Elwood Panther Baseball

PLEASE SHARE! I’m asking for your help getting this message out and building support so Co-Op can finally be passed by the IHSAA Board of Directors. Indiana is one of the few states that does not allow schools to form co-ops in athletics. A co-op would allow two schools that are struggling to field a team in a particular sport to come together and give their athletes an opportunity to compete. This proposal came close to passing last year, but it fell short. We need your help pushing for support across the state of Indiana. It is heartbreaking to watch communities like ours fight just to keep sports alive because participation and enrollment numbers have dropped. Right now, schools are left with two choices: keep fighting with extremely low numbers or eventually watch a sport disappear. There are certainly details that have to be worked through when two schools come together, but we cannot lose sight of the most important thing: THE KIDS. A co-op gives athletes who love a sport the opportunity to keep playing. It gives schools the opportunity to keep programs alive. It gives communities the opportunity to continue supporting sports that may have been part of their history for generations. Instead of watching sports disappear, let schools work together. Instead of telling kids there isn’t a team anymore, or you will have to transfer out, give them another opportunity to compete. Instead of letting tradition die because one school no longer has enough numbers, allow two communities to come together for their kids. Co-Op Sports need to pass in Indiana in 2027. Let’s stop watching sports die in our communities and start giving schools the ability to work together. Please share this. Please talk about it. Please help us build support across Indiana. This is bigger than one school or one community. It’s about giving kids the opportunity to PLAY. @KyleNeddenriep @SamTheManFrick @hunt_Rob @michelle_garmon @CISR_Podcast @gregrakestraw