IHSAA OFFICIALS

BECOME AN OFFICIAL 

Have you thought about becoming an IHSAA official?

Officials are an essential part of high school athletics and a required role in the staging of competitions. They provide leadership and guidance to participants, and ensure that competition is conducted in a safe and fair manner. Officials demonstrate a positive outlook on sports through integrity, honesty, and respect.

Becoming an official is a unique opportunity to stay involved with athletics and influence student-athletes and communities.

HOW TO BECOME AN IHSAA OFFICIAL

STEP 1: 

Create an account and register through DragonFly.

STEP 2: 

Select your preferred IHSAA sports and pay the associated registration fees.

STEP 3: 

Complete required rules exam and view rules meeting video (with mechanics clinic video for FB, BkB, WR, SOC, BsB) for selected sports, when available.

STEP 4: 

Complete postseason request form, if interested in being considered for IHSAA postseason contests.

STEP 5: 

Contact local schools, officials associations, and/or area officials assignors to obtain contests.

WHO CAN BECOME AN IHSAA OFFICIAL

Anyone high school aged or older may become a registered official with the IHSAA.

Officials should have a thorough understanding of the activity for which they are officiating and possess the ability to interpret and apply the game rules. Officials who register with the IHSAA should have an enjoyment for high school activities and a desire to give something back to others who are now involved in those activities.

Refer to DragonFly for registration procedures.

DISCOUNTED REGISTRATION RATES

Students 

College: Full-time college students, currently enrolled, may register as officials for an annual fee of $20 for one sport and $12 for each additional sport. This fee is intended for students coming from high school and going into college, not former college students going back to school to take additional hours.

High School: High school students may register as officials for an annual fee of $20 for one sport and $12 for each additional sport.

Armed Forces

Current and former: Current and former military personnel may register as officials by waiving the basic registration fee and the sport fee for two years. This offer is extended to those current and former military personnel who are registering as an IHSAA sport official for the first time. The current registration fee is a basic fee of $50 for one sport, and an additional cost of $12 for each additional sport. These fees will be waived for military personnel registering for the first time (for their first two years).