3 Minute Drill

Libby Pacheco currently serves as the first Chief Operating Officer of the Texas High School Coaches Association and Education Foundation. Libby was a coach and educator across the state of Texas for 22 years before her transition over to THSCA in November '21. Pacheco has been honored as District Coach of the Year 5 times and has garnered 10 state playoff appearances. Pacheco has a B.S. from Texa...

Coach Cornelius Anthony was a 4-year letterman and 3-year starter at Texas A&M University and was a member of the Wrecking Crew Defense who won the last conference championship at Texas A&M in 1998 (Big XII Champions). After graduating with honors at Texas A&M in December of 2000 he went on to play professional football between the NFL and the CFL until 2008 and retired shortly after t...

Coach Maggie Younger joins the Thornton-McFerrin Coaching Academy for episode 6 of the 3-Minute Drill. Maggie Younger is in her 18th season as the head volleyball coach at Rockwall-Heath High School. She started the program in 2004 and was awarded the 5A-6A Texas “Coach of the Year” award in 2014 by the Texas Girls Coaches Association. Prior to her time at Heath, Younger was a dual spo...

Marty Criswell joins the Thornton-McFerrin Coaching Academy for episode 5 of the 3-Minute Drill. Coach Criswell spent 32 years as an educator in Texas public schools, 23 of which were spent as an athletic director and head football coach. Coach Criswell's accolades are numerous, highlighted by his induction to the Texas High School Hall of Fame and a state championship with the Denison Yellow Jack...

Megan Symank, the assistant athletic director for College Station ISD, joins the Thornton-McFerrin Coaching Academy for the fourth episode of the 3-Minute Drill. Coach Symank comes from a wealth of experience in the coaching profession. In 2012, Coach Symank initiated the College Station Lady Cougar Basketball program and throughout her career with the Lady Cougars, she tallied 195 wins, 7 trips t...

Bryan Wood is the current Athletic Director and Head Football Coach at Burnett High School in Burnett, Texas. Coach Wood enjoys sharing his coaching knowledge with young coaches who are looking to advance in their careers and is a Program Captain within the ROCK Mentor Program. Coach Wood has been a football coach in Texas for 22+ years and has coached at Shallowater, Sunray, and Randall High Scho...

Dr. Susan Elza is the first female UIL athletics director in the 105-year history of the organization. A Waco Midway high school graduate, Dr. Elza has served as the (Justin) Northwest ISD Executive Director of Athletics. Before that, she was assistant AD in the Allen school district and has been a head softball coach in both Garland and Allen.

Chris Castillo is the athletic coordinator and head football coach at the San Antonio Highlands High School. Coach Castillo is a native of Waco, TX, and has coached at the collegiate and high school levels. In his podcast, Coach Castillo brings a wealth of knowledge about athletic leadership and successful coaching principles.