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Rule 10 - Interstate Contests and Practices

Q. 10-14 What is the “host school” and its role?
A. The host school is the local member high school that assumes oversight
responsibility for the event and it is expected that the host school’s principal
monitors the event by being either present onsite during the event, or by the
designee.
Q. 10-15 What is the “Final List” of invited schools?
A. Once sanctioning applications are received and approved initially by the host
state association, the event manager/sponsor should upload a list of invited
schools with the school name, address and state. It is the responsibility of the
event manager/sponsor to forward a “final list” of invited schools twenty (20) days
prior to the event in case of any changes to the original list of invited schools.
Q. 10-16 Can a host school be responsible for an event outside of that state (e.g. Indiana
high school signing off as the host school for a Kentucky event)?
A. No, the host school shall be in the same state of the contest in the event something
occurs, which would permit the principal or his/her designee to quickly assess
and report the details of the situation.
Q. 10-17 When is the list of invited schools due to the NFHS?
A. The initial list is due at the time of applying for sanctioning. The final list of invited
schools is due twenty (20) days prior to the event date. If the final list of schools
is not submitted then a $100 penalty is assessed. The manager/sponsor will be
automatically emailed a reminder notice regarding the final list 25 days prior to
the event start date? If the final list of invited schools is not received then the
event loses sanctioning approval.

RULE 11– CONTRACTS
11-1 Use of IHSAA Contest Contract Required
The IHSAA Contract for Athletic Contests must be used for all interschool athletic Contests
and must be signed by the principals of the Schools involved. See the IHSAA Contract for
Athletic Contests form for further stipulation.
11-2 Use of IHSAA Contest Officials Contract Required
Contract For Contest Official forms must be completed and properly signed for specific dates
by the principal and official involved. See the IHSAA Contract for Athletic Contests form for
further stipulations.
Q & A
Contracts - Generally
Q. 11-1 What happens to the Schools scheduled to participate in, and to the Officials
scheduled to officiate at, a Season Contest when the IHSAA Membership of one
of the Schools scheduled to participate is Suspended or terminated?
A. When the IHSAA Membership of one of the Schools scheduled to participate in
a Season Contest is Suspended or terminated, the terms of the standard IHSAA
Member School Athletic Contest Contract (the agreement all Schools must use
for Season Contests) permits the other School to terminate the Contract and
also allows the other School to claim a termination fee from the School losing its
Membership. Also, under the terms of the standard Officiating Contract for Athletic
Contests (the officiating agreement which must be used for Season Contests),
the obligation to the Official of the School sponsoring a Season Contest ends if
the Season Contest is cancelled under these circumstances.
Q. 11-2 Can a member School cancel the standard IHSAA Member School Athletic
Contest Contract (the agreement all Schools must use for Season Contests) or
the standard Officiating Contract for Athletic Contests (the agreement which must
be used for Season Contests) without paying a termination fee?
A. Yes. The IHSAA Member School Athletic Contest Contract states that a School
cancelling a Season Contest with another School need not pay a termination
fee if the cancellation is because of circumstances outside the School’s control
or if the two School agree that a termination fee is not needed; otherwise there
is a termination fee and the cancelling School’s standing in the IHSAA may be

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