Coach Dev

I am proud to announce that I am 1000% committed to St Thomas University GO BOBCATS!! Thank you to all of my family and coaches for supporting me through this whole process! #AGTG @MHSPirateFB @Coach_Forrest @tsand5492 @D_Mathews0 @CoachT_STU @ertonnchatelain @JaredCNoble

@tsand5492 Appreciate you Coach!

Big news for the program!! Congrats Dev!!

@coach_phil_ Appreciate you Coach!

Best man for the job !!!

Let’s go to work! 🏴‍☠️Ⓜ️

It’s been a rough season. Girls are staying positive and working hard. Come help cheer us on as we look to go 1-0 this week. 1 game at a time !! @MHSPirateFB @FlaHSFootball @FootballCounty1 @ThePiratesAD @D_Mathews0

Press Start… It’s Time to Climb! 🎮🏔️☠️🎮

@mainlandFF vs @PirateGirlsFlag 03/03 at the Ship !!! See you there…. @MHSPirateFB @ThePiratesAD @D_Mathews0 @FootballCounty1 @FlaHSFootball

Come out at 6:30pm at “The Ship” as we look to get back on track vs. Orange Park. NEON KNIGHT @ThePiratesAD @MHSPirateFB @D_Mathews0 @FootballCounty1 @FlaHSFootball

Might not want to miss this one ! @ThePiratesAD @MHSPirateFB @D_Mathews0 @FootballCounty1 @FlaHSFootball

We don’t only coach flag !! Team building after our preseason jags event !! @MHSPirateFB @ThePiratesAD @FootballCounty1 @D_Mathews0 @FlaHSFootball @Adriel_Rocha

Great morning so far with our Recruiting Coordinator @D_Mathews0 at the Northeast Florida FCA Recruiting Fair. Coach is doing a great job promoting our Student Athletes to schools across the country. #TakeEverything 🏔️ W.I.N. ☠️

Favorite part of practice! CONDITIONING @MHSPirateFB @ThePiratesAD @D_Mathews0 @FootballCounty1 @FlaHSFootball

Congratulations, your MHS Flag Team ! @MHSPirateFB @FootballCounty1 @D_Mathews0 @FlaHSFootball @ThePiratesAD

Love seeing this sport grow !! Over 30 athletes participating in 1st day of practice ! @MHSPirateFB @FootballCounty1 @ThePiratesAD

After a great conversation with @coachMeJelly, I've received my first offer from @GracelandFB. @DraftDiamonds @MHSPirateFB @Coach_Forrest

After a great official visit, I’m proud to announce my commitment to St. Thomas University. I’m thankful for the coaches, my family, and everyone who supported me along the way ready to get to work at STU. @CoachCJones_STU @Coach_Forrest @coach_phil_ @Coach21Patton @tsand5492

Blessed to receive an offer from St. Thomas university @Coach_Forrest @MHSPirateFB

Want to support Flag Football !! Purchase your gear here Get your team gear at the FLAG FOOTBALL SHOP My Team Shop by February 27th! bit.ly/3MtVLha @MHSPirateFB @ThePiratesAD @FootballCounty1

SB538 is moving forward. 🚀 The bill has officially been referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee and the Senate Rules Committee, which means it is advancing through the formal committee process and getting closer to a full Senate vote. 🏛️ Judiciary looks at the legal impact, alignment with Florida law, and any potential legal challenges. Rules determines when and if the bill gets placed on the calendar for a full vote and what amendments need to be considered. Clearing both is required for this bill to move. This does not have to happen before January 9, but the earlier the bill clears committees, the stronger its chance of reaching a vote. ⏳ Next up: We wait on committee action and whether the House files a companion bill. A companion bill is simply the House version of the same bill. Both chambers must pass the identical final version before anything becomes law. And again, no bill survives the committee process without changes. That is normal. That is expected. And we expect those changes to strengthen the bill for ALL coaches in Florida. 💪 Now, coaches… let us be very clear. STAND BY! We are entering the part of the fight where your voice becomes the difference between progress and another fifty years of silence. If you have ever complained about low supplements, long hours, being undervalued, or being treated like a volunteer babysitter instead of a professional… This is the moment where you show up. This is the moment where you get loud. This is the moment where you stop letting other people write your story. We are not backing down. We are not quieting down. And we are not letting anyone water this down. Now… to the band and chorus crowd already chirping. 🎺🎶 Respectfully, we value music education. This is not an attack. But let us not pretend the workloads are the same. Band directors and chorus instructors teach a full day of THEIR classes. That is their primary job. Coaches teach a full day AND THEN take on a second job with practices, film, scouting, supervision, games, travel, safety responsibilities, parent management, athlete development, off season work, community engagement, and risk that never shuts off. 🏈⚾🏀 There is no school in Florida where kids take seven periods of football class. There is no “Basketball One, Volleyball Two, Baseball Three” all day. Coaches carry TWO jobs every single day. If someone truly believes a coach grinding sixty to eighty hours a week should be paid the same as someone working a standard teacher schedule… They are proving exactly why this bill is needed. 🚨 We are done being dismissed. We are done being compared to unrelated professions. We are done letting people who do not understand our workload dictate our value. To our elected officials 🏛️ We stand with the members of the Florida House and Senate who are fighting to fix a problem ignored for almost fifty years. They listened. They understood. They acted. That is leadership. Coaches, the next few months will define our future. ⚡️ What happens when coaches FINALLY realize their value? Change. The kind that sends shockwaves through every district office in Florida. ⚡️ #PayFLCoaches (Please like and share for reach).

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