Officiate Iowa High School Athletic Events
IHSAA Officials
Stay involved with Iowa high school athletics by registering as an official! To qualify, registrants must be a high school student or older, have a thorough understanding of the sport you wish to officiate, and the ability to interpret and apply rules.
Policies, Rules, Requirements
WHAT TO KNOW BEFORE BECOMING AN IHSAA OFFICIAL
Notable Policies
- Officials are considered independent contractors.
- Officials from out-of-state must obtain a valid IHSAA license to officiate within Iowa.
- All licenses expire annually after the state baseball tournament and must be renewed within one year of expiration.
- High school students are eligible to obtain a license and officiate sub-varsity and junior high contests.
- Armed Forces personnel will have licensing fees waived for their first two years of officiating (form below).
- High school and college students receive a discounted rate for licensing fees.
Official Exams and Rules Meeting Requirements
- All officials must score 75 percent or higher on an online open-book exam in the sport(s) for which they intend to officiate. Exams may be retaken twice if necessary.
- All officials are required to view an online rules interpretation meeting (and officiating clinic in FB, BkB, WR, Soc, BsB) pertaining to their sport(s) before the season begins.
- Exams and rules meetings may be found through DragonFly (ICOS).
Officials Associations & Assignors
ORGANIZATION | CONTACT | CITY | PHONE | |
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Algona Officials Association | Fred Perkins | Emmetsburg | [email protected] | (712) 490-4061 |
Black Hawk Officials Association | Robert Smith Jr. | Waterloo | [email protected] | (319) 230-7917 |
Cedar Rapids Athletic Officials Association | Chris Heidelbauer | Marion | [email protected] | (319) 533-0292 |
Cedar Valley Soccer Officials Association | Phil Watson | Cedar Falls | [email protected] | (319) 230-9148 |
Central Iowa Wrestling Officials Association | Jesse McCrady | Ankeny | [email protected] | (641) 780-4618 |
Clarinda Officials Organization | Keith Brothers | Clarinda | [email protected] | (712) 303-0025 |
Des Moines Officials Association | Larry Jacobus | Des Moines | [email protected] | (515) 490-0779 |
Dubuque Area Soccer Officials Association | Paul Lassance | Dubuque | [email protected] | (563) 590-0487 |
East Central Iowa Soccer Officials Assoc. | Brian D. Cohen | Robins | [email protected] | (319) 294-8863 |
Eastern Iowa Wrestling Officials Assoc. | Chris Meinecke | Maquoketa | [email protected] | (319) 480-3377 |
Fort Dodge Officials Association | Jim Bice | Fort Dodge | [email protected] | (515) 571-3191 |
Greater Des Moines Umpires Association | George Davis | Des Moines | [email protected] | (515) 979-9291 |
Grundy County Officials Association | Charles McCauley | Reinbeck | [email protected] | (832) 434-8996 |
I.O.W.A (Iowa Officials Western Assoc.) | Chris Girres | Council Bluffs | [email protected] | (402) 657-2905 |
Iowa City Athletic Officials Association | John Mathias | Iowa City | [email protected] | (319) 430-5100 |
Mahaska County Wrestling Officials Association | Lanny Brand | Altoona | [email protected] | (515) 975-9602 |
North Iowa Area Soccer Officials Association | Charlie Ramsay | Mason City | [email protected] | (641) 420-8345 |
North Iowa Officials Association | Ken Robbins | Mason City | [email protected] | 515-571-2390 |
Northwest IA Wrestling Coaches & Officials Assoc | Mike Winklepleck | Sioux City | [email protected] | (712) 870-4682 |
Premier Sports Officials Association | Sean Johnston | Bennington | [email protected] | (402) 319-8413 |
Quad City Officials Association | Jon Clark | Moline | [email protected] | (309) 945-8119 |
Red Rock Officials Association | Craig Van Vark | Pella | [email protected] | (641) 628-9179 |
Saylorville Officials Association-BASKETBALL | Dan Bruns | Ankeny | [email protected] | (515) 724-4278 |
Saylorville Officials Association-FOOTBALL | Bill Prange | Ankeny | [email protected] | (515) 210-4167 |
Siouxland Officials Association | Kevin Eekhoff | LeMars | [email protected] | (712) 548-2722 |
Siouxland SOCCER Officials Association (SSOA) | Patrick Wiltgen | South Sioux City | [email protected] | (402) 987-7719 |
Siouxland Umpires Association | Grant Thompson | Sioux City | [email protected] | (712) 301-3905 |
Southeast Iowa Soccer Officials Association | Daniel Lopez | Tiffin | [email protected] | 563-506-3263 |
Southeast Iowa Officials Association | Joshua Ragar | West Point | [email protected] | (309) 371-5020 |
Tri-State Officials Association | Al Stoltz | Dubuque | [email protected] | (563) 451-8352 |
Twin Lakes Area Officials Association | Fred Perkins | Emmetsburg | [email protected] | (712) 490-4061 |
Wapello County Officials Association | Bill Owens | Ottumwa | [email protected] | (641) 814-2271 |
Waterloo Area Officials Association (WAOA) | Terrance Campbell (TC) | Cedar Falls | [email protected] | (319) 504-2940 |
Webster City Officials Association | Chris Hansen | Webster City | [email protected] | (515) 851-1973 |
Resources for Iowa High School Sports Officials
NFHS/NASO
Baseball
- Baseball Crew Card
- Umpire Clinic Materials:
- NFHS Baseball Windup Positions Examined
- 2024 Baseball Exam
- Registered Umpires 6/26/24
- Baseball Umpire Ghost Writer Topics
Basketball
- Faking Being Fouled Video
- Faking Being Fouled General Information
- Faking Being Fouled on the Offense-Protocols
- Faking Being Fouled on the Defense_Protocols
- Rick Hartzell-Officiating My Best
- IHSAA Postseason Dates
2024-25 Webinars
Cross Country
Soccer
Swimming
Track and Field
Wrestling
Wrestling memo #1 – Oct. 24, 2024
Wrestling memo #2 – Nov. 15, 2024
- NFHS Arm Bar situation A
- NFHS Arm Bar situation B
- NFHS HNC flowchart
- NFHS HNC Timeout with AHCP
- NFHS HNC Timeout without AHCP
- NFHS Tech. Violation Locked Hands A illustrations
- NFHS Tech. Violation Locked Hands B illustrations
- NFHS Tech. Violation Locked Hands C illustrations
- NFHS Potentially Dangerous illustrations
- NFHS Near Fall Criteria A illustrations
- NFHS Near Fall Criteria B illustrations
- NFHS Near Fall inbounds illustrations
- NFHS Neutral inbounds illustrations
- NFHS Stalemate illustrations
- NFHS Cut Back – legal illustrations
- NFHS Cut Back – illegal illustrations
- NFHS Wrestling Officials tips for success 1-5
- NFHS Wrestling Officials tips for success 6-10
- NFHS Signal Chart
- NFHS Scorer & Timer Instructions
- NFHS Rules Changes, POE’s, webinar recording (2024-25)
- Certified WR Officials 1/10/2025
OFFICIALS’ APPAREL & EQUIPMENT
IHSAA Logoed Options
- Smitty Apparel – Iowa Preferred Dealers
- Iowa Officials Supplies
- Fifth Region Officials
- Purchase Officials
- Precision Officials
- Officially Dalco
NFHS Publications
Generic Officiating Apparel
IHSAA Officials Hall of Fame
CONGRATS TO THE 2023 INDUCTEES
Greg Becker
Waterloo
Mike Botts
Davenport
Brian Gray
Winterset
Jenni Malsam
Sioux City
Jim Pfeifer
Milford
Dave Rittman
Ankeny