PRESEASON BASKETBALL MEMO - October 18, 2024
The beginning of the 2024-25 girls basketball season is under a month away!! Hopefully the beginning of the season will go great for all of you! The following information will hopefully remind or inform the coaches and athletic administrators of some of the important details related to the upcoming girl’s basketball season.
1. Be sure the head girl’s basketball coach has viewed the basketball rules meeting by the first competition-the basketball online rules meeting will be located on Bound-user name and password under basketball- the online rules meetings will be live on Monday, October 28, 2024
2. You have a couple of options for basketball scoresheets – you can either download them from the IGHSAU website – go to Coaches and administrator’s tab, then basketball, then download the scoresheets OR you can request the IGHSAU to mail you 100 scoresheets at a cost of $5.00 plus shipping. Clcik here if you would like to purchase the scoresheets (gross@ighsau.org). In addition, if you need scorebook covers, you also may order by contacting Gary Ross-cost is $8.00 per scorebook cover including 20 scoresheets plus posting. The new basketball scoresheets will fit in the old scorebook covers.
3. Please enter rosters and schedules into Bound by October 22, 2024. These schedules will be given to HUDL to set up the statewide pool. A reminder that Quikstats-Bound must be updated weekly by noon on Tuesday throughout the season – 1st check is on Tuesday, December 3, 2024.
4. Coaches, please complete the 2024-2025 prospectus (on IGHSAU website – go to Coaches and Administrator’s tab – go to basketball and return to Jason Eslinger at jasoneslinger@ighsau.org. Please complete by November 15.
5. The pre-season rankings for all five classes will be posted by Friday, November 22.
6. The preliminary classification for girls basketball has been posted on the IGHSAU website. Please double-check and let me know if there are any changes (gross@ighsau.org) by Friday, November 15. We will post the Final Classification by Monday, November 18 -especially note if you have entered into a Cooperative Sharing Agreement.
7. If you have a Foreign Exchange Student who is planning on participating in basketball, be sure to complete the Foreign Exchange Student Application Form (go to the IGHSAU website – go to the Coaches/Administrator tab – go to Foreign Exchange Student Participation – please scan and submit to gross@ighsau.org if you have not already done that for the year ASAP).
8. Chuck Brittain is serving as the IGHSAU Coordinator of Officials. Chuck has arranged for evaluators throughout the state to observe, give feedback to officials, and provide information to assist Chuck in the assignment of the post-season officials. If you need to contact Chuck related to officials or basketball rules, please email him at chuck@ighsau.org.
9. If your school is interested in hosting post-season games, please remember to submit your request to host on Bound – basketball site availability-user name and password under basketball. Please be accurate on requested info.
10. A reminder that you are allowed one jamboree at the varsity level prior to your first game and 3 three additional scrimmages during the season. If you have been approved to play in an Achieve Challenge game (formerly the Pride Challenge), that would count as one of your three scrimmages.
11. Please make sure each student is eligible to participate – scholarship rule check (your semester grade from last year or 1st trimester grades from this year) physicals, concussion forms. If you have a new student in your school, be sure you have completed the Transfer Eligibility Checklist.
12. This year, the IGHSAU has teamed with HUDL for basketball game exchange. The IGHSAU will be requiring all varsity girls basketball teams to be part of the Statewide Girls Basketball HUDL pool (one pool that HUDL will set up). Video from the previous night will be required to be entered by 10:00 am the next morning. Saturday contests are to be entered by 10:00 am on Monday morning. Information on this will be provided this month. If schools do not have the HUDL package for basketball, they will be given “Free Exchange” to the statewide HUDL pool which will allow those teams to download and upload games. Teams that have the HUDL basketball package will be part of the statewide HUDL pool and download and upload games in addition to the other features of having the basketball HUDL package. A HUDL zoom will be provided to communicate processes. Info coming this month. I have been asked “what is the consequence if someone doesn’t upload the games, etc.” My response is you are expected to. Schools should initially monitor this – AD communication to AD if the deadline is not met. If this isn’t completed in a timely manner, please contact me and I will communicate with the AD and coach of the school. PLEASE TAKE CARE OF THIS EXPECTATION!!
If you have any questions, please contact me at gross@ighsau.org. Have a great season!
Gary Ross, Associate Director/ Basketball Administrator
