Brian Route, M. Ed

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Brian Route, M. Ed

Brian Route, M. Ed

@brian_route

Christian, father, husband, SWT, SPHS, HoustonHoopsCentex, UTHS, Texas BBQ enthusiast

Round Rock, TX Katılım Ocak 2022
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William Payne
William Payne@TweetsbyCoachP·
I need opinions: A high school in TX is beginning interviews for their Girls Basketball coaching position. It has been open for over a month now due to circumstances. They received over 125 applications and only 12 of those were from women coaches. Why do you think that is? I would love real dialogue on this one.
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Scott Van Pelt
Scott Van Pelt@notthefakeSVP·
Been at ESPN a long time - this one was an all timer. Before social media, it was as viral as a story can be. I watched it on a tape in the news room. I couldn’t stop watching his teammates.
Dr. Lemma@DoctorLemma

19 years ago, a high school basketball coach put his team manager into a game for the final four minutes. The kid had never played a single minute of competitive basketball in his life. He scored 20 points. Jason McElwain was diagnosed with severe autism at age two. He didn’t speak until he was five. He couldn’t chew solid food until he was six. He wore a nappy for most of his early childhood. As a baby, he was rigid, wouldn’t make eye contact, and hid in corners away from other children. He tried out for his school basketball team every year and got cut every time. Too small. Too slight. Barely 5’6 and about 54 kilograms. But he loved the game so much that his mum called the school and asked if there was any way he could be involved. The coach created a team manager role for him. For three years, McElwain showed up to every practice and every game. He wore a shirt and tie on match days. He ran drills, handed out water, kept stats, and cheered every basket like he’d scored it himself. On 15 February 2006, the last home game of his final school year, the coach let him suit up in a proper jersey and sit on the bench. With four minutes left and a comfortable lead, the coach sent him in. His first shot missed. His second missed. Then something shifted. He hit a three-pointer. Then another. Then another. His teammates stopped shooting entirely and just kept passing him the ball. He hit six three-pointers and a two-pointer. 20 points in four minutes. The highest scorer in the game. When the final buzzer went, the entire crowd rushed the court and lifted him onto their shoulders. His mum tapped the coach on the shoulder, in tears. “This is the nicest gift you could have ever given my son.” McElwain won the ESPY Award for Best Moment in Sports that year, beating out some of the biggest names in professional sport. He’s 36 now. He works at a local supermarket, coaches basketball, has run 17 marathons including five Boston Marathons, and travels the country speaking about never giving up. When asked about that night, his coach still gets emotional. “For him to come in and seize the moment like he did was certainly more than I ever expected. I was an emotional wreck.”

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Dallas Hernandez
Dallas Hernandez@DallasH2026·
UIL TABC 5A All-Region with my guy @0rd3en. Blessed for the recognition. Still chasing that next opportunity.
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VR_Hoops
VR_Hoops@VR_Hoops·
Congratulations to Christian Cotten for being an All District First Team Selection! #GoRangers
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Brian Route, M. Ed
Brian Route, M. Ed@brian_route·
Come be apart of @HoustonHoopsCTX, Here’s a sample of 8 different actions & screening habits we try to create in our practices to get our shooters open looks: cross screen (Slob), 2 different Free-throw breaks, dive cut, flex action, 3 flares, drag, screen the screener actions
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