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SECTION FOUR Year in Review

The IHSAA signed a three-year agreement with Fox Sports Midwest in 2013, making IHSAA championship events available to
more Hoosiers than any time in the association’s history. Corporate partnerships with reputable brands like Farmers Insurance
and Wilson help provide additional income for the IHSAA throughout the school year.

Assessing penalties to student-athletes and high The Association also conducts regional meetings in
schools that have violated the By-Laws of the both the fall and the spring of every year in an effort to
Association is an on-going responsibility designed keep member schools informed about new opportunities,
to assure that the level of competition remains as challenges and policy changes the IHSAA may be
fair as possible for the IHSAA’s 412 member schools considering. During the year just completed, we hosted
and its 160,000 participants. a total of 15 of these meetings throughout the state.

The IHSAA examines about 4,000 student transfers We are constantly soliciting and managing corporate
per school year in an effort to be sure that the partnerships as well as continuing to look for new
Association’s eligibility rules have not been violated. and more effective ways to tell the story of educa-
It is encouraging to report that during the 2013-14 tion-based athletics to the public.
school year, about 85% of all transfer applicants
were awarded full eligibility and less than one-half The 2013-14 school year was especially noteworthy
of 1% were denied eligibility. The remaining 14% in this regard. We not only renewed the presenting
were given either limited eligibility or declared sponsorship of our football tournament with the
temporarily ineligible. Indianapolis Colts, we also secured a new presenting
sponsorship of our boys and girls basketball tourna-
ments with the Indiana Pacers and Indiana Fever.

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