Persons interested in becoming IHSAA licensed officials in the sports of baseball, football,
soccer, softball, swimming, track and field, volleyball and wrestling may become probationary
officials during the season of the selected sport.

PROCEDURE:

1. Applicant must contact the secretary of the local officials association. This is not an independent program. This program works as a cooperative effort between the IHSAA and the local officials association.
2. A pre-season application must be completed and signed by the secretary of the local association, the chairman of the sport and the applicant.
   
   
   • If applicant is a licensed IHSAA official in other sport/s and is interested in adding a sport to their license, an $8.00 fee is required. (Check payable to IHSAA.)
   • If applicant is not an IHSAA licensed official and is interested in becoming licensed in this sport only, a $10.00 fee is required. (Check payable to IHSAA.)
   • If applicant is not licensed and is interested in becoming licensed in more than one sport, a regular application form and a check payable to IHSAA for $45.00 is required in addition to the application for probationary license in a sport.

NOTE: Completed application and fees must be on file in the IHSAA office prior
to the beginning of the contest season of a sport. (See tournament dates
in IHSAA Officials Handbook.)

Eligible persons will receive a probationary license which will permit them
to work junior varsity and freshman contests with veteran officials.


PROBATIONARY OFFICIALS MAY NOT WORK VARSITY CONTESTS AND MAY NOT WORK ALONE!

During the contest season, the probationary official must do the following:

1. Attend all scheduled local association meetings in that sport.
2. Attend IHSAA mandatory rules interpretation meeting in that sport.
3. Attend IHSAA practical clinic in that sport (if offered that year).
4. Work lower level contests with veteran official(s).
5. Complete and score 75% or more on Part 1 or 2 of the current sports examination (postseason -supervised).
6. Be recommended for licensing by the local association review board.
7. If successful, will be processed for licensing for the coming season by IHSAA.