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IHSAA Student-Athlete Tip of the Week (2-24-2020)

"Promoting education based athletics in Indiana"

I'm a firm believer that having a person who truly cares about you as a person and athlete can have a positive effect on your mental outlook and your potential for success in your sport. Most successful athletes have someone besides themselves who truly believes in them and pushes them to get better and better.

That person could be a teacher, coach, parent, grandparent, brother or sister, or a mentor/trainer.  Whoever it is, it's usually someone you trust, admire, believe in, and don't want to disappoint. It's also someone who holds you accountable, doesn't make excuses, and sees potential in you that you might not see yourself.

Over the years, most successful athletes I've talked with have told me that a lot of their success happened because someone else believed in them just as much as they believed in themselves. Hopefully you have that person in your life who sees your potential and supports you to become your best!

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Four hundred two (402) teams were drawn today and placed into brackets for the 110th Annual IHSAA Boys Basketball State Tournament presented by the Indiana Pacers and Indiana Fever.

Tune into IHSAAtv.org today at 3 pm ET / 2 CT as the pairings are announced for the IHSAA Boys Basketball State Tournament presented by the Indiana Pacers & Indiana Fever! 

The 82nd Annual IHSAA Wrestling State Finals are scheduled for Friday and Saturday at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

IHSAA Student-Athlete Tip of the Week (2-17-2020)

"Promoting education based athletics in Indiana"

One of the most difficult challenges facing the high school student-athlete is how to bounce back from a tough loss or defeat, whether in a team sport or an individual sport.

Regardless of your sport, it’s going to happen. No one goes through a career without suffering a few tough and lingering losses. The key is how you overcome them.

I suggest you look at tough losses from two sides. First, what did you do well and second, where can you show improvement the next time out?

Be honest with your assessment. I’m sure there were some good qualities and attributes, even in losing. Be sure to build on those.

When you lose, there are always things you could have done better. Make it a priority to work on those things in the weeks ahead.

There doesn’t always have to be blame or shame after a tough loss. Sometimes the opponent is flat out better. In those cases you move on quickly to the next moment, making sure you are learning from both defeat or victory!

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