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Become an Official

COA's ten steps to begin your officiating journey...

 

​​Register with the IHSAA to become an official and await rule & case books. CLICK HERE

 

​​​Join an officials association of your choice. We recommend Crossroads Officials Association. You can do this through your registration in Step 1.​

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Find a mentor and attend association meetings via your myIHSAA account CLICK HERE​​

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Study!  Study!  Study! Know your rules, case plays, and officials manual.​​​

 

​​​​​​​Schedule & take your state licensing test CLICK HERE

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Upon passing test (otherwise repeat steps 3-4), work with your mentor/association to begin live/in-person training.​​​

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Purchase recommended officiating gear CLICK HERE

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Connect with local assignors to begin working games CLICK HEREWe recommend working with mentor as much as possible

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Attend association sponsored training, meetings, and events. Learn as much as possible from others in the network.​​

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​​​​​​Never stop learning, improving, and asking questions!

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