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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
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]
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]