (and a lot of other things) at Juan Diego Academy in Mission, Texas, about the adjustments his community has had to make in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. We are still looking for coaches, teachers, and administrators to talk to about how this crisis has affected their community. If you are interested, or if you know someone who might be, send us an email, info@tapps.biz Visit our website tapps.biz/talk

In this episode, we talk to David Zimmerman at Yavneh Academy Of Dallas. Want your school on the show? Send us an email info@tapps.biz

Our last revision! It’s only new episodes from here on out. First released in March of 2020, Janneke Garos, Head Tennis Coach at Trinity School of Midland, talks about her program and being named the (first ever) Private School Coach of the Year by the Texas Tennis Coaches Association. Got an idea on how we can improve the show? Got a story to tell us at your campus? Send us an email at info@tapps.biz Find all of our episodes and links to subscribe on our website, tapps.biz/talk

The interviews in this episode were originally release in January 2020. Will Underwood, of Saint Mary’s Hall, Lauren McCauley of All Saints Episcopal School, and Anna England of Nolan Catholic High School took some time to tell us about their programs and the accomplishments of their students in this year’s ATPI Fall Contest. For more information on the other TAPPS member schools who placed in the contest, click here https://tapps.biz/tapps-schools-represented-in-atpi-fall-contest/ Full Winner List and Gallery: http://www.atpi.org/fallcontest/ Join ATPI: http://www.atpi.org/join

On this episode: a re-release of the first TAPPS TALK we ever did. Judy Collins, Athletic Director of McKinney Christian Academy, Jake Wachsmuth, Athletic Director of Shiner St. Paul, and Les Davis, Athletic Director and Head Football Coach at San Marcos Academy, discuss their recent completion of the Texas Athletic Administrators Certification. Plus: ever wonder how we interview people when we have member schools all over the state? We walk you though our process. Would you like to be on the show? Send us an email at info@tapps.biz

TAPPS TALK is a new podcast from the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools. It’s purpose is to tell the stories of TAPPS and its member schools. We talk to the teachers, coaches, administrators, and students of TAPPS about their achievements both in and out of TAPPS competitions. More at tapps.biz/talk We are always looking for new stories. Contact us at info@tapps.biz