Dallas ISD coaches prepare for upcoming school year

Dallas ISD’s Athletics Department fired up approximately 750 coaches, trainers, and various team members at their annual back-to-school event at Skyline High School last week.

Athletics provided workshops for UIL sports that are offered, said Cinnamon Sheffield, assistant director of over volleyball, track and field, and compliance and eligibility. The workshops were mostly led by the district’s veteran coaches and a few alumni and coaches from the area.

“We had great positive feedback from the coaches,” she said.

The sessions included how to improve as a coach, what to do in off-season strength conditioning, and other topics. They also heard from veteran coaches on how to progress in the profession.

Among the guest speakers and panelists were members of school leadership, UIL representatives, and Dallas ISD departments, such as media relations and the police department, which presented on safety and security at venues.

Cedrick Patterson, the new assistant director of over boys and girls basketball and baseball, said one of the things he was looking forward to most this school year was being an advocate for student-athletes in basketball and baseball.

One of the breakout sessions for basketball included a presentation by one of the high school girls coaches as well as the head basketball coach from Southern Methodist University.

For more information about the district’s Athletics Department, visit dallasisd.org/athletics.