IHSA Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes - 2005-06
Sports Medicine Advisory Committee
September 14, 2005
The IHSA Sports Medicine Advisory meeting at the IHSA office in Bloomington, Illinois, on Wednesday, September 14, 2005, beginning at 10:00 a.m. Committee members present were Gregory Gaa, Todd Cassens, John Wator, Dr. Cynthia LaBella. Committee members not present were Senator John Davidson, Dr. Preston Wollin, Dr. James Green, and Dr. Richard Everett and Dr. William Marcuzzo. Assistant Executive Director Kurt Gibson was also in attendance.
Recommendations for Board Action
None brought forward
Administrative Procedural Recommendations
1. The committee will develop additional educational units surrounding steroid use for use by member schools, students, and parents. The units will focus on such related topics as: general information, the legal aspects, the moral/ethical dilemma surrounding use, supplements, appropriate training programs, and proper nutrition. Additional supplemental materials will be developed in conjunction with the educational pieces that schools can use as they see fit.
Items of Discussion
1. The committee reviewed the Make the Right Choice DVD that was sent to each IHSA member school last month. The committee discussed at length the issue of steroid use by high school students in Illinois. The committee recognizes that the problem is a large one that needs to be approached from a number of perspectives. Through some educational outreach, the committee hopes to raise awareness of the issue and to get the necessary resources to schools, athletes, and parents so that students can “make the right choice.”
2. The committee reviewed IHSA Policy 23 and agreed to
examine the need for up-dating the policy at future meetings this
year. The committee
discussed means by which the association could develop additions to
the policy that would strengthen the commitment between schools and
their student-athletes in regards to steroids and the association.
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