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SECTION FOUR Year in Review

To help counter examples of poor sportsmanship that are
often reported in the media, the IHSAA distributes material
10-TIME NCAA CHAMPION • 7-TIME COACH OF THE YEAR • 3-TIME ALL-AMERICAN • IHSAA STATE CHAMPION
that encourages good sportsmanship to its 412 member
schools every year.

exemplary high school citizens. You can find a list of continually look for new ways to serve our member
the winners on page 34 of this annual report. schools and the citizens of this state. To this point,
the 2013-14 school year was busy and demanding.
Other IHSAA achievements during the 2013-14 But it also was extraordinarily productive.
school year include the consideration of proposals
from the baseball, football and basketball coaches’ With each school year comes the opportunity to
associations, the creation of a Sportsmanship Task build on our association’s 111-year foundation, a
Force (the first of its kind), and the decision to move superstructure of hard work, thoughtful leadership
the Girls Basketball State Championship games and mutual respect established by generations of
back to the prestigious Bankers Life Fieldhouse in educators who preceded us. We look forward to
downtown Indianapolis. continuing to serve Hoosier communities as the
times require and as our resources allow.
While the constituency of the IHSAA is its 412
member schools, the programs and activities
administered by the IHSAA touch the majority of the
citizens of our state. With this in mind, we not only
have a the responsibility to continually improve on
the policies and procedures of the past, but also to

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