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 (2-20-12)
“Providing education-based athletics in Indiana.”
By now, everyone who follows sports has heard of Jeremy Lin of the New York Knicks. This time ten days ago nobody knew a thing about this young man. Today, he is the talk of the national sports world. All athletes, especially those that are backups, dream of getting quality playing time with their teams. You hear it all the time, if only coach would give me a chance. Well, this story might get coaches thinking about who could be the next Jeremy Lin. You never know when your number will be called. Just know that Lin was passed up numerous times, yet he never gave up on believing in himself and his abilities.
For more on the IHSAA go to www.ihsaa.org
Athletic Department Resources
- Season Schedule and Today’s Activities (www.highschoolsports.net)
- In order to access the team schedules by sport, you will need Internet Explorer 7.0 or Firefox!
- When using this website to find schedules & Departure Times*:
- For swimming/diving and cross country, use the boys/girls gender option.
- These schedules are housed on highschoolsports.net and can be downloaded to Outlook and Palm software.
- For bus departure times, click the green “INFO” button next to the event.
- When using this website to find schedules & Departure Times*:
- Click here to check the latest sports scores for all teams.
- Directions to Area Schools(Updated on 6/28/11)
- Parent Athletic Handbook(Updated on 6/28/11)
- Handbook has code of conduct
- Dates for academic eligibility checks
- Dates for sports recognition programs
- Award criteria and much, much more.
- Access Twitter updates of GHS athletic information by following @GoshenAD
Ticket prices for the 2011-12 school year are:
All-Sport Tickets: Adult $80.00 Student K-8 $40.00 Senior Citizens(65+) $40.00
*installment plans for all sport tickets are available*
Admission at Gate for Varsity Football this year is $6 for KG – Adults. That is an increase from previous years. Admission at Gate Varsity Boys & Girls Basketball this year will remain $5.00 for Kindergarten through – Adult.
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.
- NCAA Eligibility Center for Juniors and Seniors Considering Athletics at an NCAA Division I or II school
- Email Recruiting Questions
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.
