Assistant Athletic Director/Head Girls Basketball Coach at Navasota HS
Joined May 2013
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Fired up about this basketball season…. my 29th year leading the Rattlers and my 39th season as a head coach.
🏀🐍 The 2026-27 Lady Rattler Basketball schedule is HERE! 🔵⚪️
📍 Season Opener: Nov. 6 at Hempstead
🏆 Austin Crockett Tournament: Nov. 19-21
🏆 Rattler Shootout Classic: Dec. 3-5
🏆 Tarkington Holiday Classic: Dec. 28-29
🎓 Senior Night: Feb. 2 vs. Bellville
#WinTheDay 🐍🔵⚪️
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Nick Saban GOLD 🥇
“Negative experiences without teaching kill morale.”
This is such an important coaching lesson.
Players are going to fail. They are going to make mistakes.
The question: What do we do with it?
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37 years in the gym. I built a home for what I learned: stories, lessons and tips for coaches, plus a place to share a memory. Take a look.
coachwacker.com #Coaching #JDYB
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🏐🐍 GAMEDAY, RATTLERS! 🔵⚪️
The Lady Rattlers are ready to hit the court tonight at Katy Harmony! Let’s bring the energy and cheer on our teams! 💪🔥
⏰ Varsity: 5:00 PM
⏰ JV A: 6:00 PM
#WinTheDay🐍🔵⚪️
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Classroom Champion: Navasota’s Emma Musick kbtx.com/2026/10/15/classroo…
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If you’ve ever coached, this video will hit home.
Chris Fowler: “Coaching is a calling more than a profession.”
Long hours. Real criticism. Sacrifices few see.
But the impact can last a lifetime.
That’s why we coach.
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Congratulations to Navasota senior Amira Randhawa on receiving her 2026 TGCA Track & Field All-Star certificate!
Pictured with Head Coach Jersey Gates. Thank you, Navasota HS, for sharing this proud moment!
#TGCA #TGCAAllStars
We are off and running the District 23-AAAA cross country meet this morning! Go Rattlers! @Nav_Athletics
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There is no greater metaphor for life or greater opportunity to teach how life works than the lessons learned through athletic experiences and all of the values presented through both victory and adversity! Thank you to everyone leading these journeys!🙏🏼 🤟🏼
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Senior Amira Randhawa was presented with her 2026 TGCA Track-Field All Star certificate this morning from competing in the TGCA Track-Field All Star game this past summer at Arlington HS. Amira is pictured with Coach Jersey Gates!
#WinTheDay🐍🔵⚪️
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🏐 GAMEDAY, LADY RATTLERS! 🐍🔵⚪️
It’s time to hit the court as we take on La Grange! 💪🔥
📍 At La Grange
⏰ JVA/JVB – 5:00 PM
⏰ Varsity – 6:00 PM
Let’s get after it, Lady Rattlers! 🐍
#WinTheDay🐍🔵⚪️
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🏈 GAMEDAY, RATTLERS! 🐍🔵⚪️
The Rattlers hit the road tonight to take on Royal!
📍 At Royal
⏰ 7:00 PM
#WinTheDay🐍🔵⚪️
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🏐 GAMEDAY, LADY RATTLERS! 🐍🔵⚪️
Volleyball takes on Tomball West tonight in Rattler Gym!
🏐 Varsity: 5:00 PM
🏐 JVA: 6:00 PM
#WinTheDay🐍🔵⚪️
The @Nav_Athletics girls basketball coaches spent the day watching @TexasWBB working out. Many thanks to @CoachVic_UT @Blair__Schaefer @Lovato22 @Wisdom_14 and Coach Victoria Vivians for their warm hospitality. Always willing to share their knowledge.
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Today, we celebrate the coaches who do so much more than coach. They teach, encourage, challenge and inspire the next generation.
Thank you to the coaches who make a difference every day. Happy National Coaches Day! 🏆👏
#NationalCoachesDay #ExcellenceEveryDay
ALT Collage of male and female coach cutouts with text that reads "UIL Celebrates National Coaches Day".
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Today, we celebrate the coaches who make a difference far beyond the scoreboard.
Thank you for teaching, leading, mentoring and inspiring student-athletes across Texas every day.
👇 Tag a coach who has made a difference in your life!
#TGCA #NationalCoachesDay
