August 15, 2013

BREAKING CAMP: Raceland coach has gotten used to juggling busy summer schedule

 

Aaron Snyder

The Independent

RACELAND — Cincinnati had the Ickey Shuffle in the late 1980s. Raceland’s got the T.J. Maynard Shuffle.

 

No, the 6-foot-5 former offensive lineman doesn’t break into a trademark dance like former Bengal Ickey Woods did after touchdowns. But, he certainly has had to do quite a bit of shuffling the last two summers right around the time of Ram Camp.

 

Raceland’s fourth-year head coach holds a full deck between family and football. There’s no shuffling that order — family comes first, Maynard said.

 

Maynard’s oldest daughter, Alexis, is a talented softball player who has kept the coach hopping in recent weeks. Her All-Star team has advanced deep into summer tournaments the last two years. In 2012, Alexis was on the Russell-Flatwoods 11- and 12-year-old Little League state champions. This year, her Junior League All-Star squad took the state title.

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Raceland coach T.J. Maynard is shown during a game last season. Maynard has had to juggle family and football even more so the past two summers because of his daughter's softball success.

Kevin Goldy

T.J. Maynard talks to his oldest daughter, Alexis, during a softball game.

 

The Independent

Great man and a great football coach! He is the only proven winning coach at GC year after year until he came to Raceland.

Great Job and testament to TJ and the fact of getting it right.