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At the IHSAA,
Education Comes First
An animating principle for the IHSAA is its
determination to always keep education at
the forefront of athletics—and this informs
IHSAA transfer policy.
The Association is not an
organization that is resistant
to change. In addition to
the nine new pathways to
eligibility mentioned, the
IHSAA has approved 26
changes to its bylaws over the
past 10 years in response to
the changing landscape of
high school athletics.
However, as amateur athletics continue to
experience a sea change, the Association
will remain steadfast in how it approaches
and evolves its transfer policy—and that
policy will always be rooted in ensuring that
high school athletics remain a fair and pure
competition between student-athletes for
their growth and development.
Evan O’Connor from Chesterton and Weston
Hulen from Crown Point take off their spikes
after running at the 78th Annual Boys Cross
Country State Finals at the LaVern Gibson
Championship Course in Terre Haute. The
respect that develops between competitors is
part of the growth student-athletes learn to
appreciate through participation in education-
based athletics.
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