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Transfers: A Revamped After recent changes, the Review Committee
Review Committee now consists solely of educators—all
of whom put the student’s welfare and
As a reminder, #ThisIsYourIHSAA was education as their top priority.
created to communicate effectively
and succinctly to all member-schools, 2021-22 was the first school year in which
administrators, coaches, student- the revamped Review Committee oversaw
athletes, and communities that the transfer review process. As is always the
the Association serves them. case, these decisions were made with the
IHSAA never wanting to deny a student-
In other words, the Association does not athlete the opportunity to participate.
serve itself. Therefore, when the Association After all, it’s an organizational goal to enroll
makes decisions, they are always made in as many student-athletes as possible for
the best interest of all stakeholders. That coursework in the second classroom.
inherently means that it is impossible for
every decision to appease everyone. However, there are instances when
a student-athlete transfer is denied
Decisions surrounding student transfers are eligibility. When that happens, it’s because
a perennial challenge for the Association. the Review Committee made its decision
During 2021-22, the Association approached regarding the fairness for all student-
transfers as it always has—keeping in athletes affected by a transfer situation.
The support from fans plays a major role in education-based athletics. Welcoming communities back into mind the best interest of all student-
the stands helped everyone enjoy the full high school sports experience last year. athletes affected in a transfer situation.

#ThisIsYourIHSAA
2021–22 STUDENT-ATHLETE TRANSFERS 2021–22 FOREIGN EXCHANGE TRANSFERS
While 2021-22 attendance numbers Eligibility Transfers % of total Eligibility Transfers % of total
for tournament and state finals events
were average compared to historical Full Eligibility 3,298 93.11% Full Eligibility 675 95.47%
figures, these numbers are a huge Limited Eligibility 213 6.01% Limited Eligibility 20 2.83%
accomplishment considering the
previous seasons, when fan attendance Ineligible 31 0.88% Ineligible 12 1.70%
was non-existent or heavily limited.
Total 3,542 Total 707
In that sense, 2021-22 was a massive
win for the Association, its member-
schools, and all the administrators and
educators who were able to welcome their
communities back for the whole experience
education-based athletics provide.

The #ThisIsYourIHSAA campaign was geared
toward that very thing in 2021-22, welcoming
fans back to their local schools—the campaign
encouraged high school sports fans and
community members to support education-
based athletics by purchasing a ticket.

It would not be far-fetched to say— with our As communities were able to once again support
communities able to support their student- their student-athletes in all the “normal” ways, it When transfer cases are initiated, the goal of the Association is to always try to find a path to eligibility.
athletes in all the “normal” ways—that in would be fair to say that #ThisIsYourIHSAA really As these charts clearly demonstrate, the overwhelming majority of transfer cases ultimately result
2021-22 #ThisIsYourIHSAA really rang true. rang true in 2021-22. in participation.

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