Houma Christian Faculty named Tammy Martin as its new head ladies basketball coach.
Martin, a local of Galliano and a 1990 graduate of Vandebilt Catholic Church, spent the previous two years as the top ladies basketball coach at South Terrebonne. As a member of the very robust District 7-4A, the Woman Gators went 8-21 general final season with a 4-6 document in district play.
Houma Christian athletic director Chuck Battaglia stated Martin was employed to function the top school coach on the women basketball employees. She’s going to work with Houma Christian assistant coaches Al McKinley and Nykee Johnson, each of whom helped lead the Woman Warriors as non-faculty coaches in current seasons.
Martin may even function the top freshman volleyball coach and head freshman softball coach at Houma Christian.
“We’re thrilled to have Tammy be part of our workforce. She’s going to fill a necessity for our faculty as a head coach and school mentor,” Battaglia stated. “He might be a terrific match with our assistant coaches in Al McKinley and Nykee Johnson. She comes with a terrific group of women with a number of expertise. They’ll work effectively collectively and assist take our ladies basketball program to the following degree.”
Martin stated she is wanting ahead to working as a instructor and coach at Houma Christian.
“My determination to hitch Houma Christian as the brand new head ladies basketball coach was based mostly totally on the Christian values and expectations the varsity has for its college students, athletes, school and employees,” Martin stated. “I really feel that the choice I’ve made to develop into part of the Houma Christian household might be very rewarding in all my tasks that might be assigned to me. I stay up for this new enterprise in my life.”
Martin has a few years of expertise as a head coach within the native space. She spent the final two seasons at South Terrebonne. Different earlier teaching stints embody 4 years as the top volleyball coach at Lacache-Montegut Center, three years because the first-team basketball coach at Lacache-Montegut, two years as the top freshman softball coach at South Terrebonne, which received the parish championship this 12 months, two years years as the top junior varsity softball coach at South Terrebonne and one 12 months because the freshman head volleyball coach at South Terrebonne, which received the parish championship final 12 months.
Martin stated she loved working as a coach at South Terrebonne as a result of it made her a stronger coach, instructor and particular person.
“Leaving the varsity itself received't be troublesome, it's only a constructing. However leaving the wonderful instructing and training employees and the scholars and athletes who made South Terrebonne a spot I beloved going to day by day is what might be laborious to go away behind,” Martin stated. “One other factor that might be laborious to go away behind would be the nice packages that I've coached particularly my basketball program. I used to be additionally honored to educate volleyball and softball with two nice coaches and assist develop their packages. I do know the integrity of that faculty and I do know the inspiration that many coaches have inbuilt all three of these sports activities. They’ll proceed to make a reputation for South Terrebonne athletics.
Martin will lead the rising Houma Christian ladies basketball program. The Woman Warriors are coming off a historic season profitable the District 8-1A title, going 24-8 general and profitable within the first spherical of the Class 1A playoffs for the primary time at school historical past. They misplaced to Delhi 55-51 within the second spherical of Class 1A final season.
After taking part in with out seniors final 12 months, Houma Christian is anticipated to return all of its gamers, together with future leaders Dee Thomas, Alicia Johnson and Religion Pierce.
Martin stated she desires to assist Houma Christian proceed to succeed on the basketball courtroom and within the classroom.
“The basketball program at Houma Christian is a really strong and profitable program. I stay up for serving to form and mould the athletes to have a powerful work ethic on and off the courtroom, a powerful sense of workforce effort, and at all times exhibiting Christian values when sporting a workforce jersey,” stated Martin. “In terms of expectations, the basketball program could be very straightforward – proceed to advertise excellence by taking part in to every participant's strengths and concentrating on and enhancing on their weaknesses. Dedication and laborious work might be key on and off the courtroom as we proceed to develop and construct a profitable basketball program.”
Martin stated she believes the Woman Warriors are able to take the following step towards changing into a Class 1A state championship contender.
“Any workforce can compete for a state championship, however what places groups within the state championship class is self-discipline,” Martin stated. “Wanting on the proficient and essentially sound athletes I'll be entering into this 12 months, it's going to take three issues to get to the championship sport – self-discipline, poise and teamwork at all times on the sector whether or not you're up by 15 or down by 30. and a relentless dedication to at all times be higher than the athlete you had been the day earlier than. That's what it's going to take to go an extended option to get to the championship sport.”
Martin stated she is blessed to have so many supporters by her facet through the years.
“There are such a lot of folks I need to thank who’ve been large supporters in my teaching profession and there are too many to call, however I’ve to say an enormous thanks to all of the coaches at South Terrebonne, however particularly Coach Richard Sasser, who has at all times supported me all through. my years at LMMS and South Terrebonne,” Martin stated, “and if he helped me get the teaching place at Houma Christian, an enormous because of Nykee Johnson and Alex McKinley for serving to me get this teaching job at Houma Christian. I stay up for working with each of them within the coming season.”
