Welcome from president – Mike Hackett
Welcome to the 2015-16 Indiana high school basketball campaign. We hope that your school year is off to a great start and your preseason workouts are in the process of preparing you for the upcoming season.
The IBCA traditions and goals always have high expectations. We look forward to working together as an organization to continue promoting Indiana high school basketball. Our organization continues to take on more and more to provide our student-athletes the best opportunities to showcase their talents and our game.
Please take care of your membership. Membership runs from October to October each year. We would like to see 100 percent membership from our head coaches. Your membership not only benefits you as a coach, but it also allows your athletes to be eligible for scholarships and awards. Please consider registering your entire staff. We want to have one of the largest organizations in the country. Use the IBCA website, and check out the more than 20 benefits of being a member.
The IBCA is extremely fortunate in these economic times to have the amount of sponsorships that we have make contributions to our organization. BSN Sports, Indiana Pacers and Best Choice Fieldhouse – along with many others – continue to support our organization in many capacities. We also encourage all coaches to participate in the IBCA/Subway Player of the Week program by sending nominations each week. Subway Restaurants of Indiana have been a generous sponsor with this program as well as our IBCA all-state awards and the IBCA clinic meal. We appreciate everything that the sponsors do for us. A full list of sponsors is located on our website.
Our challenges each year become more difficult with the growth of travel-team competitions, individualized workout facilities, exposure events, etc. While each of these are providing more opportunities for our players, you know and I know the importance of Indiana high school basketball and the work with the high school coach is at the core of what we do. It is up to us to continue to fight to make our programs important to our student-athletes and communities. We applaud the job that you do, and we encourage you to keep making a difference in the lives of young players. Your impact, influence and life-lessons as a result of your leadership will continue to reach them far after their playing days are over.
Finally, I’m excited, proud and honored to serve as your president. Our Executive Board and District Representatives are here for you. Please do not hesitate to contact us if there is any way we can help.
Good luck to you this season. We wish you the best on and off the court.
Mike Hackett
