April 2024 Newsletter

In This Edition:

Commissioner Update:

I will begin by letting everyone know that we are financially doing well as an organization as the new processes and procedures for collecting fees and gate have worked well.  We have collected 98% of our membership fees and little accounts receivable over 60 days.

2024-2025 Membership Dues can be paid online (by clicking here) or you will be invoiced for them in May.  They will remain $350.00 if paid before July 31st.  From August 1 onward they will be $400.00 (if paid before the end of November) and $450.00 after December 1st.  

Registration has opened for all of the fall sports (football, cross country, volleyball and cheer)  You can register by clicking here.

We have launched social media pages (facebook and instagram) for the first time.  We ask that you tag us using the hashtag #taiaotx and that if you have anything to share send it to socialmedia@taiao.org

 I have been fielding more questions regarding player eligibility over the past month.  We have updated the eligibility FAQ section of the website and this will be a breakout session at the annual meeting.

The Steering Committee made several changes to the General Rules. A detailed description of the changes can be viewed by clicking here.  The full updated version of the General Rules is online here.

God Bless … Coach Golemon

Upcoming Events:

Member Spotlight:

This month I would like to highlight Coach Steve Yocham and his staff at The Winston as they provide TAIAO with the use of their gym for the TAIAO basketball finals and first ever All Star games.

Coach Yocham has also stepped up to serve on the TAIAO Steering Committee as Winston has been a long time member of our league. Coach Yocham will bring years of experience as both a coach and athletic director and we thank him for his commitment to TAIAO.

Sport Updates:

Congratulations to TAIAO State Basketball Champions

• Men’s DI Champion TACA
• Men’s DII Champion Mercy Institute
• Women’s Champion Gloria Deo

Payments and fees for all spring sports are due by April 6th.  All postseason play will be seeded with organizations that have registered and paid.  

Tickets are available online for baseball, track regionals and track finals. We do not accept cash at the gate so please either purchase online or pay with credit/debit or Venmo at the gate.  Share this link to purchase tickets https://taiao.org/product-category/tickets/

T-Shirts for baseball, softball and track are all available for purchase online.  Those which are not purchased online will be sold at the postseason events Share this link to purchase shirts https://taiao.org/shop-default-page/

Announcements:

Please be sure to mark your calendars for the TAIAO Annual Meeting which is June 1st. For more information click here.

We have posted on our Events calendar all of the postseason tournament dates and locations for football, volleyball, cross country, basketball and soccer.  The spring sports will be posted in May.

Connect with Us:

Follow us on social media:

• Facebook: Link Here
• Instagram: @taiao_tx

Share your team’s journey with our official hashtag: #TAIAOTX

Get Involved:

If you would like to assist with the annual meeting please reach out to admin@taiao.org. We are in need of panel members for our breakout sessions.

If you have any exciting news, achievements, or community initiatives you’d like to share in the next newsletter, please reach out to Brent at commissioner@taiao.org