CHASE SIMPLICITY & BORING

HEY CARDINALS NATION!

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🔨 CHASE SIMPLICITY & BORING

It’s easy to get caught up in the search for quick fixes and shortcuts. However, true success often lies in embracing simplicity and consistency - the boring.

Chasing that which is simple and boring isn’t about settling for mediocrity. Rather, it’s about mastering the fundamentals and developing unwavering discipline in all aspects of life.

By chasing simplicity and boring, our students can build a solid foundation for long-term success and personal growth. The idea of chasing simplicity emphasizes the importance of daily habits, repetitive practice of core skills, and mental toughness.

It teaches our young people that greatness isn’t always glamorous – it’s the result of showing up day after day, putting in the work, and continuously refining the basics.

This mindset applies not just to athletics, but to academics, extracurricular activities, and personal development. It’s something that can apply to anyone.

Whether it’s consistently studying for 30 minutes each day, practicing an instrument regularly, or maintaining a daily exercise routine, the power of simplicity and consistency can lead to remarkable results over time.

As Cardinal Athletics, that’s what we’re working on with our student-athletes… focusing on commitment to the process, not just the outcomes.

After all, most successful individuals are often those who excel at the simple things. By chasing simplicity and boring, our students are setting themselves up for success not just in high school, but in college, careers, and life beyond.

Blessings on your week and those you lead and love.

-Coach T

💭 QUOTE OF THE DAY

💬 VERSE OF THE DAY

📣 ANNOUNCEMENTS

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

To ensure your child is eligible to participate in CHS athletics, please complete the following forms and return to Coach T ([email protected]) as PDFs

• TAPPS Physical: A current physical examination dated within the past year.

• Medical History Form

• Signed CHS Athletic Handbook

• Team Registration: Complete the Google Form for any sport your athlete plans to participate in.

• Student Transfer Form (STF): Required for transfer students.

• Previous Athletic Participation Form (PAPF): Required for transfer students.

• International Student Form: Required for all international students.

• Student Not Living With Parent Form: Required for all students not living with parent.

• TMS App Completion: see below

TMS App Help

To be eligible to participate in fine arts or athletic activities, you will need to complete the eligibility action items shown in the TAPPS Management System App Dashboard.

To get started, please download the app from either Google Play or the App Store by clicking the Google Play or App Store button below.

Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tapps

Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tapps-tms/id6575386424

Once you have downloaded the app:

1. Click “Forgot Password”

2. Have your student enter their SCHOOL EMAIL! ([email protected])

3. You will receive an email with an OTP (One-Time Password)

4. Enter OTP to access your profile

Have your student complete their profile until there are no “Take Actions” left. When they complete that they are done with everything they need to on the app!

🏅 SCORES

📆 WEEKLY SCHEDULE

🏅 LOOKING FOR MORE WAYS TO SUPPORT CARDINAL ATHLETICS?

If you are looking for more ways to follow along and support our athletes, here are a few more things we do:

1. Interested in Sponsoring an Edition of our Newsletter? Shoot an email to our athletic director [email protected] and he will point you in the right direction!

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I pray that your day is full of reminders of God’s love and faithfulness. May you faithfully build your life on Christ.

“But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in my weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.” - 2 Corinthians 12:9-10

To God be the glory,

Coach T