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The Promise
The promise of participating in high school sports is not that
your favorite team will win a state championship … or a sectional
championship … or a conference title. In fact, it may not win a
game all year.
The promise is not that student-athletes will earn an athletic
scholarship or play professionally. With extraordinarily few
exceptions, they will not.
The promise of high school sports is impartial and universal.
It embraces one and all equally. It unifies families and
communities. It defines our values. It strengthens our character.
It is deeply and inextricably woven into the fabric of our state.
Regardless of sport or amount of playing time, high school
student-athletes are better prepared to make wiser, more
responsible decisions when they enter adulthood. They are more
tolerant and empathetic toward others. They have a better work
ethic. And they are more honest and accountable.
This is the promise of high school sports.
2 INDIANA HIGH S CHOOL A THLE TIC ASS OCIA TION Annual Report 2019
