Gil Garza, Dallas ISD athletics director, believes sports are an opportunity for kids to do more than learn skills they can apply to the playing field. It is an opportunity to grow, learn and develop characteristics such as perseverance and discipline while developing social skills and a strong work ethic.
In part two of our series on the new direction of the Athletics Department, take a look as Garza discusses the benefits of student participation in athletics.
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