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dr kolbe ricks

@kolbejack.bsky.social

🛸traveler, creator. advanced academics program leader and AP Lit teacher. founder of texas women coaches club. swimming, football, and girls flag football coach. Ed.D in school improvement.

collab with me at kolbericks.com and texaswomencoachesclub.com

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dr kolbe ricks

@kolbejack.bsky.social

I love the “Not too hard to master” essays by River Dandelion in the July/August issue of poetry magazine. So much so, it’s going to be my intro to poetry lesson this year. I’ll add to this thread once I’ve integrated the work into a lesson plan! #edusky

A picture of a quote by River Dandelion in poetry magazine. The quote reads “Not all poems are meant to be completed. Not all poems are meant to be shared.”

July 18, 2025 at 2:10 PM

dr kolbe ricks

@kolbejack.bsky.social

Alright, what are you reading heading into this weekend? I’m planning to finish this one today, and pull another off the surgery-recovery-TBR stack. #booksky

Kolbe holding a copy of James Baldwin’s Go Tell It On The Mountain. The background is a blurred depiction of some flowers and balcony decorations

July 11, 2025 at 2:49 PM

dr kolbe ricks

@kolbejack.bsky.social

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Image of the POTL game box cover with POTL in big golden, western style letters and a characterized cowboy rhino holding th game cards. There is a subtitle that reads The card game of strategy, mischief, and a bit of luck!

July 10, 2025 at 11:21 PM

dr kolbe ricks

@kolbejack.bsky.social

Are you a woman and do you coach or aspire to coach middle and high school sports in Texas? If so, I’d love it if you joined this new endeavor to support women in coaching! Find us on instagram at www.instagram.com/texaswomenco... or at www.texaswomencoachesclub.com

Image titled Texas women coaches club. With subtext saying a new space in DFW with a picture of an open laptop showing the website home page with the background of cleats on a soccer field

Image titled a club for women coaches in k-12 athletics with an image of an open laptop on a home page showing the text for the women who aspire to coach, are new coaches, are veteran coaches, looking for connection. Next to a tennis picture

Image titled the club’s mission and subtext saying women coaches are the difference makers. An image of an open laptop with the mission text on it saying the TWCC aims to shift the dynamics in k-12 coaching to increase the number of women in coaching positions. We believe in holistic approaches to coaching and program development and that women coaches have a unique approach that is crucial to improving athlete performance and culture.

July 10, 2025 at 2:03 AM

dr kolbe ricks

@kolbejack.bsky.social

I LOVE being a coach. These are the moments we live for, like winning rivalry week in our first year flag football program! I can’t wait to see these girls and this sport grow in Texas!