Derek Stallworth

I am an energetic and team-oriented person who accepts challenges and can work well with anyone. My diverse background and life experience has equipped me with a unique perspective that brings new ideas to the table and a strong work ethic. I have built a passion for helping others have success.

• Employee of the Month, Lamar Middle School, 03/01/22
• Graduated Deans Honor Roll, Oklahoma Panhandle State University, 05/01/20
• Employee of the Month, De Zavala Middle School, 09/01/23

My overall goal as a coach is to get the most out of every player on and off the field. My main objective as a coach is to prepare young men to be highly successful people in the community, classroom, and the field. I will emphasize hard work, dedication, discipline, and pride both on and off the field. I will teach my players to focus on the process of getting better and not on instant results. When one focuses solely on the process and buys into the process of getting better every day the success will take care of itself. I believe baseball provides a unique opportunity for a player and coach to learn crucial life lessons and become better as a person. Baseball is a game of failure. The best players fail 7 out of 10 times while on offense. As in life, adversity is habitual in the game of baseball and the only way to be successful as a person or player is learning to overcome that adversity by living life without fear of failure while demonstrating great character and integrity.

• There may be people that have more talent than you, but there is no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do. -Derek Jeter
• You always pass failure on the way to success. -Mickey Rooney
• I believe managing is like holding a dove in your hand. If you hold it too tightly you kill it, but if you hold it too loosely you lose it. -Tommy Lasorda

• ADAPTIVE PHYSICAL EDUCATION
• COACHING
• FISHING
• VIDEO GAMES
• COOKING
• READING
• DOGS
• LANDSCAPING

My goal as a teacher is to engage, inspire, and demonstrate real world applications of adversity that their future selves can overcome. My job is to prepare these students for life and equip them with a foundation of knowledge to guide them in the adult world so like us, they can create an impact beyond the classroom to make the world a better place.

• Special Education EC-12
• Physical Education EC-12

• Austin Jeffery, Athletics coordinator, Irving ISD - De Zavala, ajeffery@irvingisd.net, (972) 740-8586
• Tiffany Williams, Principal, Irving ISD - De Zavala, tifwilliams@irvingisd.net, (214) 600-2022