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IESA Division Meeting

• 2010

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Sports Authority

• Sports Authority has been named the Official
  Sporting Goods Retailer of the IESA for the
  2010-11 school year.
• Discount cards for this retailer will be
  available at conclusion of this meeting.

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Results of 09-10 Online Survey

• 763 schools participated in the survey
• Average Participation Fees
• 407 schools charge a participation fee
• Average participation fee per activity 20.00
• Average maximum fee per family 25.00
• Participation numbers reflect total number of 5-8
  grade students who participated in a school
  sponsored interscholastic sport.

• Participation Numbers
• Softball 4224
• Baseball 5524
• Cross Country (Girls and Boys) 9282
• Basketball (Girls and Boys) 31,086
• Volleyball (Girls and Boys) 15,104
• Track and Field (Girls and Boys) 33,867
• Bowling (Girls and Boys) 56
• Golf (Girls and Boys) 12
• Soccer (Boys and Girls) 1,266

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IESA Recognition Programs- Division Sportsmanship
Award

• Division Sportsmanship Award
• Those schools that were selected as recipients of
  the award are posted on the IESA website.
• Voting in each of the 15 Board Divisions takes
  place during May of each school year.
• To be eligible
• Schools must be involved in 50 of IESA
  activities
• No ejections for the entire school in any
  activity (players, coaches, and fans)
• The school and Community exemplifies all around
  good behavior indicative of good citizens and
  good sports.
• Sponsored by Commerce Bank

• 2009-10 Award Winners
• A McHenry Parkland
• A Algonquin Heineman
• B Waterman Indian Creek
• B Amboy
• C Glenwood Brookwood
• D Beecher
• E Grand Ridge
• F Dunlap Valley MS
• G Onarga Iroquois West
• H Bloomington Cornerstone
• I Decatur Johns Hill
• I DeLand-Weldon
• J Carthage
• K Catlin
• K Danville South View
• L Stewardson-Strasburg
• M Waverly
• N Palestine

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IESA Recognition Program- Scholar Attitude Award
Presented by State Farm

• The Scholar Attitude program recognizes todays
  dreamers and tomorrows leaders.
• There will be a new form this year. Please make
  sure that you download and submit the new form.
• One boy and one girl will be chosen from each of
  the 15 IESA geographic regions.
• Each school may nominate one student for the
  award. Students must meet pre-determined
  standards
• 8th grade status
• Minimum 3.5 g.p.a. (on a 4.0 scale)

• Participation in at least one IESA activity in
  each of their junior high years
• Demonstration of outstanding citizenship
• Must submit an essay on The Value of
  Sportsmanship
• Application materials available online Nov. 15th.
• All application materials are due by February 22,
  2011
• A luncheon to honor the 30 winners will be held
  Tuesday, April 26 in Bloomington

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Initiatives- Strategic Planning

• Initial Strategic Plan took place in January,
  2005
• Developed a new mission statement.
• Created strategies that reflected the needs of
  the member schools and the Association.
• Increase membership
• Recruit and retain staff
• Provide facilities necessary for IESA operation
• Develop officials program
• Develop judges program
• Promote good sportsmanship
• Review IESA Constitution
• Review state series structure
• Improve member school communication
• Promote fine arts
• Enhance recognition of excellence

• The IESA Board of Directors recently approved the
  second strategic planning process. The new
  planning session will take place in July, 2011.
• If you are interested in participating in the
  strategic planning process, please contact Nicole
  at nicole_at_iesa.org.

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IESA Board of Directors

• Change in Board Elections time frame
• Board members will be re-seated or newly seated
  at the Board of Directors meeting in January.
• Change in ballot distribution
• All nominations and ballots will be submitted
  electronically.
• You will log-in to the Member Center using your
  school password and click on the nomination or
  voting link located on your main school page.
• Nominations
• Nov. 1- Nov. 15 Schools will be able to access
  and nominate individuals for the Board of
  Directors in the following Divisions C, G, I, K,
  and O
• From the nomination page, you will be able to
  nominate the incumbent or submit a candidate.
• If you wish to submit a candidate, you will type
  in the first and last name of the individual and
  select their school from the provided list.
• Please note that once a nomination has been made
  you will no longer be able to access the
  nomination page.
• Final Ballot
• Dec. 1- Dec. 15 Schools will be able to access
  and vote
• You will be able to select a candidate from the
  provided list.
• Candidates must be elementary school
  administrators with a valid administrative
  certificate from a member school in their
  respective division.

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Publicity Policy

• The IESA Board of Directors recently approved the
  following publicity policy
• Each member school acknowledges that athletic
  contests and interscholastic competition take
  place in the public. As such, there is no
  expectation of privacy in the images of student
  athletes, coaches or other participants at such
  events. The IESA and/or its agents or designees
  may take, distribute and use photographs of
  student athletes, coaches, officials and other
  participants at such events and use the same for
  publicity, marketing and other appropriate
  purposes, including event programs. The member
  school will take appropriate actions to notify
  its student athletes, coaches and participants of
  this provision.

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Sportsmanship Ratings

• Submitting Ratings
• Forms available to rate the sportsmanship of
  players, coaches, and fans.
• Ratings may be submitted on-line for all state
  series contests.
• Submit ratings in regard to state series
  opponents.
• Officials will submit ratings for teams
  participating in state series contests.
• Use your AD or school password to access rating
  form.
• Checking your own ratings
• If ratings have been submitted for your school,
  you will be able to view those ratings after you
  have logged in using your school or AD password.
• Ratings will be displayed in table format under
  entry center area.

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Coach and Sponsor Contact Information

• Coach Contact Information
• Need email address
• Need cell phone number
• Please encourage coaches to enter all of this
  information. It is extremely helpful for host
  schools and the IESA Office.
• Speech/Scholastic Bowl/Music/Chess Contact
  Information
• Need updated name
• Need email address
• Hosts rely on this information
• Fine Art Contact Information
• Need name and email of an individual who will
  serve as the main contact for your fine art
  department (music/speech/art/scholastic
  bowl/chess).
• We will begin sending more of our fine art
  specific information to these individuals.
• Information can be entered using the school
  password. Click on the link Your School.
  Enter the information in the Fine Arts
  Coordinator/Email box.

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Pass Cards

• Pass cards will now be included in your August
  mailing.
• 4 cards will be included
• Pass cards are good for the admission of the
  holder and one guest to all activities between
  member schools and all IESA state tournament
  series contests.

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Merchandise

• Merchandise pre-order forms are available for all
  athletic state, sectional and non-athletic
  events.
• The IESA encourages schools to pre-order. A
  little work on the front end makes a state
  tournament appearance easier and allows coaches
  to concentrate on the game.

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Sectional Merchandise

• If you are hosting an IESA sectional or
  non-athletic event, The Cubby Hole will ship all
  the merchandise needed for your site.
• Pre-orders will be delivered pre-packaged.
• Set-up merchandise sales area in a high traffic
  spot at your contest or tournament.
• Host schools will receive a portion of all sales
  including pre-orders.

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Sectional Merchandise

• Included in the merchandise box will be an
  inventory sheet that each host should complete
  and send back to The Cubby Hole with any unsold
  merchandise.

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Concussion Management

• Concussions are a common problem in sports and
  have the potential for serious complications if
  not managed correctly.
• Signs
• Problems in brain function
• Confused state
• Memory Problems
• Lack of sustained attention
• Symptoms reported by athlete- headache, nausea,
  blurred vision, ringing in ears, dizziness, etc.
• Side-line management
• Based on mechanism of injury, history and unusual
  behavior and reactions of the athlete, even
  without loss of consciousness, assume a
  concussion has occurred if the head was hit and
  even the mildest of symptoms occur.
• If confusion, unusual behavior or responsiveness,
  deteriorating condition, loss of consciousness,
  or concern about neck and spine injury exist, the
  athlete should be referred at once for emergency
  care.

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Concussion Management

• Return-to-play protocol
• NFHS rule- Any player who exhibits signs,
  symptoms or behaviors consistent with a
  concussion will be immediately removed from the
  game and not return to play until cleared by an
  appropriate health care professional.
• No athlete suspected of having a concussion
  should return to the same practice or contest,
  even if symptoms clear in 15 minutes.
• NFHS Concussion brochure available on the IESA
  website.

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Emerging Activities

• As a reminder, the following activities were
  approved by the IESA Board of Directors for
  implementation.
• Golf (boys division and girls division)
• Site St. Andrews Golf Country Club, West
  Chicago, IL
• No designated season
• One day state contest- September 10, 2011
• Initial Entry Deadline June 6, 2011 Final Entry
  Deadline August 15
• Entries per school up to 5 girls 5 boys
• Field will be a maximum of 96 golfers per
  division
• Format Individual stroke play
• Cost per participant 40 (includes green fee)
• Individuals must have an up-to-date physical
• Boys Volleyball
• Designated season- Winter 2012-13
• Tiered tournament series

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Online Seeding

• Online seeding will take place for softball,
  baseball, basketball, and volleyball.
• Steps
• Make sure that your coaches are aware of all of
  the steps that must be completed and the time
  frame.
• Roster and seed information may be accessed
  through each activities entry center available
  from the Member Center.
• You will be able to access roster and seed
  information as many times as necessary until
  deadlines have passed.

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Online Seeding

• Seeding is a two-step process
• Step One
• Complete Regional Entry Form
• Complete Regular Season Schedule
• Option to add comments regarding your schedule or
  team
• These items must be completed in order for your
  entire regional to proceed to Step Two.
• Step Two
• View Regular Season Info of Participating Teams-
  This information should be reviewed prior to
  seeding
• Rank Regional Teams
• In order for the seeding to be completed
  successfully, you must rank all teams for which
  you have an option.

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Online Seeding

• After the seeding deadline has passed, seeding
  will be reviewed by the IESA. Any ties will be
  broken by a coin flip conducted by the IESA.
• The brackets will then be released. Brackets may
  be accessed from the regional assignments.

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3.042- Non-school Participation

• During the season for a sport, students shall not
  practice or participate in any non-school
  competition in the same sport either as an
  individual or a team member.
• A student who violates will be immediately
  ineligible for the remainder of the season.
• The IESA Board of Directors has drafted a
  rationale for this by-law and can be found at the
  back of your 2010-11 IESA Handbook.

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Season Ending Changes

• Changes were made to the season ending dates of
  Boys and Girls Basketball, Softball, and
  Baseball.
• Softball season ending date extended to Oct. 23
  Baseball to October 30
• Girls Basketball season ending date extended to
  March 12
• Boys Basketball season ending date extended to
  May 14
• What does this mean?
• If you choose to participate in interscholastic
  contests after the state series, you must
  conclude those contests by the new dates.
• Schools will still be required to adhere to
• Non-school participation by-law
• Individual participant limitations
• Team limitations (game/match limitations)
• All eligibility by-laws- scholastic standing, age
  appropriate, attendance, etc.
• Once your school has concluded its season, your
  students may participate on non-school teams.

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5th and 6th Grade Quarters

• Students in 5th or 6th grade who participate on
  the school's 7th and/or 8th grade teams must
  abide by all IESA rules and regulations during
  the season for that sport.
• 5th and 6th grade students participating on the
  7th/8th grade teams must count all 5th, 6th, 7th,
  and 8th grade quarters/games played during the
  designated season toward their season
  quarter/game total.
• If 5th/6th grade students are being used from a
  feeder school, you must request approval to use
  these students.

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Playing Up

• Students may participate in either or both grade
  levels of the IESA state tournaments for which
  they are qualified.
• Eighth grade students are never permitted to play
  on seventh grade teams.
• Participants must adhere to individual
  limitations.

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Intent to Participate Card- Boys Volleyball

• In order to conduct the Boys Volleyball state
  tournament, genuine participation numbers must be
  gathered.
• Returning the card will not hold your school to
  participation however, please do not return the
  card if there is little probability of your
  school participating.
• Intended Boys Volleyball season
• Practice May Begin January 14, 2013
• State Tournament March 22-23, 2013
• An Intent to Participate card will be distributed
  during this meeting.
• If you intend to participate in the activity,
  please complete and return the card by Dec. 3.

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Division Meeting Attendance Card

• Please indicate the name of your school and city
  where the school is located.
• i.e. Pontiac, St. Marys
• Do not include school district number.
• List school name of all the schools that you are
  representing.
• Indicate the meeting that you are attending.
• Fill out survey on the back of the attendance
  card.

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Baseball

• There will be major changes to the bat
  regulations effective with the 2012 season.
• Bats that meet the NFHS standards of a minus 3
  drop will be required to have a BBCOR label
  instead of the BESR label.
• Bats that have a BESR label will no longer be
  legal in the 2012 season even if they have a
  minus 3 drop and were legal in 2011.
• Bats that are 30 inches and under that have a
  greater than minus 3 drop (i.e a 29 inch bat that
  weighs 20 ounces) and a maximum barrel diameter
  of 2 ¼ will continue to be legal.
• Please refer to NFHS baseball rule book, rule
  1-3-2.
• Remind your coaches to instruct the players that
  base runners who bowl over or initiate
  malicious contact with a fielder will result in
  an ejection which then results in the automatic
  next game suspension.

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Cross-Country

• Number of participating schools continues to
  increase each year---over 80 new schools have
  joined in 7 years.
• A school can enter an individual without entering
  a team in the state series.
• Because of the growth, we continue to adjust the
  number of sectionals and the numbers of
  teams/individuals who advance to state. In all
  likelihood, changes for 2011 will be recommended
  by the advisory committee to the IESA Board of
  Directors.

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Basketball

• NFHS Rule 5-5-1 Halftime intermission is 10
  minutes in length.
• Please make sure coaches and bench personnel are
  aware of this rule.
• Regional seeding will be conducted online.
• Required pre-game meeting with officials, team
  captains, and head coaches prior to regular and
  post-season contests.
• Two licensed officials must be hired for all
  regular season contests.
• The mutual agreement of coaches may not set aside
  any IESA or NFHS rule.

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Basketball

• Guidelines for Special Initiative/Awareness
  Contests
• Uniform color must be legal under NFHS rules.
  Example Breast cancer awareness pink uniforms
  would not be legal in basketball that requires
  white and dark uniforms because pink is
  neither.
• A permanently attached commemorative patch may be
  worn but must adhere to NFHS rules.
•  Initiative/awareness color specific
  headbands/wristbands are allowed (i.e. pink
  headbands). Note that all team members must be
  uniform in color with regard to
  headbands/wristbands.
•  Other items that may be color specific for
  initiative/awareness socks, shoelaces, shooting
  shirts, shoes.
• NFHS rule update
• 3-5-3a Wristbands and headwear shall meet the
  following guidelines Headbands and wristbands
  shall be white, black, beige or a single solid
  school color and shall be the same color for each
  item and all participants. 

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Girls Volleyball

• Two licensed officials must be hired for all
  regular season contests.
• Coaches are held accountable for individual
  limitation violations. Coaches will be ineligible
  to coach the next 2 contests at any level of
  competition.
• Individual limitations 3 sets in one day of
  regular season play. 4 matches per day in regular
  season tournaments.
• Guidelines for Special Initiative/Awareness
  Contests
• Uniforms worn must meet NFHS regulations this
  includes having a on the front and back of the
  shirt. No logo endorsement on the shirt except
  for the manufacturer logo.
• Officials may wear colored tops for this match.
• A colored ball may be used for this match as long
  as it meets NFHS guidelines.

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Volleyball

• Rawlings new ball model IESAVB 10013B is in
  production and will be available in late
  December. Several changes have been made to the
  bladder of the ball and exterior surface of the
  ball.
• Colored volleyballs may be used for regular
  season play. Balls shall be a maximum combination
  of three colors, with each panel being a solid
  color, and at least one third of the panels shall
  be solid white.
• In regular season play, the home team will
  provide the volleyball to be used for play.
• In state series play the IESA and Rawlings will
  provide each host with a red, white and blue
  volleyball to be used for play.

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Wrestling

• New NFHS rule 4-5-7 Wrestlers must weigh-in
  wearing a suitable undergarment that completely
  covers the buttocks and groin area. Wrestlers are
  NOT allowed to weigh-in nude.
• Regional and sectional hosts must use a digital
  scale for weigh-ins.
• Also, it is recommended that as the host, there
  be at least one athletic trainer on site.
• Schools will continue to be allowed to enter two
  individuals in each weight class. A survey
  conducted last year showed 86 schools in favor of
  allowing two wrestlers per weight class while
  only 46 schools were in favor of allowing just
  one wrestler per weight class.

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Track and Field

• PLEASE REMEMBER ATTENDANCE IS MANDATORY AT SEED
  MEETINGS!
• At the State Meet, the pole vault will be raised
  6 at a time until a designated height is
  reached. Once the designated height is reached,
  the bar will be raised 3 at a time until 1
  contestant remains.
• At the State Meet, field events may be conducted
  indoors if conditions deem it necessary. Please
  make sure athletes are prepared for this
  possibility.
• If your school has pole vault participants at
  sectional meet, contact your host ASAP and no
  later than the seed meeting. Do not assume your
  host has pole vault equipment.
• New NFHS rules
• Allows for unadorned bobby pins, barrettes and
  hair clips no longer than 2 to be worn to
  control a competitors hair.
• Modifies the penalty for the wearing of jewelry.
  A first violation will no longer result in
  immediate disqualification, instead a team
  warning will be issued and any subsequent
  violation by any team member will result in
  disqualification from the event.
• Please remember that watches may not be worn
  during competition.

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Scholastic Bowl

• One IESA Rule Change Paper used during a match
  must be clean. Numbers and lines are permitted on
  the paper, but no other writing.
• Regional and Sectional hosts may now hire high
  school students to score and time.
• New moderator training video available on the
  IESA website. Give a new moderator a head start
  and suggest they review this training
  presentation before working a match.
• Comparison between IESA and IHSA rules also now
  available on the IESA website for moderators
  working both levels.
• The Advisory Committee asked the Association to
  gather information on the length of regional
  tournament play. There is some concern that
  regional play is too long per night. A survey
  will be attached to the online seeding process
  this year to gather information for the
  committee.
• The survey will ask three questions
• Should we shorten the question set for regional
  play to 20 toss-up and 20 bonus? (Current
  questions sets are 30 toss-up and 20 bonus.)
• Would you be in favor of a single elimination
  format? (Current format is pool play.)
• Are you in favor of the current format remaining
  the same?

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Speech

• Its important.
• Speech is an integral part of the activities
  offered by the IESA. No other skill is more
  important than that of learning to speak
  effectively in front of others.
• It teaches valuable skills.
• Speech team combines the importance of study,
  dedication, team work, creativity and
  communication.
• Its for a lifetime.
• Students who have participated in Speech or Drama
  activities are less likely to have difficulty
  speaking in public and will be more persuasive in
  their communications, both written and oral.
• Contests are held the last weekend in October and
  the first two weekends in November.
• Contests are single day events.
• Participants are judged against a standard.
• Eligibility standards do apply to speech
  participants.

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Music

• Pep Bands and National Anthem Singers are
  selected to perform at IESA State Contests.
  Selection forms and instructions are available on
  the IESA website Music Activity page.
• General Contest Reminders
• Scales are not required to be performed at SE
• All pieces performed at SE must be 32 measures
  not including repeats.
• If an accompaniment is called for in a score then
  it must be performed. (SE and Organization)
• SE individual limitations A student shall not
  participate in more than 6 events. A student may
  not participate in 2 solos on the same instrument
  or voice.
• Organization vocal limitations one mixed choir,
  one show choir and either one boys or girls
  chorus.
• Organization instrumental limitations one band,
  one jazz band, one orchestra and one chime group.
  
• Eligibility standards do apply to music
  participants.

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Chess

• Final Entry Deadline for Chess
• January 12, 2011
• Entry Fee 15.00 per student
• State Tournament will be held at the US Cellular
  Coliseum in Bloomington, IL on February 18-19,
  2011
• Board Swiss format with 5 boards. In this type
  of tournament, the coach determines the board
  order for their players. Each of the board
  positions becomes a separate individual
  tournament.
• 7th grade division and an 8th grade division.
• Schools may enter one player at each of boards
  1-4 and a maximum of 3 players at board 5 in each
  grade division.
• 7 rounds of play will be conducted and players
  will participate in all 7 rounds.
• Individual awards and team awards will be given.

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Bowling

• Final Entry Deadline for Bowling
• February 7, 2011
• Entry Fee 20.00 per student
• State Tournament will be held at Town Country
  Lanes in Joliet, IL on March 25-26, 2011.
• There will be a separate bowling competition for
  boys and girls.
• All bowlers will compete in rounds 1 2 and the
  top 36 bowlers from each division will advance to
  the 3rd round for the State Finals.
• Total cumulative pin fall will be used for
  scoring throughout the tournament.
• There will be a total of 180 bowlers in the
  competition, 90 boys and 90 girls. Schools may
  enter up to (2) boys and (2) girls in the
  competition.
• A CURRENT PHYSICAL IS REQUIRED FOR PARTICIPATION
  IN THE STATE BOWLING TOURNAMENT

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Cheerleading

• Jewelry is not allowed to be worn by any
  cheerleader at any time while cheering. This
  includes all sideline cheerleading as well as if
  your team participates in the IESA cheerleading
  competition. Please be sure your cheer coach
  adheres to this requirement.
• All basket tosses and double full twisting
  dismounts, regardless of the surface for all
  elementary, middle school and junior high
  cheerleaders are prohibited in any IESA
  sanctioned contest. Should your squad
  participate in a cheer competition other than the
  IESA competition, then your squad will follow the
  rules set forth by the organizing body.
• IESA Cheer CompetitionSaturday, January 22, 2011
  at the Civic Center in Peoria. Entry deadline is
  December 15.