ILLINOIS HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 2715 McGraw Drive, Bloomington, Illinois 61704
August, 2012
TO: The Principals and Athletic Directors of IHSA Member Schools
FROM: Martin L. Hickman, Executive Director
This memo summarizes the annual IHSA supplies included in the All-School Mailing. Member schools will be asked to access the Schools Center for a series of documents that, when coupled with the supplies found in the hard mailing, will constitute the entire All-School Mailing for the 2012-13 school year. Please note that there is no longer a Principal’s packet and Athletic Director’s packet in the hard mailing. The publications in the hard mailing should be dispersed to both the Principal and the Athletic Director. The passwords to gain access to the Schools Center for your school will change for the 2012-13 school year. Each school should have received a list of the new passwords. If you wish to change any of your passwords, please call the IHSA Office. Once in the Schools Center, there will be two links, one for the principal and one for the athletic director, which schools should access to get a complete copy of the remaining documents. All the files located there will be in a pdf format and will need to be printed. Additional copies of any of the materials included in the hard mailing may be ordered from the IHSA Office.
HARD MAILING MATERIALS ON-LINE MAILING MATERIALS ADMINISTRATOR'S PACKET containing: 1 All School Mailing Cover Letter PRINCIPAL'S PACKET containing: 1 All-School Mailing Information Letter 1 Letter Summarizing Supply Mailing 1 New Principals Workshop Letter 1 All-School Mailing Cover Letter 1 “Do What’s Right” Sportsmanship Information 1 New Principals Workshop Letter 4 Map indicating IHSA Member Schools 1 Rules Meeting Attendance Letter 2 IHSA Handbook with Illustrations 1 Special Notice -- About Eligibility Rulings from IHSA 2 Member School Directory 1 Nomination and Election Letter 4 School Calendar 1 Weight Control/Rating an Official Letter 1 Illinois Athletic Directors Association Membership 1 Scholarship Recognition Certificate Program Brochure 1 All State Academic Team Information Letter 1 NFHS Volleyball Rule Change Poster 1 Illinois Athletic Directors Association Brochure 1 National Federation Poster - “Use Your Helmet Properly” 1 Sports Medicine Information 1 National Federation Poster-“2012 Football Rules 1 “Do What’s Right” Sportsmanship Information Revisions” 1 Student Advisory Committee Information 1 “Talking to Teens About Drinking” Letter 1 “Talking to Teens About Drinking” Letter 1 “Talking to Teens About Drinking” Order Form 1 “Talking to Teens About Drinking” Order Form 1 “Talking to Teens About Drinking” Brochure 1 School’s Responsibilities Toward Hosting Officials
ATHLETIC DIRECTOR’S PACKET containing: 1 Letter Summarizing Supply Mailing 1 All-School Mailing Cover Letter 1 Special Notice—About Eligibility Rulings from IHSA 1 Nomination and Election Letter 1 Weight Control/Rating an Official Letter 1 Nomination and Election Letter 1 Illinois Athletic Directors Association Brochure 1 All State Academic Team Information Letter 1 Sports Medicine Information 1 “Do What’s Right” Sportsmanship Information 1 Student Advisory Committee Information 1 “Talking to Teens about Drinking” Letter 1 “Talking to Teens about Drinking” Order Form 1 School’s Responsibilities Toward Hosting Officials 2012-13 All-School Mailing Information
Illinois High School Association 2715 McGraw Drive, Bloomington, IL 61704 Phone: 309-663-6377 Fax: 309-663-7479 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.ihsa.org
To: Principals/Official Representatives and Athletic Directors
From: Marty Hickman, Executive Director
Date: August, 2012
Subject: August All-School Mailing
Included in this mailing are the new publications for the 2012-13 school term and other brochures and information that will be helpful. A few important notes are included below:
Eligibility Rulings: The IHSA utilizes special forms to assist in handling your requests for eligibility rulings regarding student resi - dency and transfers. These forms and instructions are downloadable from the IHSA web site (www.ihsa.org).
2012-13 IHSA Town Meetings/Principals Rules Meetings: IHSA By-law 3.120 requires attendance by the principal or principal’s designee at an annual IHSA Town Meeting/Principals Rules Meeting. The meetings will begin at 9:00 a.m. with a presentation and review of the current legislative proposals by the Legislative Commission Member representing your District and an IHSA staff member. Following the discussion regarding the new by-law proposals, the agenda items for the Principals Rules Meeting will be presented. A list of the meetings can be found on our web site.
2012-13 IHSA Rules Meeting Video: IHSA By-law 2.120 requires a coaching staff member from each member school, which par - ticipates in a sport or activity for which Rules Interpretation Meetings are held, to view an IHSA Rules Meeting Video in that sport or activity each year. This shall include all individual as well as team entries. A coach in each specific sport or activity--prefer - ably the head coach--must view the on-line Rules Meeting Video for each sport or activity in which you participate. In sports or activities where the same rules are used for boys and girls competition, both a boys program coach and a girls program coach must view the on-line Rules Meeting Video. All rules meeting videos will be conducted on-line. The presentation will be accessed through the Schools Center and the Officials Center. Coaches and officials will be able to view the meeting and then redeem credit for viewing the rules meeting video.
Nominations and Elections for 2012-13: Nominations and Elections will be conducted in the following Divisions and Districts for the 2012-13 school term: Board of Directors – Divisions 5 and 7 and At-Large Minority. Legislative Commission – Districts 1, 4, 10, 15, 16, 17 and 21; Athletic Administrators – Divisions 3 and 6; and, At-Large – Divisions 1, 4 and 7. Nomination Ballots will go on-line on August 9, 2012.
New Principals’ Workshop: A New Principals’ Workshop will be held at the IHSA Office on October 3, 2012. If you are a first-year principal, or a new principal in Illinois, please plan to attend this workshop. A form to attend the meeting is included in this pack - et.
Passwords for 2012-13: The passwords to gain access to the Schools Center for your school will change for the 2012-13 school term. Each school will receive a list of the new passwords in a separate mailing. If you wish to change any of your passwords, please call the IHSA Office.
Manuals for Sports and Activities: All Manuals will be on the IHSA web site and will be listed on the page for the sport or activity. There will be a Manual for Schools and a Manual for Managers with links to the Terms and Conditions and the Interactive Forms that need to be completed.
You can find a complete listing of the items that are included in this mailing and the items available on-line by reviewing our sum - mary letter which is included in this packet.
12-13 All-School Mlg Cvr Ltr (825) Eligibility Information
ILLINOIS HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 2715 McGraw Drive • Bloomington, IL 61704 • www.ihsa.org • Phone: 309-663-6377 • Fax: 309-663-7479 •
SPECIAL NOTICE—ABOUT ELIGIBILITY RULINGS FROM IHSA for the 2012-13 SCHOOL TERM
The IHSA utilizes special forms to assist in handling your requests for eligibility rulings regarding student residency and transfers. These forms are downloadable from the IHSA web site at www.ihsa.org under Resources, Download Center and Eligibility Forms.
Residence Eligibility (Form #1): Complete this form to facilitate determination of the eligibility of a student in regard to residence. The information included on this form will substantiate whether the student is in full compliance with the residence eligibility by-laws and whether a determination of eligibility is required. If such determination is required, the completed form must be sent to the Executive Director for a ruling. In addition, an Affidavit of Residence Form is to be completed, signed by all appropriate parties and submitted with the Residence Eligibility Form to the IHSA Office.
Affidavit of Residence: The Affidavit of Residence Form must be completed and submitted along with the Residence Eligibility Form when a ruling is requested.
Principals’ Concurrence Regarding Transfer (Form #2): . Complete this document to document concurrence with the student’s transfer by both the principal of the school from which the student transfers (Sending School) and the principal of the school into which the student transfers (Receiving School ). This is a requirement of By-law 3.041. If you, as the receiving principal, experience any delay in obtaining the sending school principal’s approval, contact the sending school and try to prompt their response. If there is a further delay, notify the IHSA Office immediately and we will inter - vene on the student’s behalf. Note: A student is not eligible to participate in an interscholastic contest until the Principals’ Concurrence Regarding Transfer Form is fully executed by both principals and is on file in the offices of the school to which the student transfers.
Please note : Concurrence with a transfer by both principals does not guarantee or assure eligibility . A ruling by the Executive Director may still be required. In all cases where a ruling is sought, a fully completed Principals’ Concurrence Regarding Transfer form (Form #2) must be sent to the IHSA Office along with the fully completed Transfer Eligibility Form (Form #3). Please include complete, correct and accurate information on the forms.
Transfer Eligibility Form (Form #3): Complete this form if your school receives a transfer from another school to facilitate determination of a stu - dent’s compliance with IHSA eligibility by-laws for interscholastic athletics. This form is to be sent to the IHSA Office, along with the fully complet - ed Principal’s Concurrence Regarding Transfer (Form #2) in the event a ruling by the Executive Director on a student’s eligibility in regard to transfer is to be requested.
] IMPORTANT OBSERVATIONS CONCERNING USE OF THE ELIGIBILITY RULING FORMS
1. The forms do not ask the principal or representative to make any ruling nor should use of the forms suggest that any authority has been given to the principal or other school representative to make an eligibility ruling. As you are aware, the IHSA By-laws provide that eligi - bility rulings are the sole responsibility of the Executive Director of the IHSA. Also, interpretations of the By-laws can only be made by the IHSA Board of Directors. The IHSA staff is available to assist a member school and it is our hope that the principal or representative of a member school has become familiar with the By-laws so as to at least provide some assistance to a student, in the event of an eligibility question. However, neither the advice of the IHSA staff nor any statement by anyone other than the Executive Director or Board of Directors will constitute a ruling. If an eligibility question is raised, you are to contact or write the Executive Director for a ruling.
2. The eligibility by-laws may require you, as principal, to certify or approve a student’s eligibility status or transfer. Please note: Your approval or concurrence with an eligibility case or request does not constitute a ruling . To certify means you acknowledge that the information provided to the IHSA for a ruling is complete and correct. Approval or concurrence constitutes acknowledgment that the infor - mation provided to the IHSA for a ruling is complete and correct. Approval of or concurrence with a transfer is an acknowledgment that you have no information to provide which is contrary to the By-laws regarding a student’s residence information or the transfer. Advice to a student by a principal or school representative that he/she is eligible to participate is not binding on the IHSA and could result in sanc - tions involving both the student and the school if the advice is found to be inaccurate by the IHSA after full investigation and a ruling.
Because of the growing number of rulings required annually, the forms and information you provide are intended to speed up the ruling process so that minimal time is lost by a student in interscholastic activities. Your participation and cooperation is appreciated and this notice is simply intend - ed as a reminder of your responsibility and role in the process regarding student eligibility rulings. Thank you for your continued cooperation with the IHSA.
12-13EligInfo 2012-13 NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS FOR THE IHSA BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION
The nomination and election process for the Board of Directors and Legislative Commission will be conducted electron - ically. Each school will be able to nominate and elect their representatives through the Schools Center on the IHSA web site ( www.ihsa.org ). The principal/official representative will be required to use the principal’s password to vote on-line. The athletic director will be required to use the athletic director’s password to vote on-line for the appropriate athletic administrator. Voting instructions will be included on the web site.
Nominations and Elections will be conducted in the following Divisions and Districts for the 2012-13 school term:
Board of Directors Division 5 – Three year term Division 7 – Three year term At-Large Minority – Three year term (Note: The At-Large Nominations may not come from Division 2 or 5)
Legislative Commission District 1 – Three year term District 4 – Three year term District 10 – Three year term District 15 – Three year term District 16 – Three year term District 17 – Three year term District 21 – Three year term Athletic Administrator – Division 3 – Three year term Athletic Administrator – Division 6 – Three year term At-Large – Division 1 – Three year term At-Large – Division 4 – Three year term At-Large – Division 7 – Three year term
Important Dates Aug. 9, 2012 — Nomination Ballots on-line Sept.15, 2012 — Nomination Ballots due on-line Sept.18, 2012 – Nomination Ballots counted Sept. 19, 2012 – Election Ballots on-line Oct. 1, 2012 – Election Ballots due on-line Oct. 4, 2012 – Election Ballots counted and results on-line
Please watch the Announcements section on the web site for important information about the nomination and balloting process.
12-13NominationsandElections(825) Officials Information
ILLINOIS HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 2715 McGraw Drive • Bloomington, IL 61703 • www.ihsa.org • Phone: 309-663-6377 • Fax: 309-663-7479 •
To: Principals/Official Representatives and Athletic Directors From: Craig Anderson, Assistant Executive Director Subject: Important Information Date: August 1, 2012
I hope that your summer was a very quiet one and that you have had the opportunity to get away for a little rest and relaxation. The school year is just around the corner and the IHSA All School Mailing has officially started this year in our office.
I would like to take this time to give you information on the following topics: Certification of Body Fat Testers, Rating of Officials, Top 15 List for each sport and the Sport/Activity Tracker.
Certified Body Fat Testers
The IHSA will conduct training again this year to gain certification as a body fat tester. The dates of the training will be October 3, 9, 12, 16 and 17. If you are in need of someone being trained, please call the IHSA Office by September 20, 2012 and request to talk to Cheryl Charlton. We do need to be notified of the number of people attending. It will cost $15.00 to have someone certified at one of these training sessions. Payment is to be made at the training site. Checks are to be made payable to the IHSA. The dates, times and locations are:
Wednesday, October 3, 2012, at 6:00 p.m. Franklin Park-Northlake (Leyden High School) Tuesday, October 9, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. Chicago (CPS Sports Department) William Brown Elementary School 54 N. Hermitage, Chicago Friday, October 12, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. Minooka High School Tuesday, October 16, 2012, at 6:00 p.m. Normal (Community West High School) Wednesday, October 17, 2012, at 11:00 a.m. Effingham High School
Anyone that you had certified last year will need to go through the re-certification process. To be re-certified as a body fat tester the person will need to go online and take a test . Everyone that was certified last year will be getting a letter from us around September 1, 2012. This letter will explain the process of going online in the IHSA web site. In this site the person that was certified last year must take the test, which will assure us that they have covered all the written material that is available online to them concerning body fat testing. This person will complete the test online and send the results to the IHSA electronically. Once the person passes this test and has updated all the infor - mation relating to them, they will then be re-certified for the 2012-13 school year and put on the List of Approved Certified Body Fat Testers. The re-certification test must be completed online by November 5, 2012.
Remember there is a process for getting new people certified as body fat testers (mandatory on site training) and a different process for getting people re-certified (online test).
Re-certified Body Fat Testers and new Body Fat testers must make sure they have a current e-mail address listed in the Officials Center. This is the last year we will be sending a reminder by postal mail. All future reminders will be by e-mail. Page 2
Rating Officials
Over the last few years the IHSA has used the Rating of Officials as one of the components to assign officials to post season tournaments. Please take the time to ensure that the official’s ratings of all the contests are completed by your school (coaches). It is very important that all the ratings be entered online in your School Center before the fol - lowing dates: Fall Sports-December 7, 2012; Winter Sports-April 1, 2013; and Spring Sports-June 15, 2013.
You have the ability to check to see how many ratings you have in for each sport by going to the Schools Center using your administrative password. Please check the Sport/Activity Tracker page on your Schools Center to make sure coaches have completed the rating of officials.
Top 15 List
Each school should be submitting a Top 15 Officials List to the IHSA. This list may be entered online in the Schools Center. Please have your coaches enter this list prior to the dates listed below. This list is used to help assign offi - cials. This list must be completed by: Fall Sports (September 7, 2012); Winter Sports (December 7, 2012); and Spring Sports (April 7, 2013). This is a very simple task to do online and it really provides significant data to the IHSA in the assigning process.
Please check the Sport/Activity Tracker page on your Schools Center to make sure your coaches have completed the Top 15 List.
We have gathered a lot of very important data relating to coaches and officials. Please help us create a much improved data base by mandating that your coaches get the ratings entered online and the Top 15 Lists are complet - ed prior to the deadline dates.
Again, thank you for all your support and remember that we are trying to do a better job for you and with your help we will be able to improve our assigning process of officials.
E-mail Reminders
Beginning this school year (2012-2013) we will be sending e-mail reminders to you and your coaches when the num - ber of ratings entered are not meeting expectations. We hope to increase the number of rating of officials over the coming year to help us with post season assignments of officials.
IMPORTANT
Sport/Activity Tracker
The IHSA has made available for each school a Sport/Activity Tracker page that shows each Sport/Activity your school offers along with all the information needed by the IHSA with the deadline dates. A Red Box indicates action items that need immediate attention. Please make sure you check this page frequently and get the information needed for - warded to the IHSA.
All-School Mailing 2012
ILLINOIS HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 2715 McGraw Drive, Bloomington, Illinois 61704
August, 2012
This year’s IHSA All-State Academic Team nomination forms can be found online in the School Center in mid-December. This will be the 20th year the IHSA has named an All-State Academic Team. Since the program’s inception, over $520,000 in scholarship money has been awarded to outstanding seniors from IHSA member schools.
Each school may nominate one female and one male student. Each student nominated with a fully completed application and all required pieces received on time; will receive a Certificate of Nomination. All nomination forms must be completed and received in the IHSA office on or before February 15, 2013 . To be eligible for nomination a student must meet the following criteria: 1. The student must have a minimum GPA of 3.50 on a 4.0 scale after the 7th semester. 2. The student must have participated in at least two IHSA sponsored activities during each of the last two years. 3. The student must have demonstrated outstanding citizenship during her/his high school career. 4. If selected the student must be willing to travel to Bloomington for an interview (typically held during the last two weeks of March)
As stated above the nomination forms will be found through the IHSA website ( www.ihsa.org ) then a school administrator will need to log-in to the School Center. The forms will be available under the principal and athletic director log in. The forms are interactive, meaning that the students can type directly on to them; however they cannot be saved, so the student will have to know what they are typing before they get the forms. The forms can also be downloaded and emailed to the selected students but again the students would not be able to save the typed information. Since the file cannot be saved, I would advise that the infor - mation be printed as soon as completed.
The completed application with the principal’s signature along with the student’s essay, transcripts, ACT score and two (2) letters of recommendation must be mailed to the IHSA together . Please address the envelope as follows: Illinois High School Association c/o All-State Academic Team 2715 McGraw Drive Bloomington, IL 61704
The nominations will be evaluated by a committee made up of IHSA principals, representatives of the Illinois Activities Directors Association, and representatives of the Illinois Athletic Directors Association. The committee will evaluate each nomination based on the following information:
1. Official transcripts with ACT label denoting composite score. 2. Principal’s signature. 3. The student’s academic performance. 4. The student’s IHSA activity participation record. 5. An essay submitted by the nominee. 6. Two letters of recommendation submitted by school officials (principal, coach, teacher, sponsor, etc.). 7. Additional involvement in school and community activities.
On April 15, 2013, an awards dinner, sponsored by Caterpillar, will be held for the twenty-six students selected to the IHSA All- State Academic Team. At the awards dinner, each All-State Academic Team member will be honored and presented with a scholar - ship check in the amount of $1,000 . All-State Academic Team members may bring two guests to the awards dinner, as well as two official representatives from their school. Those attending the dinner will be guests of the IHSA. Additional tickets may be purchased through the IHSA Office.
If you have any questions, please contact me at the IHSA office. We encourage you to nominate two students from your school for this prestigious award. Regardless of the final outcome, the nomination itself is quite an honor.
Sincerely,
Stacey Lambert Assistant Executive Director Sports Medicine
ILLINOIS HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 2715 McGraw Drive • Bloomington, IL 61704 • www.ihsa.org • Phone: 309-663-6377 • Fax: 309-663-7479 •
For a complete list of IHSA Sports Medicine topics, administrators, coaches, student-athletes, and parents can go to (link). As sports medicine resources are up-dated, member schools will be noti - fied of those updates through the IHSA Schools Center. Here are some important sports medicine updates for the up-coming 2012-13 school term.
1. Drug Testing: In June, the IHSA Board of Directors approved a recommendation from its Sports Medicine Advisory Committee to continue its performance-enhancing substance testing pro - gram during the 2012-13 school term. This year will mark the fourth year for a testing program, and schools will again be required to complete and collect all the same forms/documents from student-athletes and their parents. Additionally, the IHSA Board formalized the requirement that all coaches MUST complete the PES Coaches Ed Program that is available through the Schools Center before they can coach in any capacity at a member school. Coaches who have already completed this program do not have to complete the program a second time. Schools can mon - itor which of their coaches have completed the program by checking the PES Testing informa - tion area in the Schools Center.
2. Concussion Policy/RTP: As a reminder, the IHSA Concussion Policy and Return to Play (RTP) guidelines are also still in effect this year. Member schools will need to ensure they have the necessary sign-offs from student-athletes and parents regarding concussions BEFORE allowing any student-athlete to participate in any practice or contest. One pending change to the asso - ciation’s concussion policy involves the addition of language that would specify any student-ath - lete who suffers any period of unconsciousness during a practice or interscholastic contest shall be removed from that practice or contest and will become subject to the association’s RTP Policy. This would mean that the student-athlete can NOT return to any activity on the day in which they suffer any period of unconsciousness. Should the IHSA Board of Directors approve this change at their August meeting, member schools and licensed officials will be notified immediately through the IHSA Schools Center.
Individuals with any questions on these or other sports medicine-related issues, can contact Kurt Gibson at the IHSA Office. Do What’s Right Sportsmanship Program
ILLINOIS HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 2715 McGraw Drive • Bloomington, IL 61704 • www.ihsa.org • Phone: 309-663-6377 • Fax: 309-663-7479 •
TO: IHSA Member School Principals and Athletic Directors
FROM: Beth A. Sauser, IHSA Assistant Executive Director IHSA Sportsmanship Advisory Committee IHSA Student Advisory Committee
RE: “Do What’s Right!” Sportsmanship Program
DATE: August, 2012
Dear Principal and Athletic Director:
The IHSA would like to acknowledge the following Conferences that registered for the DWR! Program in 2011-12:
Big Northern Heart of Illinois Northern Illinois Big Twelve Big Rivers Independent School League Northwest Upstate Illini Big Twelve Interstate Eight Okaw Valley Cahokia Little Illini Prairieland Central Suburban Little Ten Sangamo Chicago Catholic League Metro Suburban Sangamon Valley Chicago Prep Mid Suburban League South Suburban DuPage Valley Mid-Illini Southwest Suburban East Suburban Catholic Mid-State 6 Suburban Christian Egyptian Illini Mississippi Valley Three Rivers Athletic Fox Valley Noble Street Upstate Eight Girls Catholic Athletic North Suburban
**These schools also registered as Independent Schools: The Governor French Academy and Pawnee CUSD #11
The IHSA is pleased to announce that the 2012-13 school year marks the 6th year of the Do What’s Right! Program.
This comprehensive program creates opportunities for teams, schools and communities to earn positive sportsmanship recognition throughout the regular season and post season. The DWR! Program outlines the expectations for all IHSA member schools, their teams, coaches, players, and communities to emulate. Creating a consistent message of behavior for participants and fans leaves little room for question on how to create an enjoyable atmosphere at all contests throughout the state.
NEW: If a conference does not register for the Do What’s Right! Program an individual school from that conference may regis - ter.
When a conference or independent school registers for the Do What’s Right! Program, they agree to communicate and actively educate their students, fans and communities of the following Do What’s Right! Expectations:
• Represent their school and community well through positive interaction with opposing fans and players. • Use positive yells, chants, songs or gestures. • Display modesty in victory and graciousness in defeat. • Respect and acknowledge the integrity/judgment of the officials. • Exhibit positive behavior with opponents and fans before, during and after the contest. There are three levels of participation and recognition a conference can choose from:
Option 1
Conference representatives and independent school Administrators register annually from May 1 - October 20 using the available online forms through the Do What’s Right! link on the IHSA web page.
Conference administrators or coaches do not rank teams or fans during the regular season and do not recognize a school for earning the most points through out the school year.
All registered conference schools and independent schools are eligible to receive a DWR! State Final Banner in team bracket - ed sports. The rubric used by the state final sportsmanship committee is on the website for your review and use.
Option 2
The conference registers annually from May 1 - October 20 using the available online forms through the Do What’s Right! link of the IHSA web page.
Conference administrators and/or coaches rank players, teams and fans during the regular season based on the DWR! Expectations. The rubric used by the state final sportsmanship committee is on the website for your review and use.
The IHSA will provide the Regular Season Sportsmanship Award certificates to the winning school of each sport. It is the responsibility of each conference to develop a selection process using the Do What’s Right! Expectations in order to recognize the recipients of the seasonal award. Using the Regular Season Tally Report the conference contact will send in the name(s) of the winning school(s) to the IHSA by December 1 for Fall sports, March 1 for Winter Sports and June 1 for Spring sports in order for schools to receive their certificate and recognition on the IHSA website.
Option 3
The conference registers annually from May 1 - October 20 using the available online forms through the Do What’s Right! web page to be eligible for the Regular Season Sportsmanship Award, the State Finals Sportsmanship Award and the Annual Conference Sportsmanship Award.
Conference administrators and/or coaches rank players, teams and fans during the regular season based on the DWR! Expectations. The rubric used by the state final sportsmanship committee is on the website for your review and use.
The conference also recognizes one of their schools for the annual sportsmanship award by earning the most points through the three sports seasons. The school, accumulating the most regular season points throughout the three seasons, will earn the Annual Conference Sportsmanship Award winner for the year. The conference contact will send in the name of the winning school by June 1 to the IHSA for recognition on the website. Conferences have an opportunity to order a banner for the school through the IHSA website.
All registered, state-qualifying schools will have an opportunity to earn a “Do What’s Right!” State Final Sportsmanship Awards ban - ner in the following tournaments: Baseball, Basketball, Football, Soccer, Softball, Volleyball, Water Polo, Dual Team Wrestling, Competitive Cheerleading and Drama Group Interpretation.
Conferences also have the opportunity to recognize students participating in individual sports (cross-country, tennis, track and field etc.) by developing a selection process. The points earned by individual schools will also count towards their schools accumulated point total for the year.
The full “Do What’s Right!” Sportsmanship Program description, registration forms, sample certificates and banners, are all avail - able for your review on the IHSA website at www.ihsa.org .
For further information, or if your conference would like to schedule a presentation of the “Do What’s Right!” Sportsmanship Program, please contact Beth Sauser at the IHSA office (309-663-6377) or email: [email protected] .
In order to register your Conference or Independent School, please follow these steps:
Go to IHSA.org Under the Resources tab, click on Sportsmanship In the left column, click on the Do What’s Right link Under the green banner that reads DWR! Forms , you will find the Conference and Independent School registration forms link 2012-2013 Student Advisory Committee members:
District School Name 1 Chicago (Northside College Prep) Kenny Dumez 2 Chicago (Hales Franciscan) Andrew Williams 3 Chicago (Mother McAuley) Kristen Kleist 4 Skokie (Niles West) Valerie Fung 5 Carpentersville (Dundee-Crown) Trent Hanselmann 6 Belvidere (North) Tyler Yunk 7 Darien (Hinsdale South) Katie Guth 8 Tinley Park (Andrew) Jacob Platt 9 Kankakee (Bishop MacNamara) Jaelen Hull 10 Lanark (Eastland) Devin Hartman 11 Orion Abigail Taets 12 Seneca Kayla Haines 13 Champaign (St. Thomas More) Sean Kelley 14 Shelbyville Neil Yockey 15 Flanagan-Cornell Emily Farris 16 Knoxville Katie Karssen 17 Carlinville Adelmo Marchiori IV 18 East Peoria Lucas Joseph 19 Dupo Matthew McDonald 20 Flora Kristina Hodges 21 Murphysboro Jacob Baird
SAC Mission Statement The Student Advisory Committee is a group of students who participate in diverse interscholastic athletics and activi - ties. The SAC promotes the sportsmanship and integrity ideals of the Illinois High School Association. We are focused on providing leadership and communication between participants, administrators and fans of IHSA activities.
Captain’s Handbook Administrators, Coaches and Students will have access to an online Captain’s Handbook developed and written by the Student Advisory Committee. The information will help coaches work with captains and students to understand their role as a captain.
SAC Nomination Process for 2013-14 Nomination Forms are available online from Nov. 1, 2012 through Jan. 31, 2013. All forms must be completed and in the IHSA office by Jan. 31, 2013. All current Freshmen and Sophomore IHSA member school students are eligible to participate. The Sportsmanship Advisory Committee will meet on to review and determine the new SAC members. Each new SAC member and their Administrator will receive a letter welcoming them to the committee.
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Hopefully, the suggestions that follow will help show the necessary s l a i respect, appreciation and preparation needed before an official c i f f comes to your school. o e h t r e h t e g o T SCHOOL’S RESPONSIBILITY TO AN OFFICIAL PRIOR TO THE SEASON
1. Send a reminder card or email to the officials after you have them scheduled.
2. Reminder should include date of contest, time, level, location and sport.
Even though many schools and conferences have assignment chairpersons, sending a reminder is highly recommended. When an offi - cial does not show, people in your community won’t know who the assignment chairperson is, but they do know the athletic director. Avoid embarrassment.
3. Have a standard wage scale set for your different sports and levels and a method in place to raise the pay periodically.
4. If possible, let the working officials know who their partner(s) will be.
5. Hire police and security along with medical assistant or athletic trainer coverage for events whenever possible.
6. Set a policy with your school board on fan, coach and player behavior.
7. Make sure all officials have a contract that is signed by your school—preferably by the principal or IHSA Official Representative. SCHOOL’S RESPONSIBILITY TO AN OFFICIAL PRIOR TO THE CONTEST
1. Prior to the contest, provide the officials with directions and inform them of any special activities that might be occurring (i.e., Homecoming, Senior Night, etc.)
2. Give the official a number they can call in case of an emergency or postponement due to weather.
3. Have competent workers assigned at all contests (scorers, announcers, chain crew, etc.). These people are of great assistance to the official during the contest.
4. Have a host assigned to meet the officials as they arrive. The host should do the following for the officials: A) Provide a reserved parking space. B) Meet officials and take them to the dressing room. C) Have refreshments available for halftime and postgame. D) Ask for any additional needs. E) Introduce the officials to those game workers pertinent to the contest (i.e., scorer, announcer, chain gang, etc.). F) Get the proper pronunciation of officials’ names so they are correct when given by the public address announcer.
5. Athletic director should discuss with the officials any special events, conference rules, national anthem time, etc. that would affect the game.
6. Provide the officials with the name of the adult supervisor for that contest and where that person can be found in the event a challeng - ing situation should occur.
7. Make officials aware of location of an athletic trainer or other first responders during the contest. Have a doctor on site when possi - ble (especially at football contests).
8. Make sure all bench personnel are properly attired.
9. Do a check on game scoreboards and lighting systems prior to the game or contest.
10. Make sure the playing area is properly marked and meets National Federation guidelines for that contest.
11. Provide appropriate secured dressing area and hot water showering facilities.
Illinois High School Association SCHOOL’S RESPONSIBILITY TO AN OFFICIAL DURING THE CONTEST
1. Insist coaches display good sportsmanship and are proper examples for your players and crowd.
2. Have your public address announcer or cheerleader read the IHSA sportsmanship statement and remain unbiased during contest.
3. Make sure the event supervisor understands the duties and responsibilities pertinent to that contest.
4. Make sure the playing area is maintained during halftime of each contest. For wrestling, make sure the mat is properly cleaned and washed.
5. Help with adverse weather conditions; monitor accordingly.
6. Make sure proper crowd control is visible and in place. Good administrative control can prevent difficult situations.
7. Observe the crowd during the contest and prevent any disturbances that may occur.
8. Work with the official during the game regarding crowd control.
9. Retrieve the game ball at the end of the contest.
10. Escort the officials back to the dressing room at halftime and at the conclusion of the contest.
SCHOOL’S RESPONSIBILITY TO AN OFFICIAL AFTER THE CONTEST
1. Escort the officials safely back to the dressing room and parking lot.
2. Do not allow unauthorized persons in the dressing roo m after the game. This includes coaches.
3. Have refreshments available for the officials after the contest.
4. Be sure to thank the officials for their time and effort, regardless of the outcome of the game.
5. Make sure arrangements for paying the officials have been completed. It is preferable to pay the official the day of contest.
6. Ensure that officials are not confronted by anyone after the contest.