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IBCA Member Newsletter March 2017 IBCA Member Newsletter Serving Illinois Coaches Since 1971… The IBCA was founded by the late Chuck Rolinski with the support of legendary coaches across the state. Its purpose is to promote the game of basketball in Illinois, provide a strong and consistent voice for basketball coaches with the IHSA , and provide resources and mentoring to coaches of all ages. Upcoming Events March State Finals Hospitality Rooms May 6 Hall of Fame Banquet June 10 IBCA All-Star Games Executive Director, Jim Tracy St. Laurence HS Message from the Executive Director Even though we are barely into the month of March, the IHSA’s “March Madness” has taken a solid hold on the state of Illinois. Our small and large school girls have already crowned four IHSA State champions. Sectional and Supersectional play is in full swing with our large and small school boys. It truly is an exciting time of the year! For those of you who have completed your seasons, congratulations on a job well done. Those still alive in state playoff competition, my hope would be that your teams play to the best of their abilities for as long as they are able! It is my sincere hope that all IBCA members have had a productive and rewarding year. There are so many lessons that the game teaches all of us. Some we learn the hard way, some not so tough! The bottom line is that we do learn and we do grow. Ultimately, we pass these lessons on to the young people that we work with. Truly serving and caring for them is why we do what we do! In early May, our Coaches of the Year from throughout the state will be recognized at our IBCA Banquet at Illinois State University. We will also honor our 2017 IBCA Hall of Fame inductees. Finally, on the second Saturday in June, approximately 120 of Illinois’ finest girls and boys senior basketball student-athletes will compete in our 2017 IBCA All-Star games to be held at Pontiac High School. We look forward to another great weekend of fellowship and competition with some amazing young people along with their outstanding All-Star coaches! We hope that you have been able to find information about all IBCA related events on our website (www.ibcaillinois.org). As always, if there is any way that I, or any of our board, can be of assistance, please do not hesitate to let us know. Executive Director, Emeritus (d.2014) Chuck Rolinski

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IBCAMemberNewsletter March2017

IBCAMemberNewsletterServingIllinoisCoachesSince1971…

TheIBCAwasfoundedbythelateChuckRolinskiwiththesupportoflegendarycoachesacrossthestate.ItspurposeistopromotethegameofbasketballinIllinois,provideastrongandconsistentvoiceforbasketballcoacheswiththeIHSA,andprovideresourcesandmentoringtocoachesofallages.

UpcomingEvents

March StateFinalsHospitalityRooms

May6 HallofFameBanquet

June10 IBCAAll-StarGames

ExecutiveDirector,JimTracySt.LaurenceHS

MessagefromtheExecutiveDirectorEventhoughwearebarelyintothemonthofMarch,theIHSA’s“MarchMadness”hastakenasolidholdonthestateofIllinois.OursmallandlargeschoolgirlshavealreadycrownedfourIHSAStatechampions.SectionalandSupersectionalplayisinfullswingwithourlargeandsmallschoolboys.Ittrulyisanexcitingtimeoftheyear!

Forthoseofyouwhohavecompletedyourseasons,congratulationsonajobwelldone.Thosestillaliveinstateplayoffcompetition,myhopewouldbethatyourteamsplaytothebestoftheirabilitiesforaslongastheyareable!

ItismysincerehopethatallIBCAmembershavehadaproductiveandrewardingyear.Therearesomanylessonsthatthegameteachesallofus.Somewelearnthehardway,somenotsotough!Thebottomlineisthatwedolearnandwedogrow.Ultimately,wepasstheselessonsontotheyoungpeoplethatweworkwith.Trulyservingandcaringforthemiswhywedowhatwedo!

InearlyMay,ourCoachesoftheYearfromthroughoutthestatewillberecognizedatourIBCABanquetatIllinoisStateUniversity.Wewillalsohonorour2017IBCAHallofFameinductees.

Finally,onthesecondSaturdayinJune,approximately120ofIllinois’finestgirlsandboysseniorbasketballstudent-athleteswillcompeteinour2017IBCAAll-StargamestobeheldatPontiacHighSchool.WelookforwardtoanothergreatweekendoffellowshipandcompetitionwithsomeamazingyoungpeoplealongwiththeiroutstandingAll-Starcoaches!

WehopethatyouhavebeenabletofindinformationaboutallIBCArelatedeventsonourwebsite(www.ibcaillinois.org).Asalways,ifthereisanywaythatI,oranyofourboard,canbeofassistance,pleasedonothesitatetoletusknow.

ExecutiveDirector,Emeritus(d.2014)ChuckRolinski

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TheIBCAhascontinuedtomoveforwardinourmanyinitiativeswiththesupportofthecoachesfromaroundthestate.Ourprofessionisnoteasybutitisveryrewarding.Werecentlylostourlastgamewhichhappenstoalmostallofusthistimeofyear.ThisgamewasdifferentinthatitmarkedtheendofmycoachingcareerasIamretiringfromeducationthisyear.

Reflectingonthelast37yearsofcoachingitoccurstomethatnearlyallofthemostimportantmomentsarerelatedtotherelationshipsbuiltwithothers.Ihavebeenblessedovermycoachingcareerwithincrediblementors,assistantcoaches,administrators,adversariesandplayers.TheIBCAhasplayedavitalroleinanysuccessachievedandinsustainingmycareeroverthelast37years.

ThroughtheIBCAIhavebeenencouragedtogrowprofessionally,giventheopportunitytosupportotherswhoaretryinghelpplayersdevelop,andmetawholehostoflike-mindedpeoplewhosegreatestdesireistohelpplayersgrowintosuccessfulyoungmen.ManyofmyclosestfriendsarecoachesthatIhavemetthroughtheIBCA.Friendswhoareengagedinthesamestruggleanddealwiththesameissues.Coachingisnoteasybutitisvitalthatwehaveanabundantnumberofeffectiveprofessionalcoachestoadvancethedevelopmentoftheyouthofournation.TheIBCAhasprovidedmewiththesupporttocontinuethestruggleanditwillcontinuetoworktodothesameforallofthebasketballcoachesinthestate!

TheIBCAisexcitedregardingtheBasketballMuseumofIllinois.ProgresshasbeencontinuingtowardssecuringthemuseumbuildinginPontiac.Thenextstepwillbeincreasingthefundraisingeffortstomovetowardsmakingourmuseumdreamareality.WeareeagerlyawaitinggoodnewsfromPontiacanydaynow.

WearealsointheprocessofastructuralchangeintheleadershipoftheIBCAtobetterincludethevoiceofthecoachesfromallareasofthestate.Wearegoingtoinitiateasystemwherethereare7divisionalboardsofdirectorswhowillservetheneedsofeachlocalarea(Division)ofthestateandmeetlocallytodiscusscurrentissues.The7divisionaldirectorswillbemembersoftheexecutiveboardofdirectorswhorepresenttheentirestate.Inthisway,wearehopefultobettermeettheneedsofallofthecoachesineveryareaofthestate.ThisisinlinewiththeIBCA’ScontinuingmissionistosupporttheprofessionalgrowthofallIllinoisBasketballcoachesandtopromotethegameforcoaches,playersandfans.

AspresidentoftheIBCAIwouldliketoonceagainpersonallythankallofyouforyoursupportandforyourcommitmenttodevelopingplayersbothathleticallyandpersonally.Ithasbeenapleasureandanhonortoworkwithallofyouovertheyears.IfeelblessedthatIamanIllinoisBasketballCoachandaproudmemberoftheIllinoisBasketballCoachesAssociation.Thankyouforallthatandsomuchmore!

AlltheBest,

PresidentIBCA

President'sLetter

IBCAPresidentBobWilliamsNilesWestHS

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TheFourMentorsYouNeedbyRichCzeslawski,HeadBoys'BasketballCoach,CrystalLakeCentralIBCADirectorofCommunications/TreasurerNHSBCADirectorofDevelopmentandCommunications(articleasappearedinNABCTimeoutMagazine–Winter2017)

Overthepast10years,adisturbingtrendhassurfacedinthecoachingcommunity.Coachingturnoverisrampant,andcareersarebeingcutshortatanalarmingrate.ThistrendwasfirstdiscussedatanNHSBCAmeetingattheFinalFourseveralyearsago,andwehavekeptoureyeoniteversince.

Manyreasonsforthetrendwerebroughttothetableinopendiscussion,butthemostoftenmentionedwere:

• Increasingparentalinvolvement/expectations• Lackofadministrativesupport• Theuseofsocialmediamakingeveryone’sopinionpublic• Lackofatrueoffseason• Competingwithoutsideinfluences• Decreasinginterestfromfanbases

Allofthesymptomsabovepointedtoanoverarchingthemeofcoachingburnoutasthecauseofthetrend.

Tohelpreducecoachingburnout,ourorganizationisputtingtogetherresourcestohelpcoachesintheseareas.Strategiestohelpcopewithstress,managetime,developrelationshipswithparentsandadministrators,embracesocialmedia,andtakecareofthebodyandmindareforthcoming.

Anotherpossiblereasonthecoachingcarouselisspinningoutofcontrolisthattoooftencoachesaregettingjobsbeforetheyareready,andarelefttofendforthemselveswithoutanestablishedsupportsystem.Theneedforgoodmentoringismoreprevalentnowthanever,andthisisanotherwaytheNHSBCAhopestosupportitsmembersinthecomingyear.

Herearefourmentorseverycoachshouldseektoaddtotheirlives:

1)Thetraditionalmentor.Thisdoesn’tnecessarilyhavetobean“oldschool”coach,butyouwanttofindsomeonewhohasbeenthere,donethat.Someonewhomaynotevenbeabletorelatetothenuancesofcoachingtoday’splayers,butcangiveyouvaluableperspectiveandactasabarometerforsituationsastheygetmoreandmorecomplicated.Thismentorusuallydoesagreatjobofkeepingyougroundedandfocusedonthebigpicture.

2)Thepeermentor.Thismentorissomeonewhoisinasimilarpositiontoyours.Acoach,whoiscurrentlygoingthroughthesamebattles,canofferadifferentperspectiveonthesamesituations,andallowyoutoreturnthefavor.Theopportunitytomentorsomeoneelseispivotalinthegrowthofacoach.Manycoachesfear,orforget,thismentorrelationshipbecausethecoachingprofessionhasbecomeincreasinglycompetitiveanditmayseemoddtoenteramutualmentoringrelationshipwithsomeoneyoumaycompeteagainst.Resistthatthought,andembracewhatcouldbethemostimportantrelationshipyoumakeoutsideyourstaff!(continuedonpage4)

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EducationalPartners

IBCASponsors

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3)Theoutsidermentor.Whilethepeermentorisoftenfearedorforgotten,theoutsidermentorisrarelyeventhoughtof.Thisissomeonewhoissuccessfulinsomeareaoutsideofcoaching.Theymaybeabusinessleader,aneducationaladministrator,orjustsomeoneyouadmireforthepersonthattheyare.Theydon’tneedtoknowathingaboutbasketball,andareoftenmoreimpactfulwhentheydon’t.Theyprovideaglobalperspectivethathelpsyoutakethebasketballblindersoffandfocusonthebiggestpicture,life.Thismentoroftenservesasamoralcompassforyouandcanguideyouthroughthingsgoingoninyourlifeoffthecourtaswell.

4)Theever-presentmentor.KevinEastmanisoneofthemostinsightfulclinicspeakersonthecircuitrightnow.Ifyouevergetachancetospendtimewithhimorhearhimspeak,don’tmissit.Withagrinonhisface,Kevintalksaboutallofthe“clinics"heattendsinthecomfortofhisownhome(orhotelroom).Hethenletsyouinonhissecret,bypointingtoallofthebooks,videos,podcasts,etc.thatarereadilyavailableforcoachestolearnfrom.

Inthesamevein,oneofthesevenprinciplesforagoodlifepasseddowntoJohnWoodenbyhisfatherwas,“Drinkdeeplyfromgoodbooks”.Startbyfindingabookorvideothatyouidentifywith,andthenfollowthepaththatleadsyoudown.Invariably,eachbook/resourceyoufindwillleadyoutoanexponentialnumberofotherslikeit.Intherareinstancethatthebookorarticleyouarereadingdoesnotciteanotherresource,seekouttheauthorandaskthemwhotheirmajorinfluencesare.Usingthisstrategy,youwillquicklycompilealistofmentorswhosethoughtsyoucanhaveatyourfingertipsatamoment’snotice.

Themostvaluableresourcesavailabletocoachesareothercoaches.Bewillingtoshareideas,andbeopentogettingnewideasfromothersandyouwillbuildasupportsystemthatwillkeepyouinthefight!

AbouttheNHSBCA

TheNationalHighSchoolBasketballCoachesAssociationisanorganizationunitingthe30-plusstatesthathaveStateBasketballCoachesAssociationstoworkforthebettermentofthegame.TheNHSBCAalsoservesastheHighSchoolCongresswithintheNABC.TheNHSBCAisthenationalvoiceforhighschoolbasketballcoaches,workingtofosterhighstandardsofprofessionalismandtosupportcoaches.

AllactiveIBCAMembersareautomaticallyenrolledasNHSBCAmembers.

Learnmoreathttp://nhsbca.org

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byBrianJohnson,HeadBoys'BasketballCoach,WestAuroraHighSchool

Playersneedtolearnhowtoplaybasketballafteraninitialplaybreaksdown.Ascoaches,wecanonlycontrolacertainamountofwhathappensonthecourt.Therestisuptoourplayerstoreact.Attachedareafewsimpledrillsthathelptoteachplayerswhentomakethecorrectcutdependingonhowtheyareguarded.Thereareafewrulesthatthecutterneedstobeawareofinordertomakethecorrectcut.• Thedefenderwilldictatewhatcuttomake.• Acutalwaysstartswiththeoffensivemanbringinghis/herdefenderawayfromtheball.

-Iftheoffensivemanislocatedonthewing,he/sheshouldbringhis/herdefendertowardsthebaseline.-Iftheoffensivemanislocatedattheguardspot,he/sheshouldcuttowardstheweaksidewingpositionbeforeattackingthescreen.-Thescreenerisasimportantasthecutter.

• Forthefirstcut,thecutteralwayslookstomakeacurlcut.Oncehe/shemeetsthescreener,theybothwillthendecidehowthecutter’sdefenderisgoingtoguardthescreen.Thisiswhenthecutterwilldecidewhichtypeofcuttoexecute.

ListofDrills:

1. ChairReads2. 2-on-2PerfectReads3. 2-on-2ontheSide4. 3-on-3ontheSide5. 4-on-4NoPost

*Anothergreatdrillthatworksonspacing,screening,andcuttingiscalled“50GreatScreens.”Thisisanicecompetitivedrillthatnotonlyworksonoffense,butalsoforcesthedefensetobemoreaggressive.50GreatScreens:

1. 5-on-5fullcourtdrill.2. Startthedrillwithajumpballatcentercourt.3. Theoffenseisawarded1-pointforthecombinationofagreatscreen,thecutterreadinghis/herdefender

correctlyandmakingthecorrectcut,andthescreenerthengoingoppositeofthecutter.Ifthatcombinationisnotallcorrect,1-pointisnotawarded.Thecoachmakesthisdecision.

4. Theoffensecanalsoscore1-pointforamadebasket.Ifthebasketisanuncontestedlay-up,thentheoffensereceives5-points.Whentheoffensescores,theygettokeeptheballandcontinuetoplayoffense.

5. Theoffensecanlosepointsforaturnover(5-pointsdeductedfromscore).6. Thedefensecanearn1-pointperdeflection.7. Transitiononmissedbasketsandturnovers.8. Thefirstteamtoscore50-pointswins.

Ifyouhaveanyquestionsabouttheaboveinformationordrills,[email protected].

ReadingYourDefender

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byMattMonroe,HeadBoys'BasketballCoach,St.IgnatiusHighSchoolIBCAWebDirector

BeLoyaltotheProgram:Oneofthemostimportantrolesofanassistantcoachistobeloyaltotheheadcoachandtotheprogram.Therearemanyinfluencesandissuesthatmayemergeduringthecourseofaseason.Makesureyoualwayskeepthebestinterestsoftheplayers,yourprogram,andtheheadcoachinmindinwhateveryoudo.Rememberit’sabouttheteamandnotyou.BeAvailableandPresent:Thebestassistantcoachesaretheonesthatarepresentallofthetime.Makeyourselfavailabletotheheadcoachanddedicatethenecessarytimeneededtomaketheprogramsuccessful.Putintheextraworkandalwayslooktogoaboveandbeyondyourbasicresponsibilitiesasacoach.DotheWork:Nojoborresponsibilityisbeneathyou.Asanassistantcoach(andaheadcoach)youneedtobewillingtodothedirtywork.Buildingaprogramandsustainingsuccessarebothdonebyputtinginworkthatmightnotalwaysbefunorfilledwithglory.Coachingisnotforthefaintofheart–itrequiresatremendousamountofenergy,effort,andtime.Ifyouwanttobesuccessful,youmustputintheworkeveryday.BeWillingtoLearn:Along-timesuccessfulheadcoachoncesaid,“IfIevergettothepointinmycareerwhereIstoplearning,Iwillstopcoaching.”Themoreyoulearnaboutthegame,themoreyou’llunderstandhowlittleyoutrulyknow.Beasponge.Learnasmuchasyoucan.Yourheadcoachisagreatsourceforknowledge,butyoumayalsolearnfromcoacheswhomayhavelessexperiencethanyou.Takesomethingfromeveryone.Althoughyoumightnotalwaysagreewithothercoaches,maintainanopenmindandunderstandthatthereisn’tonerightwaytodothings.FindaSpecialty:Findsomethingyoucandofortheprogramthatyoucanown.Developaspecialityinanareathatcanmakeapositiveimpactonthesuccessofyourteamandprogram.Bringsomethingspecialtothetable.Thereareavarietyofareasinwhichyoucanbringsomethingspecialtoaprogram.Someideasinclude:teamdefense,shootingskillwork,technology,scouting,organizingclinics,breakingdowngamefilm,creatingaprogramnewsletter,andmore.CommunicatewiththeHeadCoach:Whetheryouarethefreshmanheadcoachorthesophomoreassistant,youneedtomakesuretheheadcoachisawareofeverythingthatisgoingoninhisorherprogram.Don’texpecttheheadcoachtosolveallofyourproblemsforyou,butmakesurethattherearenosurprisesintheprogram.KnowYourRole:Asayoungcoach,itiseasytoletyourambitiontakeover.Makesureyoudon’toverstepyourbounds.Knowwhatyourroleisintheprogramandfillittoyourgreatestability.Dowhatevertheheadcoachasksofyouandneverforgetthatyouarehis/herassistant.HaveSelf-Discipline:Beontime.Followschoolandprogramrulesandexpectations.Followthroughonwhatyou’reaskedtodo.Carryyourselfandrepresenttheschoolandprograminapositivewayatalltimes.Makesureyouexerciseself-disciplineinallthatyoudo.Notonlydoesitmakeyouabettercoachandhelptheprogram,itsetsagreatexampleforyourplayers.GiveSuggestions:Findwaystocontributetotheprogramwhencalledtodoso.Don’tbeafraidtogivesuggestionsandunderstandthatthereisagoodchancetheheadcoachmightnotusewhatyousay.However,itisimportanttogiveanotherperspective,anotheridea,andanotherplan.Don’ttakeitpersonallyifyourideagetsshotdown,anddon’tgloatifitisusedsuccessfully.PromoteaUnifiedMessage:Stayonmessage.Don’tcontradictwhatthemessageoftheprogramandtheheadcoachis,evenifyoudon’tcompletelyagreewithit.Successfulprogramshaveaunifiedmessage.Asanunder-levelcoach,sticktotheprogramthatisinplaceandprepareyourplayersforvarsitybasketball.Alldisagreementsamongstaffmembersshouldbediscussedprivately.Successfulprogramsalmostalwaysactasone.

RolesofanAssistantCoach

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byPaulHarris,HeadBasketballCoach,HighlandParkHighSchoolandJohnCamardella,HeadBoysBasketballCoach,ProspectHighSchoolFormerIBCAPresidentMikeKolzeusedtosaythatbeingaHeadBasketballCoachis“likeputtingbeadsonastringwithnoknotatthebottom.”Thereisalwayssomethingtodo,especiallyinNovember.Oneaspectofourjobthatmanyofusdreadisthegeneralparentmeetingonceourteamhasbeenselected.OurAthleticDirectorswantustohavethesemeetings“toopenthelinesofcommunication”and“geteveryoneonthesamepage”.Unfortunately,thesegeneralmeetingsoftendotheopposite.Itishardtoopencommunicationwhen99%ofthegeneralmeetingisthecoachdoingthetalking.Andbecauseplayersandparentsarecomingintothisexperiencefromdifferentperspectives,it’sunlikelya½hourmeetingwillhelpeveryonegetonthesamepage.Asaresult,wehaveimplementedasystemofcommunicatingwithplayersandparentsthatmayseemdangerous,buthasproducedverypositiveresults.TheideaisaHomeVisitforeveryvarsityplayerintheprogram.WegottheideafromcurrentDePaulUniversityMen’sCoach,JerryWainwright.WhenCoachWainwrightwasahighschoolcoachatHighlandParkinthelate1970sandearly1980sheusedtheHomeVisittogettoknowplayersandtheirfamiliesinamorethoroughwayandtogetthecommunityexcitedaboutbasketball.Hewouldbringtheplayerhisuniformoranewsetofpracticegearaswellasagiftfortheparents,suchasabuttonorbumpersticker.ThereisnodoubtthatHomeVisitshelpedestablishapositivecultureintheHighlandParkcommunity.Manycoacheswillsaythattheydon’thavethetimetovisiteachplayer’shomeortheyarefearfulofopeningthemselvesuptocriticismfromadisgruntledparent.Whilethoserisksexist,wehavefoundthattherewardsfaroutweighanyrisks.Thefollowinglisthighlightssomeoftheadvantageswehavediscoveredthroughthisprocess.• Itallowsyoutotailoryourpresentation–ageneralmeetingisjustthat,general.Itisimpossibletoindividualizeyourspeechtofittheneedsofallyourplayersandparents.TheHomeVisitallowsfordiscussionthatisrelevanttothatparticularfamily.Forexample,acoachmaywanttocommunicatedifferentlytoaplayerwhohasthepotentialtoplayincollegethantoaplayerwhomaynotseemuchvarsityplayingtime.Thesameistrueifyouarecommunicatingwiththefamilyofaseniorplayerversusthefamilyofafreshmanyouhavemoveduptothevarsity.

• Givesyouachancetotalkaboutwheretheplayerfitsintoyourteam–Whilethismaybeoneofthetougherpartsofthemeeting,thisisthepartthatmaysaveyousomeheadachesastheyeargoeson.Onethingweguardagainstintheseconversationsisoverpromising.Nothinggetscoachesintotroublemorewithplayers,andwithparents,thanoverpromisingandthenunderdelivering.Honestyisthebiggestkeywhendiscussingaplayer’srole.Bydiscussingthepossiblerolesaplayerwillhavetheopportunitytocompeteforinfrontoftheirparents,wearedoingmorethangettingeveryoneonthesamepage.We’retryingtogeteveryoneonthesamesentence,readingatthesamespeed.

• It’sachancetoseetheplayer’sfamilydynamic–Wecanlearnsomuchaboutaplayerbygoingintohis/herhome.Thisinformationoftenallowsustoreachthatplayerandinturngetthemostoutofhim/her.Itisgoodtoknowiftheplayeristheyoungestof7childrenoranonlychild.Thisinformationmayhelpustounderstandwhytheplayerisactingacertainway.It’salsoimportanttoknowiftheplayerhasbothparentslivingathomeoriftherehasbeenadivorceordeathinthefamily.Themoreinformationwehave,thebetterableandpreparedwearetohaveanimpact,bothonandoffthecourt.(continuedonpage8)

HighSchoolHomeVisits

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ChuckRolinski•ExecutiveDirector,Emeritus(d.2014)JimTracy•ExecutiveDirector

BobWilliams•President-NilesWestNeilAlexander•1stVicePresident–LincolnEugeneHenry•2ndVicePresident–ChicagoPublicLeagueRodneyKellar•3rdVicePresident–RidgeviewJimMartin•4thVicePresident–LincolnWayEastRichCzeslawski•Communications/Treasurer–CrystalLakeCentralSteveAllen•RecordingSecretary–SpringfieldLutheran

MikeBailey•AssociateExecutiveDirector-St.PatrickRonWinemiller•AssociateExecutiveDirector-BentonMikeSmall•GirlsBasketballChair–ReginaDominicanMarkKleemann•HallofFame–OakLawnMattMonroe•WebsiteDirector–St.IgnatiusBruceFirchau•MuseumDirector

Visitusonthewebathttp://ibcaillinois.org

IBCAExecutiveBoard

(continuedfrompage7)• It’sanopportunitytolaythegroundrulesforhowcommunicationshouldoccurthroughouttheyear–Byhavingthismeetingfacetoface,weestablishacultureofdirectandhonestcommunication.Toomanytimesparentswanttosendalong-windede-mailoranemotionalvoicemessage;thisisouropportunitytoletthemknowhowwedobusiness.Itisalsoachancetodiscusswithparentsthethingswewillandwillnottalkabout.Forexample,weoftentellparentsthatwewilltalktothemaboutanythingtheywanttotalkaboutexceptplayingtime,teamstrategy,andotherstudent-athletes.

Beingavarsitybasketballplayerisabigcommitment.Weaskalotoftheplayersandparentsinourprograms,andTheHomeVisitgivesusanopportunitytoshowparentsthatwevalueeveryonewhoismakingthiscommitment.FromourAllConferenceplayer,toourstudentmanager,everyoneisimportant.WehavefoundthattheHomeVisitleadstoamutualrespectbetweencoachesandparents.Byacknowledgingtotheparentthattheremaybetimeswhenwewillagreetodisagree,wehelptodiffusepotentialissues.ThismutualrespectcancomeinhandywhenyouwalkpastagroupofparentsataSaturdaymorningJVgameafteratoughconferenceloss.Italsoshouldbearemindertousascoachesthatwearehandlingsomeone’smostprizedpossession.Byspendingalittlebitoftimeineachplayer’shomeweshowparentsthatwearetakingthatresponsibilityseriously.Formoreinformation,[email protected]/[email protected]

IBCABoys’All-StateSelectionThelasttwopagesofthisnewsletterlisttheBoys’IBCAAll-StateSelectionCommitteeRepresentativesforeachDistrict.IfyouhaveaplayeryoufeelshouldbeconsideredforoneofourAll-Stateteams,youmustcontactyourDistrictReptohavethemconsidered.

ForalistofschoolsbyDistrict,clickhere

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IBCABoys’All-StateCommitteeChairmen

1A/2ABoys:RonWinemiller(Benton)|E-Mail:[email protected]/4ABoys:BradStorm(Geneseo)|E-Mail:[email protected]

District11A/2A:DavidVandermuler(LatinSchool)E-Mail:[email protected]/2A:JasonTucker(LutherNorth)E-Mail:[email protected]/4A:JamesShelton(Schurz)E-Mail:[email protected]/2A:LorenzoDonegan(PhoenixAcademy)E-Mail:[email protected]/4A:TomWhite(DeLaSalle)E-Mail:[email protected]/4A:DonnieKirksey(Dunbar)E-Mail:[email protected]/2A:ColisBrown(Corliss)E-Mail:[email protected]/4A:ChrisPickett(Vocational)E-Mail:[email protected]/2A:WillRey(NorthridgePrep)E-Mail:[email protected]/4A:GlennOlson(NilesNorth)E-Mail:[email protected]/4A:BobWidlowski(Fremd)E-Mail:[email protected]/2A:BillSambrookes(HBR)E-Mail:[email protected]/4A:WendellJeffries(EastAurora)E-Mail:[email protected]/4A:PatWoods(St.CharlesEast)E-Mail:[email protected]

District61A/2A:NOREPS3A/4A:DanMcKendrick(Deerfield)E-Mail:[email protected]/4A:WillBenson(Huntley)E-Mail:[email protected]/2A:JackLegrand(TimothyChristian)E-Mail:[email protected]/4A:PeteKramer(NapervilleCentral)E-Mail:[email protected]/4A:ChrisPerkins(Willowbrook)E-Mail:[email protected]/2A:3A/4A:ToddAllen(Sandburg)E-Mail:[email protected]/4A:MattManzke(OakForest)E-Mail:[email protected]/2A:3A/4A:MattBorrowman(Oswego)E-Mail:[email protected]/2A:TonyDunlap(Eastland)E-Mail:[email protected]/2A:JoeMurphy(Winnebago)E-Mail:[email protected]/4A:RoySackmaster(RockfordEast)E-Mail:[email protected]/2A:JeffParsons(Weathersfield)E-Mail:[email protected]/4A:SeanTaylor(Moline)E-Mail:[email protected]

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IBCABoys’All-StateCommitteeChairmen

1A/2ABoys:RonWinemiller(Benton)|E-Mail:[email protected]/4ABoys:BradStorm(Geneseo)|E-Mail:[email protected]

District121A/2A:NathanielMeiss(ElPaso-Gridley)E-Mail:[email protected]/2A:AbeZeller(Roanoke-Benson)E-Mail:[email protected]/4A:DerrickBooth(PeoriaManual)E-Mail:[email protected]/2A:BrianBrooks(St.Joseph-Ogden)E-Mail:[email protected]/2A:ChadCluver(Watseka)E-Mail:[email protected]/4A:ChadBenedict(MahometSeymour)E-Mail:[email protected]/2A:MackThompson(Robinson)E-Mail:[email protected]/2A:JohnNiebrugge(Altamont)E-Mail:[email protected]/4A:RonReed(Effingham)E-Mail:[email protected]/2A:ClayHauerberg(Clinton)E-Mail:[email protected]/2A:JonNelson(Tri-Valley)E-Mail:[email protected]/4A:MichaelMosley(Bloomington)E-Mail:[email protected]/2A:JansenBakerE-Mail:[email protected]/4A:MikeReynolds(Galesburg)E-Mail:[email protected]/2A:JoePembroke(Greenfield)E-Mail:[email protected]/2A:MattMillburg(RaymondLincolnwood)E-Mail:[email protected]/4A:

District181A/2A:SteveDilley(BuffaloTriCity)E-Mail:[email protected]/2A:KyleWeber(PleasantPlains)E-Mail:[email protected]/4A:ToddBlakeman(GlenwoodChatham)E-Mail:[email protected]/4A:KevinBrown(Washington)E-Mail:[email protected]/2A:ToddCantrell(Greenville)E-Mail:[email protected]/4A:JoeMuniz(BellevilleWest)E-Mail:[email protected]/4A:GregLeib(BellevilleAlthoff)E-mail:[email protected]/2A:ScottMcElravy(Fairfield)E-Mail:[email protected]/2A:AndyPalmer(Carlyle)E-Mail:[email protected]/4A:LeeBennett(Centralia)E-Mail:[email protected]/2A:MikeChamness(AJ)E-Mail:[email protected]/2A:DougMiller(GallatinCo)E-Mail:[email protected]/4A:JimMiller(Carbondale)E-Mail:[email protected]