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Kendall Mills

Aug 19, 2026

79:02
So what I'm going to do, I'm going to shut up and let you tell us from start to finish what those improvements were.
79:10
Well, we should have had Jeff Battles on, but I can give you a little rundown.
79:14
He's over construction.
79:15
So what took place starting last November was the demolition of the bleachers and the visitor side concession and restrooms.
79:25
So those two things have been replaced.
79:28
In doing that, we've taken away the separate parking of home and visitors.
79:35
So now it's almost like Otis Spencer's, like God's country.

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we played on Saturday afternoons.
58:56
Coach Mills, is there any kind of mandate that you have on behalf of the superintendent, or for that matter, the GHSA, have as far as temperature or making sure that these guys get out as early as possible for this first morning practice, much less the afternoon? But is there anything in writing to say, hey, look, this is what we recommend, this is what you need to do?
59:15
Well, we do follow the guidelines from GHSA, and fortunate enough, we teamed up with Houston Clinic, Houston Foundation, and we have the trainers on campus, on sites, with the wet bulbs and everything.
59:27
They're in charge, basically.
59:29
You hate to tell the football coaches that you're not in charge right now, but the athletic trainers are the ones in charge, and they're telling you.
59:37
If it gets too hot, that wet bulb hits and it's too hot, we're going to start shedding layers until it gets to the point where you can't practice.
59:45
So we're encouraging coaches to either go early in the morning.
59:48
I know you all know years ago we were on block scheduling when Coach Battles was coaching the Hardaway.

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But do you get involved with the individual schools, making sure that they are certifying their helmets and pads and all the things and rules and regulation that goes with making sure that the equipment is safe each and every year?
28:16
What are some of the practical things someone might do as a leader or involved in an ethics program that would create that kind of environment Or help people feel safe and have the courage to speak up rather than let it go? In other words, how do you help them anticipate what the consequences could be down the road if they allow these little things to go by and don't speak up?
28:48
I think we've talked about some of them, which is making sure people understand that they are free to speak up without any fear of retaliation.
28:58
We recently had a speak up campaign and we gave away mugs and different swag that actually had a QR code to our Ethics Everywhere helpline.
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We gave away little pocket cards for people who might not feel comfortable.
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you know, with people knowing they had a mug that said where they could speak up for them, you know, I think transparency is huge, right? It goes back to the Ethics Everywhere helpline.
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We also have a, I mean, Ethics Everywhere annual report.
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We also have a page that has the number of investigations we completed and whatnot on the page itself so that people can know.

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And so, and that's another word, you know, we talk about being foundational and How have you operationalized trust across the company and the countries?
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That's right.
86:59
If you're playing multiple sports, now you're training different muscles to do different things, so now it's the balance in your body and your fatigue.
87:06
So an athlete like TJ Woodson, I see his workouts online or whatever, well, he's training to be an all sport athlete, you know? So I think that's a benefit to him.
87:15
Where you see a kid who just plays basketball, that's all they're doing, and, and I hate to see it, but it's happened before, where they go off to college, they put a little strain on them early on, and now you got a injury that prevents them from performing well their freshman year or so.
87:32
Where you could have taken some time off possibly, um, early on in your career to benefit your body and, and get healthy.
87:41
Um, so I, I, I'm on a different side of it now of course, but of course I wanted my basketball players and my volleyball players in the gym as much as possible to get better in the off-season.
87:53
But also, A, if you got a family vacation, go on vacation.
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coaches-Uh, in the different schools, in, in whatever sport, uh, as far as get- you know, them having self-help or them getting better.

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