The Tournament Proposal Committee has compiled the results of the survey. Those results are included below.
Please share your ideas with members of the committee while at the clinic in person, via phone or via e-mail. We will make our proposal to the IHSAA in March 2014. The committee wants to make a proposal that represents all coaches in the state. We want to make our state tournament the best it can be. We want to do what is best for the 800 basketball programs in the state. So we want to hear your ideas.
After the committee decides on a proposal, we will need every coach in the state to support the proposal. We want to go to the IHSAA with a basketball proposal that continues the tradition of Indiana High School Basketball being No. 1.
--Tom Beach, IBCA past president, chair, IBCA Tournament Proposal Committee
IBCA TOURNAMENT PROPOSAL COMMITTEE
- Steve Witty – Executive Director IBCA (wwitty@indy.rr.com)
- Marty Johnson – Associate Executive Director IBCA (mjohnson@perryschools.org)
- Tom Beach – Past President IBCA – Shelbyville (tabeach@shelbycs.k12.in.us)
- Chris Benedict – President IBCA – Columbia City (benedictcw@wccs.k12.in.us)
- Mike Hackett – President Elect IBCA – Munster (mdhackett@munster.k12.in.us)
- Jim Shannon – District Rep IBCA – New Albany (jshannon@nafcs.k12.in.us)
- Craig Teagle – District Rep IBCA – Jay County (cteagle@jayschools.k12.in.us)
- Tom Johnson – District Rep IBCA – Wheeler (tjohnson@union.k12.in.us)
- Melissa Marlow – District Rep IBCA – Rushville (marlowm@rushville.k12.in.us)
- Tonya Burns-Cohrs – District Rep – Woodlan (tcohrs@eacs.k12.in.us)
- Scott Kreiger – FW Canterbury (skreiger@canterburyschool.org)
- Steve Brett – Shakamak (sbrett@shakamak.k12.in.us)
- Dave Wood – West Lafayette (WoodD@wl.k12.in.us)
- Gary Moorman – Oldenburg Academy (gmoorman@oldenburgacademy.org)
- Pete Bitting – Indianapolis Ritter (pbitting@cardinalritter.org)
- Tom Finchum – Indianapolis Lutheran (tfinchum@lhsi.org)
- Mark James – Ben Davis (mark.james@wayne.k12.in.us)
- Bob Wonnell – Tindley (wonnell@edpower.org)
IBCA MEMBER SURVEY, 2012-13 SCHOOL YEAR
| Questions | Totals |
| 1. Are you satisfied with the current tournament format? | 57% no |
| 2 Are you satisfied with the current 4-Class system? | 56% no |
| 3. Would you like to see some form of compromise? | 68% yes |
| 4. Is travel an issue at the sectional level with the current tournament format? | 51% no |
| 5. Is travel an issue at the regional level with the current tournament format? | 62% no |
| 6. Do you believe that attendance is good in the current tournament format (all levels)? | 76% no |
| 7. Do you believe that local rivals get a chance to compete in our current tournament format? | 53% no |
| 8. Do you believe that all classes need to have the same number of schools? | 54% no |
| 9. Would you like to see all sectionals have the same number of teams? | 74% yes |
| 10. Would you like seeding to be a part of the sectional level? | 57% no |
| 11. Do you believe we have a private/parochial issue with our tournament? | 76% yes |
| 12. Do you believe there is an issue with the mega schools? | 60% yes |
| 13. Do you believe the Girls State Finals should be played in Indianapolis? | 92% yes |
| 14. Would you like to see the overlap of tournaments (boys sectional final the same weekend? | 62% yes |
| 15. If a compromise could be reached would you vote for crowning 1 state champion? | 59% yes |
| 16. Do you believe that a compromise would increase interest in the tournament? | 63% yes |
