Vol. 56 No. 4 Published by the State High School Coaches Association December 2018 COACHING - IT’S ABOUT RELATIONSHIPS John Erickson that fewer than 3% of our high school athletes will go on to It has been almost a year now since I retired from the participate in college. With this in mind, what do the athletes Executive Director’s position of the MSHSCA. With the work leave your programs with? What do they take away with them load reduced I have had time to look back and reflect on my from all of the hard work and dedication they have poured into time as a coach and our time as the leaders of the MSHSCA. I your program? look back and marvel at how in the past 50 years the role of the I have had opportunities to sit with some of my high coach has become so much more demanding. The growth of school teammates over the years and reminisce about our social media, the growth of year around sports, the influence of playing days. These conversations always seem to generate parents on AAU programs and traveling teams has significantly a lot of memories and shared experiences. The conversations changed the world of our high school sports. invariably lead to memories of our coaches. The conversations So the question is, how do coaches survive in this rapidly will look back and both the good memories and the not so changing world of high school sports? Why are some coaches good memories. I believe, that for everyone of us there are so much more successful than others? We all know there signs of our relationships with our coaches. are certain characteristics of successful coaches. These It is with this in mind, I will once again say, one of the characteristics most often include; dedication, hard work, greatest assets a coach can demonstrate is his or her ability knowledge and of course recognizing talent and helping to foster relationships. There are a lot of players in the game athletes reach their full potential. I believe that most coaches when it comes to relationships. The list might include; coach possess and demonstrate these qualities. If a coach does not to player, coach to parent, coach to administration, coach to exemplify these character traits, he or she is probably not going supporters and coach to their profession. It is a very difficult to last long in the coaching profession. task to please all of the areas mentioned. It is possible to I believe that all of us can always find ways to improve as form working relationships with each of these areas. If we people and as coaches. I think there are great lessons that COACHING ... continued on page 4 can be taken away from the “Why We Play” training that was developed in a partnership between the MSHSL, the MSHSCA and the MnIAAA. The initiative has been driven Featured In This Issue by Jodi Redman of the MSHSL, since it was created. I know Coach Awards ...... 20 that many of you have attended the training and, if not, you Distinguished Service Award ...... 20 should. The course asks each coach to ask questions about Steve Kerzie Award ...... 20 themselves that can help coaches see themselves through the Hall of Fame ...... 21 lens of the athlete. I believe that every coach needs to address George Haun Awards ...... 21 the fundamental question of the “Why We Play”. Why do I coach? Why do I coach the way I do? What does it feel like Awards ...... 22 to be coached by me? I have looked at these questions and have asked myself; how Clinic Information would our most successful coaches answer the questions? I Tennis Clinic ...... 4-5 am confident that most would be able to answer each of Track Clinic ...... 9 the questions in a very positive way. Negativity is not part Clinic ...... 14 of a successful coach’s identity. I believe the one common Football Clinic ...... 21 characteristic of successful coaches is their ability to foster relationships. We know from the data, that has been collected, Golf Clinic ...... 24 www.mshsca.org 2 MINNESOTA PREP COACH The Minnesota MSHSCA OFFICERS AND HALL OF FAME COORDINATORS ADMINISTRATIVE ASS’T: COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS Jim & Janet Baker - Bernie Schumacher, Park Rapids PREP COACH Inver Grove Hieghts Published quarterly by the PRESIDENT: MSHSL BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Minnesota State High School Mike Peterson - Perham OFFICIALS DSA Jill Johnson (Waconia) Coaches Association and Mike Peterson - Perham Craig Anderson - Pine Island distributed, without charge, to all PRESIDENT-ELECT: members in good standing. Terry Sadler - Warroad All Daily Communications should FINANCE REPS: EDITOR - Mindy Nielsen be addressed to: Rick Ringeisen - Lakeville South Address all new VICE PRESIDENT: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Nathan Youngs - Dassel-Cokato communications and photos to: Tom Critchley Jr. - DGF John Schumacher Mindy Nielsen MSHSCA SCHOLARSHIP CHAIR: Email: [email protected] PAST PRESIDENT: 16332 Deer View Road Gregg Martig - Pequot Lakes (218) 841-7976 Gary Pratner - Byron Park Rapids, MN 56470 (218) 732-0204 SPORTS MEDICINE: Email: Randy Glasmann - Maple Grove [email protected] Tom Sharp - Eastview 2018-2019 Delegates and Sport Association Officers If you would be interested in filling one of the open Delegate positions please contact John Schumacher, Executive Director SECTION GIRLS SPORTS DELEGATE BOYS SPORTS DELEGATE AT LARGE DELEGATE AT LARGE DELEGATE 1A Gordy Klomps (retired) 2A Rick Bruns (LeSueur-Hend) Rob Stevermer (United SC) Craig Morgan (MN Valley Luth) Alan Woitos (New Ulm Cathedral) 3A Dave Blank (Wabasso) Todd Tinklenberg (Pipestone) 4A Chris Larid (Heritage) Tim Herman (Heritage) 5A Dawn Engebretson (Rockford) Tom Lawrence (Foley) Al Amdahl (Albany) 6A Tavia Bachmann (Frazee) Kyle Haderman (LP/Aud) Mike Peterson (Perham) Gregg Martig (Pequot Lakes) 7A Matt Carlstrom Derek Parendo (Proctor) Jon Wagner (Eveleth-Gilbert) Nathan Johnson (Proctor) 8A Terry Sadler (Warroad) Matt Brandt (Park Rapids) 1AA Jeremy Biermaier (New Prague) John Cassellius (Winona) Rod Schwarz (Winona) (Retired) Bill Goodman (Lakeville South) 2AA Mike Lhotka (Dassel Cokato) Mike McGraw (Hutchinson) Tink Larson (Waseca) Gary Prantner (Eden Prairie) 3AA Jeff Groves (Apple Valley) Tom Sharp (Eastview) 4AA Jessica Allen (Harding) Tom Paulson (White Bear Lk) Tim Ryan (Hill Murray) Jerry Utech (Harding) 5AA Mark O’Neill (Champlin Park) William Totimeh (Fridley) Mark Loahr (Totino Grace) Curt Cardinal (Holy Angels) 6AA David Boone (Edina) Jim Baker (Retired) 7AA Mark Solberg (Cambridge) Bill Baumann (North Branch) Todd Smrekar (Cambridge-Isanta) 8AA Kent Hamre (STMA) Rob Nielsen (Det. 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SPORT ASSOC PRESIDENT PRESIDENT ELECT EXECUTIVE SECRETARY MEMBERSHIP/TREAS. AD Bob Grey (Montevideo) Mike Beck (retired) Adapted Athletics Brett Kosidowski (Eastview) Luke Wisniewski (Minneapolis) Kelli Waalk (Osseo) Baseball Rick Zollner (Pipestone) John Wilkins (retired) Boys Joel McDonald (Hibbing) Tom Critchley (retired) Girls Basketball Liz Carpentier (Farmington) Brad Strand (Fergus Falls) Carl Pierson (Waconia) Cross Country Chris Goebel (Mora) Mary Schifsky (Roseville) Dave Chatelaine (Owatonna) Dance Jennifer Blaido (Cedar) Kelli McGinnis (Chanhassen) Melissa Hurkman(membership) Football Scott Gonnerman (Benson) Beau Labore (Stillwater) Ron Stolski (Brainerd) Jim Dotseth (Treasurer) Golf Eric Tollefson (Moorhead) Gymnastics Kaitlyn Helmbrecht (Maple Lake) Shelly Eklund ( Eagan) LeeAnn Steen Delegate Boys Hockey John Ammerman (Moorhead) Mike MacMillan (Ramsey) Girls Hockey Shawn Reid (Blake) Tim Morris (St. Anthony) B-Lacrosse Jon Junker (Chanhassen) Chris Fleck (Prior Lake) Matt Myers (Chanhassen) G-Lacrosse Alexandria Ross (Apple Valley) Alex Erickson (Farmington) Alpine Skiing Jason Nickelson (Visitation) Derek Nash Nordic Skiing Rob Lageson (St. Paul Central) Richard Heilman (Lakeville No.) Robotics Alex Jurek (Becker) Soccer Jason Arnebeck (Park) Ben LeVahn (Maple Grove) Keith Randa (Apple Valley) Softball Laura Olson (Maple River) Shelly Hotzler (JCC) B-Swimming Doug Donaldson (Coon Rapids) Todd Walsh (Bloom.Kennedy) G-Swimming Nathan Youngs (Dassel-Cokato) Megan Weiss (Eastridge) Kate Steineman (Cretin DH) Synch. Swim Kathy Henderson (Stillwater) Kathy Bohnsack (Prior Lake) Tennis Dave Wareham (Totino Grace) Al Orthaus (Lake City) Richard Engelstad ( Pine City) Track Aaron Berndt (Wayzata) Scott Christensen (Stillwater) Marty Kiebel ( Maple Lake) Becca Pulju (Sebeka) Janet Golden-Landquist (Nevis) Sue Alstrom (Treasurer) Wrestling Neil Jennisson (Cambridge-Isante) Shawn Fredrerixon (Shafer) Kip Lynk (Dassel) Kurt Habeck (Eastview) MINNESOTA PREP COACH 3

President’s Message By: Mike Peterson

The fall sports season is done and it didn’t disappoint in back from injury, sickness, or hard times and rejoined their the thrills and elation that we saw throughout competition. team to contribute to the valiant struggle that all teams go Coaches are a rare breed that believe that the process and through in a sports season. the journey are what are important, not so much the wins or Sports particularly high school sports are stories that we losses. Coaches and Athletes when interviewed look back as coaches and athletes are the characters in the story and we and comment on the journey of practices, teammates, ups write that story every season. We are the authors as coaches and downs and fighting through adversity as what mattered and we need to make every effort to write that story to include most to them. These are individuals who go on to achieve everyone and have every player get a life long experience out great things and be great people. of this season. As in a story each character or player in this Athletes want experiences and want to learn how to recover case has a role to play and we as coaches need to maximize from a loss or set back and come out the other side heroic. that role to give them a memory that will last a lifetime. They all love to play the underdog overcoming all odds to We should encourage athletes to dream and to dream big, succeed and we love to watch them do it. There was a lot of as it motivates them and inspires them to strive for better that this fall in Minnesota sports and the stories will ring with accomplishments. Let’s all write a good story this Winter us for years to come. Each town and each school has their season and give everyone a journey to remember. This story fairytale story of heroics and come from behind wins and is about real life and it is a box office hit. these should always be cherished and told and retold over the years. Each town also has the story of the athlete that came

SPORTS CLINIC CALENDAR 2018-2019

DATE SPORT LOCATION Jan. 24-25, 2019 ...... Track ...... Double Tree, Bloomington February 2, 2019 ...... Softball - [email protected] ...... Target Field March 1-3, 2019 ...... Tennis- Rick Engelstad - [email protected] ...... Fred Wells Center, St Paul March 28-30, 2019 ...... Football - Ron Stolski - [email protected] ...... Double Tree, St. Louis Park May 3-4, 2019 ...... Swimming & Diving ...... Mariott NW Mpls-Brooklyn Park July 24-25, 2019 ...... Volleyball Clinic - [email protected] ..... Sauk Rapids High School August 2019 ...... Cross Country - [email protected] ...... Twin Cities Orthopedics Vikings Complex August 9, 2019 ...... Soccer - [email protected] ...... National Sports Center Blaine Sept. 21-22, 2019 tentative ...Boys & Girls Hockey - [email protected] .. Roy Wilkins Auditorium, St. Paul Oct. 2019 ...... Gymnastics - shelly.eklund@district 196.org...... New Prague Gymnastics Facility Oct. 2019 ...... Boys BB - Tom Critchley Sr. - [email protected] ..... Delta Marriott Hotel, Mpls Oct 25-27th, 2019 ...... Baseball - John Wilkins - [email protected] ...... Ramada Plaza, Minneapolis Oct 25, 2019 ...... Girls BB - [email protected] ...... St. Thomas Univ Oct. 26, 2019 ...... Wrestling - [email protected] ...... Simley High School Nov. 30, 2019 ...... Robotics - Alex Jurek [email protected] ...... St. Cloud State 4 MINNESOTA PREP COACH participation from coaches, we achieved that. Thanks to our . . . continued from page 1 COACHING coaches for getting on board with this. We will continue to are to foster relationships that are needed to create successful work to fine-tune the process as we move forward to the spring programs and even more importantly positive experiences for tennis season. sports families and communities, I believe that we all need Looking ahead, now is the time to also mark the date for to demonstrate openness, listening skills and communication our annual Tennis Coaches Clinic: Friday, March 1st through skills. We each need to work hard to create positive “forever Sunday, March 3rd. This year the MTCA will partner with memories” for all those involved in our programs. the USTA Northern and USPTA Northern to host the clinic, bringing added sessions to both Friday evening and Sunday morning. The line-up of presenters is again strong: Bill Mountford, from the USPTA; Ajay Pant, Life Time National Tennis Director, and Craig O’Shanessy, a leader in teaching and analyzing tennis strategy. You can find more information By: Dave Wareham on the clinic and more presenters at https://www.mshsca.org/ By Dave Wareham tennis. You are encouraged to register and book your hotel Totino-Grace High School early. The clinic promises to be another terrific weekend of President – Minnesota Tennis connecting with fellow coaches plus quality tennis instruction Coaches Association focused on improving our players and our programs. As I notice the temperatures falling, I realize that the off- December is here. The festivities of the holidays are season for high school tennis is a sign that the holiday season underway. Enjoy the season and take time to relax with family is beginning. And for many, like me, this season is a time and friends. I also invite you to spend a moment in gratitude of thanksgiving. Reflecting on the season, I am thankful for all the blessings life has to offer … including tennis. for many things: the great coaches who work tirelessly to promote tennis in high schools around the state, who build character in developing young adults, and who foster positive sportsmanship, win or lose; the players I (and you) 2019 MTCA COACHES CLINIC coach who come to play in practice and matches, and who bring positive attitudes to the court – it’s contagious; and the Friday, March 1st - Sunday, March 3rd parents who encourage and support their daughters and sons (and programs) as they play one of the best sports around. I Fred Wells Tennis & Education Center am further thankful for the work of the entire MTCA – and 100 Federal Drive, St. Paul, MN 55111 in particular, Rick Engelstad (Executive Secretary) – in promoting and supporting our programs and players to have HOTEL BLOCK the best possible high school tennis experience. I know many Room rates are very good. $99 for a standard room$129 of you feel the same. for a king suite.The block is for Friday or Friday-Saturday. The State Tennis Tournament at the end of October put the finishing touches on a terrific 2018 Girls’ Tennis season. Hotel: Crown Plaza Aire Minneapolis Airport Congratulations to the State Team Champions: Edina (Class 3 Appletree Square, Bloomington, MN 55425 AA) and Blake (Class A), both of whom defended their titles. In addition, individual champions were crowned in both The cut-off date for accepting reservations into this classes: room block is Friday, February 18, 2018. Singles: Nicole Copeland– Edina (Class AA), Arlina Shen– Blake (Class A) Guests may call: 800-227-6963 and Doubles: Maddie Suk/Rachel Kelly– Hopkins (Class AA), ask to speak with reservations. Clare Palen/Natalie Allison– Rochester Lourdes (Class A) Copeland in AA singles plus Palen and Allison in A doubles Guests would then mention the block code repeated as champions. There were many great matches to ensure they receive the correct rate. Block code MTC through the tournaments as both players and coaches can be proud of their performances. Further, the MTCA recognized the following coaches as 2018 Coaches of the Year: TENTATIVE AGENDA -- 2019 • Class A Head Coach: Matt Draeger, Litchfield • Class A Assistant: Jeff Lalim, Yellow Medicine East FRIDAY, MARCH 1st • Class AA Head Coach: Dave Stearns, Minnetonka MEETINGS • Class AA Assistant: Chad Anderson, Brainerd 12:00 USTA Northern Board Meeting This fall tennis season also introduced the roll out of Tennis 2:00 USTPA Northern Board Meeting Reporting online scorebook. While a few glitches were 8:00 MTCA Annual Meeting and Social: Beverage discovered, overall as a first run here in Minnesota, things and Pizza went well. Our goal was to have more transparency in the team and individual scores/records across the board. With 100% MINNESOTA PREP COACH 5 MSHSL BOARD OF DIRECTORS REPORT Jill Johnson to each of you, for your special stories, and for all of the “extra’s” I hope that this note finds you welcoming in the winter season you put into growing your students, programs and communities! and excited for the upcoming holidays! My name is Jill Johnson The MSHSL Board of Directors is scheduled to meet again and it is my pleasure to serve on the MSHSL Board of Directors on Wednesday, December 5th in work session and Thursday, on your behalf, as the Girls Sports Representative. Together with December 6th at our regularly scheduled Board meeting. As Mr. Craig Anderson it is our privilege to work to advocate for our hopefully all of you know, during these meetings, topics of girls and boys athletic programs throughout the state. discussion and action will pertain to class competition and Another season of participation quickly came and went with the tournament format for all of our activities. Please go to www. 2018 Prep Bowl serving as the post-season finale to the thousands mshsl.org for not only the December board meeting minutes but of hours that student athletes and coaches put into their chosen for pertinent information throughout the year. fall sport. Congratulations to all of the teams and individual A reminder that Region Committees throughout the state participants that advanced to the 2018 MSHSL Fall State are currently addressing recommendations for potential Championships; each of you have a great deal to be proud of! bylaw changes. We encourage you to stay in contact with Hard work, dedication and exceptional teamwork highlighted your Activities Director so that your input is heard as region not only our post-season competitions, but also filled the regular committees discuss the proposals at hand. Feedback from the season event schedules with story after story of success and Region committees will be forwarded to the Representative remarkable examples of the power of the human spirit! If you Assembly for consideration in May. don’t already, I encourage you to follow John Millea on Twitter As always, please do not hesitate to contact either Craig or at @MSHSLJohn, for just a quick glimpse into a few of these myself if we can be of assistance in any way. Your passion is incredible stories! I would also like to extend a special thank you contagious and leadership skills are appreciated. Keep up the great work and best wishes for a successful season and a very happy and safe new year. PRESENTATIONS 5:00 - 9:00 OPEN COURT TIME - Back bubble / Demo Equipment 5:00 - 5:50 CLINICIAN: Dr. Sean Drake from Racquet Fit SYNCHRONIZED 6:00 - 6:50 CLINICIAN: Bill Mountford USPTA National 7:00 - 7:50 CLINICIAN: Marc Miller SWIMMING 8:00 - 8:50 CLINICIAN: Harsh Mankad By: Kathryn Henderson SATURDAY, MARCH 2nd Fall Coaches Clinic 8:00 Bagels and Coffee. The Minnesota Synchronized Swimming Coaches 8:15 WELCOME: Association hosted a two-day coaching clinic this fall. The 8:20-9:20 CLINICIAN: Ajay Pant, Life Time National clinic was run by Vanessa Keenan, a Canadian national-level coach who holds several certifications and is most well-known Tennis Director as The Online Synchro Coach. Her website and social media 9:30-10:30 CLINICIAN: Johnny Parkes posts are popular among the synchro community where 10:40-11:40 CLINICIAN: Sharon Cleland she shares a wealth of tips, drills, videos, and articles about 11:40 LUNCH BREAK: Erbert’s and Gerbert’s coaching synchronized swimming. She has also written a 12:40-1:10 CLINICIAN: Kurt Bartell, Marshall School of book on routine choreography patterns. Each Minnesota team Duluth HS Tennis Coach received a copy of her book for participating in the clinic. 1:15-2:45 CLINICIAN: Craig O’Shanessy The coaches in Minnesota often joke about the fact that getting outside training is near impossible since no one in the 2:55 - 3:55 CLINICIAN: Ajay Pant, Life Time National sport of synchronized swimming replicates the competitive Tennis Director season that we endure here in Minnesota. It’s very difficult to 4:00 DRAWING FOR PRIZES implement what others do in a 10-11 month season into our very short and intense 3 month season. Vanessa was able to SUNDAY, MARCH 3rd tailor her presentation for our needs. The topics she covered 8:00 - 8:50 CLINICIAN: Craig O’Shanessy included figures, patterns/choreography, routine analyzation, flexibility, highlight tips, and breath holding. 9:00 - 9:50 CLINICIAN: Keely Beahne Synchronized Swimming is a sport that is constantly evolving, 10:00 - 10:50 CLINICIAN: Brian McCoy and Bruce and it’s imperative that coaches keep up with education and Gullickson trends. We are looking forward to our upcoming season here 11:00 - 11:50 CLINICIAN: Frank Vermeer in Minnesota, where the talent and competition will be strong, thanks in part to The Online Synchro Coach. 6 MINNESOTA PREP COACH

A View from Schu By: John Schumacher, MSHSCA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR As I was walking through various sports association clinics, attending a few tournaments, Park Rapids High school I holding meetings. All of these opportunities have given us a could hear the sound of the chance to meet many of you. We thank all of you for being being used for so welcoming. Our first year as Executive Director and girls’ basketball practice. I Assistant of the MSHSCA has been fun and rewarding and chatted with a student who we look forward to 2019 and making a difference. was commenting about the In my September article I wrote about the leadership State Football tournament opportunities for individuals to get involved in the MSHSCA which would conclude the and once again I am asking if you are interested in running for 2018 football season which the Vice President position that you submit your name to one also meant the final fall of our Executive Directors or to me so I can gather information state champions would be for the upcoming Prep Coach and selection process. In odd crowned. I would like to take a moment and congratulate all number years Class A Regions 1, 2, 3, 4 and Class AA 5, 6, those athletes and coaches that were crowned state champions 7, 8 as well as any boy’s or girl’s sports representative may this past fall. You have created memories with your athletes submit their name. I also encourage you to look at the open that you will never forget. The stories that were written in spots on the delegates list (listed in this Prep Coach) and if John’s Journal of how coaches addressed their players after there is an opening in your section please consider putting a tough loss make me proud to say I am a member of the your name in the hat. These positions are filled on a first come MSHSCA. I hope I had the same impact on my athletes over basis. By accepting these positions you are asked to attend a the years that these coaches did. The writings were also a meeting in September and also one in March at Mancini’s tribute to the coaches for the positive impact they had on these Char House. You are the liaison that brings information young men and women. When athletes were interviewed and back and forth between your section, other coaches and the asked what it is like was to be coached by their coaches, the MSHSCA. It doesn’t take a lot of time but you do represent athletes talked about the life lessons they had learned from all coaches in your region and we need your voice. It is a their coach and how they will use them long after their high very rewarding opportunity. I also encourage all of you to join school playing days are over. So many life lessons are learned our association and your respective sports association now. through education based athletics and I am proud to represent You don’t need to wait for your season to begin to join. Take coaches all across the state that are making a difference in a full advantage of the membership benefits members receive really unsettling world right now. all year. The liability insurance alone is invaluable. If you I want to wish all the winter activities the greatest success have questions concerning the insurance coverage please this upcoming season. I hope as I sit down to write my March contact Greg Joly our representative and he can answer any Prep Coach article I can reference the same positive examples questions you may have. His contact information is listed of Educational Based Athletics and how coaches are using it on the sheet our membership card arrived on and also on to teach life lessons to their athletes. Go get’em coaches and our website. Speaking of website, check it out. It is so full teams, the winter season is off to a fast and furious start. of great information and a way to see what other sports On October 13th we held our annual MSHSCA Hall of associations are doing. We are also on Facebook and Twitter. Fame Banquet. We honored our associations Hall of Fame See Bernie’s Membership Corner which is in this publication inductees along with our Championship Coaches, Coaches of for helpful tips to assist you when registering. the Year and Assistant Coaches of the Year. We also honored If you are a coach who has dedicated 25 years to coaching recipients of the Officials Distinguished Service Award, athletes, please go online and download the Life Member Steve Kerzie Award and George Haun Recipients. We also Application and start that process. You deserve this honor! recognized Gary Prantner with the Past Presidents Award The process does have a deadline, so make sure you don’t for his years of service and leading our organization. There miss it. Those who have met all the criteria are brought was another group of people recognized at the banquet and I forward to the Executive Board in June for approval and think very highly of this special group-the 25 Year Recipients. once approved you will receive final paperwork which will To be a coach these days for 25 years is truly a dedication complete the process. Of course many other nomination to athletics and a love of the game! This banquet happens processes take place throughout the year for various awards, only because of the hard, dedicated and outstanding work so please look for more information on our website and be that Jim and Janet Baker put in to make sure this night goes part of nominating deserving people. off flawlessly. Our appreciation is beyond words. Thanks As we celebrate the Holiday Season, Bernie and I would Jim and Janet, it was a great celebration of special people. like to wish you all a very blessed Merry Christmas, the Mark your calendars for October 12, 2019, and plan to best to you in 2019. We hope in the craziness of your sports join us. Pictures of the award winners can be found in this seasons you take some time to enjoy the other people in your publication. Congrats! life who support all that you do-your family and friends. Bernie and I have enjoyed traveling around the state to MINNESOTA PREP COACH 7

Delegates Corner HAVE YOUR NEW CARD FOR ALL Terry Sadler WINTER & SPRING SPORTING EVENTS Resolving Conflict Inevitably in any situation where there is competition, there Your 2018-2019 Membership & Insurance is bound to be conflict. In sport, the conflict is often generated by not understanding Expires July 31st. or agreeing with the coaching philosophy, the offensive/ defensive strategy, position assignment, squad selection, The possession of the MSHSCA membership card is a playing time, etc., etc. privilege extended to paid up members of the MSHSCA . The With all these sources for conflict (and many more), it is HOW use of the MSHSCA card to gain admission to regular season one handles these conflicts that matters most is measuring the high school events and some college events is controlled success in resolving the issue and the character of the persons by the school at which the card is used to gain admission . involved. There is a variety of policies that schools follow in regards Here are few steps to consider for finding a resolution to a to allowing admission with the card . The MSHSCA is not empowered to dictate to the schools what the school policy conflict: should be in terms of accepting the MSHSCA card or the 1. Understand the conflict — Conflicts arise for a variety number that will be admitted with each card . A letter is sent of different reasons. It is important for you to define to the Activity Directors of all schools in July and all schools clearly your own position and interests in the conflict, are asked to inform us if their school would not accept the and to understand those of your opponent. It is critical card . It has also been brought to our attention over the past to understand what the actual conflict is. that some private venues do not accept the card for admission 2. Communicate with the opposition — This requires and this is especially true for hockey schools using private there to be an open and free dialogue. It is OK to have venues for their contests . emotion, but don’t make it a personal attack. Express Park Center does NOT accept Membership Cards for admission. your perspective as clearly and completely why you feel Register.cordonco.com is what you will see on your credit the way you do. Communication requires two things: card statement for your MSHSCA membership. Please do not speaking AND listening. challenge this before calling 218-234-0345! 3. Listen — Opposing opinions are important to you, because their opinions are the source of your conflict. If something is important to them, you need to recognize MINNESOTA this. Recognizing does not mean agreeing, of course! STATE HIGH SCHOOL COACHES ASSOCIATION 4. Don’t react to emotional outbursts — It is important to remain calm and not be reactionary. Reactionary tends LIFE MEMBERSHIP to become retaliatory. ______5. Be an active listener — Rephrase what you’re hearing A member of the coaching profession as a question: “Let me see if I’m following you. You’re for 25 years or more saying that... Have I got that right?” You can still be firm when you’re listening. ______6. Be concrete, but flexible. Speak about your interests, Date Issued Executive Director not about your position. After all, you have the entire team and program to be concerned with 7. Avoid early judgments — Keep asking questions and The card is white with Green Ink for the year 2018-2019. gathering information. Getting the opposition to speak more tends to lead to the actual root of the conflict. 2018-2019 Membership Card 8. Brainstorm possible resolutions—Discuss ways this Minnesota State High School Coaches Association conflict could be resolved where all involved can feel John Schumacher, Executive Director, Park Rapids valued. Phone: 218-732-0204 • Cell: 218-255-0827 9. Layout the plan moving forward — In closing the Email: [email protected] • Website: www.mshsca.org meeting, clearly restate the plan of action, including President, Mike Peterson, Perham each participant’s responsibilities to. John Doe In the end, an open mind willing to listen to opposing views St Anthony Village and empathy for the opposing position are needed by all involved to peacefully resolve the conflict. However, ultimately, Asst . Football Head Wrestling after weighing all the factors the final decision moving forward Asst . B/G Track falls back on the coach and staff. It must be recognized that sometimes the best resolution is for the parties involved is to part ways. Best of luck! • • REMINDER • • MSHSCA EMAIL CHANGE: AFTER REGISTERING FOR YOUR Contact: John & Bernie Schumacher at MEMBERSHIPS OR CLINICS, [email protected] DON’T FORGET TO PRINT YOUR RECEIPT! 8 MINNESOTA PREP COACH to vote. Committee will investigate options to facilitate more FAST participation while protecting the interests of smaller programs. Here’s hoping for skiable snow. I can’t wait to get my athletes TRACKS out and skiing. I get real joy out of watching the experienced Robb Lageson skiers learning to ski fast with good technique and watching the beginners learn to move fast enough to stay warm. We are well into our season already. Most teams have been Hope to see you out there soon. doing dryland training for the first few weeks. But a few of the lucky ones have access to snow, either man-made or natural. The natural snow is a bit thin and the man-made loops are hamster-like. But this time of year any snow is welcome! Can’t complain! During Nordic season, I watch the weather almost obsessively. I am hoping for enough of a snowstorm to get everyone onto Over Hill golf course snow. It doesn’t take much snow to ski on the golf course or a frozen pond. I am hopeful every time the snowfall Chris Goebel prediction is for 1 to 3, or 2 to 4 inches. Of course, I always and Dale drift to the top end of the forecast. Once again it seemed like the cross country season flew by. With our unpredictable weather lately, we have to make I hope you all had successful seasons and your athletes were sure that we take advantage of the snow when it is here. Hard able to reach all of their goals. to predict what next week might be like, much less the next Congratulations to the team State Champions. It was an couple of months. Some snow events turn out to be rain exciting day of races with some great performances. events. Rain is never good, and is always tough on my positive AA Boys: Edina mental attitude. AA Girls: STMA The Fall Meeting was well attended. We had quite a few A Boys: Perham Vendors that came for the Vendor Fair. This is a nice opportunity A Girls: Perham for Vendors and Coaches to connect before the season. A special thank you to St. Olaf for their work and all they do Presentations at the Fall Meeting included: to get the course ready. I thought the meet went very well. The Adaptive Skiers – Factor System - BethAnn Chamberlain use of the new fieldhouse was more convenient and having MN Youth Ski League -Chrissy Snider the separation from fans helped keep the athletes in a more CXC Updates – Joe Haggenmille relaxing atmosphere. If you have any concerns about the State Meet please let me know or your Section Rep. MSHSL Updates. I think the biggest frustration from the State Meet was the The MSHSL has a current moratorium and will probably lack of live results and the issues with the AA boys race. This consider the proposed State Meet Format changes at their is something that we will be looking into and addressing with December Meeting. the MSHSL. We want our State Meet to have the best and MSHSL will be considering options for State Meet Venues. most accurate technology and results. No changes anticipated in the next couple of years. If you haven’t had a chance, check out mn.milesplit.com Flouro Wax Policy. Coaches decided to allow the use of they do a great job covering cross country in Minnesota. The Flouro waxes with the following restrictions: website has great pictures and interviews from individuals and teams. It also has an extensive list of results from the No Flouro Powder waxes. entire season. I know as a coach, I appreciate this website No ironing/heating of pure Flouro waxes (i.e. blocks or tremendously. liquids) Take some time in the off-season to relax and evaluate what Conferences and Invitational Races can always decide to we can do as coaches to give the best experience possible for further limit the use of Flouro waxes for their participants. our athletes. They are the reason we do what we do so we Club and HS Team issues – It was discussed and agreed that should always be working to better ourselves and our programs. early and frequent communication is important to help avoid Enjoy the Holiday Season with family and friends. Track conflicts. Probably cannot avoid all conflicts, but we need to and Field will be here before you know it. remember that we are all working for the best outcome for each of our athletes. Season Start date was discussed. Current start is ok if we have snow by December. Not so good if we don’t have snow before Christmas Break. Man-made snow could help on either end of the Nordic Calendar. Bylaw Voting Rules. A committee was formed to work on the current Bylaw Voting rules. Currently only Head Coaches can vote. Proposal to allow all members to be able @mshsca MINNESOTA PREP COACH 9 • More than 48 hours of coaching seminars. • 900 pages of clinic notes. CLEARING • Three socials. • The 2019 Hall of Fame Induction Banquet. I hope you are looking forward to returning this year. If you haven’t attended before, I highly encourage you and your staff HURDLES to check out this annual event which has become one of the By: Clearing the Hurdles premier high school Track & Field clinics in the country. Aaron Berndt, Wayzata High School President, MN Track & Field Coaches Association On Thursday evening of the clinic, we will have our True Team committee meeting as well as the regular Track & Field I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving surrounded coach’s association membership business meeting. If you have by friends and family. Although I am watching snowflakes fall feedback from last season’s change in the True Team State wild outside my window, I have to remind myself that we are just card format or True Team State meet schedule, please plan to under 100 days until the start of the 2019 Track & Field season. participate in the meeting. We decided to change the regular Make the most of the offseason and plan to attend the membership meeting to take place Thursday evening after the next big event: the 2019 Minnesota Track & Field Coaches True Team meeting. Hopefully, this will allow our association Association Clinic held from Thursday, January 24 through to have better attendance and discussion. This change also Saturday January 26, 2019, at the DoubleTree by Hilton opens up a time slot on Friday, January 25, for a pre-banquet Hotel, in Bloomington. As I look through the schedule for this social outside the banquet hall. Section coaching awards will year’s clinic, it is filled with excellent speakers who have an be handed out during this social. incredible amount of coaching experience. All clinic attendees Information regarding the clinic can be found at www. will have access to: mshsca.org/track. I hope to see you in Bloomington.

MINNESOTA TRACK & FIELD COACHES ASSOCIATION CLINIC 2019 The Minnesota Track & Field Coaches Association Clinic will be held on January 24-26, 2019 at the Bloomington DoubleTree

Cost is $100.00 in advance After Jan. 14th and at the door cost is $110.00

Register online at: https://mshsca18.cordonco.com

45 Hours of world class coaching instruction from some of the top track and field coaches in the world! Coaches will receive over 900 pages of notes from a compilation of each presenters session, 2 free social hours and admission to the MN Track and Field Coaches Assoc. Hall of Fame Banquet.

Keynote speaker is Keinan Briggs, Coach and Founder of Leap Squad Track Club. 2 dozen vendors on hand and many door prizes.

Out of State and International Coaches welcome! If out of state, when registering and it asks for school, go down to “O’s” and select out of state. International Coaches contact Johnny Josephson. Email: [email protected]

For coaches staying overnight a block of rooms have been set aside for $107.00. Hotel registration link is available online when you are registering. 10 MINNESOTA PREP COACH

August 2, 2018 - July 31, 2019 MINNESOTA PREP COACH 11 coaches and booster cubs are allotted a section of reserved seating in prime locations and parents/fans/family/friends can purchase tickets from them for preliminary competition and the finals competition if their team again is fortunate enough Dance to advance. It’s always good to know ahead of time where reserved seats are versus what seats are available for general By: Brittney Rehlingteam admission, as seating for a dance team competition is prime, especially at the state tournament. Also, know which class the The 2018-2019 dance team season is underway and off to team(s) you want to watch are in, and be prepared to sit on the an exciting start! Many teams are eager to get their routines appropriate side of the arena to get a front row action packed out on the floor and before we know it the 2019 Dance Team seat to cheer on your team. Be prepared, dress comfortably, State Tournament will be here! Save the date! This year’s state be prepared to sit most of the day, and most importantly come tournament will take place Friday, February 15th & Saturday prepared to cheer for your favorite dance teams! February 16th, 2019. The jazz tournament will occur on Friday Each day begins with the qualifying competition. Class A and the kick tournament on Saturday, and will be held at the competes first at 11:30am. Each of the twelve teams compete newly renovated Target Center in Minneapolis. Dance team their routine back to back, with a small delay in between for is a spectator’s sport. At the state tournament be prepared for judges to compile their scores. Class A teams compete facing many passionate dance team fans, friends and family to fill the one side of the arena, typically at this time, the opposite side stands with old time rivalries, traditions, and most importantly of the arena is filling quickly for the Class AAA fans, while support for one another. Class AA fans await patiently in the side seats or concourse to Since dance team is not based on seeding or brackets, switch out for their seats with class A fans. All Class A teams sections is considered one of the most important performances are then invited onto the floor and finalists are announced. of the year for any Minnesota dance team. The state is broken Finalists for each class are the top six teams who were awarded into three classes, based on school size; A, AA & AAA. Each the lowest rank points and placed first through sixth during class is broken down into four sections, each section consists the preliminary competition. We then begin the Class AA and of anywhere between 10-15 teams. Performance orders for AAA preliminary competitions at 2:00pm. Class AA fans both the jazz and kick categories are chosen at random and will switch seats with Class A fans, and face the same way. the section tournament is typically held at a neutral central site While Class AAA fans will compete facing the opposite side based on assigned teams’ geographic location. The top three in of the arena. Since the AA and AAA prelims go back to back, each section for both jazz, and high kick are awarded a trip to the performances move quickly and efficiently. Concluding the 2019 State Tournament. This year’s sections competitions will preliminary competition, the twelve Class AA teams are then take place at various high schools including; Lake City High invited back onto the floor, where the top six are announced School (1A), Bloomington Kennedy High School (2A, 1AAA as finalists. Class AA teams leave the floor, and quickly Class & 3AAA), Montevideo High School (3A), Wadena Deer Creek AAA teams are invited onto the floor where their top six High School (4A), Kasson Mantorville High School (1AA), finalists are also announced. Chisago Lakes High School (2AA), Delano High School Finalists in each class will compete their routines again during (3AA), Alexandria High School (4AA), Edina High School the finals portion of the competition. Order of performance (2AAA) & Forest Lake High School (4AAA). Some section is drawn at random and is not assigned based on preliminary tournaments will occur on Saturday February 2nd, 2019, while round placements. The finals competition for Class A begins at the remainder will occur on Saturday February 9th, 2019. 5:30pm, followed be the awards ceremony. During the awards When a team advances to the state tournament each dancer ceremony, All Tournament team members are announced, on the roster is presented with individual medals and the team which consists of two dancers from each of the finalists schools. a section placement and state participant plaque. Watching The the top three teams are then announced and presented their teams’ excitement as they are called up to accept their plaque state placement medals and MSHSL plaques accordingly. The goes down as one of the most exciting moments in dance team, finals process for Class AA and AAA is the same - the finals both at the section and state level. If you have never witnessed competition for Class AA and Class AAA begins at 7:15pm a dance team before accepting their plaque, we invite you to Tickets can be purchased online through e-tix, the Target a section or state competition to check it out. If that doesn’t Center’s ticketing vendor. The lines in the past have folded put a smile on your face and give you goosebumps, I don’t out into the skyways at the arena, so purchasing your ticket know what will! So many weeks of hard work, determination, online in advance is always a good idea. You can visit the dedication and commitment pours out of these dancers, and MSHSL website for a link to purchase ticket a week or so it truly makes for a few great weekends of athleticism and before the event. You will need a ticket for each day, Friday and competition. Saturday. For a complete schedule, you can visit the MSHSL If you have attended the dance team state tournament in the website concluding February 9th sections. This will tell you past, you are sure to know what to expect! If you have never preliminary order of performance, which teams advanced and attended the Dance Team State Tournament, we invite you to join a timeline of what to expect. The schedule stays mostly the us! Here are some tips! Usually the kick competition day fills same year after year. Here is what to anticipate for this year’s the Target Center area very quickly, while if you are attending state tournament! (see state schedule on page 19) the jazz day, you have a little more time to find a good general admission seat. If your team is fortunate enough to advance, 12 MINNESOTA PREP COACH Administrator, Technical expert, Trainer and Counselor. It can be exhausting, but also very fulfilling. Oh and don’t forget your Mat Chatter full time profession of teaching or whatever your occupation Neil Jennissen – President of the MN may be! Wrestling Coaches Association In case you missed it, the MWCA coach’s clinic was loaded Head Wrestling Coach, Cambridge-Isanti with a lot of important info. Namely the 14 to 12 proposal. High School Make sure you communicate with your A.D about the number of weights you will be competing in for Duals and Dual Winter sports are well under way but now without many Tournaments. Make sure he or she sends out and receives boxes being checked. Here are a few: contracts to indicate 12, 13 or 14 weights. Communicate with Coaches ClipBoard the opposing coach to get an understanding ahead of time. 1. The intent of the rule is help programs with less wrestlers have Facility Reservations 2. more competitive duals. Bus Schedule 3. Football, Basketball, Baseball, Hockey, Golf and other 4. Hotel Reservations sports have a TV to educate audiences about what their sport 5. Equipment order looks like at the highest level. We need to do the same in 6. Pictures (Poster with a theme?) Wrestling without much assistance from TV. Try to bring info 7. Preseason meetings with: to your high school wrestling room regarding what is going 8. Coaches on at the next level in Wrestling. Wrestling is not on TV very 9. Wrestlers often, so we don’t have the built in system of educating our 10. Managers Wrestler about the next level. College Rankings, Dual results, Big Tournaments, Recruits, attend a college dual etc… can be Parents 11. an educational experience. When kids see the next level, it can 12. Have you set up your Middle School and Youth be very motivating. A great example of showing kids the next Wrestling programs? level, and how to not lose track of their dreams and goals: 13. Fundraisers J’den Cox, Kyle Dake and David Taylor were all in the same 14. Are you promoting any duals bracket in the 2016 Olympic Trials. In 2018 they are all World 15. Take your kids to a College dual. Champions. 16. Freestyle, Greco – Post season wrestling opportunities Most importantly, as we kick off the 2018-2019 season- 17. Banquet Have Fun! Wrestling is a very intense activity, and there is a That’s a baker’s dozen. I know there are many items I left lot of losing! One can easily get lost in the competitive aspect off the list, but this is a good start. Being a head coach is a of the sport and lose sight of all the positive things that are full time job that requires you to wear many hats. Promoter, going on. Even in the losses there are important lessons, and opportunities for positive and fun discussions. MEETING DATES FOR 2018-2019 MEMBERSHIP YEAR NOCAD National Convention/Meeting - January 18-20, 2019 - New Orleans MSHSCA Finance Committee Executive Board Meeting - Thursday, March 21st 7pm. Country Inn Suites-Eagan. Spring Delegate Assembly - Friday, March 22, 2019 at Mancini’s Char House in St. Paul. All officers should be in attendance. Summer Meeting - June 23-24th, 2019 - Park Rapids, MN September 7, 2019 - Fall Delegate Assembly and Sport Association Meeting. This meeting will be held at the Minneapolis Marriott West beginning at 8:00 a.m. with a buffet breakfast before the meeting. All Officers should plan to be in attendance. October 12, 2019 - Hall of Fame and Awards Banquet. This will once again be held at the Minneapolis Sheraton West. PREP COACH DEADLINES TO SUBMIT March 1 | June 15 | September 1 | December 1 MINNESOTA PREP COACH 13

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www.jasonfoundation.com Programs for the awareness and prevention of youth suicide 14 MINNESOTA PREP COACH this time before spring and our upcoming clinic to prep your classroom. Thank you for your time and dedication to your student athletes. Diamond Have a very happy holiday and winter season. If you were to need anything, please feel free to reach out to your section Cuts representative or email me at [email protected]. Laura Olson 2019 PLAY BALL! President Minnesota Fastpitch Coaches Assoc. MINNESOTA SOFTBALL COACHES Fastpitch Softball Article CONFERENCE IN PARTNERSHIP The start of the winter sports season can only mean one WITH MINNESOTA FASTPITCH thing, softball is right around the corner! Just wanted to share COACHES ASSOCIATION a couple of things to get you prepared for a great season. First, save the date for our Winter Coaches Clinic on February 2, 2019 - Target Field Saturday, February 2nd. We have some big changes to the clinic this year!! We have partnered with the MN Twins this 7:45 AM – 8:40 AM Registration, Breakfast, and Vendor year for our annual clinic and it will be at Target field. We have Visits also opened this up to all youth coaches as well. In partnering 8:40 AM – 8:55 AM Opening Remarks -Carew Atrium we have drastically reduced the price to $20 and you will 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM Breakout Session #1 receive 4 twins tickets as well. There is an outstanding line up Option 1 Pitching Basics for The Beginner- Bouman of clinicians that will provide you with information and drills Carew Atrium for defense, offense, pitching and team culture. John Tschida- Option 2 Outfield Basics – Moultrie 573 Club Head Coach St. Thomas, George Wares- Head Coach Central Option 3 Hitting 101 – Tschida Puckett Atrium College, Alicia O’Brien- Associate Head Coach Central Option 4 Base running Basics- Wares/O’Brien College, Bailey Bouman- Head Coach Southwest Minnesota State University, Matt Schultz- Innovative Fitness and Cindra Kamphof- Author of Beyond Grit. The clinic is always a good 9:50 AM – 10:00 AM Break for Vendor Visits way to network, start the preseason and get those juices flowing. Please encourage your whole staff and youth coaches to attend. 10:00 AM – 10:50 AM Breakout Session #2 One way to grow our game is to get the best coaches possible Option 1 Advanced Pitching-Rise/Drop/Change – at those younger levels! Information about the clinic will be Bouman Carew Atrium found online at http://www.mshsca.org/fastpitchsoftball. Option 2 Youth Strength and Conditioning – Schultz Speaking of the website, other important information can be 573 Club found there, such as the link for membership, the link to update Option 3 Catching Basics and how to incorporate in your win/loss record and the dates for submitting nominations practice- Moultrie Puckett Atrium for Academic All-State Individual, Academic All-State Team, Option 4 Defensive Situations and drills- Wares/ All-Star and All-State. Because of turnaround time, the dates O’Brien listed are firm and there will be no exceptions. Of course, this is all a mute point if you are not a member of the coaches association. If you are not a member yet this year, make sure 10:50 AM – 11:15 AM Break for Vendor Visits to do that sooner than later. Not only does this allow you to 11:15 AM – 12:05 PM Breakout Session #3 nominate your student athletes for the post season awards Option 1 Pitching Workouts - Bouman Carew Atrium mentioned above, but it also has other benefits. The biggest Option 2 Advice for college bound athletes - Moultrie benefit is our liability coverage. Since many of our programs 573 Club have coaches that are not paid employees of a school district, Option 3 Common Myths and Misconceptions about this coverage would cover them in case of a situation would hitting – Tschida Puckett Atrium call for it. I would strongly encourage every member of your Option 4 Offensive strategies - how to score runs off coaching staff to be a part of the association. As a member, you dominate pitchers - Wares also get into any regular season activity that MSHSL sanctions, as well as some college games. The deadline for membership is 12:05 PM – 1:00 PM Lunch, MFCA Meeting, and Vendor April 1st. Also, make sure that you are staying current and up to date on your MSHSL coaches clipboard. Remember, this is Visits where you will find the online rules meeting when it becomes 1:00 PM – 1:50 PM General Session Drills to maximize available for the spring sports, and well as information on your indoor practice - Wares/O’Brien continuing education requirements as a coach. Carew Atrium I leave you with this final thought from the great Pat 2:00 PM – 2:50 PM General Session Mental training Summitt “Most people get excited about games, but I’ve got to basics – Kamphoff Carew Atrium be excited about practice, because that’s my classroom.” Use MINNESOTA PREP COACH 15 The executive committee along with the 16 Region MnIAAA CORNER Representatives have also begun to take a close look at the existing strategic plan. In January, 4 sub-committees will Submitted by: Bob Grey meet to work on the existing plan, making any necessary As we enter December - plans are well underway for the adjustments. The 4 sub-committees will be comprised of 4 MNIAAA Spring Conference entitled “It Begins with the of the region reps, 2 additional current activities directors and MNIAAA” being held in St Cloud March 25-27. Mark Kuisle one retired activities director and will study one of the 4 areas - Activities Director at Rochester Century High School - has in the current plan: 1) Technology/Marketing/Social Media, been working to put together an agenda for the conference. Prior 2) Membership/Mentorship/Professional Development 3) to the Spring Conference many of the Activities Directors from Awards/Recognition and 4) Finance/Budget Minnesota will be attending the National Conference on Dec Finally, Congratulations to Jaime Sherwood - Activities 14-18 in San Antonio, Texas for Professional Development to Director at Wayzata High School - on being selected to serve become better leaders for the activities programs of Minnesota. on the NIAAA Board of Directors representing Region 5. Leaders that deliver by: - sharing the maximum information they can - using their power mindfully and vigilantly - being obsessed with performance AND results “No excuses, - stamping on poor behavior no matter the result - reviewing wins and losses with equal passion and No explanations. discipline - adjusting goals to ensure they are motivating You don’t win on emotion. - speaking endlessly about responsibility - being mindful of using their power effectively and You win on execution.” appropriately - understanding and working with the politics - Tony Dungy COACHES! DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOUR ACADEMIC PLAQUES ARE DISPLAYED? LET’S MAKE SURE YOUR ATHLETES ARE HONORED & VISITORS, TO YOUR SCHOOL, KNOW IT!

Your school has received a plate for each team that has qualified.

Your AD should be alert to envelopes with the return address of Trophies Plus Awards they will contain additional plates. An additional plaque is sent when our records show that your school has received 24 plates. Thank you for your help with this program to recognize your athletes. 16 MINNESOTA PREP COACH

MINNESOTA COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES THAT HONOR MSHSCA MEMBERSHIP CARDS The importance of a close working relationship between college and university coaches and high school coaches in Minnesota remains obvious as institutions of higher learning have opted to continue with the Associate Membership Package offered by the MSHSCA during the 2018-2019 school year .

As part of the arrangement, college coaches can use the MSHSCA membership card to obtain admission to high school events and in turn the high school coach can use the card to attend college most college games . Restrictions apply for college and high school playoff and post season tournament games . • Anoka Ramsey • Hamline University ( St Paul MN ) • St Catherine’s University ( St Paul MN ) Community College (Coon Rapids MN ) • Hibbing Community College ( Hibbing MN ) • St Cloud State University ( St Cloud MN ) • Augsburg College (Minneapolis MN ) • Macalester College ( St. Paul MN ) • St Cloud Tech College ( St Cloud MN ) • Bemidji State University ( Bemidji MN ) • Martin Luther College ( New Ulm MN ) • St John’s University ( Collegeville MN ) Complimentary passes are not available for • Mesabi Community College ( Virginia MN ) • St Mary’s University ( Winona ) Division I Hockey • Minnesota State University Mankato ( Mankato, • St Olaf College ( Northfield MN ) • Bethany Lutheran College ( Mankato MN ) MN) • U of MN - Duluth * ( Duluth MN ) • Bethel University ( St Paul MN ) (Call ahead for DL Hockey) Men’s Hockey on Availability • Carleton College ( Northfield MN ) • Minnesota State University (Moorhead, MN) • - Crookston (Crookston MN) • Central Lakes College ( Brainerd MN ) • MN West Technical and • University of Minnesota - Morris ( Morris MN ) • College of St. Scholastica Community College ( Worthington MN ) • University of St Thomas ( St Paul MN ) • College of St. Benedict • North Dakota State College of Science • University of Wisc-River Falls • Concordia College ( Moorhead MN ) (Wahpeton) • Vermilion Community College (Ely MN) • Concordia University ( St Paul MN ) • University of Northwestern (St Paul MN) • MN State Comm. & Tech College • Ridgewater Community College ( Willmar MN ) ( Fergus Falls MN ) • Rochester Community College ( Rochester MN ) Another example of the MSHSCA • Gustavus Adolphus College ( St Peter MN ) • Southwest MN State University ( Marshall MN ) at work for the membership!

*1. MSHSCA Complimentary passes may not be available for all games. 2. MSHSCA Complimentary passes are not available for post season/play off games. 3. MSHSCA Card must be presented in person by the card holder along with a photo I.D.at the UMD ticket window. 4. Additional tickets can be purchased to accompany your complimentary admission. You must notify the UMD ticket office of your desire to purchase at the time you call for your complimentary admission. 5. UMD reserves the right to deny complimentary admissions at their discretion for any reason. 6. The number to call for UND tickets is 218-726-8595 by 4:00 the Thursday before a weekend event or by 2:00 the day of a weekday event. 7. Complimentary passes are not available for Division I Hockey at Bemidji.

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Have You Moved Minnesota State High School or Changed Coaches Association, Inc. Executive Committee Liaison Assignments Your Email? 2018-2019

If you know of a member who has moved MSHSCA Past President B/G Soccer B Swimming Baseball or is not receiving their Prep Coach, please Gary Prantner G Swimming Wrestling B Hockey ask them to notify us . Including Life and President Football G Basketball G/B Golf Retired Life members . Send change of addresses to John & Mike Peterson Adapted Athletics Gymnastics G Hockey Bernie Schumacher, 16332 Deer View Road, Park Rapids, or President Elect B/G Cross Country Nordic Skiing B Tennis email us at [email protected] It is equally important Terry Stadler G Tennis Alpine Skiing B/G Track for us to have current email addresses . Our webmaster will Vice President Volleyball Synch. Swimming Softball send notices and updates . Please notify us ASAP if there is a Tom Critchley Jr. B Basketball B/G Lacrosse Dance change . There are several life and retired life members that we do not have current addresses for . We do appreciate the help in updating these addresses so that all members get their Prep Coach and other mailings from the office of the MSHSCA.

Need new Life Card? Please send the life card you currently have to the MSHSCA address (above) and we will send a replacement. FLIP NOTES By Kaitlyn Helmbrecht MGGCA President Maple Lake High School

Swim Strokes Gymnastics Season has begun! I am sure you are all working By: Nathan Youngs hard on preparing for those first competitions! By now all Dassel-Cokato coaches should have completed the online rules meetings and Let me start by thanking all head coaches, assistant coaches continuing education requirements. and diving coaches that put in endless hours and effort well Please make sure all coaches on your staff have completed beyond compensation. While it is up to the girls to perform, theirs as well. Please make sure to join the Minnesota High it is your commitment to them and the sport that allows for School Coaches Association before the January 4th deadline. the incredible success that we see each season. The state meet The link can be found on our website, www.MGGCA. just wrapped up and congratulations goes out to the top teams: org. Click Forms, then click Membership to complete your Class A: 1. Visitation, 2. Hutchinson, 3. Breck and Class registration. Head coaches must be a MHSCA member for AA: 1. Edina, 2. Minnetonka, 3. Wayzata. Thank you to Lisa their gymnasts to be eligible for All State, All State Honorable Lissimore, Chris Aarseth, Jim Marshall and Jen Marshall and Mention, All State Elite, and Academic awards. You must also all who made the state meet a smooth, fun and memorable be a member to be eligible for the Coach of the Year award. experience. The True team section and state meets were a Assistant Coaches are encouraged to join as well and are then success again this year. They are a great way for teams to show eligible for the Assistant Coach of the Year award. their strength and depth and get everyone involved. This year’s After each meet, please remember to send your scores champions were Visitation for A and Minnetonka for AA. As to Colleen Stark Haws. Class A schools need to email both we wrap up the girls season and look forward to the boys, take Colleen, and Jen Harmoning. Instructions can be found on time to reflect on your job as a coach; creating better athletes our mggca.org site. Remember to include your team name and and better people through practice and competition. Our date of meet in your email. Also remember to enter your meet annual coaches clinic will be May 3rd and 4th with the All- scores and rate your judges on mshsl.org. State Banquet on the 3rd. Both will be held at Minneapolis Lastly, make sure to check out the season timeline found on Marriott NorthWest which is the same location as last year. our website mggca.org, to verify all deadlines for this season. See you at the pool. Good luck! Have a safe and fun season! 18 MINNESOTA PREP COACH

Minnesota State SEND NOMINATIONS TO: MINNESOTA STATE High School Jim Baker 8185 E. Courthouse Blvd. Ct. COACHES ASSOCIATION Coaches Inner Grove Heights, MN 55076 HALL OF FAME Association Email: [email protected] NOMINATING FORM HALL OF FAME CRITERIA FOR THE Name:______SELECTION OF Last First Middle CANDIDATES Address: ______City: ______Zip: ______1. Individuals selected as Birthdate: ______Single: ______Married: ______Phone #: ______nominees must have Deceased: ______Spouse’s Name: ______shown a deep sense of responsibility in the Children and Ages: ______manner in which they conducted themselves as coaches, and Nominating Person or Group: ______demonstrated a Rationale for Nominations: ______dedication to the highest ideals of competitive Personal History: Hometown: ______interscholastic College:______Year:______athletics. College Honors: ______2. Of equal importance is the manner in which they conducted their Coaching History: (Sports-School & Years): ______programs, that they be ______most beneficial to their players, their schools, and their communities, Coach Awards, Honors & Highlights: ______always reflecting a positive image ______of interscholastic athletics and/or Are you currently an inductee to a Sport Associaiton? If yes, please list: ______coaches. ______3. They shall have demonstrated the characteristics of Present Status: ______Organizations & Honors (other than coaching): ______leadership, the ability ______to motivate and inspire, and to guide ______and counsel young athletes. Coaches Association involvement & Present Status: ______ELIGIBILITY ______REQUIREMENTS

1. Nominees must Please list Other Highlights & Experiences: ______have been active ______in coaching and/or athletic administration ______for a minimum of 25 ______years. School(s) to be used on Award:______2. Nominees must be Nominated by: ______Date: ______a life member of the MSHSCA. More Hall of Fame Nominees are requested. There are a lot of deserving coaches that should be recognized!! MINNESOTA PREP COACH 19

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High School Athletic Coaches Association. Annual membership paid by MSHSCA. “If you’re bored with life - Discounts on travel, you don’t get up every morning insurance, office depot/office with a burning desire max and others. to do thing -- you don’t have enough goals.” www.hscoachesbenefits.org/ - Lou Holtz 20 MINNESOTA PREP COACH performance programs. Coaches can also contact any of their section reps for info on other MGHCA programs and awards. Snap Shots We hope everyone has a fantastic Message from the president: holiday season enjoying time with As we skate into December, this is family, friends and teammates and a good time to briefly reflect on the of course by participating in or excellent work that many programs watching our great sport. Have a are doing for the overall good of happy holiday!! girls’ hockey. Perusing through the Submitted by Tim Morris, Executive Director MGHCA MGHCA twitter feed, you will see [email protected] many examples of teams seeing beyond themselves in order to give back, promote, and/or celebrate accomplishments. Sartell/ Sauk Rapids and Champlin Park/Coon Rapids just experienced their annual Adopt-a-Family events. Shakopee is holding a clothing drive for those in need. Forest Lake held a Skate with “There isn’t a single the Rangers for their youth program. Plus, many, many more examples! professional sports Blake, Roseville, and Benilde-St. Margaret’s honored the gold medal Olympians who graduated from their respective seasons now that schools with pre-game ceremonies and retiring of jerseys. I experienced the Blake event personally and it was so awesome doesn’t go on at least to see Dani Cameranesi sign autographs for future hockey players for two full periods during the game. a month to long. Please keep up the great work of promoting girls’ hockey in your communities and share what you are doing with the Baseball starts in MGHCA. We are happy to help promote your events as well through our twitter handle and website. Got a story you want to football weather, and write? Please do so and share with us! The more we talk, share, and promote, the brighter our sport will shine! …. Shawn football in baseball Reid, MGHCA President This season hopefully will be memorable for every high weather, and basketball school player. With over half of the season left to go, many more exciting games are left to play. Along with the games, overlaps them both.” there will be other celebrations of the 25th anniversary of the state tournament, exciting tournaments over the holidays and - James Reston of course, the MSHSL State Tourney in February. The high school season however doesn’t end there. The week after the state tournament, the MGHCA hosts the all-star Senior Classic and the U18 Festival at the Schwan’s Super Rink in Blaine. 136 senior players and 68 juniors who are U18 eligible will compete in an all-star series for bragging rights and possible selection “I’m not going to buy my kids to the MN Hockey CCM High School National Invitational Tournament in April. Twenty seniors and twenty juniors will be selected to play on these two teams against high school players an encyclopedia. Let them from other parts of the country. There are many post-season hockey opportunities for our high walk to school like I did. ” school athletes. Coaches should check the MGHCA website, www.MGHCA. - Yogi Berra com and the Minnesota Hockey website, www.minnesotahockey.org for more information on any of these high MINNESOTA PREP COACH 21 and school is worthy and appreciated by the silent hundreds of your life. Finally, and without reservation, this writer’s hope is that , now, you give to your family all that they deserve; all Goal Posts that you have. There will be kids waiting for you again; please By: Ron Stolski - Brainerd reflect and know how important you are to them...as they are Exec. Director MFCA to you! I humbly salute you good Keeper..and in this season of blessings, am truly blessed to be a part of the fraternity that is Greetings and the best of warm holiday wishes the Keepers of the game! from your MFCA. Seems I think alot about As we look to 2019, please have confidence that the MFCA change lately; must be the season. Among the will , still, be at the forefront of changes to come and that we move from season to the next there remains a will continue to be true to our mission. We will serve, honor, constant truth. Change is constant, compliance engage and enhance the greatest of games. A game for our is optional... I thought of that simple, but youth played by our youth with full knowledge that coaching illuminating phrase. on this morning’s drive. well remains not just an obligation but a responsibility to ‘do it And, in that context, I thought of a time some right’. Even more, an honor who choose to be a keeper. three decades ago when a very successful coach stood proudly Happy holidays Coach. See you down the road. at the podium while being inducted into the MFCA Hall of Fame and , quietly, congratulated all in the room fo being able to accept the challenge of change and grow with it. The telling moment was all the more compelling because he said, 2019 MINNESOTA paraphrasing, that his career ,while wildly successful, was over. His time had passed. But, concluding, he encouraged FOOTBALL every coach in the room to not only accept the constant march of change, but to embrace it. That moment was during another CLINIC time....and the changes were not nearly as fast and immediate as they are today. Now, change is at warp speed..we all know A partnership between the the reasons,... and we know we must be quick and willing MFCA and the Minnesota to adapt. There will be no attempt to enunciate all of the the Gophers to bring you the best changes in the landscape of football since the eighties, and clinic in the country. prior, and the influential role that the MFCA has played in each and every significant initiative, adoption, implementation, of opportunities and programs that the MFCA, in cohort with the March 28-30, 2019 MSHSL, have championed. Suffice to say that we have stayed DoubleTree Park Place, Minneapolis true to our mission statement...’serving and representing football by preserving our past, providing educational opportunities, SPEAKERS: honoring achievement, valuing good sportsmanship, enhancing P.J. Fleck & Gopher Staff • National Headliners and improving the game, and forging a partnership with the Top National HS Speakers • Area HS & College Coaches MSHSL to develop healthy participation for student athletes..., University of North Dakota Staff remains powerful and intact. Over 30 Speakers & 60 Hours There are other truths as well. And, in this season and time of reflection, my hope is that you take some time to take a look FEATURES: back at the past season; your past season and reflect on all the Assistant Coaches Panel • Association Events good you and your staff did; had the opportunity to do. Let the Don Swanson Kickoff Party • FCA Luncheon • Door Prizes wins and losses go. How about the kids you had a chance to touch; to influence. Whether you and your staff had 20, 40, 60, Register at mnfootballcoaches.com or 80 plus on your team..in addition to all all those beneath yearning to one day wear the colors, Coach,you have influence far beyond your own realization. There are legions of you who ‘do it the right way’. You model and teach life lessons that will last far beyond the final dimming of the lights. Just like the hall of famer who encouraged engagement with the winds of change. Like all hall of famers past and since. Further, during this season of reflection of all things big and small, my hope is that you know that the effort and time you gave to staff, team @mshsca 22 MINNESOTA PREP COACH HALL OF FAME HALL OF FAME

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Kerry Linbo GEORGE HAUN AWARD Mary & John Erickson 24 MINNESOTA PREP COACH story, because I doubt if he’d tell it to you himself. Last spring, I attended the Class AA State High School Golf Banquet at The Park Ballroom in New Prague. Of course, the focus was first and foremost on the girls and boys AA State Tournament By: Bob Gorden - Past President qualifying teams and individuals. Most Each time the MSHSCA Prep Coach attendees were family and friends of the arrives in my school mailbox, I turn to competitive golfers, and they were there, see what Detroit Lakes Golf Coach Bob naturally, to recognize and honor their Gorden has written in “Chip Shots.” He’s players and teams. been writing this for five years (or more), as But part of the evening’s program the Minnesota Golf Coaches Association included the presentation of two new Hall “Chip Shots” archives go back to Bob’s of Fame Coaches – Dan Kehrberg, the Spring 2013 column on the MSHSCA highly successful 30-year boys golf coach website. Those who know Coach Gorden at Fairmont High School, and Detroit personally are likely not surprised. His Lakes’ Bob Gorden, head boys golf coach Past President tenure as President of our golf coaches’ from 2000 to the present. Bob’s teams have qualified for the AA State Golf Gary Pratner association is an example of his dedication to the game of golf, and to his sharing that Tournament seven times, and have won the dedication with the younger generation. Championship three times, first in 2008, I’ve known Bob since 2005, when I then back-to-back in 2011 and 2012. became head boys golf coach at Moorhead Those present to witness Coach High School. Moorhead and Detroit Lakes Gorden’s Hall of Fame induction included are about 44-miles apart, as the crow flies. all six players from the 2008 Lakers’ State (They’re about 45-miles apart, as the car Championship team. Some may have been drives – it’s flat and roads are straight in surprised that one of Bob’s ’08 players in our part of the great state of Minnesota.) attendance was Minnesota Vikings wide Back then, more senior coaches will receiver Adam Thielen. After all, doesn’t recall there were only two MSHSL golf an NFL star have other things to do? But classes, A and AA. Bob’s teams and mine to those of us who know Bob it wasn’t too competed against each other, and the rest surprising. (Not too surprising, but really of Section 8AA, for the Section title and cool!) Bob’s players, past and present, the trip to State. recognize a good, caring, dedicated coach I’ve gotten to know Coach Gorden when they see one. Officials Distinguished pretty well over the years. One thing has Therefore, as my first action as the new stuck with me since the beginning: Bob’s Minnesota High School Golf Coaches Service Award focus in golf coaching has always been Association President, I say thank you, and on his student athletes first. He is not one well done, to Coach Bob Gorden for your who seeks the limelight for himself. So, selfless service on behalf of Minnesota hopefully he won’t mind if I share a recent golf coaches and our great game of golf.

Steve Kerzie Award Gregg Martig MINNESOTA PREP COACH 25 2018-19 CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS DECEMBER MEMBERSHIP GIRLS TRUE TEAM SWIMMING SCHOOL COACH REPORT 2018-19 Class A Visitation Nate Linscheid Types of Memberships Class AA Minnetonka Dan Berve 2017-2018 2018-2019

Active Class A & AA 6383 5391 GIRLS TENNIS College Associates 1132 1167 Class A The Blake School Mike Ach Other Associates 81 56 Class AA Edina Steve Paulson Active Life 362 297

Retired Life 1228 1337 GIRLS SOCCER Honorary 3 3 Class A Mahtomedi Dave Wald TOTAL 9181 8251 Class AA Minnetonka Jeff Hopkins

Breakdown of membership by sport association BOYS SOCCER (2017-18 totals in parenthesis) Class A The Blake School Tamba Johnson Class AA Stillwater Jake Smothers Adapted Athletics (15) 15

Boys Lacrosse (95) 29 GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY Alpine Skiing (53) 50 Class A Perham Jeff Morris Girls Lacrosse (61) 14 Class AA St. Michael-Albertville Heather Stait Athletic Directors (106) 114

Football (1130) 1098 BOYS CROSS COUNTRY Baseball (541) 393 Class A Perham Jeff Morris Football Retired (4) 1 Class AA Edina Jamie Kirkpatrick Boys Basketball (767) 693

Girls Basketball (744) 674 VOLLEYBALL Golf (boys & girls) (348) 238 Class A Minneota Hayley Fruin Cross Country (427) 429 Class AA North Branch Mike Selbitschka Soccer (boys & girls) (442) 442 Class AAA Champlin Park John Yunker Dance (284) 265

Softball (516) 276 GIRLS SWIMMING MSHSL Gymnastics (214) 178 Class A Visitation Nate Linscheid Synchronized Swimming (15) 6 Class AA Edina Jeff Mace Nordic Skiing (106) 83

Girls Tennis (225) 218 ADAPTED SOCCER Girls Swimming (241) 235 PI St. Paul Humboldt Mary Boland Boys Tennis (180) 141 CI St. Cloud Area Mike Bakken Boys Swimming (203) 157

Track & Field (875) 646 FOOTBALL Girls Hockey (87) 78 9 Man Spring Grove Zach Hansen Volleyball (642) 658 1A Mahnomen/Wauban John Clark Jr Boys Hockey (203) 146 2A Caledonia Carl Fruechte Wrestling (126) 134 3A Rochester Lourdes Mike Kesler Hockey Retired (2) 2 4A SMB Wolf Pack Collin Quinn Robotics (0) 9 5A Owatonna Jeff Williams

6A Lakeville North Brian Vossen Sport associations that collect their own dues, but join the MSHSCA are Cheer (13) 15, Clay Target (12) 11, and Badminton (5) 5. 26 MINNESOTA PREP COACH Mankato West High School Marshall FALL SPORTS ACADEMICS Armstrong Mahtomedi Convent of the Visitation Hill-Murray GIRLS TENNIS Benson KMS High Coop Waseca Chisago Lakes CLASS A Roseau High School Blaine High School Monticello East Grand Forks Senior Chanhassen High School Ogilvie/Mora SILVER High Burnsville High School Princeton MACCRAY Pine City High School Alexandria Becker Sauk Centre Trinity School at River Ridge Chaska High School Staples-Motley Wadena - Deer Creek Holy Family Catholic Lakeville South Albany Aitkin Southwest Christian High Eagan High School Holdingford Montevideo School ROCORI High School Duluth Denfield Maple River Mankato East High School Eveleth-Gilbert Sibley East CLASS AA DeLaSalle Two Harbors-Silver Bay Cannon Falls High School Minneapolis Southwest Detroit Lakes Tri City United - Cleveland SILVER Rochester Century Fosston/Bagley Lac qui Parle Elk River High School St. Cloud Tech Park Rapids Yellow Medicine East High Henry Sibley St. Anthony Village High Thief River Falls School Fergus Falls Kennedy School Grand Rapids Blake Secondary School East Ridge High School Pierz High School Cambridge-Isanti Chisago Lakes CLASS A St. Croix Lutheran Academy Benilde - St. Margaret’s Delano Perham High School Mound Westonka Faribault / Bethlehem GOLD BBE Academy of Holy Angels Academy co-op Albert Lee Melrose Area High School Duluth East Willmar High School Mankato West Staples Motley Eden Prairie High School Buffalo High School Mankato East/Loyola Fridley High School Andover High School Red Wing GOLD Forest Lake Senior High Totino-Grace High School St. Peter Crookston North Branch Richfield High School Tri-City Morris Area High School- Hibbing Moorhead High School Columbia Heights WCA co-op Hastings High School Stillwater Area High School Fridley/Totino Grace Annandale Rogers High School Maple Grove Senior High Richfield Litchfield Northfield High School Becker High School Delano Saint John’s Preparatory / John Marshall High School Harding High School Watertown Mayer Cathedral High School Albert Lea High School Wayzata High School Dassel-Cokato Mounds Park Academy Bloomington Jefferson Hutchinson St. James Area GOLD Foley High School New Prague Glencoe Silver Lake Princeton Big Lake Minneapolis Roosevelt LeSueur Henderson High Monticello Lincoln High School Cathedral/St. John’s Prep School South St. Paul High School Sartell High School Foley New London - Spicer Brainerd High School Lakeville North H.S. Milaca Pequot Lakes Tartan High Irondale Sauk Rapids/Rice Belle Plaine Senior High Minnetonka High School Austin High School Little Falls Duluth Marshall School Woodbury high school Saint Paul Highland Park Minnewaska/Morris Lourdes High school Bemidji High School Sauk Centre Breck School St. Michael-Albertville GIRLS SWIMMING Melrose Mora High School Grand rapids CLASS A Rocori Blue Earth Area Apollo/Sauk Rapids-Rice Alexandria Osakis Coon Rapids High School SILVER Sartell Pipestone Area High School St. Francis High School Fairbault Northeast Range-Ely Luverne High School Cretin-Derham Hall Winona Proctor-Hermantown St. Paul Academy Mounds View Breck Detroit Lakes Lincoln High School - Lake Hutchinson Minnehaha/Holy Angels Warroad City Roseville Area High School Benilde St. Margaret Bemidji Park Rapids Area High New Ulm Mound Westonka/Holy Crookston School Eastview Family Minnewaska Marshall High School Orono CLASS AA St. Peter Champlin Park Willmar Jordan High School Edina Montevideo SILVER Winona Cotter High School Shakopee High School Litchfield Farmington MINNESOTA PREP COACH 27 Hastings Bertha-Hewitt High School Red Lake Falls Canby High School Prior Lake Blackduck Drakes Renville County West Centennial High School Bloomington Jefferson Blue Earth Area Rochester Century High Champlin Park Shakopee Braham Area High School School Chisago Lakes High School Park Breckenridge High School / Rochester John Marshall Volleyball Rosemount Cowgirls Rochester Lourdes Cleveland Public Schools Woodbury Browerville Rogers High School Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley Roseville Caledonia High School Rosemount High School Concordia Academy St.Paul Harding Cannon Falls High School Roseville Area Cretin-Derham Hall White Bear Lake Chaska High School Rothsay Public Schools Cromwell-Wright Hopkins Convent of the Visitation Rushford- Peterson Dassel-Cokato Chargers Osseo Cook County Vikings Schaeffer Academy Delano Edina Crookston Shakopee High School DeLaSalle High School Centennial Crosby - Ironton Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s Detroit Lakes Andover DGF Southwest MN Christian Dover- Eyota Anoka East Central High School High School Eagan Cambridge-Isanti Edgerton Public School Spring Lake Park High EAST GRAND FORKS STMA Fillmore Central School East Ridge High School Buffalo Forest Lake Senior High St. Cloud Tech High School Eastview High School School St. Croix Preparatory Eden Prarie CLASS AA Fosston Academy Eden Valley-Watkins Frazee St. Francis Edina GOLD Glenville-Emmons Staples-Motley High School Elk River Rochester Century Grand Rapids Stephen-Argyle Eveleth-Gilbert Rochester Mayo St Paul Harding HS Stillwater Fairmont Lakeville South Hawley Nuggets United South Central Fergus Falls Lakeville North Heritage Christian Academy Waterville-Elysian- Fertile-Beltrami Bloomington Kennedy Hutchinson High School Morristown Floodwood High School Chanhassen JCC/Huskies Wayzata High School/ Foley Chaska Bloomington Jefferson Volleyball GFW High School Minnetonka Kasson-Mantorville West Lutheran High School Glencoe-Silver Lake Eden Prairie Kimball Area High School Winona Senior High School Goodhue Apple Valley Kittson County Central Grand Meadow Eagan Lac Qui Parle GOLD Hancock Burnsville Lake Park Audubon Academy of Holy Angels Hastings High School East Ridge Le Sueur-Henderson Ada-Borup West Hayfield High School Eastview Lester Prairie /Holy Trinity Adrian High School Henning Tartan Lewiston-Altura Albany High School HERMANTOWN Champlin Park Littlefork-Big Falls School/ Alden-Conger Hillcrest Lutheran Academy Park Center Vikings Alexandria Area High Hills - Beaver Creek Wayzata Madelia High School School/Volleyball Holdingford High School St. Paul Central Marshall County Central/Tri- Andover HS Irondale High School Mpls South County School Annandale Janeville-Waldorf-Pemberton St. Louis Park Medford Tigers Anoka Kenyon-Wanamingo Mpls Washburn Menahga Volleyball Ashby Arrows Kerhoven-Murdock-Sunburg Cretin Derham Hall Moorhead BARNESVILLE Lake City Tigers Blaine Mora High School Battle Lake Lake Crystal Wellcome Duluth East Mounds View Belgrade Brooten Elrosa Memorial Forest Lake Nevis Bemidji Lakeview Maple Grove Norman County East-Ulen Benilde-St. Margaret’s Lakeville North High School Hitterdal Benson Lakeville South HS North Branch High School Big Lake High School Litchfield High School VOLLEYBALL North Lakes Academy Blaine High School Little Falls Northeast Range Nighthawks BOLD Mabel-Canton SILVER Nova Classical Academy Brainerd MACCRAY Albert Lea High School Ogilvie High School Brandon Mahnomen/Waubun Apple Valley Pine Island Buffalo Mankato East High School Badger/Greenbush-Middle Proctor High School Buffalo Lake Hector Stewart Maple Grove Varsity River Providence Academy Burnsville High School Volleyball Belle Plaine Red Lake County Central Byron ... continued on page 28 28 MINNESOTA PREP COACH Russell Tyler Ruthton Hastings White Bear Lake Area High ACADEMICS EGF Sacred Heart High Minnetonka School ... continued from page 27 School North St. Paul Maple Lake Sartell Robbinsdale Armstrong High BOYS SOCCER Maple River Sauk Centre School Maranatha Christian Sauk Rapids-Rice High Roseville SILVER Academy School St. Francis High School Little Falls Marshall Sebeka St. Louis Park High School Academy of Holy Angels Math & Science Academy Sibley East Stillwater St. Croix Lutheran Melrose Southwest Christian Woodbury High School Mankato West Milaca High School Springfield Public High Breck School Blaine Minneapolis South School Cristo Rey Jesuit Prior Lake Minneota St. Anthony Village High DeLaSalle Minnesota Valley Lutheran School Faribault High School GOLD Minnetonka St. Charles High School Fergus Falls High School Trinity School Minnewaska Area Schools St. Clair Holy Family Catholic High Montevideo High School St. Cloud Cathedral School BOYS CROSS COUNTRY Morris Area-Chokio Alberta St. Croix Lutheran Academy Little Falls Community High Tigers St. James Area Schools SILVER Mound-Westonka St. Paul Academy and Mesabi East Area - Albany Mountain Lake Area/Cedar Summit School Minnehaha Academy Bemidji Mt.-Comfrey St. Peter High School Mounds Park Academy Benson/KMS Murray County Central High Stewartville North Branch Area High Blooming Prairie School Swanville High School/ School Braham New London Spicer Bulldogs Orono High School Cambridge-Isanti New Prague Thief River Falls/Prowlers Simley High School Chatfield New Ulm High School Totino-Grace High School St. Anthony Village High Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton New York Mills Triton High School School East Central Nicollet Underwood St. Cloud Cathedral East Grand Forks Northfield High School Upsala Winona Senior High School Ely Norwood Young America Verndale Fairmont Central Wabasha Kellogg GOLD Hastings Osakis High School Wabasso Benilde-St. Margaret’s Hawley PACT Charter School Waconia High School Byron High School Hayfield Park Christian School Wadena-Deer Creek High Convent of the Visitation Hermantown Volleyball School Cotter High School Holdingford Park Rapids Area High Warren-Alvarado-Oslo Detroit Lakes Howard Lake-Waverly- School Waseca Duluth Marshall Winsted Parkers Prairie Panthers West Central Area Schools East Grand Forks International School/Eagle Paynesville High School Wheaton High School Kasson-Mantorville Ridge Pequot Lakes High School Willmar High School Mankato East High School LaCrescent-Hokah Perham Windom Area High School Mankato West Lanesboro/Filmore Central Pierz Healy High School Win-E-Mac High School Red Wing High School Little Falls Pillager Winona Cotter St. Peter High School Moose Lake/Willow R./ Pine City Worthington High School Totino-Grace High School Barnum Pine River Backus Yellow Medicine East Trinity School at River Ridge Mounds Park Academy Pipestone Area High School Zumbrota-Mazeppa Waconia High School Mountain Iron-Buhl Plainview-Elgin-Millville Apple Valley High School Nevis Prior Lake Chanhassen New Prague Randolph GIRLS SOCCER East Ridge North Branch Red Rock Centra Edina High School Park Cottage Grove Red Wing High School SILVER Lakeville South High School Park Rapids Redwood Valley Andover High School Maple Grove Pine City Robbinsdale Armstrong Bloomington Jefferson Minneapolis Southwest Providence Academy Rockford Brainerd High School Minneapolis Washburn Royalton ROCORI High School Chaksa Rochester Century St Croix Lutheran Roseau High School Champlin Park High School Rogers High School St. Francis Royalton High School Cretin-Derham Hall Shakopee High School St. Peter Rush City Forest Lake Area High St. Michael-Albertville Wadena-Deer Creek School Wayata Winona MINNESOTA PREP COACH 29 Mahtomedi St. Cloud Apollo Bloomington Jefferson GOLD Mankato East St. Cloud Cathedral Braham Alexandria Mankato Loyola/Cleveland St. James Area Brainerd Annandale Maple Lake St. Thomas Academy Buffalo Anoka Marshall Staples-Motley Burnsville Apple Valley Marshall School Stillwater Byron Bagley/Fosston Co-op Medford STMA Cambridge-Isanti Becker Melrose Tri-City United Canby-Minneota Big Lake Mesabi East United North Central Centennial Blaine Milaca Virginia Champlin Park Bloomington Jefferson Minnehaha Academy Waceca Chanhassen Blue Earth Area Minnesota Valley Lutheran Waconia Chatfield Border West Montevideo Warroad Chisago Lakes Brainerd Monticello Watertown-Mayer Coon Rapids Breckenridge-Wahpeton Moorhead Wayzata Cotter Buffalo Mora West Central Area Dassel Cokato Byron Morris Area White Bear Lake Deer River/Northland Canby-Minneota Mounds View Willmar Detroit Lakes Centennial Mountain Lake Area/ Duluth East Champlin Park Comfrey GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY Eagan Chisago Lakes Mpls Roosevelt East Central Chisholm Murray County Central/ SILVER East Grand Forks Coon Rapids Fulda Albert Lea East Ridge Cretin-Derham Hall New York Mills Austin Eastview Dassel Cokato NLS Blue Earth Area Eden Prairie Deer River/Northland North Shore Border West Eden Valley-Watkins/ Detroit Lakes Northfield Ely Kimball Dover-Eyota Northwest Nighthawks Greenway/Nash.-Keewatin Edina Eagan Norwood/Young America Hawley Elk River East Ridge Osakis Lac Qui Parle Valley/Dawson Esko Eastview Osseo Boyd Eveleth-Gilbert Eden Prairie Owatonna Monticello Fairmont Elk River PACT/Legacy North Branch Faribault Esko Parnassus Prep Pillager Fergus Falls Fergus Falls Pequot Lakes Pine City Foley Foley Perham Providence Academy Forest lake Frazee Pierz Sleepy Eye/St. Mary’s/NUC Fridley Fridley Pine Island St. Cloud Cathedral Glencoe/Silver Lake Greenway/Nash.-Kee. Pipestone Area St. Francis Grand Rapids Heritage Christian Academy Plainview-Elgin-Millville St. James Area Hastings Hibbing Princeton United South Central Heritage Christian Academy Holy Angels Academy Prior Lake Warroad Hermantown Holy Family Catholic Red Wing Hibbing Hopkins Rochester Area Home Holy Angels Academy International Falls Schools GOLD Holy Family Catholic Irondale Rochester Century Adrian Howard Lake-Waverly- Kingsland Rochester JM Albany Winsted Lac Qui Parle Valley/Dawson Rochester Mayo Alexandria International Falls Boyd Rockford Annandale International School/Eagle Lake City Rogers Anoka Ridge Lakeview Rosemount Apple Valley Irondale Lakeville North Roseville Austin Pacelli Jordan Lakeville South Rush City Becker Kingsland LCWM/Nicollet Sauk Rapids-Rice Belle Plaine/Holy Family LaCrescent-Hokah Lester Prairie/Mayer Simley Bemidji Lake City Lutheran/ Holy Trinity Spectrum Benilde-St. Margaret’s Lakeville North LeSueur-Henderson/MNCS Spring Lake Park Benson/KMS Lakeville South Lewiston-Altura/Rushford- Springfield-Cedar Mountain Big Lake Lanesboro/Filmore Central Peterson St Paul Highland Park Blaine LCWM/Nicollet Litchfield St. Charles Blooming Prairie ... continued on page 30 30 MINNESOTA PREP COACH Prior Lake Verndale Pine City ACADEMICS RAACHE Brandon-Evansville Pequot Lakes ... continued from page 29 Red WIng Win-E-Mac Rockford Lester Prairie/Mayer Redwood Valley Grand Meadow Worthington Lutheran/ Holy Trinity Rochester Century Proctor LeSueur-Henderson/MNCS Rochester JM CLASS 1A Belle Plaine Lewiston-Altura/Rushford- Rochester Mayo Peterson Rockford SILVER GOLD Litchfield Rosemount Blooming Prairie Albany Little Falls Royalton Goodhue St. Cloud Cathedral Luverne Rush City Pelican Rapids Two Harbors Mahtomedi Sartell Lake Park-Audubon Breck Mankato East Shakopee Parkers Prairie Pierz Mankato Loyola/Cleveland Simley Ada-Borup Mankato West Southwest MN Christian/ Minneota CLASS 4A Maple Grove Edgerton Red Lake County Maple Lake Spectrum Ottertail Central SILVER Marshall School Spring Lake Park Wabasha-Kellogg Orono Martin County West Springfield-Cedar Mountain Randolph Foley Melrose St Paul Highland Park Deer River Wilmar Mesabi East St. Charles Upsala-Swanville Area Dassel Cokato Milaca St. Cloud Apollo Kerkhoven-Murdock- Marshall Minnehaha Academy St. Michael Albertville Sunburg Waseca Minnesota Valley Lutheran St. Peter Cedar Mountain Comfrey Holy Angels Minnetonka St. Thomas Academy Fergus Falls Montevideo Staples-Motley GOLD Grand Rapids Moorhead Stewartville Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda Benilde St. Margaret Moose Lake/Willow R./ Stillwater Fertile-Beltrami Mankato East Barnum Thief River Falls Bethlehem Academy Faribault Mora Tri-City United Rocori Morris Area United North Central CLASS 2A Mounds Park Academy Virginia CLASS 5A Mounds View Wabasso SILVER Mountain Iron-Buhl Wadena-Deer Creek Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop SILVER Mountain Lake Area/ Waseca Benson Monticello Comfrey Watertown-Mayer Tracy-Milroy-Balaton Bemidji Mpls SW Wayzata Lewiston-Altura Mankato West Murray County Central/ WEM/JWP Rush City Hastings Fulda West Central Area Medford Alexandria Nevis White Bear Lake Pipestone Chanhassen NLS Willmar Caledonia Brainerd North Winona Triton Andover North Shore Zimmerman Maple Lake Cambridge-Isanti Northfield Chisago Lakes Northwest Nighthawks FOOTBALL GOLD New Prague Norwood/Young America 9 MAN Eden Valley - Watkins Elk River Ortonville Morris Area - Chokio/ Rochester Century Osakis SILVER Alberta Sartell PACT/Legacy Underwood St. Clair/Loyola Park Cottage Grove Russell-Tyler-Ruthton Hawley GOLD Parnassus Prep Park Christian School Chatfield Moorhead Pelican Rapids Red Rock Central Barnesville Owatonna Pequot Lakes Nce-Uh Waconia Perham Cromwell CLASS 3A Northfield Pierz Stephen-Argyle Central Pine Island SILVER Pipestone GOLD Virginia CLASS 6A Plainview-Elgin-Millville Hancock Luverne Princeton Nicollet Byron SILVER Mountain Lake Area Perham Eastview MINNESOTA PREP COACH 31 Eden Prairie Minneota/Canby High School Pine City High School St. Michael-Albertville Minnesota Valley Lutheran East Polk Pine Island Eastridge High School East Ridge High School Plainview-Elgin-Millville Eagan Moose Lake/Willow River Eastview High School High School Woodbury Mounds Park Academy Eden Prairie High School Princeton Shakopee Mountain Iron-Buhl Eden Valley Watkins Randolph High School Nevis Ellsworth & Adrian High Red Rock Central/Westbrook GOLD New London Spicer School Walnut Grove Cretin Derham Hall New Prague High School Faribault High School Robbinsdale Armstrong High Lakeville North Northfield Fertile-Beltrami School Lakeville South NRHEG Forest Lake High School Rochester Lourdes Farmington Park Center High School GFW Rockford High School Rochester John Marshall Glencoe Silver Lake ROCORI High School SOFTBALL Rochester Mayo High School Goodhue School Roseau High School Saint Paul Central Grand Rapids High School Rosemount High School SILVER Sibley East Senior HIgh Hawley High School Royalton High School Academy of Holy Angels Sleepy Eye Public Hayfield High School Saint Agnes Aitkin High School St. Michael-Albertville Henry Sibley Saint Peter High School Albany Senior High Triton Public Schools Holdingford High School Sauk Centre Badger-Greenbush-Middle Virginia Hutchinson Sauk Rapids-Rice River Wabasso High School Kasson-Mantorville KoMets Sebeka High School Blooming Prairie High Warroad High school Kimball High School Simley High School School Watertown-Mayer Lakeville South High School Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s Bloomington Jefferson Waterville-Elysian- Lester Prairie/ Holy Trinity Southwest Christian High Brandon-Evansville Morristown Lewiston-Altura School Caledonia/Spring Grove Yellow Medicine East Litchfield High School Spectrum High School Cannon Falls High School Little Falls Community High Springfield High School Chatfield School St Cloud Tech Chisago Lakes High School GOLD MACCRAY High School St Croix Preparatory Convent of the Visitation Alden-Conger/Glenville- Madelia High School Academy Coon Rapids High School Emmons Mankato West St. Charles High School Crookston High School Andover High School Maple Grove Senior High St. Anthony Village High Crosby - Ironton High Anoka High School Maple Lake High School School School Apple Valley High School Minneapolis South High St. Clair/Loyola Dassel-Cokato High School Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City School St. Cloud Cathedral Duluth East Austin Minneapolis Washburn High St. Croix Lutheran Academy East Central Bemidji High School School St. Francis Edina High School Benilde-St.Margaret’s Mora High School Stewartville High School Elk River High School Benson Public Schools Morris Area Chokio-Alberta Stillwater Area High School Eveleth-Gilbert Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale Mounds View High School Totino-Grace Farmington Big Lake High School Murray County Central Tracy-Milroy-Balaton Fergus Falls Kennedy Blake NCE/UH Tri City United Secondary School BOLD New Ulm Wabasha-Kellogg Frazee High School BRAHAM AREA HIGH New York Mills Waconia Hastings High School SCHOOL North Branch Area High Wadena-Deer Creek High Houston High School Brainerd High School School School Howard Lake-Waverly- Burnsville High School North St. Paul West Central Area Winsted Byron High School Norwood Young America White Bear Lake Jordan Carlton High School High School Willmar High School Kerkhoven/Murdock/ Champlin Park High School Ogilvie High School Windom Area High School Sunburg Chanhassen High School Osakis High School Winona Senior High School Lake City High School - Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley Osseo Senior High Woodbury High School Lincoln ISD 2888 Park High School Zumbrota Mazeppa Lake Crystal Wellcome Columbia heights Park Rapids Area Memorial (LCWM) Concordia Academy Paynesville Area High Le Sueur Henderson Delano High School School Mahnomen-Waubun Detroit Lakes Pequot Lakes Maple River High School Dover-Eyota Perham High School Marshall County Central Duluth Denfeld Pierz Healy High School Minnehaha Academy East Grand Forks Senior Pillager High School 32 MINNESOTA PREP COACH Boys A Assistant Coach of the Year Brian Davidson St. Charles CORNER Boys AA Coach of the Year Corey Bachand Duluth East Boys AA Assistant Coach of the Year Wyatt Wagner Farmington By: Ron Kruschwitz KICKS These coaches have been selected to represent all those North St. Paul Boys (retired) coaches that dedicate a fall season to working with student Soccer Communications Officer athletes. As I sit down to write this, I am reminded that the seasons Each year the MSHSSCA coach’s goal is to get 100 percent have changed and there is snow and cold outside my sun porch. of our coaches to join the association. Under the direction The 2018 soccer season came to a close with year three at U.S. of John Seipp (Trinity at River Ridge) we have concluded an Bank Stadium. What great place to play in November. The excellent membership drive. Below are listed the number of MSHSSCA want to again thank the Minnesota State High coaches in each class and an overall total. School League and US Bank staff for making it a great venue CLASS GIRLS BOYS TOTAL and time. A 87% 79% 83% The listed below are the teams that were crowned state AA 100% 100% 100% champions for 2018 and their head coach. TOTAL 91% 86% 89% Girls Aqq Dave Waldq Mahtomedi That is a small increase from 2017. There are some schools Girls AAq Jeff Hopkinsq Minnetonka that play a junior varsity level program as they begin high Boys A Blake School Tamba Johnson school soccer. Boys AA Jake Smothers Stillwater We enjoyed a new venue for the BSN/MSHSSCA Senior Classic indoors at Woodbury. Thanks to the new Co-Coordinator The 2018 State Tournament Banquet was held at the River Sarah Neitz (Park of Cottage Grove-Girls) we found a new Centre. It has two sessions to accommodate all 32 teams. home. Sarah has become a very valuable coordinator. The Once again we want to thank Dave Haltgren and his staff for Boys Black team coached by Jake Smothers and his Stillwater an excellent banquet. We also want to thank Andrea Winiecki soccer staff outscored the White Team 4-2.that was coached for her outstanding job as Banquet Coordinator. She is the by Tamba Johnson and his Blake School staff. In the girls MSHSSCA person in charge. game the Girls White team coached by Jeff Hopkins and his The MSHSSCA awards to Ms. and Mr. Soccer are awarded Hopkins staff outscored the Black team coached by Dave Wald each year at the State Tournament banquet. These awards and his Mahtomedi staff 4-2. Both games were examples of represent the outstanding soccer player in each class. From outstanding soccer and the players expressed how much they the list given to the All-State Committees, five are chosen and had enjoyed the game. then a winner is determined. The four athletes listed below are To make a Classic a success there are many people that the 2018 Ms. and Mr. Soccer. contribute to the effort. To Steve Witt and Robert Lamb for their work as announcer and time keeper, I say thanks. To Dr. Class A Jake Wessels and trainer Nicole Bruer who are the medical Ms. Soccer Kk Haug Blake School staff on site, we thank you for the time. To the parent Doctor Mr. Soccer Herbert Endeley Totino-Grace from Mahtomedi for stepping in, thanks. To Art Seplak, Berry Arrowsmith, Keith Randa and Greg Juba from the Executive Class AA committee of the association a much needed expression of Ms. Soccer Megan Plaschko Eagan gratitude for all your help. Mr. Soccer Tayeb Benjaafar Minneapolis In every event there are special people who every year step Washburn up and fill a job that is critical to the event. These two, team managers for 15 years have been an integral part of the classic. At the banquet we also honor the coaches and assistant Chrissy Makela (Mankato West Girls) and Len Woeflel coaches who have been selected by a committee, to be the (Mankato West Boys) are these two incredible people. As I Coaches of the Year and Assistant Coach of the Year. have previously stated they are the “PRIDE OF MANKATO. Girls A Coach of the Year A very special mention of the Jeff Reif the printer for ISD622. Marie Barrientos Winona Cotter You do a super job of printing, even though it is always last Girls A Assistant Coach of the Year minute. Tom Piche East Grand Forks The last thank you goes to my wife Peggy. She does all my Girls AA Coach of the Year proof reading and keeping me aware that I have to keep the Tracey Griess Andover game of soccer and life in perspective. The classic could never Girls AA Assistant Coach of the Year be successful without your help. Jason Aatonson Armstrong A quick note to Jason Arnebeck(Park of Cottage Grove Boys A Coach of the Year Boys) our President. We have missed you this season and wish Scott Anderson Duluth Denfeld that you recover from your concussion. It has been a very long recovery and we really missed you at the classic. Get Well! MINNESOTA PREP COACH 33 The three class system is still being worked on. Your and immeasurable respect and reverence from his colleagues. executive committee is working with the MSHSL and will Thanks Bill for all you have done, your accomplishments attend a meeting on December 5 when the proposals are being and now welcome to the MSHSSCA Hall of Fame. You are discussed at the League Office. most deserving. Art Seplak(Bloomington Kennedy Retired) informs the That is it for this time. I hope that you and your family enjoy column that the Mike Worter Scholarship Award forms are the holiday season and remember you can be thankful for due will be soon due. Coaches have your senior players check having the best job in the world, working with student athletes the website. There are two one thousand dollar scholarships as the endeavor to be the best person they can be. available to a soccer player, one for a girl and one for a boy. If you are wondering where the Hall of Fame Award announcement is, I left it at the end. The person being inducted into the Hall of Fame is one of the most deserving soccer coaches in Minnesota High School soccer. The MSHSSCA wants to welcome our new Hall of Fame Member, Bill Vance(Totino Grace Boys). Please read parts of the ICE CHIPS By: Greg Anzelc introduction to his honor that was read to the State Tournament banquet by Keith Randa, our Executive Secretary: Excitement Surrounds 2018-19 Season! Bill Vance has been working with the MSHSSCA for the past This season we will be celebrating the 75th anniversary of 16 years. He is a well-respected coach within the association. the MSHSL Boys State Hockey Tournament, which is the best He coordinates the Hall of Fame Committee as well as MSHSL in high school sports! Advisory Committee and other jobs. His coaching record as a We have had a great start to the season which has included: head coach is 215-79-23 a .700 winning percentage. - We welcomed a record number of coaches at the In words of rival coach. “His teams are always well disciplined MHCA Fall Clinic / State of Hockey High Performance and respectful, and that is a direct reflection of the coach. He is Coaches Summit! a great teacher of the game to his players but more importantly, - We inducted a new class into the Hall of Fame and a positive role model to his players and other coaches. Bill honored several individuals for their distinguished treats his players with dignity and respect and holds each of the accomplishments. responsible for their behavior.” - The inaugural State of Hockey High School Prospects A story highlighting the essence of what makes Bill special Game was held at the beautiful new Tria Arena. comes from a former player and current head coach. “In 2001, - The State of Hockey, MHCA and Associated Press I starting attending Totino-Grace midway through the school partnered on an exhibit at the Xcel Energy Center that year. I walked in, put my stuff in a locker and went straight to will honor the AP Players of the Year. my homeroom. I put my head down, praying for the day to be - The MHCA welcomed our new Executive Board over. A couple of minutes later I felt a hand on my shoulder. Members: President Jon Ammerman (Moorhead); I looked up and there was Bill, coming into my homeroom President Elect Mike Taylor (Eagan) and Treasurer to wish me luck on my first day of school. I did not know Boom May(Blake). Also, a big thank you to Mark Bill was a teacher there. Those two minutes of my day were Manney (Andover) who stays on our Executive Board enough to give me strength and calm my nerves. I knew that if as Past President! he worked there, it had to be a good place.” Our membership is growing and we are looking forward to There are more things that can be said about Bill and his a great season! life with kids, families, volunteer hours, multiple state titles, a coaching tree that continues to grow throughout the country

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The six team tournament will be played on June 28-29 at the beautiful Chaska ballfield. Selection Sunday will again be hosted by the Minnesota Twins at Target Field on May 19th. Sadly the Twins are out of town that day. We thank the Twins for their continued support of high school baseball. Thanks also to our other GOLD sponsors Cambria and BIG Athletics. Due to their generosity, our association has been able to make By: Don Gawreluk some major donations to many worthy organizations such President - Minnesota State High School Baseball Coaches Assoc. as: The Miracle League, ALS, Stand-Up to Cancer, Coaches DUGOUT CHATTER – Dec. 2018 for Coaches, MDA, and scholarships to graduating high By: Rick Zollner – Pipestone Area school baseball players. Thank you Don Gawreluk (now Past- President MSHSBCA President) for all the time and effort you put towards making the series a wonderful experience for players and families! Once again the John Wilkens fall clinic was well attended You can check all timelines for the Series and scholarship and our association had a very successful HOF Awards information at www.mshsbca.org. Banquet. A sincere thank you to John Wilkens and his family If you have not joined the MSHSCA it’s not too late. for their continual work to make this event run so smoothly. There are many benefits to joining like liability coverage and A special thanks to Paul Twenge who once again brought in a being able to nominate your players for post season awards. terrific group of clinicians. A huge shout out to all the vendors The Twins again will be offering tickets to their games but and their support and to our host the Delta Hotels by Marriott. you must belong to the association to receive this benefit. If you know a coach deserving recognition check out all our To help promote our sport and players nominate them to the awards and make a nomination. You can find all this past year’s Breakdown Sports magazine. Coaches should have received award winners at our website www.mshsbca.org. emails about picture days around the state of Minnesota. So The MSHSBCA wants to recognize the 2018 HOF inductees: get your players signed up! Continue to visit our website as it is Rob Fornasiere, Mike Louden, John Madsen, Ray Ross, Randy updated frequently, and follow us on Twitter @MSHSBCA. A Schaub, Jeff Tanner, and Tyrone Wacker. Thank you gentlemen huge shout out to Todd Smrekar for running such a wonderful for your time and service to the game of baseball and giving website! If you have games or scrimmages you are looking to your all to your players! fill or new records for the list, keep sending them to tlarson@ The 2019 baseball season is less than 100 days from opening, hickorytech.net. Thanks Tink, for all of your work! I want but the convention and clinic season is hitting on all gears. to thank Alan Amdahl, past president, for his service and The BCA clinic in St. Louis, MO, runs from November 30 leadership! Alan helped the association accomplish many thru December 2. The 75th ABCA clinic in Dallas, TX, runs great things over the past eight years. Please welcome Dean from January 3-6, 2019. If you are looking for something Schwirtz from Glencoe-Silver Lake as he begins his service closer the St. Olaf clinic will be on January 26, 2019. Coach on the board. He was elected via online voting this fall. If you McDonald has a tremendous group of clinicians lined up for are a new coach, do not hesitate to reach out to local coaches this event! Please check the www.mshsbca.org website for for help and guidance. Also, if you have questions, ideas, or more information on that date as well as other possible clinics. concerns please contact me at: [email protected] There are no major rule changes to high school baseball for “Remember seven days without baseball makes one weak!” the 2019 season. The MSHSL Coaches Clipboard opens March 11 and closes on March 27th. Have all your coaches complete this. All pertinent rule changes will be listed there. Also, please “It isn’t the update your roster and schedule before your first game. The arm care/conditioning week is March 11-15. Regular baseball mountains ahead practice starts March 18th and first games can take place on March 28th. to climb that wear The high school baseball tournament will again be held at the same sites as last year with the finals being at Target Field. With that said, there will be some date changes. Class you out; A, AA, AAA will play on June 13-14. Due to a St. Paul Saints game at CHS Field class AAAA will play June 14-15. The it’s the pebble biggest change will be the championship games being played on Thursday, June 20 at Target Field (the Twins have a home in your shoe.” series earlier in the week). The Play Ball! MN All-Star Series also has a date change. - Muhammed Ali MINNESOTA PREP COACH 35 2018 BASEBALL HALL OF FAME WINNERS MSHSCA CODE OF ETHICS As a professional educator, I will: 1. Strive to develop in each athlete the qualities of leadership, initiative and good judgment. 2. Respect the integrity and personality of each individual athlete. 3. Encourage the highest standards of conduct and scholastic achievement. 4. Seek to inculcate good health habits including the establishment of sound training rules. 5. Fulfill responsibilities to provide health services and an environment free of safety hazards. 6. Exemplify the highest moral character, behavior and leadership. 7. Provide ethical relationships 2018 BASEBALL AWARD WINNERS among coaches. 8. Encourage a respect for all athletics and their values. 9. Abide by the rules of the game in letter and spirit. 10. Respect the integrity and judgment of sport officials. 11. Display modesty in victory and graciousness in defeat. 12. Demonstrate a mastery of and continuing interest in coaching principles and techniques through professional improvement. The code of ethics of this association shall be adhered to by each and every member of the MSHSCA. Any action by members of the MSHSCA contrary to the principles therein established shall be subject to review by the Executive Committee according to policies established by the MSHSCA Delegate assembly. 36 MINNESOTA PREP COACH 4) Assistant Coach vs Head Coach. When registering, make MEMBERSHIP CORNER sure that if you are a Head coach that you check the little box Bernie Schumacher below the sport you selected. If you don’t check that, then you Assistant to the Director won’t come up as a head coach in the system and athletes won’t qualify for postseason awards. Many notice that they aren’t Hi MSHSCA Members! I hope you are finding this article listed as head coach when they get their card and then we have helpful when registering for your memberships and clinics. to go through another process to get it corrected. Over the last year when we took over the organization we have 5) Section Selections. Finally, The Sports Associations need received many questions on many topics. It is our goal to you make sure when registering, to not only select your sports continue to provide members services and assist you in anyway that you coach but please make sure to select what SECTION we can. So I thought this might be a great tool to add to the Prep you are in. They use this information and are finding out many Coach and you will it helpful to understand your Membership coaches are skipping this step in the registration. It is important to the MSHSCA and registration questions. Here are some of to fill in all areas of your profile, properly select your sport, the most often asked questions: if you are a head coach or not, and also your section. This 1) Where do I sign up for my MSHSCA membership? Go information is needed by your sport’s associations. online to www.mshsca.org. On there you will see a dark green 6) Receipts. This year we added a registration receipts link registration bar on the front page. Follow that and it will guide so that you can go back any time and print your receipt. It you to the registration area. Make sure thou when you are won’t give you a break down, but it gives you a grand total logging in that you are not logging into the white word “login” of Memberships you have signed up for the year. It is best to at the top of the home page. That will take you to sport engine print your receipt right when you finish registering when it and not to the registration portion you need to get at. prompts you as that will give you a breakdown. This is also the 2) I forgot my password. We worked hard this past year with paperwork you can turn into your school if they refund you or our website designer to get the “forgot password” portion of will be paying for your membership. our system working. We think we finally have the bugs out. It 7) Coach different sports at different schools. This is more is important though after you request your password that you complicated than I am able to explain here, so please give me a look in your spam, as we are finding the password response call to work through this process. goes there often. This option will not work thou if your email 8) Clinics. Remember, when registering for clinics for various address you used last year has been changed and is no longer sports associations, some require you to be a member of the working. You will have to contact me for personal assistance if MSHSCA and their sports association in order to attend their that is the case. clinics. It is best to register for the clinic and your memberships 3) My email address has changed and is not active. The all at one time so not to slow your registration process down at registration system that we are working with is email specific the clinic. Registering in advance to clinic’s is recommended. and the system doesn’t care if your email address works or not. 9) Life Membership. After you have coached for 25 years, Think of your email as an ID only. We know many schools you can apply for a Life Membership to the MSHSCA. Details are changing their emails. The one most important thing to are on our website at www.mshsca.org. There is special rules remember is hat you must go into the system with the last email to become a member and all applications that come in before and password that you used or signed up your membership May 15th each year and qualify are presented to the Board of with the previous year. Get yourself registered first and once Directors in June of each year. Once you are approved, you registered you can go back in and edit any of your information, will be notified and the final application process will be can from mailing address, phone number, email and even your take place. password. Do right away after you registered thou, especially 10) When can I sign up for my Membership? You can sign up if your address has changed so that when we print your card anytime once the registration year has begun which is usually up we have the correct mailing address. You know that old saying; and running by April. Even if you are a winter or spring coach “Garbage in garbage out?” How you type your name, address for the coming year, you can sign up for all of your sports at etc. in your profile is how it will come out on your membership anytime. Why wait until March to sign up for spring sports and card. So type carefully and accurately. Key point…you must not use your membership for the whole year. Your membership get yourself registered into the current system (Membership includes a liability insurance policy that is usable from Aug year/school year) first in order to edit. We are finding people 1-July 31st. So sign up now, take advantage of your benefits register, but they don’t look at their profile information and for the whole membership year. Make sure to select the correct addresses have changed and not updated and your card ends Membership Year. There is a 3 month window from April-June up coming back to us. Please make sure to always keep your that we have 2 membership years running. We find many times profile up to date which you can update anytime throughout the coaches will sign up in the wrong year. So think of the school year. There is an edit button to the left of your Profile, click on year, your season is taking place. Example: Fall sports that is that when wanting to edit. now completed for the 2018 season. When signing up again, MINNESOTA PREP COACH 37 make sure that you register for the 2019-2020 membership year. With so many people using their phones to sign. Up and things saving MSHSCA SEEKS NOMINATIONS FOR links/history. It is recommended that you go OFFICIALS DISTINGUISHED into the www.mshsca.org site each time you sign up because the registration link changes SERVICE AWARD every year. So the link your use this year will The Minnesota State High School Coaches Association has always been aware of the not be the correct one and you could end up value of officials as an integral part of the high school athletic programs could function signing up for things in the wrong year. Start without the dedication that is currently being provided to prep sports by fresh off the Website every year. the many officials in Minnesota. 11) What happens if I sign up for a fall sport A few years ago, the MSHSCA, in an effort to restore sportsmanship, and then later in the year find out that I will be as it should be, to the stands of high school sporting events, created an Officials Distinguished Service Award. coaching a winter or spring sport? Just log Coaches who are aware of the outstanding officials in your area back in and register/add your new sport that that qualify for the award should either nominate the officials directly you are coaching and you will only becharged or contact the area officials associations and urge them to submit the for the additional Sports Association fee. The deserving candidates for the award . system will not let you register for something This award is presented to five deserving officials at the MSHSCA’a Annual Awards twice. BUT REMEMBER...to always use the Banquet that is held each year in November . same email address. Some members have The MSHSCA has maintained a collective file of nominations but is currently looking for more nominations of the many deserving officials that need to be recognized for their multiple email addresses for various reasons long time service to minnesota high school sports . and you could duplicate if you don’t use the Nominations to receive the Officials DSA can be submitted by same one. using the following criteria . 12) The MSHSCA Website is a very 1. Should still be an active official. valuable tool that gives you more details and 2. Have been a high school official of varsity competition for information about our organization, your at least 25 years . sports associations and so much more. Please If you know of a deserving official in your area that satisfies the established criteria, complete the accompanying nomination form find some time to wander through it so you and send to: know what it all offers you. The electronic Mike Peterson version of the MSHSCA Prep Coach is on 458 3rd St SW • Perham, MN 56573 there too. 13) How can I get involved with MSHSCA? OFFICIALS DISTINGUISHED SERVICE If you would ever like to become a delegate to the MSHSCA, be a President to your AWARD NOMINATION FORM specific Sport Association or be on the Board Name ______of Directors, please feel free to contact us, Address ______a board member or your President of your association and express your interest. We Phone (_____) ______are always looking for Coaches who are Years officiated at varsity level ______dedicated to athletics not only the teams you coach, but athletes and education-based sports Sport(s) Officiated ______throughout the State of Minnesota. We have openings for Delegate positions we would like ______to see filled. So please look over the list and see if there is an opening for your section that Other information to support this nominee: ______needs representation. ______These are the main questions we often get. If there is a specific question you need Nominating Person ______answered, please feel free to contact me at [email protected] or call 218-732- Address ______0204. We continue to look at ways to make ______registering and our website more user friendly. We appreciate your commitment to education Phone (_____) ______based athletics. 38 MINNESOTA PREP COACH MEMBERSHIP PERKS

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1. Executive Director available to work for you 9. Up to date clinic schedules and educational on a daily basis. opportunities on our website. 2. Dues include a $1,000,000 Liability Insurance 10. Opportunity to be recognized as a Minnesota while coaching. Coach of the Year. 3. Membership card is for admission at many 11. Opportunity to be recognized as a Minnesota high schools and colleges in Minnesota. Assistant Coach of the Year. 4. Teams are eligible to earn Academic Team 12. Delegate representation that allows coaches and Individual honors. to remain fully updated on issues. 5. Provide scholarships for Minnesota High 13. Close working relationship with all affiliated School students. sport associations. 6. NOCAD membership creates revenue 14. Provides active representation and support on marketing that is helpful for the promotion the MSHSL Board of Directors. of programs that benefit coaches and their 15. Recognition for state team championships. athletes. 16. Opportunity for 25 Year Club and Life 7. Four issues of The Minnesota Prep Coach, Membership of the MSHSCA. the MSHSCA newsletter which contains 17. Opportunity to be nominated and selected to information about and for coaches and their the MSHSCA Hall of Fame. association’s activities. 18. United support for each other’s programs. 8. Provides potential for clinics for any sport 19. Mass membership email capability. association that wishes assistance.

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