Bridge Painting

I wonder when the bridge painting started. Of course I mean the bridge between Jefferson and Commerce. It goes on each year where students from each school paint the school colors on the bridge on the road from Commerce to Jefferson. I’ll try to find out from Coach Prickett.

Tiger Yearbook Update Coming Soon

Coach Prickett is almost finished with the updated version of the Tiger Yearbook. I look forward to the new edition. The stats in this book are as deep as any college stat book you might find in my opinion.

Booster Clubs

How important are booster clubs to an athletic program? They are huge. While they don’t make or break a program, they can make things much nicer for the athletes and the fans, I guess they butt heads with coaches sometimes but other than that I think they are a positive thing for any athletic program if tehy are run correctly.

New Commerce High School Construction Photos

Here are a few photos of construction in progress at commerce High School. Things sure look different than a few months ago!

Directions to Commerce Tiger Stadium

Here’s a photo from the Google satellite view of Tiger field. Maybe this will be helpful for visiting fans to see where the parking is located and such. everyone has gps or gets online directions but it helps to see the actual layout before getting there.

Season Passes for Commerce Tigers

If anyone is unaware, you can purchase season passes for all Commerce Tiger Athletic events. The passes are good for all home games and include every sport. The prices are $175 for 2 passes and can be purchased by contacting Rodney Gary.

New Commerce High School

I’ll be glad when the new Commerce High School is completed. It will be a good thing for the students, staff, and community. And I won’t have to hear about East Jackson’s “nice new school” so much (it is truly a nice campus though). The new gym will be a great advantage over the archaic one that has been there since Napoleon was taking over the world. Hopefully it will improve the basketball program just by offering a better setting.
With the wrestling program on the rise I look for a more rounded athletic program in the years to come. Football will always be king here in Commerce so no need to worry about that.

History Updates coming soon

Got some history updates to do in the next few days…….

Getting Recruited for College Athletics

I find it interesting who gets a college scholarship and who doesn’t no matter the sport. Having good grades is super important and can be the difference between you getting a free ride in college or losing out to a guy with the same skill level but a better grade point average. I remember when Michael Collins was a senior. Every time someone mentioned him and his college choices they always pointed out how good of a student he was. They also mentioned the high character person he was as well. So if you are looking for an athletic scholarship don’t be a knucklehead or slacker in the classroom. Now if you are Lebron James type athlete you can get F’s in school, be a bad guy, and still make it big time. But Lebron is .00000000001% of the population so don’t count on that!

I also hear a lot of talk about kids being disappointed that they did not get promoted to colleges by either their parents or coaches. I’m sure that is the case but the responsibility still lies with the student. Personal responsibility is key in every aspect of life. If you think you have a chance to go to college to play football and don’t know how to get started, go ask your coach or research in online or get a book on it. There is no excuse in today’s information age for not finding out on your own what you need to know to make your life better. If you want recruiters to see you then they need to “see you”. The best way to do that is to get your DVD highlights in front of them either by getting them a DVD or getting the highlights online for them to see. The key to getting recognition is to make connections. Keep in mind that to get what you want you have to help others get what they want. In other words don’t just think “I want a college scholarship”. Think, “how can I help this University’s baseball team”.

I recommend reading Guerrilla Marketing which is for business but can be applied in the recruiting process. Also read Seth Godin’s blog, which is about marketing and you have to market yourself unless you are the next Michael Jordan (there is no next MJ by the way). The point is if you are like Washaun Ealey with immense talent then recruiters will know about you easily. If you are not a super talent then you need to market yourself. A good free resource is woodsrecruiting.com

Town Hall for Hope

Just wanted to post a link to an event that is coming up at the end of this month. It is being put on by financial guru Dave Ramsey and is intended to offer some positive news and motivation in this negative economic time. Hopefully it will be available in our area but I have not seen it listed close yet.