We need to insure that all our kids have ample opportunities to learn how to swim.
The I-League gets students swimming, competing, lifeguard certified, and trained as effective swim instructors.
Lifespan Aquatics Programming's (LAP's)I-League (I = Inclusion) The I-League (a proposal) calls for safe, fun and efficient scholastic sports league(s) to provide swim and aquatic experiences at schools without existing Continue Reading.
Meta Meets are extra-special, additional, scholastic meets. At first glance, think of a Meta Meet as a new type of highly competitive, All-Star, Invitational. Summary The Meta Meet is Continue Reading.
Over-arching themes Fix what is broken. Do NOT change what is working well. Emphasize playing well with others. Sportsmanship. Lifeguard training in an expectation for all. Becoming a lifeguard offers Continue Reading.
Benefits for Schools Increase the number of varsity sports opportunities available for its students. Aquatic rehab can engage students athletes from other sports who get mid-season injuries. Easier, plug-and-play operations Continue Reading.
A Done-For-You model in scholastic swimming Done-for-you operations are services provide schools and districts with the necessary resources and expertise to help run their aquatic operations more efficiently. Certain levels Continue Reading.
The "I" in the I-League is for inclusion. But wait. There is more! Words that begin with the letter "I" have merit within the I-League's purpose. Innovation Inspiration Individuality Interval Continue Reading.
The pieces of the puzzle need to fit together, as the logo illustration symbolizes. Institutional History Years ago, the swimming federation in Canada developed a swim lesson program called, I Can Continue Reading.
Scrimmages Post scrimmage photo taken at Plum High School. Swimmer from Plum and The Ellis School held a scrimmage in early season. Teams played SKWIM together, swam in fins, wore Continue Reading.
I-League Enrollment League to League As a scholastic aquatics league, the enrollment process starts with the WPIAL and PIAA. First comes a B2B (business to business) discussion, negotiation and contract Continue Reading.
Getting participants to the I-League activities means other endeavors are left behind. Participants at the I-League's after-school activities are able to keep busy, stay out of their houses for some Continue Reading.
Consider the Athletic Training Model deployed in many schools. Schools often obtain the services of Athletic Trainers by way of a contract. The athletic trainers support the school's athletic programs. Continue Reading.
Question: What is the minimum number of schools needed to start the I-League The I-League can start with one school. It would be great to have a set of five Continue Reading.
Operations to scale the I-League Level 1: Sell and serve ten customers Confirm that the I-League is wanted and it delivers as desired. Sell and serve ten customers as soon Continue Reading.
Best Practices for Solving Insurance Issues with the schools and I-League This page is under construction. As modern policies are recorded, this page gets updated. Question: What about insurance? Insurance Continue Reading.
Detailed examinations of all schools are forthcoming. If you have notes and other suggestions, please input them into the comments at the bottom of the page. Middle schools well suited Continue Reading.
More research coming. Help with your inputs in the text box at the bottom of the page. Continue Reading.
Sally from Australia wrote and email, 3/8/2023 Hi Mark,We're excited to hear about the Pennsylvania High School Coaches Annual Conference on April 15, 2023, and your involvement in leading a Continue Reading.
Original and authentic stories can efficiently spread I-League news. Word-of-mouth marketing and building relationships in person is the best way to market. One the I-League gets into the school setting, Continue Reading.
Idea from a former high school principal: This might work well for other sports too, such as bowling. The I-League model might be able to be replicated in other sports Continue Reading.
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Speaker: Henk Ovink Dutch, special envoy to the UN for water. Continue Reading.
New York's PSAL (Public School Athletic League) new policies Students at schools with under five teams get first crack at individual access programs. In New York, the students who are Continue Reading.
To Doug Fonder, President and Meet Director of ISCA Since ISCA runs many high quality, well-trusted meets throughout the year, perhaps ISCA could consider hosting the following meets in the Continue Reading.
As an outreach program that serves underrepresented populations I will definitely go on record to say USA Swimming, for the most part, is a do-nothing, leaderless organization. Rarely, if at Continue Reading.
Nice idea. I’m all about “Different strokes for different folks.” So, I’d see this taking root more in the realm of JV and Rookie Scholastic Swimming, and less with club team Continue Reading.
The work is happening elsewhere, and it looks like this! Continue Reading.