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THE RIGHT TEAM: AN UPDATE<br />
STEPHEN BARGATZE<br />
<strong>Spring</strong> is here, there is a lot going on with the<br />
Right Team. First Matthew Grover has left the<br />
Right Team and returned to West Virginia. The<br />
only thing I can say about that is in the two<br />
years Matt was here he did not have one date.<br />
Either we worked too much or there were not<br />
enough relatives here for him to choose from.<br />
Anyway, Matthew will be missed and I really<br />
want to thank him for all of his help in making<br />
this a better program.<br />
Until we find someone who needs a job bad enough to come to work<br />
with TSSAA, Tommy Griffith, a teacher and coach for over 30 years at<br />
Nashville Overton High School, has come to help me out. When I<br />
started this job, Ronnie Carter gave me Courtney Poole, a 24-year old<br />
who looked 15, to travel with me. Now I have Tommy who, by the time<br />
this issue comes out, will be 70 years young.<br />
Like Courtney, Tommy has taught me a lot... how to steal Sweet &<br />
Low from Shoney’s and if you eat before 4:30 you can save a dollar.<br />
Hotels have wake-up calls at 5:00 a.m., but if you are 70 you do not<br />
need a wake-up call since Tommy gets up at 4:50 a.m. every morning.<br />
Here are some other things I have learned from this great man, who has<br />
been around for a long, long time:<br />
• A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.<br />
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• A day without sunshine is like night.<br />
• If you think nobody cares about you, try missing a couple of<br />
payments.<br />
• Eagles may soar, but weasels aren’t sucked into jet engines.<br />
• Why do they lock gas station bathrooms? Are they afraid<br />
someone will clean them?<br />
I love hearing old tales from Tommy. One of my favorites is when<br />
Tommy and I were talking about Halloween. Tommy said that in his<br />
day they never bought a costume. They just got things from their house<br />
and made their own costumes. He went on to say that his favorite was<br />
wearing just a sheet. I then said that we, too, went out as ghosts.<br />
Tommy then informed me that he never thought of being a ghost. He<br />
was a mattress. Thanks, Tommy, for stepping in and helping.<br />
Right Team Information:<br />
From Courtney Brunetz<br />
While Stephen and Tommy are stealing sweet n low throughout the<br />
state, I will be organizing and scheduling all programs for the Right<br />
Team. If you would like to schedule Stephen for the <strong>2003</strong>-2004 school<br />
year please contact me at 423-624-0762. We would also like to request<br />
help from all coaches, teachers, principals throughout the state. Due to<br />
the Tennessee budget contraints, our grant through the health<br />
department has been eliminated. Please contact Courtney Brunetz if you<br />
know any company, organization or grant available to help provide<br />
funding for the Right Team.<br />
A Big “Thank You” to Our Corporate Sponsors<br />
The corporate sponsors and supporters play an integral part in the TSSAA and the TSSAA State Championships.The TSSAA<br />
would like to thank BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, Baptist Sports Medicine, the Memphis Grizzlies, the United States<br />
Marines Corps and Gatorade for their support of the TSSAA.<br />
BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee reminds athletes that goals are accomplished through hard work and determination. So it<br />
is important for all athletes to play hard and play healthy.<br />
Baptist Sports Medicine , the official sports medicine provider of the TSSAA, continues to provide medical coverage at all<br />
State Championships. In addition, Baptist Sports Medicine played a more prominent role during the state basketball<br />
championshipsby becoming the title sponsor of the basketball championships. This was the first year for the Baptist Sports<br />
Medicine Basketball Championships.<br />
The Memphis Grizzlies honored 24 outstanding basketball players during the second annual Memphis Grizzlies Mr. and Miss<br />
Basketball Awards Ceremony at the Memphis Pyramid.Through the generosity of Star, each finalist received a $1000<br />
scholarship. The finalists were also honored during the Memphis Grizzlies basketball game vs. Phoenix.<br />
The United States Marines Corps honored four mothers during the state wrestling and basketball championships. The Blue<br />
Star Mother Award was presented to two mothers during the wrestling championships and two mothers during the basketball<br />
championships. This award is given to mothers whose children are serving in the United States Marines Corps. The TSSAA<br />
appreciates the opportunity to honor these mothers with the USMC during the championships. In addition, the USMC set up a<br />
booth during the wrestling and basketball championships. Approximately 2000 students visited the booth throughout the<br />
tournaments.<br />
Gatorade, the official isotonic beverage of the TSSAA, continues to play an integral role at the Championships by providing<br />
beverages on the court and in the locker room. Gatorade not only provides excellent benefits to the TSSAA, but Gatorade offers<br />
excellent benefits to schools across the state through the Gatorade vending program, Gatorade sideline pgoram and the<br />
Gatorade will to win program.
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