 Founded in 1951, The Connecticut High School Coaches' Association supports its member coaches and their student-athletes by offering ongoing educational opportunities, recognizing outstanding coaching achievements and providing general consultation and advice to its members. The CHSCA also seeks to promote the highest standards of competition in high school sports.
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What's New?
Images: 2011 CHSCA Hall of Fame ReceptionDates: Banquets and All-State DinnersAll-State: Selection Process Updated!Connecticut Coach - Fall 20112011-2012 Membership Forms2011-2012 Meeting Dates PostedConnecticut Coach - Spring 2011
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CHSCA Questions?
Anyone with questions about the CHSCA can contact John Fontana at: jfontana01@snet.net
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2011 CHSCA Hall of Fame Reception
 
View all the photos from this event.
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2011-2012 Membership Form
Download the 2011-2012 Membership Forms.
Read about the benefits of being a member.
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NoticeME!™ from CSA, LLC announces partnership with CHSCA.
College Showcases America (CSA) is excited to announce our partnership with the Connecticut High School Coaches Association in support of all Connecticut Coaches and student-athletes in Connecticut.
CSA's student information system, NoticeME!™ was introduced at the start of 2010 as an innovative program to assist all student-athletes and their families with their college selection process, (no matter what aspirations they may have for playing at the college level), while assisting their school's athletic departments generate revenues to be re-invested into the school's sports programs and coaches. Information about our NoticeME!™ program and our partners is available on www.collegeshowcasesamerica.com/noticeme.html.
CSA is excited to be a sponsor of this year's CT/RI football game at Rentschler Field this upcoming June supporting our student-athletes participating in this great game.
College Showcases America, LLC is a limited liability company based in Cheshire, CT. For more information on our list of services in support of all high school student-athletes please visit us at www.collegeshowcasesamerica.com.
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Pro Grass Partners with CHSCA
Pro Grass LLC of Pittsburgh, PA has newly partnered with the Connecticut High School Coaches Association and is proud to support the coaches and athletes in Connecticut.
Pro Grass' company philosophy is based on perseverance, the commitment to excellence, loyalty, and honesty. These same qualities are found in all athletic programs across the country and are certainly promoted by the Connecticut High School Coaches Association.
Since founded, Pro Grass has worked with coaching organizations across the country to promote additional athletic opportunities for young athletes through our sponsorship program. Pro Grass has proudly sponsored many annual events from Connecticut to California, and Florida to Washington State. Some examples are the Pro Grass Football Classic held in PA and FL, as well as the Penn/Ohio All Star Football Classic.
We are very excited to be able to include Connecticut's Annual Governor's Cup to our sponsorship program listing. We wish all coaches and athletes a safe and successful day. In addition, wish all the seniors who may be participating in their last high school athletic contest the best of luck in all future endeavors!
Pro Grass, a limited liability company headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA, is a leader in the synthetic turf industry. Pro Grass's installations can be located from Connecticut to California and Hildago, Texas to Barrow, Alaska. Please view our website (www.prograssturf.com) for the complete listing of installations.
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Connecticut Coach Available Online Updated 05/26/11
The Connecticut Coach (CHSCA's Newsletter) is now available for downloading as a PDF file. Please be aware that due to the size of the file it may take some time to download.
Fall 2011
Spring 2011
Issue #2 - 2010-2011
Fall 2010
Spring 2010
Winter 2010
Fall 2009
Spring 2009
Winter 2009
Fall 2008
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Marine Corps supports Connecticut High School Coaches
The CHSCA is pleased to announce their partnership with the United States Marine Corps. What follows is their official press release.
HARTFORD, Ct. - The Marines of Marine Corps Recruiting Station Springfield, Mass., have recently partnered with the Connecticut High School Coaches Association to help support local high school coaches and athletes in Connecticut.
The Marines have always held themselves to the highest standards of honor, courage and commitment. In fact, these values are the building blocks at Marine Corps Recruit Training, but anyone could benefit from these standards.
Throughout its existence the Marine Corps has supported its local community, and this recent partnership with the CHSCA couldn't be a better fit. Both organizations seek to support local coaches and recognize their outstanding efforts with today's youth, as well as promote the high standards of education, health and competition that high school athletics requires.
To show their support, the Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon stationed in Washington, D.C., has also volunteered to come and honor the coaches and their players, by performing at half-time during the 10th Annual Governor's Cup on June 28.
The Marine Corps would like to congratulate each of the coaches for their outstanding success and commitment to their teams. We will be proud to support you and your students at the Governor's Cup, and throughout the upcoming season.
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Governors' Cup Football: CONN. 31 R.I. 10
View all the photos from this event.
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Coaching Education
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Life Is Still Good
 "Life Is Still Good", by Meriden Record-Journal sports editor Bryant Carpenter, chronicles the late Maloney football coach Rob Szymaszek's courageous and inspirational battle with brain cancer.
The book will be available at the Nov. 15 Hall of Fame induction at the Aqua Turf Club and at www.plaidswede.com.
TOUCHING ALL THE BASES by John J. Fontana
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Gatorade Performance Playbook
 Gatorade has partnered with the CHSCA to provide high school coaches and their student-athletes with valuable information covering topics such as proper hydration and nutrition, communication between coaches and athletes, consequences of steroid abuse, and more, in a series of articles to be posted on the CHSCA website.
Visit the Gatorade Performance Playbook Page
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Dear Head Coach / Athletic Director:
Starting in the school year 2006-07, it is mandatory for all varsity head coaches to be a member of the CHSCA. All head coaches must have a continuous membership or lose the options available to all member coaches in the state of Connecticut.
The Connecticut High School Coaches Association after many years of deliberation has finally decided to follow all the other states in our country by making it mandatory for all varsity head sports coaches to belong to the CHSCA. In the past, we have allowed a coach that was not one of our members to be honored with a major CHSCA award such as the CHSCA Hall of Fame or allowing a nonmember coach to vote on a rule change that would affect CHSCA member teams. These are examples of the Will Not be Able to sheet that will immediately impact all head coaches in the state of Connecticut.
It is our hope that each sport committee will have on a CD the name, address, school, home phone number, e-mail address, etc of each head coach. This will enhance our communication within each sport.
Sincerely,
John J. Fontana, Executive Director, CHSCA
Gary Makowicki , Treasurer, CHSCA
Executive Board, CHSCA
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 | UPDATED CHSCA All-Star Girls Basketball Information | | | UPDATED information on the 2012 CHSCA All-Star information.
Click on MORE for the information.
Go to the SPORTS tab above and under Girls Basketball locate the nomination form.
[more] | | CHSCA Hockey Newsletter January 2012 by Sal Follo | | | For a detailed description of Connecticut high school ice hockey information click on MORE.
[more] | | FALL ISSUE OF CONNECTICUT COACH IS ONLINE! | | | TO THE LEFT IS THE LINK TO THE FALL ISSUE OF CONNECTICUT COACH. | | CHSCA Membership Survey | | | Please click on MORE to display and download this survey.
[more] | | 2011 Hall of Fame | | | The Connecticut High School Coaches’ Association will honor eight coaches and one media member at their 2011 Hall of Fame Banquet. The honorees are Dr. Joseph Erardi, Jr., Paula Fitzgerald, Burt Leventhal, Thomas Malin, Katharine A. Palmer, William H. Parkinson, Jody Rajcula, Stephen P. Stoklosa and Woody Anderson of The Hartford Courant.
The banquet is on November 17, 2011 at the Aqua Turf Club. Tickets are $45 and can be purchased by calling John Fontana at 860-628-4122.
| | 2011 NHSACA Winners | | | Congratulations to the following National Coach of the Year winners from Connecticut.
David Johnson, Bunnell-Athletic Director
John Blomstrann, E. O. Smith-Boys Soccer
Maribeth Sarnacki, Cromwell-Special Sports
Also, congratulations to our two Connecticut NHSACA Hall of Fame inductees: Linda Dirga and John Kuzco. | | Coaching Ethics by Tom Murray | | | Every coach knows that even the most talented athlete or team can always find areas to target for improvement. The same can be said of coaches' performances.
Take a few minutes to read the CHSCA Coaches Code of Ethics and consider making an item or two, points of emphasis for this year.
Coaches are role models for their athletes. Redoubling our efforts to function within the precepts of our Code of Ethics can do more good than just talking about sportsmanship.
Coaches know that actions speak louder than words. Here's a great way to set an example that your athletes will emulate. You might even want to post the Code as a statement of your expectations for your performance as a coach.
[more] | | P.A. 10-62 | | | On July 1, 2010 P.A. 10-62 requires all coaches issued a coaching permit from the State Department of Education to “take an initial training course regarding concussion and head injuries.” The CCEP program currently has the only authorized course to meet this requirement (Module 15). This August at Southington High School during the 2010 All Sport Clinic this module will be offered along with other coaching education modules and sports topics. The Bureau of Education Standards and Certification will be monitoring compliance on this new regulation.
Please review the clinic information on this page and register ASAP for this event.
| | CHSCA Membership Insurance Information | | | CHSCA Membership insurance information is posted in the Coaches' Info section. | | Establishing a Tradition of Sportsmanship by Tom Murray | | | There was a time, long ago, when most high school sports teams functioned without trained coaches. High school students organized their own practices, trained, developed and implemented strategies and competed with only an elected teammate-captain to direct them. Schools provided an adult manager, usually a faculty member, who made arrangements for games and supervised the athletes. The manager’s role was minimal except for the important function of promoting the health and safety of athletes and assuring that high standards of ethical sportsmanship were observed.
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