Article: 2015 IHSWCA Vice Presidential Candidate Mark Line

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1. Tell us what your background in wrestling is as a coach and as a competitor.

HS: Columbia City

Collegiate: Anderson (Hoosier-Buckeye Collegiate Conference Champion/NAIA qualifier)

University of Indianapolis

Coaching: Craig MS (Lawrence Twp. 3 yrs)

Knox HS/MS (1 yr)

North Newton HS (3 yrs as volunteer)

Boone Grove HS (2 yrs)

Ben Franklin MS/Valparaiso HS (2 yrs volunteer)

Valparaiso HS (2 yrs)

20 year IHSWCA Member and current Crown Point Regional Rep

 

2. Why did you decide to run for office in the coaches association?

To work with the Coaches throughout the state to help improve and advance wrestling in Indiana

 

3. What does the IHSWCA do well?

Clinics/Team State/Attempts to communicate desires to the IHSAA

 

4. What can the IHSWCA improve on?

Continue to grow membership

 

5. What do you think you can bring to the association as the VP and eventually president?

Desire to grow the Association and to try to communicate our desires to and work with the

IHSAA to incorporate them

 

6. Who was most influential in your life both as an athlete and coach?

My Father and Coach Don Armstrong (Columbia City)

 

7. How would you go about recruiting more coaches to be members of the association?

Email AD's, so they can pass it to their coach and then follow up with them, to encourage

Coaches to include their MS Coaches as well

 

8. What makes Indiana high school wrestling so great?

The State Tournament Series, the number of schools represented throughout and schools

of all sizes

 

9. What other experiences outside of wrestling do you believe would help you in this position?

I believe in negotiating in the business world will help prepare me in trying to negotiate and work

with the IHSAA on our proposals

 

10. What issue(s) do you feel the coaches association should address?

Wrestle-backs/ possibly modification of the scoring in the tournament

 

11. How would you improve communication between the IHSWCA and wrestling coaches?

Mass email and/or postings on IndianaMat.com

 

12. How does the IHSWCA become an association that is well respected by the IHSAA?

By continued growth (membership); open forum with members and the IHSAA

 

13. In what direction do you see the IHSWCA Team State going?

I would like to see it remain

 

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