Second year ref: When do we register for the upcoming year?

[rob]

Seems like I got an email that it was time to register for the next year after April 1 but I fail to see how at https://www.myihsaa.net/officials/dashboard 

[Bobref]

Good Afternoon –

 

This email is a reminder that registration for the 2025-2026 school year opens up TUESDAY, APRIL 1^st, 2025, in the www.myihsaa.net website. Registration will remain open through July 31^st, 2025. Failure to renew by July 31^st will result in a $50 late fee.

 

To access the registration:

1. Log on to your www.myihsaa.net account & locate the ‘Officials’ tab at the top of the page.
2. Select “Licensing and Registration” from the drop-down menu.
3. Complete the registration renewal process, making sure:
   • All contact and mailing information is accurate.
   • You are selecting all sport(s) for the correct 2025-2026 school year.
   • NEW* - Girls Lacrosse is an emerging sport starting in the 2025-2026 school year. This is a two-year process. Adding Girls Lacrosse as a sport will be an option from the sport dropdown menu.  

 

Photo ID Requirement: Officials must upload a profile picture as part of the license eligibility.  (If you have previously uploaded a photo, you can disregard)

 

Digital License Cards: 

• To access your digital license card (once registered and licensed), select ‘ID CARD’ from the Officials drop down menu at the top of the page. Please note that it may take a day or two for your licensing to show for 2025-2026, due to the background checks on officials.

 

Patches/Insignias Information: Insignias/patches are not able to be purchased. It is required to wear the uniforms with the sublimated patches from one of the five (5) IHSAA Approved Vendors below.

• • Officially Dalco: Curtis Shaw, Indiana Jasper https://officiallydalco.com/collections/stateassociations/indiana 
  • Purchase Official: Pat Madine, Ohio Akron https://purchaseofficials.com/collections/indianaihsaa 
  • Ump Attire Hunter Fry, Kentucky Louisville https://www.ump-attire.com/
  • Out of Bounds Sports Apparel: Gary Hamilton, Indiana Franklin https://outofboundssportsapparel.com/
  • The Winning Edge: Cory Good, Indiana Rochester https://www.thewinningedgeathletics.com/

 

Reminders:

• If your credit card gets declined upon registration, please make sure you are using the correct billing address associated with the credit card.
  • If you receive an error message that states, “we are unable to accept credit cards at this time”, please refresh the page and try again.
• Due to requests from many officials that are supporters of the IHSAA Foundation, a final page has been added at the end of registration if you would like to make a contribution to the IHSAA Foundation. To learn more about the IHSAA Foundation, please visit https://www.ihsaa.org/foundation, or text “IHSAA” to 55433.
• We send rule books (based off the distribution schedule) to new and renewing officials seasonally, once we receive the books from the NFHS.

 

Thank you,