My name is Coach Royal and I am the new physical education teacher here at Martha Puckett. I will be in charge of the schools weight lifting program. This is my second year teaching and first here at MP. Last year I taught at Jesup Elementary so I am excited to work with you middle grade students. I am from Wayne County and graduated from Wayne County High School in 2014. After high school I was fortunate to receive a scholarship to play Division-1 baseball at Georgia Southern University. I transferred to Armstrong State University and finished my baseball career through 2017. That year Armstrong was bought by Georgia Southern and athletics were discontinued. I finished my degree at GSU in 2019 with a Bachelors degree in Physical Education.
I have 2 older brothers and a twin sister who is also a teacher. We come from a family of educators. My mother taught in Wayne County for 31 years. I have several Aunts who were teachers and other relatives that taught as well. In April we got engaged and in December we will be getting married!
Myself and Coach Brockington will be in the gym this year. I will spend most of my time in the weight room. There is a few things you need to know about the weight room changes coming into this school year. These include new procedures and rules about how we will conduct our selves.
When you come into the gym, we will dress out and begin our day by taking attendance. Classes will then split and we will report to the weight room.
The Rules of the weight room are below:
Rule #1- Be safe. The weight room is not the gym. Our purpose is to train our body to get stronger, faster and more healthy.
Rule #2- Come Prepared. Each day you should have proper attire (gym shorts, shirt and tennis shoes) and come ready to work. If you do not, you will not be able to workout due to safety concerns.
Rule #3- Come on Time. The school allows you time to transition to connections. You should not drag into the gym because you were playing in the hall. If you are held by a teacher, please bring a signed note stating such.
Rule #4- Come Energized. Just because we are working out does not mean it cannot be enjoyable. Come ready to work and learn more about new exercises.