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Rule 10 - Interstate Contests and Practices

Sanctioning
Q. 10-9 Do all international events have to be Sanctioned?
A. Yes, (rule 10-1.4(a)(1)).
Q. 10-10 Do international events have to pay a Sanction application processing fee?
A. Yes.
Q. 10-11 What if every high school in the United States is invited to participate in the
Universal Runners Invitational?
A. The event sponsor would have to provide to the NFHS the list of invited schools
with the initial sanction application and a final list of attendees to the NFHS twenty
(20) days prior to the date of the event or be subject to the late NFHS processing
fee charge.
Q. 10-12 What is an event sponsor/manager?
A. An event sponsor/manager is a person, company, club, or school (either a high
school or college/university) who is intending to conduct an athletic event in a
particular state.
Q. 10-13 How does an event sponsor begin applying for conducting an event?
A. They must first register online at www.nfhs.org, click on “Resources” on the top
Navigation bar, click on “Sanctioning” in the drop down menu, and fill out the
NFHS online event manager application.
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
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