lighting the way by sharing ideas ICA Spring 2019 EXECUTIVE SECRETARY’S COLUMN Hello, I hope everyone has been having a good spring sports season despite the crazy weather this year. Rain and snow and more rain have made things difficult for all of you. So hopefully we are looking at great weather as we head into the post season tournaments. Good Luck to everyone! Summer is just around the corner and that means plenty of summer camps, tournaments, 7 on 7 compe - titions, summer weight room and summer jobs. With that said, please be mindful of your athletes. As coaches we control how much we ask and expect of our athletes during the summer contact days. Remember that it is summer, not competition season, and kids need a chance to be kids. I can’t be Drew Potthoff more emphatic about the time we are demanding of our athletes in the summer. Make sure that you Executive Secretary plan your summer with your kids and their families in mind as well as your program needs. It’s a good Illinois Coaches idea, especially around the 4 th of July, to plan some off days so that families can be together to celebrate Association the holiday. This year the 4 th of July falls on a Thursday; try to schedule that Wednesday and/or Friday as off days with your athletes and their families. If we can reduce some of the stress on our athletes during the short summer months, it can only bring you rewards from your athletes in that they will be fresher with less burn out come August. Also, don’t forget about camp insurance for your summer camps. There is information on the changes for summer camps that went in to effect two summers ago in this issue of the TORCH as well as information from our insurance carrier Loomis & LaPann, Inc. Speaking of insurance, as of this August, if you are a member of the Illinois Coaches Association your lia - bility coverage increases from $1,000,000 to $2,000,000! This is a great benefit to our members. If you are not a member yet you can enroll online at www.icacoach.org . Also, if your Athletic Director and/or Principal is interested in getting memberships in the ICA for the entire coaching staff, we are waiving the school fee for the coming year and only charging $9 per coach to join the ICA. That includes all the mem - bership benefits as well as the $2,000,000 liability coverage. I am very excited to announce a new section for each issue of the TORCH starting with this issue called, “From the IHSA”. Each edition will feature an article from a different member of the IHSA staff. We kick off this new section with an article from Executive Director Craig Anderson; be sure to check it out! Good luck to everyone as you finish out your spring seasons and say good bye to your seniors. As always the ICA is here to serve all coaches in all sports ! If there is ever anything that I, or the ICA, can do for you feel free to contact us anytime. Have a great summer and we will be back with another issue of the TORCH in the fall! Coaches, in the end, our career W/L record just won’t matter. It won’t be what we will want others to remember us by. All that will matter will be who we helped, how we went about it & the lasting impression we left on those who crossed our path. live each day with that in mind. NEW FOR THE ILLINOIS COACHES ASSOCIATION We are excited to announce that the ICA website has a new look and many new features that will Benefit our membership. Please go to d www.icacoach.org d Did you know that the Illinois Coaches Association now has a Twitter account? d Follow the ICA, coaches and high schools around the state: @ICA_Illinois d “Coaches Corner” in every Torch that will include articles written by our coaches for our coaches. If you have an article, idea, new drill or special play you would like to share, please send it to me. Email your articles directly to me at [email protected] I have taken the liberty of the first “Coaches Corner” to submit my own article. This article is d for all of the coaches who have had, or will have the pleasure of coaching their own d son or daughter. Coaching your own children can be a challenge, but the rewards can be limitless. The submission is something I wrote for my son when I was coaching him in youth football. Check it out in “Coaches Corner”; I hope you enjoy it. We can’t stress the importance of our corporate partners in the operation of the ICA. Check their website and ad in this edition. Remember - Give them your support!!! They are the lifeline of our programs!!! WHEN PURCHASING, USE THEIR PRODUCTS PLEASE!! Coaches should all be aware an ICA membership includes the $2,000,000 Liability as a benefit. Inform your fellow coaches of this ben - efit and encourage them to obtain a membership. Urge your Athletic Director to take advantage of the school membership and at least purchase for the Head Coaches. At the ICA, we feel this is a benefit which all coaches can take advantage of by becoming an ICA Member. (Check the information in this publication) RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP! TAKE ADVANTAGE OF BENEFITS AVAILABLE. The ICA is constantly working to improve sports activities for young people as well as benefits for coaches. Get Involved! Be a member! Help make a difference! 1 2 Lighting the way by sharing ideas DATES TO REMEMBER INDEX Illinois Coaches Association 1 Executive Secretary’s Continued 2 Adrenaline Fundraising Advertisement Serving All Coaches in All Sports 3 Dates to Remember 3 Sports Chairmen 1520 Senaca Court / Woodstock IL 60098 4 News from the IHSA 5 ICA Scholarship Winners Phone 815-405-3821 6 Scoreboard Website—www.icacoach.org [email protected] 7 Gatorade 8 Membership 9 Coaches Corner: 8 Man Football June 15 ICA/Shrine All State Game @ Illinois Wesleyan 10 Sport Decal University 11 IBCA Hall of Fame 12 ICA Shriners Coaches June 25-26 NHSACA Awards Program - Bismark, ND 13-14 ICA Shriners All Star Roster 15 Hilton Garden Inn/Homewood Suites TBA ICA/MC Strong All Star Baseball Game 16 MaxPreps Corn Crib Stadium< Bloomington, IL 17 Good Reads, All State Softball Site 18 Wilson, Porter, Gatorade 19 Loomis & Lapann, Inc 20 NHSACA Awards Achieving Peak Performance 21 Athletics After High School 22 Three Reasons The Illinois Coaches Association is endorsing Educational Resources as a source 23 Loomis & Lapann for Graduate Level Classes. This program has been quite successful in adjoining 24 JasonFoundation states and offers valuable opportunities for any educator. 25 ProTech 26 Gatorade To Gain Complete Information and review testimonials visit the website of the 27 Riddell course sponsor—www.educresources.info 28 WWW.ICACOACH.ORG 29 TEAMS MaxPrep 30 MC Strong ICA Baseball Football Officials Needed-Illinois High Schools Coaches and Athletic Directors are encountering much difficulty in securing offi - cials for Football Games. Many games are being moved to alternate dates, thus CURRENT SPORTS CHAIRMEN disrupting the organization of high school teams. Their is definitely a need for inter - CHAIRMAN SPORT SCHOOL EMAIL ested parties to become involved as a high school football official. This a great way Carlin Nalley CAPS Lisle H S [email protected] to stay involved in high school sports and work with young people. Encourage Dave Rodgers Baseball East Peoria HS [email protected] young people interested in football to pursue this avocation, or at least visit with Steve Allen Boys Basketball Springfield Lutheran HS [email protected] Chris Neville Golf Pekin HS [email protected] some veteran official about the benefits of this involvement. Who knows where it Mike Manahan Wrestling Olympia HS [email protected] could lead them!! Contact the IHSA 309-663-6377 Henry Johnson Athletic Director (Retired) [email protected] Skip Tarran At-Large (Retired) [email protected] HELP NEEDED AT GIRLS STATE TRACK MEETS—Due to many conflicts and Zach Keene Girls Basketball Macomb HS Sara Kinney Membership [email protected] the overlapping with Boys Sectional Meets, The IHSA Girls State Track Meet has Ken Jakalski Boys Track Lisle HS [email protected] a need for event officials. Interested parties contact Kraig Garber at Ken Jakalski Cross Country Lisle HS [email protected] 309-663-6377 or 2715 McGraw Drive, Bloomington, IL 61702-2715 Lucy Gilbert Softball Deer-Creek Mackinaw [email protected] Kevin Crandell Football Rochelle HS [email protected] Ed McNally Soccer Mother McAuley HS [email protected] Jim Caliendo Swimming (Retired) Open Positions Tennis, Volleyball, Lacrosse Anyone interested should contact: Drew Pothoff / ICA /1510 Seneca Court / Woodstock, IL 60098 Phone or Fax: 815-405-3821 • [email protected] THERE WILL BE OBSTACLES. THERE WILL BE DOUBTERS. *Remember, we work daily with parents’ most THERE WILL BE MISTAKES. prized possessions, their children. *************************************************** BUT WITH HARD WORK, The ICA is constantly working to improve sports activities for young people as well as benefits for coaches. Get Involved! Be a member! THERE ARE NO LIMITS. Help make a difference! 3 Lighting the way by sharing ideas NEWS FROM THE 4 Lighting the way by sharing ideas 2019 Illinois Coaches Association Scholarship Winners For the twentythird year the ICA has scholar - Students application process includes an ships available to a son or daughter of a ICA essay, academic standing and recommenda - member.