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Minutes from Monday's annual review of the IHSAA By-Laws and Articles of Incorporation.

IHSAA Student-Athlete Tip of the Week (5-4-2020)

"Promoting education based athletics in Indiana"

College recruiting is a year round process. Even though there are no spring sports and summer AAU and club sports are in jeopardy, recruiters will still find a way to evaluate talent and search their needs for the seasons ahead.

How would a college recruiter look at you? How are your grades? Do you have the talent to play at the next level? What would your teachers and coaches say about your character and work ethic? What kind of a grade would your teammates give you?  Have you ever made a bad choice that was made public or had a run-in with law enforcement?

Like it or not, your are graded on the accumulation of all the above. However, when a student-athlete makes a bad choice or decision along the way, the recruiter may look in a new direction and focus on someone else.

I recently read a quote of a parent of a troubled athlete who was not being recruited. " A kid may have made some bad choices, but they grow up. They (college recruiters) were so worried about his past they couldn't see what was ahead."  Her son had athletic ability but no one came calling because of a troubled past. In most cases, colleges won't wait for you to grow up.  

What you do yesterday, today, and tomorrow does matter. Don't be left off the radar because of bad judgement or a foolish mistake!

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The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) has announced its newest addition to the online NFHS Learning Center platform – a free course on the role of public address (P.A.) announcers at high school sporting events entitled “P.A. Announcing.” 

As the result of a concerted effort to accommodate the growing number of female wrestlers, the 2020-21 high school wrestling rules changes are headlined by significant adjustments to weigh-in protocol and appropriate hair length requirements.

IHSAA Student-Athlete Tip of the Week (4-27-2020)

"Promoting education based athletics in Indiana"

In the past 30 days so much has changed for the modern day student-athlete. Hopefully everyone has adjusted to the on-line school work and feels comfortable with the new normal.  But how have you adjusted athletically?

If you play spring sports, I'm sure you have been disappointed knowing you can't participate this year. However, let's look ahead at what you can do to prepare for next school year.

While I'm sure your coaches are staying in touch, I still want to challenge you to look at your past season (regardless of the sport) and go back and analyze your strengths and weaknesses on those games and matches. 

How do you do that? I would suggest that you look at videos of all your games. If you didn't get to play quality minutes, watch the position you plan on playing this season. Look at what made your team excel. Look for where your team needs to improve. Put yourself in your coaches place as you jot down the things you need to improve on.

I'm a firm believer that you can improve as an athlete by watching others and then emulating what they do and how they do it. Now is the perfect time to get ready for next season. If you start now you will be ahead of the competition when your first day of practice arrives, and it will be here before you know it!

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