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Officials Registration set to open July 15, 2025
The FHSAA is set to begin accepting registrations for the 2025-2026 season starting July 15th. Registration will take place through the FHSAA Central Hub in Arbiter.
Please email questions about registration to jharrison@fhsaa.org, acorral@fhsaa.org, or ldurrance@fhsaa.org.
Registration Fees
Registration fees for the 2025-26 school year are as follows:
- The fee to officiate one sport is $65—this appears in the system as a $15 registration fee and a $50 sport fee
- Officials will receive a rulebook, casebook (if applicable), and subscription to NFHS Network.
- Each additional sport will be an additional $50.
- The $50 registration fee for each additional sport after the first sport is available only to those individuals who register for more than one sport during the same school year.
Registration fees are non-refundable and non-transferable.
Early Registration Discount
To qualify for an early registration fee discount applications must be finalized by the designated deadlines.
Brand New Officials Registration Discount- Please email ldurrance@fhsaa.org for the discount code.
After the initial deadline for all sports the registration fee will increase by $5.
It is highly recommended that you use Google Chrome or Firefox as your web browser during the registration process.
2025-26 Registration Deadlines
| Season |
Sport |
Early Deadline |
Last day to register |
| FALL |
FB, SW & VB |
8/15 |
8/26 |
| WINTER |
BK, SC & WR |
10/24 |
11/12 |
| SPRING |
BA, SB & WP
FF, LX, TK, & Boys VB |
1/9
|
2/3
|
2025-26 Exam Schedule
| Sport |
1st Exam Window
50 questions |
2nd Exam Window
50 questions |
| Fall |
7/28-8/26 |
9/10-9/17 |
| Winter |
10/7-11/12 |
11/18-11/25 |
| Spring |
1/6-2/3 |
2/5-2/12 |
- Rules exams have no time limit
- No make-up exam offered.
- Officials can save and exit the exam as many times as necessary. Once the “submit exam” button is clicked your test will be graded and your one (1) attempt is completed.
- Exams that are incomplete once the deadline passes will not be graded.
- Failure to receive a 75% or higher will result in being eligible for Sub-Varsity assignments only.
- Individuals who complete their exam during the first window and meet all other requirements will be eligible for post season assignments.
- After the first exam window all officials who did not complete the exam will become ineligible. However, an official can regain their 25-26 eligibility back by completing the exam during the second exam window. Please note the official will not be eligible for postseason games after the District Tournament.
*These dates are subject to change.
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Officials Regulations
The one-stop source for FHSAA registered officials, the FHSAA Officials Regulations contains all regulations pertaining to the FHSAA contest officials program, including registration guidelines and procedures, sanctioning of local officials associations, uniform requirements, fee scales, etc.
Officials Association Directory
To find your local official's association, use the link above to select your county of residence and sport.