Sanctioning Policy

Attending?

Your school must ensure that the contest is a sanctioned contest by filing a Notice of Entry with the NYSPHSAA. (click on the link and complete the form for Notice of Entry)

Hosting?

Your school files application for sanction, based on requirements below.

All bordering state sanction applications may be obtained from the NYSPHSAA web site.  Interstate/International sanction applications must be entered through the National Federation website. You may call the NYSPHSAA office at 518.690.0771 with any questions - ask for Barb Hennessey (bhennessey@nysphsaa.org).

Interstate Competition occurs when teams, or individuals who represent their schools, travel across state lines to participate in competitive sports events, including but not limited to such events as "shoot-outs", "showcases", "round-robin tournaments", etc.

International Competition, an event involving a NY school against a school from a foreign country (except for two (2) school and three (3) school competition with a school or schools from Canada or Mexica which necessitates a round trip of less than 600 miles) must be approved through the National Federation online process (fee).

A member school wishing to host a contest involving an out-of-state school must file an application for sanctioning.  Events involving schools which border NY, including Canada, can be sanctioned through the NYSPHSAA office if such contest involves four or more schools, or three (3) or more states (no fee).  Requests for hosting an event which involves 5 or more non-bordering states, or non-bordering events of more than eight (8) schools, or any two school contest co-sponsored by anyone other than a member school must be entered through the National Federation online sanctioning process at the NFHS website. (fee)

All requests for sanction must be accompanied by the names and addresses of all invited schools. (In Track and XC events the actual list of entries, if different, must be received at least 20 days prior to event).

• Co-Sponsorship Sanctioning Requirement:
  (more than 60 days prior) ANY interstate competition involving two (2) or more schools which is co-sponsored by an organization outside the high school community (e.g., a university, a theme park, a shoe company), must be sponsored by a member school, an approved school or a state association, and shall require sanction of the National Federation through the NYSPHSAA Office. (form to use: Online Application to NFHS for Sanction of Interstate Athletic Event-FEE)
  
  
• Use of NYSPHSAA Sanction Application Form
  for interstate contests involving
  
  • any contest involving less than 8 schools (one from out-of-state) or any number of schools from states bordering New York, or
  • three (3) or more states
  NYSPHSAA schools hosting interstate competition must file a NYSPHSAA Application for Sanction with the NYSPHSAA office at least thirty (30) calendar days prior to the event. (no FEE)

  Approved Bordering State Events
  
  NOTE: For sanctioning purposes, Canada is not considered to be a foreign country but is to be included as a bordering state.
  
  

• Use of NFHS (National Federation of State High School Associations) Online Application for Sanction of Interstate & International Sanctioning Athletic Events (more than 60 days prior-FEE)
  
  • any interstate event involving two (2) or more schools which is co-sponsored by or titled in the name of an organization outside the high school community
  • non-bordering events if five (5) or more states are involved
  • non-bordering events if more than eight (8) schools are involved
  • any event involving two (2) or more schools that involves a team from a foreign country (exceptions are Canada and Mexico which are considered "bordering states").
  
  
  
  • Timelines and Fees can be found at National Federation Sanctioning