Head volleyball coach Jason Nicholson is in his first year with the district and sat down with The Red Ledger’s Katie Curry who got to know him in the following Q&A:
The Red Ledger: What is your coaching background and where have you coached?
Nicholson: “I am in my 21st volleyball season. A lot of my experience comes from the select side, I did a lot of club. I’ve been at TCU, I’ve done club at TAV, Mid-City (which no longer exists where I kind of started my career). From a high school standpoint I’ve been at Arlington High, J.J. Pearce and now here.”
The Red Ledger: What sports have you played throughout your life?
Nicholson: “I’ve played probably all of them, I’m a sport advocate who enjoys playing all of them. My main sports were baseball and basketball, I went into college playing a little basketball but didn’t finish my career playing basketball.”
The Red Ledger: Where did you go to college?
Nicholson: “I started at Tarleton State, found out that was a little small for me, and finished up at TCU.”
The Red Ledger: What do you do outside of school?
Nicholson: “I’ve got three boys that keep me very busy so I enjoy hanging out with them and the family and doing things of that nature.”
The Red Ledger: Where is the most interesting place you have traveled in the world?
Nicholson: “We have been to Costa Rica a few times. My father-in-law used to own property there so we got to see a lot of the true Costa Rica and less of the parts that a lot of people see. We got to get out and travel and drive through the country and that type of stuff.”
The Red Ledger: If you weren’t a teacher coach, what would you be?
Nicholson: “I always thought I would be in business. Marketing, sales, something like that but I got pulled into volleyball accidentally and it kind of grabbed me and kept me there.”
The Red Ledger: “What is your favorite type of food?
Nicholson: “Mexican food. I’m a big taco maker, I make tacos pretty regularly whether its soft tacos or crispy tacos, I’ve got my kids addicted to tacos.”
