401 Lincolnway East, Goshen, IN 46526    Phone: (574) 533-0652    Fax: (574) 534-8852

Goshen High School Athletic Department

Mission Statement

Ensuring all student athletes acquire knowledge and apply skills – enhancing tomorrow’s opportunities.

Vision

  • To utilize the values of athletics to develop productive citizens.
  • To strive to promote a supportive and positive environment in which students excel competitively.
  • To encourage student athletes to compete in multiple sports.
  • To create an environment that fosters the character development of our athletes, while promoting mental and physical toughness.

IHSAA Student-Athlete Tip of the Week (5-14-12)

“Providing education-based athletics in Indiana.”

 The lyrics of a song I heard recently said “If you don’t know where you’re going, you might end up somewhere else.”  What’s in store for you this summer? Do you know what you are going to do with your spare time? Do you have a plan to be productive with a summer job?  Don’t get me wrong, it’s always nice to have a week or two away from the constant responsibility of the classroom and your favorite sport. Everyone needs that rest from time to time.  However, be sure to keep yourself in good physical shape and more importantly, be sure to be that positive role model in your community that teachers, coaches, and parents will be proud of!

 For more on the IHSAA go to www.ihsaa.org

Athletic Department Resources

Spring Ticket prices are:

$4 for 6th grade - Adults.  We charge admission for all baseball at Phend Field, and all home track & field meets.  Questions: Call 533-0652

Athletics at GHS

Competitive athletics play an integral part in the educational program at Goshen High School. The challenges associated with competition create learning experiences for all athletes. A player’s drive, determination, confidence, mental toughness, and emotional control are tested daily. The educational value of athletics lies in how the athlete copes with these challenges. Coaches stress commitment, dedication, and hard work and work closely with the players as they face these obstacles. Athletes are taught a formula that can be applied to real-life situations: They learn to plan, prepare, perform, evaluate and try, try again.

GHS fields forty-nine athletic teams in twenty different sports. The program includes twenty varsity and twenty-nine sub-varsity teams, which provide opportunities for students to participate at a level commensurate with their abilities.

Sportsmanship is Vital

Good sportsmanship is a quality we all value. Our coaches do their very best to teach and develop sportsmanship while encouraging their players to treat opposing players, coaches, and officials with respect.

Competitive athletics, by design, brings out the best and worst in people. We are committed to using the “teachable moments” in sports to help our students learn the most valuable lessons athletics has to offer.

Athletes are expected to accept seriously the responsibility and privilege of representing their school and community. All individuals, regardless of their role in activities, are expected to be aware of their influence on the behavior of others and display good sportsmanship at all times.

Practices

Most teams practice at GHS after school or into the early evening hours and on Saturdays. There are a few teams, however, who use shared or community facilities and consequently must practice when these facilities are available.

Competitions

GHS games are played after school, in the evening or on Saturdays. Travel to and from games may require some teams to return home late in the evening. We do our best to minimize the amount of academic time that is lost due to athletics.

Athletics and Academics

We have found that athletes can maintain a high level of performance on the field and in the classroom if they make effective use of their unscheduled time. Parental help and guidance with this matter is greatly appreciated.

Stay In Bounds Ambassadors

Stay In Bounds Ambassadors are a group of student athletes that visit 4th grade classrooms to teach character principles.

Stay in Bounds Ambassadors meet once / month to develop lesson plans for teaching character principles to 4th graders. They visit all Goshen Community Schools 4th grade classrooms and St. John’s once/month with a different lesson.

Student Athletic Advisory Council

Student Athletic Advisory Council is a group formed to:

  • Better educate student athletes on Athletic department procedures
  • Give input on improving the athletic department
  • Leadership development

Resources for College Bound Student Athletes

These links are provided to give student athletes and their parents some resources as they embark on determining the athletic opportunities at the collegiate level.

GHS Off-Season Conditioning

Goshen High School head coaches and the athletic department are strong promoters of multiple sport participation. It is in the best interest of our student-athletes to compete in at least two different sports at GHS.

During the off-season, GHS head coaches offer conditioning programs after school. This school year, male student-athletes met every Monday and Wednesday after school and female student-athletes met every Tuesday and Thursday after school from Thanksgiving until March 5.

This program will resume after spring break. The focus in these sessions is abilities, plyometrics, cardiovascular training, and weight training.

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