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IHSA Scheduling

Posted by Al Roker on June 3, 2025, 1:50 pm

Does *anyone* at IHSA have access to weather forecasts?

Many teams have waited three or more days for their next playoff game, now to be facing a wet second half of the week. Why in the world aren't we making some shifts?

Re: IHSA Scheduling

Posted by RECRUITING on June 4, 2025, 9:21 am, in reply to "IHSA Scheduling"

Dear IHSA,

Thank you for moving playoffs back a week this year, and not working to reshuffle games with this week’s rain forecast. Now, my daughter is likely going to miss a showcase tournament this weekend with her club - and if their team keeps winning potentially another.

Just another example of how, for kids who have the desire and opportunity to play in college, HS ball is DETRIMENTAL!

Sincerely,

Angry dad on a message board

Re: IHSA Scheduling

Posted by Old timer on June 4, 2025, 1:32 pm, in reply to "Re: IHSA Scheduling"

These posts often expose parents who are having their first daughter play high school softball. The 3A/4A state series has the been second week of June for years, despite some shuffling recently. I’d assume Top Gun/Team 1 Invite is the first scheduled tourney for the bandits/chill/magic. Not including IPF only because the Iowa HS season runs differently so it’s not a 1-1 comparison with HS softball conflicts.

There will be 32 teams playing this Friday/Saturday for sectional championships, 16 playing early next week for Supers and 8 teams playing next weekend in the state of Illinois out of 276 3A/4A schools (total number of schools pulled from MaxPreps).

I can’t believe parents are on this board consistently complaining about their daughter potentially playing for a state title. I’m sorry your daughter attends a school with a strong enough program to be part of the final 4 teams advancing to the state series 🙃. No one is forcing your daughter to play high school ball. She’s welcome to quit at any time if she feels the costs of playing outweigh the benefits.

And realistically you have to acknowledge at this point that college coaches are looking at the transfer portal first before they look at your high school daughter. Besides, if your kid is as good as you think she is I’m sure she’ll be fine.

Re: IHSA Scheduling

Posted by Trounced on June 4, 2025, 4:29 pm, in reply to "Re: IHSA Scheduling"

Agree, 100 percent.

Re: IHSA Scheduling

Posted by @Old Timer on June 4, 2025, 1:37 pm, in reply to "Re: IHSA Scheduling"

F'n Amen

Re: IHSA Scheduling

Posted by @Recruiting on June 4, 2025, 12:36 pm, in reply to "Re: IHSA Scheduling"

Most of the parents worried about recruiting have kids who aren't getting recruited, or they wouldn't be concerned.

PLEASE DON'T PLAY HIGH SCHOOL ANYMORE, YOUR OFFSPRING IS OBVIOUSLY WAY TOO IMPORTANT TO BE BOTHERED.

Re: IHSA Scheduling

Posted by Parent on June 4, 2025, 11:48 am, in reply to "Re: IHSA Scheduling"

The Right to Play legislation should resolve this, it will have a dramatic affect on HS softball.

Re: IHSA Scheduling

Posted by False on June 4, 2025, 3:41 pm, in reply to "Re: IHSA Scheduling"

The right to Play is for 2 events per season. With coaches approval. It’s more related to a showcase camp/AllStar select type event. Not weekly tourneys. And the high school has to approve.

It was like sponsored by someone with a kid in a sport lthat has a couple key select invites during school season and they wanted their soccer or volleyball player to be able to attend.

Re: IHSA Scheduling

Posted by @Al Roker on June 3, 2025, 3:25 pm, in reply to "IHSA Scheduling"

That's a lot of moving parts.

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