IHSADA April Newsletter

April, 2022

OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE IOWA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION

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I want to first thank everyone who was able to attend the Convention in March at the Hyatt Regency in Coralville. It was another fantastic event, with our largest attendance of athletic directors to date. This speaks volumes to the quality of opportunities provided by the LTI courses, speakers, and sessions offered consistently from year to year.

It also shows a strong sense of comradery and support for the athletic directors and administrative assistants who find continued value investing in the face-to-face experience.

We know that it can be a difficult task to leave the office and your hosted events, and many of you traveled from the far corners of the state. A big thank you also goes out to our many corporate sponsors and the vendors who help us take our event to the next level each year! I very much look forward to serving our organization as the 2022-2023 President.

problem-solvers to help you as members lead your programs.

I believe we have a strong Executive Board that values representing members of all different types of school districts from across the state. In recent years we have added more roles to our board in order to better serve the growing needs of our organization on the fronts of additional LTI coursework, mentorship opportunities, and social media communication.

Our board is a group committed to service and listening to the wants and needs of our members. We know the daily hardships presented within our educational system and look forward to being visionaries and

In closing, I’d like to personally thank you all for the work you do for your students, coaches, and communities each day.

Every year that passes, I am grateful for the building of more and more relationships that have come to mean so much to me. I am also honored to be entrusted to lead this organization and follow in the footsteps of many great leaders ahead of me. I am inspired to be a catalyst for change and find new ways to stretch ourselves in the most positive of directions. Serving this group has always been a labor of love, and there is much good work to be done!

Here's to finishing the school year strong and with a smile on our faces!

Be well friends!

Erin Kirtley Erin Kirtley IHSADA President

EXECUTIVE director’s message 2022 State Convention Overview The 54th State Convention has passed and I will give you some of the highlights. Brent Buttjer, 2nd Vice President from Dallas Center-Grimes, was the coordinator for this year’s convention and did a great job!!

Thanks to all our Board Members and District Officers for their work on this year’s convention.

The evaluation of our state convention has started by accumulating the results of our Post Convention Survey, meeting with the Executive Board, and the District Directors later this month. Listed below is some of the feedback/information gathered: Our convention attendance figure was the highest in recent history with over 400 attendees made up of members, retired athletic directors, guests and administrative assistants.

75 Past Presidents, Retired ADs, and guests attended the “Past President’s Night” on Saturday, March 26th honoring the leadership of the IHSADA over the past 53 Years.

The Coralville Business & Visitors Bureau sponsored gift bags for all, financial support, and hosted the IHSADA members at the Coralville Heartlanders Professional Hockey Game by providing game tickets to all members and hosting a hospitality area at the game.

Convention Highlights are: Congratulations to Ken Schreiber, Athletic Director at Council Bluffs St. Albert Catholic School, named the High School Athletic Director of the Year!!

Congratulations to Holly Anderson of Ankeny Centennial Northview, who was named Middle School Athletic Director of the Year!!

The 2022 Hall of Famers are: the late Ken Beverlin of Boone, Jeffery Cook of Pleasantville, Judge Johnston of Ames, Scott Kibby of Iowa City West, David Litterer of Waverly-Shell Rock and Steve Watson of Dallas Center-Grimes. Congratulations to all!!

Three new ADs gained the AD Emeritus Award. They are: Larry Moklestad of Boone, Mitch Osborn of Harlan and Marv Reiland of Iowa City West. Congratulations for your years of service. This award is for ADs with a combination of years of active service and years as a member of the IHSADA which accumulates to a minimum of 65 years total.

The Keynote speaker was Dr. Joe San Felleippo of Falls Creek, WI. Joe’s message “Be Intentional…

Open Doors…Build Momentum. Every.Single.Day”. He centered around three key elements of leadership, communication and determination.

The IHSADA welcomed 39 Administrative Assistants to the convention for a day of professional development and camaraderie. Connie McGinnis of Shenandoah and Terri Weeks of Ballard were named Administrative Assistants of the Year.

The Vendor Hall, under the leadership of our Business Manager, Mike Linde of Van Meter, was well received by our membership. A record 93 exhibitors provided a wide range of learning opportunities for our membership and the vendor hall is a great opportunity to network with Iowa athletic directors from around the state.

EXECUTIVE director’s message...Part 2

Harley Schieffer

The “Popcorn Sessions” were well received. These are 3 sessions lasting 30 minutes with the membership taking part in 3 of 5 sessions with a 10 minute passing period.

The more popular sessions were 1. Esports, 2. Hiring, Evaluating and Improvement Plans, and 3. Challenges Facing Strength and Conditioning Programs.

Our Mini Sessions received strong support from our membership. Determining what to offer for future convention mini-sessions will be determined by a survey of current topics and suggestions coming from our membership. Please contact Conference Representatives, District Officers, Board Members or the Executive Director with suggestions. My contact information is email - harleyschieffer@gmail.com or my phone at 515-344-2442. We want to stay relevant to your needs.

The move to local presentations of our Media, Administrator, Medical and Volunteer Awards was implemented 3 years ago and it has been very well received. There is more community service recognition when these awards are presented at a home event in front of their home crowd.

Tom Keating of the IHSAA & Jean Berger of the IGHSAU opened the Convention with an update from each organization with an emphasis on restoring a degree of normalcy in their operation. Discussion of Dragon Fly was noted and it is here to stay at present. Review of coaching and officials continues to be a hot topic.

The Legal Issues by Matt Carver was very informative with key issues facing our schools like mental health, the transfer rule, transgender accommodation and official and coaching shortages.

The Hyatt Regency staff went above and beyond to make our stay comfortable. Food and accommodations received some of our highest marks on our Post Convention Survey!!

Some suggestions we received from our membership are: To analyze the programs presented at our State Convention.

To encourage Iowa High School ADs from schools of all sizes to share topics during our Mini-Sessions and Popcorn Sessions.

To encourage Iowa High School ADs to nominate students for the IHSADA Student Scholar Program.

To seek greater involvement for our Retired ADs. To evaluate the time schedule of the convention.

Items the IHSADA would like to see from our membership: More “ALL IN” Conferences. (19 Conferences of 41 represented in 2022).

Better attendance at our banquets. These banquets are meant to recognize leadership and service to your students, school, and community. They deserve your support and attendance!!

Increase the number of nominations for the Awards Program of the IHSADA. All nomination forms are to be found on the IHSADA Website.

Improve communication with our members, our Conference Representatives, District Directors, Executive Board and the Executive Director.

Improve the relevancy of all our topics in our General Sessions, Mini-Sessions and Popcorn Sessions.

Next year’s State Convention will be held on March 25th thru March 28th. Hope to see you there!!

...and I Quote Some people change their ways when they see the light; others when they feel the heat. Caroline Schoeder

Record number of Association members in 1988-89 Answer found elsewhere in the newsletter

It’s easy to stand against the back wall and not be a critic.

Meanwhile, the rest of us will keep wiping the dust, sweat, and blood off our face because we’re in the arena.

Dave Burgess

Executive Board Meeting Minutes February 23rd, 2022 IGHSAU 10:00 AM I.

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Call to order at In attendance: Schieffer, Boock, Cook, Lammers, Huff, Kirtley, Winker, Schroeder, Buttjer, Deam, Egbert, Lipovac, Garvis, Linde Secretaries minutes: motion by Cook, Second by Linde; motion carried Treasury report A. 71,000 B. 1500 off as Harley has to send a check C. Motion by Kirtley, second by Egbert; motion carried Matt Weis run solo for second vice president A. Three years in a row someone has gone unopposed B. Process: do we need to look at how to put this position out there C. How to get more people to apply?

294 registered for convention; 31 admin asst; 29 retirees 1st Pres update A. All in conferences up to date B. Erin reached out to those schools that are not part of IHSADA C. Why don’t schools join: 1. Not go to convention, why join 2. Budget 3. Location of conference 4. Underinformed 5. Thrown into the position and don’t see the value if they aren’t staying in the position D. Temporary registration-get them at the new AD workshop Nothing on welfare LTI: schedule and timeframe is available A. Low registration B. 5-6 signed up for credit through AEA C. Link provided on how to get renewal credit D. Can’t take an LTI without being a member E. Deam will order manuals at beginning of March F. Food: Bissen is in charge of food for LTI Student Scholarships A. NIAAA state winners notified B. Good pool of qualifiers Tech support at convention A. Eric Davis tech support-6 projectors, etc to hook up things at the convention B. Davis will be in any session that he needs to be at C. Encore group will be tech at convention D. Encore number to call if need help-does not answer number

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Section 4 A. Representatives: need to submit name by June 1 B. June 16-17 Section 4 meeting C. Iowa makes the decision-Section 4 from Iowa will be one of the eight people on the national board D. Nomination process 1. Advertise 2. Run section 4 meetings-usually in Chicago, national convention, several board meeting through the year usually in Indianapolis 3. Have to organize the meetings 4. Familiarity with how the NIAAA operates 5. Create an application process 6. Add this discussion to post-convention meeting 7. Larry Mocklestead was last person from Iowa to do this Five State Exchange A. April 29-May 2 B. Harley has already made accommodations-East Peoria, IL C. Exec Dir and 2nd VP are normal attendees D. Attendees need to tell Harley soon if they plan to attend E. Harley will talk to Matt Weis about attending as well Historian Report A. Plaques for service awards B. Everything ordered C. Beverlin and ADOY plaques at Huff’s D. Rings ordered E. Speakers for HOF and ADOY almost complete F. Inductees can invite 5 people G. Pictures are to Schultz H. 59 certificates for service awards; Schroeder has these taken care of as well as other plaques Board of Directors plaques A. Put them where we sit at the President’s Dinner B. Distribute them at that time Student Scholarship guidelines A. Checks are out B. Plaques sent C. Form 1. Make a new form 2. Be specific about how to complete the form 3. Application comes from NIAAA 4. Schools put the application out to students differently On-line clothing store closed Business-Linde A. 13 corporate, 9 vendors, 9 new vendors B. 5 keg sponsors

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Mike is having hip replacement-needs help moving stuff, getting stuff on tables Signage up around the buildings Booze- R and D Who do they deliver stuff to?

Stuff from Decker’s to give away; get stuff from Scheels Signage-storage 1. Harley checked into a storage facility: 5x10 $65/month 2. Need to decide this so it is ready for after convention 3. Winker will check on places at Iowa City 4. Board needs to put pics in the public displays folder G. Coke: Lammers will take care of picking up Coke order H. Program 1. Schultz and Linde add insurance group 2. Vendor page adjustment I. Communication Innovators 1. Extra space 2. Take care of sound for free 3. Vendor hall J. Cornhole boards 1. Linde set up 2. Iowa kids run K. Badges 1. Vendor badges missing 2. Does someone have this box 3. 200 more ordered L. Sponsors and map taken care of M. Door prize sign up, vendor hall mention N. Backdrop for main room-taken care of…set up on Saturday O. Backdrop for pictures-Harley has it taken care of P. Final Forms and Go Gipper: sponsors that donated more and have time to speak Q. Front display when walk in door-Varsity Group did last year, but have not registered yet II. State Convention Program A. Dale needs email addresses for who he has to invite to the President’s Dinner B. Heidi can’t meet till March 7 C. Brent wants a table to put packets for Iowa students D. Sessions don’t need table tents E. Need packets for general sessions too F. Some corrections G. Broderick has left the Univ of Iowa-still wants to speak 1. Green State Community Bank-DEI 2. Doing same thing at new job H. Winker has U of I students I. Sutherland Printing Company 1. Harley will send Schultz contact information

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1. Prices on brochures will vary B. Program is ready to go C. Garvis’s book-Iowa students hand out at Monday keynote D. BadgesE. Iowa Students-created a schedule for students to sign up F. Registration information G. Mini Sessions, General Sessions, door prizes, evening socials, hospitality rooms all set H. Extreme Arena Hockey-complimentary tickets for anyone that wants to attend on Friday and Saturday-36 set aside for Friday night; Erin spoke with arena for drinks as well; Saturdayanyone that wants to attend; Mary print ID’s I. Issues Assembly 1. Reviewed issues 2. What to discuss on each topic 3. Issues Assembly Summer Retreat: July 15-16 Lake Panorama A. Room block B. Schedule of events C. Let Erin know if you are going President’s invite-form coming out Meeting adjourned at 12:44; motion by Linde, Deam second; motion carried.

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Jean Berger Executive Director

D’Anne Kroemer HS Athletic Director of the Year

Holly Anderson MS Athletic Director of the Year

**Special thanks to Tom Lipovac for recognizing this tremendous opportunity!!

In the convention program, Ken Beverlin’s CAA certification was inadvertently omitted on the Hall of Fame page. At the 1988 National Athletic Directors Conference in Las Vegas, Ken tested to be a CAA. He received notice of his attainment of CAA designation shortly before his death in 1989. He was a member of the first class to complete the NIAAA CAA program. The IHSADA ADvisor apologizes for this oversight. The Editor

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WORD OF THE DAY quotidian (kwo-’tid-e-en) adj. 1. of or occurring every day; daily "The car sped noisily off through the quotidian traffic" 2. ordinary or everyday, especially when mundane "His story is an achingly human one, mired in quotidian details" Excerpt from 100 words everyone’s gotta know to be smart.

This was a national, concerted effort of the NIAAA and the IHSADA by the National Initiative and Assistance Network. “Make-A-Wish” gives 94.4% of donated money directly to the children and their families.

UPDATE: A total of $ 1,180 was raised at the convention for MakeA -Wish. A huge and appreciated thank you to all who contributed!!!

March 25, 2022 Executive Board Meeting IHSADA State Convention I.

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Meeting called to order at In attendance: Schultz, Hulshof, Schroeder, Huff, Kirtley, Boock, Egbert, Bissen, Ludwig, Schieffer, Buttjer, Linde, Cook, Lammers, Garvis Convention banners/signage A. Convention banner taken care of by hotel B. 9-930 meet to hang banners C. Windows done D. Beverage banner: sponsors on banner for hospitality room Registration A. All ready B. Schultz meet with Linde to finish badges Raffle Tickets A. Envelopes given tomorrow B. Tickets given to each board member Convention meals A. Harley spoke with Shannon on costs, menus B. Survey-consistent with past C. Monday night and Tuesday brunch several not attending D. Number prorated and estimate given to Shannon E. Leftover uncooked, give away?

Convention assignments A. Name plates 1. Wood stay at table 2. Name cards with Iowa stuff B. Make sure communication is made with who does what C. Vote for 2nd VP-Bissen will send electronic vote Sunday afternoon President’s Night A. Fluctuation of invites B. Front row for executive board C. Information passed down from previous people D. Past presidents E. Schultz talk to photographer about past presidents F. Schrieber speak Financials A. Reconciled and up to date B. Convention bill not out yet LTI A. Deam has booklets B. Late sign up get booklets late C. Email sent for those that have renewal credit

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Admin asst A. Schroeder in touch with Lori B. Iowa students registration C. Linde will pull favors and get to Gary Retired ADs A. Years of service B. 5-6 things to think about C. Brunch on Sunday D. Dale give a welcome Historian Report A. Trophies Plus for awards B. Rings not done: back-ordered Presiders and recorders A. Email a doc B. In Google folder C. Presentations will be uploaded to Google folder in toolbox Make a Wish A. Convention donations B. Vendor hall and Coral Ballroom donation areas Tech A. Photographer B. Tech C. Schultz texted contact info for Erik D. Shannon-bandwidth; dedicated network is being given to our convention E. Erik is taking care of that Iowa A. Mike Winker-U of I B. List of workers and assignments Vendor Halls A. Communication Innovators-Sound System in Vendor Hall B. 14 Corporate Sponsors C. Lanyards Vendor next year D. Prizes in vendor hall E. Door prizes in registration booth F. Announcing of beverage sponsors-thanks to them G. Monday morning Second VP A. Announcement Sunday afternoon B. Bissen send out Google form Hospitality A. Karaoke B. Encourage them to come after President’s meal C. Bags D. Second floor

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A. Those that are manning that room truly appreciate reciprocation Signage A. 9:00 set up B. Linde has signs Bags A. Upgrade with logo B. Stock on Sat morning Secretary’s Minutes: Motion by Cook; second by Bissen; all in favor Membership A. 366 members B. 310 in attendance C. Dual membership D. Visit booth and talk to Clay and Julie E. Linde…gave evaluation of FF F. Board needs to establish a list of what we need Constitutional changes A. Schultz copies for tables B. Voting in business meeting NHSACA A. June B. Justin Davie - President of the NHSACA for Iowa from North Fayette Valley.

C. $1500 Donation: Motion by Kirtley, second Linde; all in favor Hockey A. Tickets B. Harley handed out Adjourn at 5:45 Motion by Boock; Second by Cook; all in favor

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IHSADA PAST PRESIDENTS

2021 Front Row: David Huff, David Litterer, Brian Coppess, Bob Garms, Larry Moklestad, Gary Ross, Brent Cook

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Back Row: Jeremy Christiansen, Scott Garvis, Jim Boehmer, Ken Schreiber, Judge Johnston, Todd Gordon, Al Lammers, Jeffery Cook

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Coca-Cola Bottlers of Iowa Sports Law Issues Impacting School Athletics Programs Constitutional Rights of Student-Athletes In cases involving the suspension of a student-athlete for violating athletic department or team codes of conduct, increasing numbers of lawsuits have been filed alleging a violation of the young person’s constitutional and civil rights. A student-athlete suspended for inappropriate criticism of a coach often challenges claiming a violation of his or her First Amendment freedom of speech. A suspension for attendance at a party where alcohol is served often results in a First Amendment freedom of assembly challenge. Suspension for failing a drug test often brings a Fourth Amendment search and seizure challenge. A suspension for misbehavior often results in a Fifth/Fourteenth Amendment due process challenge. A suspension alleged to be more severe than that given to other students for the same offense often brings a Fourteenth Amendment equal protection challenge. In order to proactively ensure that sanctions against studentathletes withstand judicial scrutiny, school and athletics personnel must have a thorough understanding of the interpretation by courts of constitutional rights in sports settings.

3-29-2022 Executive Board Meeting March 29, 2022 State Convention I.

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Call to order at 7:35 In attendance: Schieffer, Kirtley, Huff, Winker, Boock, Lipovac, Lammers, Deam, Garvis, Schultz, Hulshof, Weis, Egbert, Bissen, Linde, Ludwig, Schroeder, Buttjer, Pezzetti State Convention review A. Registration 1. throw a deadline out there 2. materials B. LTI-5 showed that didn’t register C. QR code on the badge D. How to make sure everyone registers Final Forms A. Subcommittee-Mary, Mike, Jeff, Harley, Dave B. Up by July 1 Duties A. U of I students did a good job B. packets -Buttjer handed out General Sessions- Joe went over well-energetic speaker Food A. Dessert on Saturday night B. Staff was great to work with

Sessions A. Tech worked well B. Seating was adequate C. Mini-sessions for IHSAA and IGHSAU-need to be on there for next year D. Popcorn sessions E. Issues assembly Vendor hall A. Out by 11:30 B. All kegs used C. U of I kids were good D. Sound system worked well-a couple changes for next year E. 60K in sponsorships F. Mike is going to take care of cards G. Sponsorship levels change H. Title sponsor: First booth inside the door Internet was fine I. J. Cornhole tourney-changed rules and got done earlier K. Include in hospitality-compliment by vendor Tech A. Erik responded well to internet issues B. Increased bandwidth Xtream Arena A. Help with storage B. Tubs and pallets C. No charge D. Hockey games-nice opportunity for members Breakdown after sessions over April 27 next meeting 9:30 and Girls Union A. Hall of Pride B. Upper Iowa C. Other options Adjourn at 8:12 motion by Buttjer, Second by Linde; all in favor, motion carried

2022 IHSADA State Covention Overview

March 26th

thru March 29th……….Hyatt Regency Hotel & Convention Center

By The numbers State Convention Attendees 308 IHSADA Membership 366 NIAAA Membership 359 Retired AD Membership 95 Administrative Assistants 39

Number of Rooms Reserved at the Hyatt

Leadership Training Courses

Friday, March 25th Saturday, March 26th Sunday, March 27th Monday, March 28th Total Rooms Reserved

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Total Registered @ the State Convention

Saturday, March 26th - 8:00 AM to 12:00 Noon 504 611 Total Courses Taken in this Session

13 11 24

Saturday, March 26th - 1:00 AM to 5:00 PM

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Total Courses taken in this Session Sunday, March 27th - 8:00 AM to 12:00 Noon

Total Courses taken in this Session

Licensure Questions Number taking GWEA (License Renewal) Not seeking license renewal

34 134 223 160 551

Total Number of People Involved Member Attendees 308 President's Night Additions 75 Retired Athletic Directors + Significant Others Presenters 30 Administrative Assistants 39 University of Iowa Students 8 Photographer 1 Vendors (2 per company) (75/x2150) 150 Total Courses Taken at the Convention 75

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2022 IHSADA Post Convention Survey Name of Session

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Tuesday Brunch with Broderick Binns

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What suggestions would you make to improve future State Conventions?

Good Work!

Inky Johnson, Joshua Medcalf—Guest Speakers Longer time for the "popcorn sessions" Great convention!!! Thank you!

Vary the menu.

N/A More mini sessions specific to the actual day to day operations of an AD. Ex: running track meets, working with secretaries/AD assistants, pre-season coaches meeting ideas, coaching handbooks, etc.

Give a little synopsis of what the breakout session is going to be about Hear updates from the girls/boys. I would have gone to the Iowa woman’s game if I knew they were not going to do that.

Feel like we can have it less spread out in general Speaker on AD best practices: how to maximize impact, time management strategies, more personal application/life improvement vs. Policies/procedures Keep tweaking time schedule More motivational speakers - lacking this year Continue with the popcorn sessions Popcorn topics were great. I would have liked to attend more of them and stayed longer in the ones I attended. I would like to see more breakout sessions to allow us to get to more of them Love to see more Iowa High School AD’s of all school sizes sharing on topics The changes made this year were well done. Lot's of dead time on Monday morning/afternoon Printed publications are so important to conventions. Make sure the main program and meal programs all have correct/ up-to-date information Popcorn sessions were much more interesting then the mini sessions. Look at different topics for mini sessions: such building a culture, management of your daily schedule, using social media, strength and conditioning programs, how to use community relationships such as hospital or athletic training Improve the acoustics in vendor, hard to hear the major giveaways, maybe replace the mini sessions with popcorn sessions throughout the conference Everything very good including the retired AD tour of the Iowa Hawkeye Hall of Fame (only two of us went, however).

Give Matt Carver more time in the general session None - Great event!

I don't have any suggestions The New AD workshop had topics I already new. I would have gone to a different session. Suggestion: send out a survey to see what topics the new ADs want guidance on Keep a variety of speakers and more breakout sessions. There seems to be a lot of large sessions recognizing people which is important but not as much time to hone skills Continue to invite multiple directors from each district. Especially the MS directors so they can help develop their programs to align with the HS Would love to see a session about recruiting and retaining officials and how we as AD's can assist that job Spend some money on a speaker such as Jon Gordon. Or a higher level coach/AD. Popcorn sessions were great!

Maybe have different session on Sunday as some people are coming in. Love the location and venue Have the IGHSAU and IHSAA present some substance. Consider stuff with Poverty/Participation and Athletics Bring Dynamics into Keynote speakers. Some entertaining speakers can be fun and attractive!

Popcorn sessions were by far the best, would like to see more presentations from current AD's to show off what they're doing in their schools so AD's can get more relevant information and more things they can take back and implement in their schools Have a motivational type speaker on Monday morning as our main keynote. I know it costs money, but at this time of year most ADs need some rejuvenation and encouragement It seems like most people are in such a hurry to get out of there on Tuesday- would it benefit ending it sooner on Tuesday? 30 minute popcorn sessions were nice- not too long, but long enough- Great job!

Every Popcorn session is 30 minutes long with 3 opportunities to go to the 5 sessions. Great idea this last year I enjoyed the breakout sessions. I found these more beneficial than the large group presentations I really enjoy hearing current AD's speak about things they are currently doing at their schools. My only suggestion would be to continue to offer sessions where those AD's are speaking Great convention but need more things for retired AD’s s to do

Comments

I have issues...

2022 IHSADA

“Issues Assembly Topics for Discussion” (Takes the place of the Cracker Barrel) Issue One - How to increase participation in athletics? Strategies to expand multi-sport athletes.

Proposal: The IHSADA encourages all schools to promote the Idea of participation in high school activities/athletics.

Promotions could be in the form of incentives such as a distinguished awards (letters, identification status) Multi-activity/sport Award banquets/meals, clubs, & such.

Recognition and promotion on the State Level initiated by the IHSAA/IGHSAU. Issue Two - Recruiting and Retaining Coaches.

Proposal: The IHSADA recognizes the need to recruit and retain coaches by the following: Streamlining the ability to gain a coaching license by encouraging the Department of Education and the Board of Educational Examiners to gain a temporary license and allow coaches to coach and gain licensure at the same time.

Encouraging the greater use of the NFHS Learning Center.

Coaches could be authorized by encouraging coaches become an NFHS accredited coach (AIC or CIC Program) Schools could be encouraged to provide financial incentives to support potential coaches.

Advertise the need for coaches and to financially support potential coaches with registration, training, and educational opportunities.

Issue Three - Recruiting and retaining officials Proposal: The IHSADA recognizes the need to recruit and retain officials by the following: The IHSADA supports streamlining the ability to gain a officials license by the IHSAA & the IGHSAU as one licensing agency for officials.

Encouraging the development of training courses that focus on dealing with behaviors of players, coaches, and spectators.

Schools should be encouraged to provide financial incentives to support potential officials at the local level.

Each school/conference should provide the IHSAA/IGHSAU with a name or names of prospective officials and be willing to provide some financial support for the prospective official and their registration with the state licensing organization.

The IHSAA/IGHSAU, the IHSADA, Assigners, and schools should be willing to advertise the need for officials and to financially support potential officials with registration, training, and educational opportunities.

NFHS Attention Officials Promotion

I STILL HAVE ISSUES!!!

Issue Four - Weigh in on two pieces of Legislation affecting Public and Private Education Proposal: The IHSADA opposes the adoption of the following pieces of legislation being considered in the 2022 Legislative Session.

Senate File: 2239 It is proposed to not allow schools to charge admission to anyone under 18 years of age at HS or lower level athletic and activity events.

Rationale: Charging admission to those under the age of 18 is not considered a right or privilege when it comes to attending school events. School activity funds may not operate with a positive balance and need to have a source of revenue to meet their needs. Schools should consider providing assistance to those students who have difficulty financially. Free and Reduced lunch status could provide a structure for providing for those who have difficulty with affordability.

Senate File: 2139 It is proposed that states the open enrollment eligibility would go from 90 school days to 90 calendar days.

Meaning a kid could gain open enrollment status in say May and be eligible the next fall. There are some inconsistencies with this as it pertains to transferring and open enrollment.

Rationale: The IHSADA supports the idea of a student being able to transfer from one school to another with a period of ineligibility unless parent/guardian makes a physical move from one district to the district in question.

The IHSADA does not support this piece of legislation

State Convention Protocol Having our State Convention "Issues Assembly" make formal recommendations to the IHSAA, the IGHSAU and other viable parties may be more impactful.

At the State Convention “Issues Assembly”, each of the attendees would be assigned a small group based on Football classification.

After the District Meetings, an “Issues Assembly” Select Committee was formed under the leadership of the 1st Vice President to consider the District “Issues Assembly” Proposals.

Each Small Group of ADs (Grouped by the 7 Football Classifications) at the State Convention would consider the District "Issues Assembly" Proposals with Rationale.

After proper discussion, the Small Groups will vote on each of the proposals. Proposals must pass by a 60% majority.

After the Small Group “Issues Assembly,” the Executive Board or their representatives would compile the results and send the proposals to the full body of the State Convention for consideration as part of the IHSADA Business Meeting.

After proper discussion at the Business Meeting, the full State Convention would vote electronically to support, reject, or amend the proposals.

A vote of the General Assembly would be conducted electronically.

Any supported proposal (60% support) will be shared in writing with the IGHSAU, the IHSAA, and other viable groups of interest. .

Supported proposals will be posted on the IHSADA Website.

Promotion of multi-sport athletes Junior High High volume of kids already involved, creates logistical issues already with available competition and practice opportunities Creation of more student choice with non-athletic opportunities Involvement of varsity coaches recruiting Teacher coaches recruiting in building More coaches recruited with school board support (guaranteed three coaches at each level) 1 Varsity coaches picking up assistant roles at JH level off their primary season Picking up more in-building opportunities for 6th grade students Club presence highly involved in taking up time (volleyball, softball) Girls basketball is a dying sport overall Recognition of all sports athletes during assemblies 8 Man Not very much discussion on this to start Incentivizing kids, “more money for swag” Give awards to kids if they go out for 3 sports over 4 years Different colored letters depending on multi-sports athletes Hanging posters with kids that are involved in 4 sports Coaches work with rec program, youth nights HS kids coach youth teams More girls playing travel/AAU volleyball and less for basketball Class A and 1A Banner in gym that recognize participants in 3, 4, 5 sports – Contact Brian Herman Involved in three or more sports – pin Plaques and ceremony for those involved in three 3 sports, 3.0 GPA – Those involved design uniforms, field trips (Lettermans Club), snacks available to those in club

2A Explore the law to allow middle schoolers to participate in high school sports State/Regional Level Recognition for 3 and 4 sport participation/letterwinners/award winners 3A & 4A The action of the coaches – not putting kids in a position where they have to choose No weight room before or after school Weight lifting during the school day Coaches being aligned and are actions are in line with values The issue of blending sports and if you want to increase participation you need to find a way to separate seasons Defined period of nothing going on Spring sports are a nightmare with the number of sports going on What are the Associations doing to help promote multi-sport athletes? Overlapping of sports is hurting participation numbers Need the support from the Girls/Boys Associations in looking at schedules to prevent students from being multi-sport athletes 5A School shared that they do recognize multi-sport athletes recognition Give medals to 3 and 4 sport athletes; earning a letter in 3+ sports is a condition of being Sr, athlete of the year Have a point system Importance of having the coaches in a school work together to plan Summer camp and workout schedules Kids and parents face the pressure of what ‘club’ programs are preaching about the importance being at the Club Maybe you can incentivize it with a some type of scholarship We have to keep preaching the idea of how important it is to keep playing a variety of sports

Recruiting and Retaining Coaches Junior High Huge issue right now A quicker way to get coaching endorsement for current teachers. Exp. JH level. Looking for people who are good with kids Find a more streamlined way for IA endorsement to be streamlined when teachers/coaches come from outside the state National link for certification. Online mainly based instruction Is the athletic training component really needed with the increase in trainers in schools?

Retention of JH football coaches is a struggle Where is the money coming from?

8 Man Separate contracts are hurting (PE teachers that don’t coach)

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A & 1A Explore the law to allow middle schoolers to participate in high school sports State/Regional Level Recognition for 3 and 4 sport participation/letterwinners/award winners 2A Weekend program that can coaches certified in three days Group at Morningside University – promoting young coaches/officials Commitment, Money – Barriers to coaching – Coach will send in information and get approved in two hours, another coach submitted paperwork and took much longer – No consistency Steve Mitchell – Provided checklist with order of paperwork Booster Club will reimburse coaches who get coaching certification – Must coach for two years 3A & 4A Schools help pay for some of the classes to become a coach Trying to push where the school will front the money to pay for the classes; coach will pay the money back with first paycheck Amount of time it takes for a person to get licensed by the BOEE The classes they are taking are irrelevant to what they are actually doing as a coach Some states having a potential coach to do a background check and finger print to be a coach (maybe a little bit more stringent for head coaches) Maybe free NFHS Classes Support from college education programs not telling potential educators to not coach their first 2 years of teaching School had an applicant to be a coach and they were licensed to coach at the college level but not the high school level Support – need a more friendly easier process of getting individuals licensed to become a coach 5A Transitional authorization has made it easier to get a coaching authorization Online CPR has made a big difference for the coaching authorization process We have to continue to keep communicating with parents how important it is to demonstrate value &respect for coaches Positive customer service is very important for the BOEE. Many AD’s and coaches have experienced rude responses Providing additional stipends to raise the pay for coaches so that people can feel valued.

Anything that can be done to streamline the process will help Would like to see other options for people to use to get their licensure; the NFHS website could be a big help

Recruiting and Retaining Officials Junior High Adding a course at the HS for students to get certified 3 DMPS has a course at central campus for certification of HS students Having officials work 5 games or more getting a bonus Club sports paying cash… is this something that we could do?

Mandatory period working at the JH level as new officials rather than club—better experience with crowd/coaches Pay of officials pretty uniform, but willing to pay more when working more in a night/picking up a game late Central Iowa Wrestling Officials do a great job of mentoring youth officials We need more mentoring and clinic opportunities for officials state wide In 5 years, we are looking at a bigger issue with officials reaching the age of retirement 8Man QR codes on programs to get officials Officials feel they don’t have the support of administrators. Younger officials don’t want to deal with the BS The situation in the gym isn’t comfortable.

Addressing situations within a conference and have the same rules Not necessarily about the money, its about how they are treated Supply equipment to new officials Old equipment to younger officials Make an announcement thanking officials Paying officials from other states (MN, SD, WI, IL) Send out a message with new officials along with a full list of who is certified Send in film to evaluate coaches A-1A Pay Difficulty finding officials depending on sport Not enough officials Relationship with officials if AD assigns referees as opposed to have an assigner do it Depending on location, have to use assigner or we won’t get anyone Partner with BOEE – Encourage coaches to become officials Need more recruitment on college campuses Need to find a user-friendly platform – AD’s don’t know how to use the platforms that we are supposed to use 2A Consider the waiving of fees whenever possible Consolidate different access locations for online registration and communication Provide equipment for younger officials to lower initial start up costs Allow for one certified official for sub-varsity competition Opportunity to rotate more officials who get state tournament assignments Find ways to create a consistent statewide pay structure Gain more data and information from survey of current and former officials Continue to develop mentoring and evaluation structures that increase feedback and interaction for officials with fellow officials and AD’s Programs to express gratitude for officials (Student, Coach, Spectator Thank You’s) 3A-4A Why is there a charge to become an official?

Place for officials and AD to get information about officials (Arbiter, DragonFly) $600 and getting taxed – officials use to balance where they worked so they would not get a 1099, now going through these platforms No mentoring program for officials Officials Pay – We are at the mercy of officials on pay for events State Wide Official Scale?

Help teachers get their officials license (schools pay for these) Officials are being asked to work 6 days a week because there is such a shortage (goes back to scheduling) Veteran officials working together instead of working with younger officials Cycle different umpires through the state tournaments. Same umpires work the state tournaments every year Reducing the number of games might help with officials Need support from the Associations to help with officials because there are too many games, shortage of officials and the high cost of paying officials for games.

5A Give assigners the ability to have meetings within our buildings Find someone in your community who will really take leadership in finding new officials Simplify registration process: Have 1 registration fee for the 2 groups Athletic Directors/Supervisors really have to ‘shut down’ the negative speech/behavior Creating a survey where everyone can say what the pay is for everyone Work with universities and colleges to recruit officials and then have some kind of incentive

Two Pieces of Legislation Junior High Proposal 1 - Free Admission to those under 18 Activities passes for free and reduced families Letters and punch cards for similar families Case by case for individual families No charge for JH events

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Proposal 2 - 90 Day eligibility Hard to push back with status quo, allowance of mental health waivers Not applicable at JH level

8 Man Some schools already let kids in for free Some get more money to cover that A-1A Transfer Rule Currently 90 school days – Proposed change to 90 calendar days Good with 90 calendar days – Take the emotion out of it Concern with parent power – Will they abuse it more?

Increase in school “hopping” depending on location Comparable to NCAA portal Texas – Wherever you are the first day, that is where you’re eligible for the entire year 2A Considerations can be made to the beginning of school date (August 23) 3A-4A We as a group oppose the Senate File 2139 5A Key idea that was expressed: 90 calendar days would be to short on Transfers Discussion on impact of paying for kids or waiving admission for kids to get into games Other Issues Raised 8Man Can coaches “volunteer” and not be certified for a year or 2 in able to help?

Counting beds numbers effects smaller schools. Can we just count the kids that come over?

Percentages, multiplier?

A-1A If we add a new activity, what demographic are we targeting – What are the costs associated with it?

Mental Health and Physical wellness 2A Topics to Consider by the IHSADA Allow 6th grade students to participate in Middle School Sports when schools do not have enough students to fulfill a team Considerations to consolidate online management platforms for activities (scheduling/officials/student management/facilities) Considerations for additional financial support when hosting a neutral site post season contest Consider allowing for one contest over the holiday break for a make-up contest in the event of bad weather

A Lighter Side...

Dear Coach Musselman: Remembering our discussions of your football men who were having troubles in English, I have decided to ask you, in turn, for help.

We feel that Paul Spindles, one of our most promising scholars, has a chance for a Rhodes Scholarship, which would be a great thing for him and for our college. Paul has the academic record for this award, but we find that the aspirant is also required to have other excellences, and ideally should have a good record in athletics. Paul is weak. He tries hard, but he has troubles in athletics. But he does try hard.

We propose that you give some special consideration to Paul as a varsity player, putting him, if possible, in the backfield of the football team. In this way, he can show a better college record to the committee deciding on the Rhodes Scholarships. We realize that Paul will be a problem on the field, but—as you have often said—cooperation between our department and yours is highly desirable, and we do expect Paul to try hard, of course. During intervals of study, we shall coach him as much as we can. His work in the English Club and on the debate team will force him to miss many practices, but we intend to see that he carries an old football around to bounce (or whatever one does with a football) during intervals in his work. We expect Paul to show entire goodwill in his work for you and, though he will not be able to begin football practice till late in the season, he will finish the season with good attendance.

Sincerely yours,

Benjamin Plotinus Benjamin Plotinus, Chairman English Department Contributed to College English, April ‘55 by William Stafford