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Starting a new business comes with a few risks, a notion familiar to any seasoned Teams of Tomorrow director. For TOT Director Angie Spradling, the risks were aplenty, yet the payoff made them all worth it.   The new adventure began when Angie’s husband received a job in Colorado. Angie, then a fourth-grade teacher andRead more

When Rachel Hayes first decided to get involved with TOT, she had one big goal in mind: serve her community. Three years later, Rachel is serving three territories in Texas, the first director to take on so many territories. Hayes is in her second year of serving the three territories, and she said she hasRead more

For present and past directors, students and parents, Teams of Tomorrow means more than just basketball. TOT comprises physical skills, academic concepts and friendships, interwoven to make up a program that helps all young children grow and become.   While TOT encompasses a lot of positive characteristics, Nashville, Tennessee, TOT Director Ginny Murray said sheRead more

Ask Courtney Buchanan how long she’s been a Teams of Tomorrow director and she has to pause and count. She’s surprised when her answer is five years. “Wow,” she said. “That doesn’t seem right.” It’s not surprising that life moves quickly for Courtney. Not only is she a TOT franchise owner, she’s also raising threeRead more

Six years ago, Dana Elliot left her job as a fourth grade teacher and took on the new role as the owner of the Teams of Tomorrow franchise in the Great San Antonio area.   All these years later, Elliot could not be happier with the decision she made. Not only is she enjoying theRead more

In 2011, Laura Braxton started thinking she needed a change from her job as a kindergarten teacher. Nothing major, just a different grade level. Instead, Laura ended up diving head first as a Teams of Tomorrow director.   Laura started receiving emails about the program, but said it sounded too good to be true. SheRead more

Ashley Justice became the Aggieland Teams of Tomorrow director in April 2015 after being a TOT teacher for three years. Ashley had spotted TOT some years before at a preschool conference when she was working as a preschool teacher. She realized right away that the program consisted of her two favorite things—basketball and working withRead more

Teams of Tomorrow Director Debra Wood has a love for working with children. Starting as a home economics teacher, and then as a kindergarten teacher, she has had her share of teaching and sharing moments when a student understands a concept or accomplishes a feat for the first time.       Debra’s other sideRead more

Sometimes when people are looking for change, it comes in a very obvious way. For others, like TOT franchisee Hayley Bumgarner, it comes in a more subtle way…like a postcard. Bumgarner, a teacher for 10 years, was getting ready to go back to school after having her first son, when she received a postcard fromRead more

Teams of Tomorrow Director Linda Babbidge runs her own business, works with eight classes of bubbly preschoolers and gets to see young kids achieve new physical and academic feats almost every single day.   Four years ago, Linda’s work/life balance was not always favorable. Her schedule was more rigid and overwhelming than flexible. Linda wasRead more