The Texas Way
Godley ISD is proud to support The Texas Way, a statewide initiative to promote a respect for others, a control of self, and the spirit of competition in high school athletics.
The Texas Way is a joint campaign between THSCA, THSADA, and 2Words Character Development to:
(1) IMPROVE the level of sportsmanship at UIL sporting events.
(2) DECREASE the number of ejections at UIL sporting events.
(3) IMPROVE the relationship between coaches, athletes, officials, and fans.
The Texas High School Coaches Association and the Texas High School Athletic Directors Association encourage all coaches, athletes, officials and fans to improve the level of sportsmanship at UIL sporting events.
2Words Character Development stresses the importance of strengthening communities and the relationships between coaches, athletes, officials and fans.
The Texas Way is a commitment to giving respect generously, handling adversity with class while keeping anger in check, and understanding that competition is more than the scoreboard.
Please join Godley ISD is its commitment to modeling the behavior we expect from our student-athletes.
The Texas Way Video
Video by Godley High School Audio/Visual Students
The Three Pillars
To coach, play, officiate, or support The Texas Way means you commit to the following three pillars:
Respect for Others is a commitment to give respect to all participants (coaches, players, officials, and fans) because of who I am, not because of what they do.
Respect, The Texas Way, is given generously.
Control of Self is a commitment to give boundaries to our thoughts, words, and actions, and to control our anger in the face of competition and adversity.
Self Control, The Texas Way, is to handle adversity with class, and keep your anger in check.
Spirit of Competition is a commitment to give everything we have to be the absolute best we can be, and to put our team in the best position to win, but we will not sacrifice our integrity to do it.
Competition, The Texas Way, is about more than a scoreboard.