Cy-Ridge Coach Selected for 2023 R.O.C.K. Mentoring Program
Coach Bryce Saracene of Cypress Ridge High School was selected as a 2023 member of the R.O.C.K. Mentoring Program.
The third-year mentoring program is a partnership between the Texas High School Coaches Association (THSCA) and Texas A&M University’s Thornton-McFerrin Coaching Academy (TMCA), and was created to meet the needs of young coaches and help decrease the attrition rate of coaches leaving the profession. The mission is to cultivate younger coaches to find their passion while being prepared as leaders in an ever-evolving environment. Developed by coaches, focus points include fostering work alignment, executing best practices, combating apathy, enhancing time management and addressing work-life balance.
The program’s name was founded on the words Rare, Outstanding, Compelled and Knowledgeable, which are traits portrayed in many successful coaches.
Saracene was among 66 coaches selected as the Class of 2023 mentees.
Mentoring Program: Bryce Saracene, an assistant football and track and field coach at Cypress Ridge High School, was selected as a 2023 member of the R.O.C.K. Mentoring Program. The third-year program is a partnership between the Texas High School Coaches Association and Texas A&M University’s Thornton-McFerrin Coaching Academy to meet the needs of young coaches and help decrease the attrition rate of coaches leaving the profession.
He is an assistant football and track and field coach at Cypress Ridge. A 2015 Cypress Ranch High School graduate, Saracene began his coaching career in the collegiate ranks, serving as a student assistant at Lamar University and graduate assistant at Northwestern State University. He came to Cypress Ridge from Sul Ross State University, where he served as an offensive assistant for the 2021 season before moving to the defensive side of the ball at his collegiate alma mater.
“I am honored to be a member of the R.O.C.K. mentorship program and represent the Texas High School Coaches Association, an organization committed to growing coaches and the future of athletics,” Saracene said. “I'm thankful for the coaches I've had in my life and for the THSCA to recognize the value I possess as a coach and role model. I know this experience will result in personal growth and allow me to impact those I currently serve at Cypress Ridge High School and well into my future.”
The mentoring program is split into two phases. It will begin with a two-day mentorship symposium at AT&T Stadium in Arlington. The event will include speakers, discussions and network opportunities.
The second phase will take place where mentors and R.O.C.K. mentees work through a year-long curriculum developed by TMCA and provides materials such as articles, videos, podcasts, scenarios and other readings to provoke thought and discussion.
R.O.C.K. mentees will also volunteer to serve as convention staff for the annual THSCA Coaching School in July.
Saracene is the fifth CFISD coach to take part in the program. Coaches Kayla Bell (Cypress Woods High School), Lizbeth Oyervides (Bridgeland High School), Kyuara Rider (Cypress Springs High School) and Casey Rosellini (Cypress Park High School) were selected as 2022 mentees.
