Alabama High School Athletic Association

If you are interested in becoming an AHSAA official, feel free to contact either Greg Brewer or Vanda Peppers at the AHSAA office.

The phone number is 334-263-6994.

Email addresses are: gbrewer@ahsaa.com or vpeppers@ahsaa.com.

AHSAA Application and Registration Process:

All officials with the AHSAA must go to the Official Members Section (http://www.ahsaamembers.com /) and establish themselves in the AHSAA database by filling out the proper ID form and creating themselves a password into the system. You then contact the local association (TVFOA) and express your interest in joining our organization. Once accepted into the local association, you must then pay them the AHSAA application fee plus any local fees they may have in place.

The local association will be responsible for marking you paid locally on this system and will forward your AHSAA application fee to the AHSAA office. When AHSAA receive the fee from the local association contact person, you will be marked paid at the state level. You will begin the benefits set forth within the coverage of the NFHS insurance policy used by the AHSAA for our officials.

You will then be eligible to begin the online clinic and testing process to complete your registration with the AHSAA. In order to complete the registration process and be eligible to officiate AHSAA member school contests, you must make a passing score of 80 on this exam. In order to complete the registration process and be eligible to officiate AHSAA member school contests as a Restricted official, you must make a passing score of 70 on this exam.

Officials Star Sportsmanship

The AHSAA Central Board of Control passed the requirement for all officials who register with the AHSAA to complete the Officials Star Sportsmanship component prior to working any contest in the future. The component is ready to be done.

All officials must complete Star Sportsmanship program prior to working a contest.

It will take about 30 minutes to go through online. Please go ahead and get this done when you get a chance. It will provide some good insight into your own thought process during a contest.

Just follow the directions listed below:To Access STAR Sportsmanship as an Official:Go to www.starsportsmanship.com

Choose "Officials Sign In"Enter login according to first letter of last name:

Last name:

A thru F: STAR04048

G thru L: STAR04049

M thru R: STAR04050

S thru Z: STAR04051

Click "Register" and enter your name.You will then be taken into the program.

AHSAA Mission Statement and Code of Ethics

Mission Statement

The mission of the AHSAA officiating program is to provide an opportunity for all officials to improve themselves as officials while upgrading the quality of officiating in their local associations. This will coincide with a greater effort to provide consistency in officiating throughout the state and to promote an enhanced spirit of the high school philosophy by serving as teachers and role models for all students involved in interscholastic competition.

Code of Ethics

This Code of Ethics, set up by the AHSAA, establishes the standards of conduct for all officials.

1. An official must devote time, thought and study to the rules of the game and the mechanics necessary to carry out these rules so that effective and creditable service may be rendered in a fair and unbiased manner.

2. An official must work with fellow officials and the state association in a spirit of harmony and cooperation in spite of any differences of opinion that may arise.

3. An official must resist every temptation and outside pressure to use the position as an official for personal benefit. Under all circumstances, officials must avoid promoting the special interest of any person or group other than the atheletes being serve.

4. An official must constantly uphold the honor and dignity of the avocation in all personal conduct and relationships with student-athletes, coaches, athletic directors, school administrators, colleagues and the public in order to set a worthy example for the athletes under the official's jurisdiction.

5. An official must be prepared both physically and mentally, dress according to the uniform code and maintain a proper appearace that is befitting the importance of the contest.

6. An official must remember and recognize the importance of honoring contracts regardless of possible inconvenience or financial loss.

Every member of the officiating profession carries a responsibility to act in a manner becoming a professional. The conduct of any official influences the attitude of the public toward the profession in general as well as toward the official in particular.

Officials may be reprimanded, fined and/or suspended for any conduct unbecoming of an official or any violation of the Code of Ethics.

AHSAA Information

AHSAA Application and Registration Process:

Officials Star Sportsmanship

Code of Ethics