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The world was a better place with Tom Largus in it. My prayers go out to him and his family.

“Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.”

As voted upon by the membership on Sunday.

IFCA All-Region 1 Team 2022.docx

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2021 IFCA Region 1 All Star Team.pdf

53 minutes ago, Robert said:

I believe my school is way down, how would using an outdated number benefit?

I'm not saying the old numbers would benefit anyone. I'm saying the new ones would. And it sounds like your school would be one of those.

On 2/17/2021 at 11:48 AM, Purdue Pete said:

What other numbers could they use other than current enrollment?

Previous enrollment classifications as stated above? 

This pandemic has the enrollment numbers all out of whack. Without trying to create too much controversy here, I believe that are a good number of schools that would "benefit" from using the current figures. It just doesn't seem right to me...

The bigger question is what figures are they going to use? Obviously this pandemic has the numbers skewed quite a bit. I certainly don't envy the IHSAA with trying to figure this one out!

The Duneland Athletic Conference uses a pool. We submit wide and ODK.

On 1/21/2021 at 1:12 PM, Tommy said:

The way I heard it explained when Dave Sharpe left the Slicers formed a search committee, the job was offered to Bob James who did not want it, it was then posted, a pool of applicants were received, the search committee the consulted with Paul Condry from the Indiana Football Digest and he narrowed the list down to 5 and Jeremy Lowery was at the top of the list.

I was never offered the position. I was asked to be on the interview committee and I declined. My exact quote was "You guys did a pretty good job last time around. Find us another Dave Sharpe!"

Seeing loyalty rewarded makes this old dog very happy. Congratulations Coach Vogel! And congratulations to Columbus East for doing the right thing!!

2 hours ago, Coach Hanson said:

Can coaches that took this year off but plan to coach next year sign up? When signing up, it has a box that asks for how many assistant coaches I want to add, when I am not a head coach. It does not give me to option to select “0”. Thanks for any help!

I'd say the best thing to do would be to select "1" and then just put N/A in for the head coaches information.  See if that works.

1 hour ago, WCGrad92 said:

I haves used and still use  Digital Scout,  it is the most complete FREE stat program I can find.

https://dashboard.digitalscout.com/Account/LogOn

and there is the app you can download onto an Ipad or any device.  you can keep the stats on the sideline or in the booth.  There is an automatic dump to MaxPreps from this page as well. 

Just add your roster and schedule,  log onto the app, sync it up and you will be well on your way for the season.

 

Thanks!  I've got our guy looking into this one as well.

17 hours ago, Coach Nowlin said:

our guy who has been doing it for 20 plus years for us on Friday's uses ISCORE 

https://www.iscoresports.com/football/

Emails me the file at the end of the game, it comes to me in PDF, TXT, etc etc. 

I then am able to download it to Maxpreps in less than 3 mins from the TXT file. 

 

Thanks Coach!

Any suggestions on a gameday stats program?  We've been using the same one (with updates of course) since the early 2000s.  There's got to be a better way! 😠

As voted on by the coaches Sunday afternoon at the Valparaiso Elks Lodge.

2020 IFCA Region One All Star Team.xlsx

I can't seem to remember the street name of my wife's oldest second cousin's third house... Can you help a brother out? 😁 

One of the BEST camps in the nation!

https://bishopdullaghan.com/middle-school-camps/

On 3/12/2019 at 1:07 PM, Coach Nowlin said:

my good friend @CoachDurham was a great pal and brought me BACK a round of wings !!   They were delicious no doubt, definitely in my top 5, probably top 3 if I was at the place to eat them as well, but there have been some dandies in my belly over the years 

Now that's a FRIEND!  I'd want @CoachDurham in my fox hole!!

17 hours ago, CaptainHook said:

I'm assuming you have to be available to play the game to be nominated?  They do not have alternates?

The All Star coaching staff does have a list of "alternates" in case someone cannot play or does back out at some point.  My oldest son made the team in that fashion in '07. When I coached in the game in '09, we had to pick up 3 or 4 players after the teams had been selected.  

On 3/9/2019 at 1:21 PM, Hughes said:

Ale Emporium wings win!!!!!

I would NEVER lead anyone astray on this forum... 😊

Have fun gentlemen!  And hoist a few for me!!

I'll be missing the clinic for the first time in 20+ years and it really hurts.  My brothers and I are hosting an 80 birthday party for my dad.  Priorities, right?

19 hours ago, Coach Nowlin said:

I like Twin Peaks personally 

That's my #2 coach!

Ale Emporium!  Corner of Allisonville Rd. and 465.  The Hermanaki wings are a must!  

This REALLY bothers me.  The stance is an absolute fundamental.  Imagine a Little League baseball coach not teaching the kids how to stand in the batters box.  Just the ramblings of a 35 year offensive line veteran...

An absolute tragedy!  Sending prayers from LaPorte...

Having coached at both levels myself, I can tell you that it is a HUGE jump.  Even from the middle school to freshmen level!  The middle schools have no governing body.  You can do whatever you want!  Practice as much (or little) as you want.  Play as many (or few) games as you want.  There are no eligibility requirements.  It can be the Wild Wild West if you let it.  Then you get to the high school and the IHSAA has more regulations than the Obama administration.  (I know nothing about politics. I had to google that.)

As with many of you, I wish these gentlemen the best of luck.  But it isn't going to be easy...