dstruck Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 Dear IHSWCA Association members, and those that need to sign up: So much going on, I hope I cover it all here! This is my second run as IHSWCA President and so much has grown! During my first time around (as VP) we started the duals and what an event it has turned out to be! You (all that participate and host), have turned this into something bigger and more prestigious than we could have ever dreamed of when we started it! Thank you Greg Ratliff, even through your retirement as President, for continuing to work on this awesome event. Thank you to our IHSWCA State Duals hosts. Without our hosts - Martinsville, Franklin, and Brownsburg, we couldn't have done it. Congrats to all those who participated! Gary Myers and team with the IHSGWA, wow!!!! I got to go to the southern regional at Edgewood and then to state finals. The ticket round at Edgewood, for myself and for those girls, rivaled what we see in the ticket round at semi state. Girls and coaches cried together. Those that advanced had tears of joy. Those that lost in the ticket round knew their season had ended. Either way, it was an amazing experience to witness and verified that our sport is truly for all people. The IHSWCA will have their presentation to sanction Women's Wrestling to the IHSAA on March 1. Supporters, please keep your fingers crossed. Thank you Edgewood, Kokomo and Maconaquah for hosting these events. We all became coaches to help kids be the best version of themselves that they can become. We "love" wrestling but what we really love is working with kids through wrestling. Our sport has amazing teaching power. Please keep in mind a few things as the "stakes get higher". What an awesome thing it would be to have two opposing coaches coming together for the idea of "what can we do today to help each others kids." With the passion we already possess, our growth could multiply! Good luck in the post season!! Thank you all for what you do for kids (and wrestling). Danny Struck IHSWCA President Jeffersonville HS, Indiana PS: quick thank you to all those on committees, our representatives, and Jake, Greg, Sam, Jason, JD, for always being there for a call on all these items! THANK YOU INDIANAMAT FOR ALL THE ONLINE UPDATES ON THINGS ON ALL YOUR MEDIA PLATFORMS Items below are: Middle school state qualifier - cancelled Middle School state finals at center grove Academic all-state Hall of Fame Banquet Hall of Fame nominations for 2023 Why be a member of the IHSWCA Submitting milestones in coaching submitting assistant coach of the year Regional Coach of the Year IHSWCA and NWCA Academic Team Competition other items: IN/IL Senior Duals date and location, and IHSWCA Spring clinic dates ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MIDDLE SCHOOL STATE QUALIFIER: Due to complications that COVID presents, the qualifiers are cancelled. Registrations fees will be transferred to your State Finals registration. We hope to host qualifiers to promote local wrestling in 2023. Click here for information on the IHSWCA Middle School tourney on January 30th: MIDDLE SCHOOL STATE FINALS AT CENTER GROVE ACADEMIC ALL STATE - submit by clicking the link to the left - must be submitted by head coach who is a member of the association! Due Monday January 31, 2022! Questions? Email jsaminch123@sbcglobal.net Girl wrestlers who wrestled in the Girls’ Regionals &/or State are also eligible for Academic All-State honors – following the same GPA requirements Senior Academic All-State Criteria: Must be a senior Must have a 3.25 average on a 4.0 scale for 7 semesters (please convert to 4.0 scale when submitting) Must be listed on the sectional entry roster Must be nominated by a member of the IHSWCA Junior Academic All-State Criteria: Must be a junior Must have a 3.25 average on a 4.0 scale for 5 semesters (please convert to 4.0 scale when submitting) Must be listed on the sectional entry roster Must be nominated by a member of the IHSWCA HALL OF FAME BANQUET - click for more information and 'ticket orders" The Indiana High School Wrestling Coaches Association would like to extend an invitation to those interested in attending our 2022 Hall of Fame Banquet. This year’s Hall of Fame Banquet will be held on Sunday, February 20, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. at 502 East Event Centre. The cost of the meal is $25 per person and needs to be returned by February 5, 2022. This is a drop dead date for all reservations. Additional reservations will not be accepted after February 5th (Note: The IHSWCA Hall of Fame Banquet will take place regardless of weather and all reservations are non-refundable.) IHSWCA Hall of Fame Inductees for the Year 2022 Wrestlers: James Brimm- Evansville Central, Matt Coughlin- Mater Dei, Brad Harper - Mishawaka, Sean McMurray- Portage Contributors: Jack Effner - Cleveland State, Michael Golando- Valporaiso, Keith Mughmaw- Marian Media Award: Jared McMurry - Crawfordsville Journal Review Tom Cameron Administrative Award: Dr. Jim Snapp - Brownsburg Don Patton Coach of the Year: Greg Schaeffer - Evansville Mater Dei Randy Helfrich Assistant Coach of the Year: Daric Fuller - Peru Coaches: Bill Flatt - South Bend Riley, Chuck Fleshman - Central Noble, George Gardner- South Dearborn, Danny Struck- Jeffersonville Historians Special Family Award: Lynn Fiechter - Southern Wells Billy Thom Award: Jim Troyer - North Manchester Harold F. Mumby AWard: Silas Allred -Shenandoah IHSAA Mental Attitude Award 2020: Jacob Maldonado - Merrillville Honorary Member: Tom Allen - Indiana University HOW TO NOMINATE A HALL OF FAME MEMBER - click link to left HOW TO, AND WHY BE A MEMBER OF THE IHSWCA - click link to left Two more awards to nominate for asap: Milestones in Coaching - click to submit Assistant Coach of the Year - click to submit Regional Coach of the year - will be taken care of by the Regional Representative at each regional and submitted to the IHSWCA for award. (award is normally handed out in the form of a plaque, and recognition on social media, at our spring clinic) IHSWCA and NWCA Academic Team Competition: This will be coming in another email this week, stay tuned, its an awesome thing, started last year by David Cloud; more to come! WHERE TO FIND THINGS ABOUT IHSWCA: Website: https://ihswca.org/ Twitter: @ihswca1 Facebook: IHSWCA OTHER ITEMS: Indiana Illinois Senior Duals - Tentative date: March 13 is tentative date working on location and coordinator - position can be applied for - email dstruck@gccschools.com IHSWCA Spring Clinic - Tentative date: May 13, and 20 are dates we are looking at currently Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clint Gard Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 How do we just get a refund for the MS State Qualifier? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busstogate Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 I for one, am super excited that Bill Flatt from South Bend Riley and Chuck Fleshman from Central Noble are HoF-elects. I think a lot of folks in Michiana and the state know Bill is a magnanimous and successful coach. He has been a vital cog in keeping South Bend wrestling alive and thriving for decades. I knew Chuck as a passionate rival ever since I was a rookie coach. His wrestlers were very tough, highly skilled, and 100% the ideal picture of what young men going into adult society should embody. He was very successful at establishing quite a depth of skilled wrestlers coming in and out of the CN pipeline at all levels. Kudos to you both. clshep 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CFleshman Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 Thank you for the kind words Coach. I am extremely humbled and honored. aoberlin, FlyNavy and hcsd309 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFlatt Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 Thank you as well for your well wishes. I too am extremely honored to be included on the list. busstogate, MUSKEEWRESTLER, hcsd309 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dstruck Posted January 27, 2022 Author Share Posted January 27, 2022 2022 IHSWCA Academic Challenge - click link for full information The IHSWCA is proud to sponsor the second annual IHSWCA Academic Challenge. The purpose of the Challenge is to highlight the student aspect of our student-athletes. All 32 IHSAA Sectional champion teams are eligible to participate. You will need to have the most recent semester GPA (converted to a 4-point scale) of your IHSAA Sectional participants. Individual GPAs will be averaged together to compute your team GPA. The head coach of the team MUST be a current member of the IHSWCA for his team to be eligible for the Challenge (contact JD Minch—jsaminch123@sbcglobal.net). A team must have at least 12 wrestlers participating (not just entered) on Sectional day to be eligible to enter the Challenge. It is recommended you get your wrestlers’ GPAs from your school guidance office before the Sectional if you expect to contend for a team title and, if your school is using a 12-point scale, have them converted to a 4-point scale by your guidance office. You need to scan and email the entry form (third page of this document) by February 8. I will contact the schools with the top three averages to have them send official school transcripts for verification. Only the team champion from each Sectional may enter. Do not send entries before Sectionals! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Spangle Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 Are we going to get info on TeamState qualifications/ leaderboard updates this year? similar to this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maligned Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 14 hours ago, Nate Spangle said: Are we going to get info on TeamState qualifications/ leaderboard updates this year? similar to this: Yes, we always start posting leaderboards after sectionals. Usually it's mid-week after sectionals then a little quicker the following weeks after results come in over the weekends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dstruck Posted February 4, 2022 Author Share Posted February 4, 2022 IHSWCA Members: Congrats on Sectionals! Winning it or not, you have made it through a season and that is something to pat all coaches on the back for! Below are some reminders from our NWCA rep Dave Cloud. Also, remember: -Regionals will be voting this weekend on their regional COY (coach of the year) members please participate; any member may submit an assistant coach of they year as well. The state will select one from regional entries. -Academic all-state was due this past weekend, if you missed the deadline, email JD Minch directly -Hall of Fame tickets are due TOMORROW at the latest - see previous emails for that Good luck at Regionals coaches and kids!!! Take a look at some of our post season awards and challenges below . Danny Struck - IHSWCA President USMC/NWCA Character and Leadership All-American Award: If you have Junior or Senior letter winners on your team who display outstanding leadership and character, please nominate them for the USMC/NWCA Character and Leadership All-American Award. You can find the form on the NWCAonline.com site in the members portal. It is the first item after Home on the left menu. There is not a hard deadline but it would be best if you could have it done before state finals weekend. The USMC/NWCA Academic All-American Award program will be coming this Spring. I will post information on that when it opens. Dave Cloud NWCA State Rep IHSWCA ACADEMIC CHALLENGE ENTRANTS: Please list EACH of your wrestlers' GPAs to the thousandth place, then add those individual GPAs together and divide by the number of sectional competitors for your team to calculate your team GPA to the thousandth place (round back from the ten thousandth place). More information: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NILSB4rmW1piacyuqm0EWo4gEhEvMaCu/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=100053127643412207213&rtpof=true&sd=true Thanks, Dave Cloud NWCA State Rep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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