Downloadable academic certificates and application for the Iowa Girl Award

Students who receive competent private instruction and wish to participate in interscholalstic sports need to fill out the request and eligibility forms. .

If a player or coach is ejected from a contest, an ejection report must be downloaded and filed with the IGHSAU.

Every foreign exchange student is required to fill out and submit the following form:

Every summer the IGHSAU has one internship opportunity. This is a two-year commitment where the intern will join the IGHSAU during the summer starting in mid-May through the end of July. The IGHSAU staff utilizes their interns during many state tournaments in the spring and summer. Interns can expect to get a wide variety of opportunities in many different areas of Sport Management. This internship will include some night and weekend work outside of the traditional work week. The application for Summer 2026 will open on August 1, 2025 and close on December 1, 2025.

Download the Junior High Manual for complete rules, by-laws and more for junior high school sports. 

Download the following form to order additional IGHSAU postseason awards. Once you download the form to your desktop you can fill it out online & attach it to an email.

This form must be submitted by the school's Activities Director.

Find the following scholarship applications below and follow the directions on each form. 

Advisory committees serve as a liaison between coaches and officials from throughout the state and IGHSAU Board of Directors. Committees are comprised of varsity coaches and one official and chaired by an athletic director. Each member may serve one four-year term. Committees are strictly advisory in nature. Rules, concerns, complaints, ideas, etc. are discussed during committee meetings. From discussions, the committee makes recommendations to the Board of Directors for its consideration.

 An advisory committee exists for each of the 11 sports. The cross country, track & field, and bowling advisory committees are joint committees with equal coaching representation from the IGHSAU and the Iowa High School Athletic Association. Typically, the committee will meet once a year following the respective state tournament. The meeting is held at the State Office (the joint committees alternate every other year between the IGHSAU and IHSAA) during a weekday and commences at 10:00 a.m. Each member attending the meeting will be paid mileage.

If you are interested in serving on an advisory committee, download and complete the application, and submit it to Erin Gerlich, executive director at erin@ighsau.org. Deadline for the application is June 1.

The Student-Athlete Advisory Committee is a 14-member group of IGHSAU female student- athletes that meets three times a year for in-person meetings. Members act as the voice of Iowa's female student-athletes and serve as a student sounding board for the IGHSAU’s Representative Council and Board of Directors.
In addition to assisting in the promotion of the educational value of interscholastic athletics, the Committee discusses issues dealing with scholarship, sportsmanship, safety (including health and nutrition) and student leadership. Members will participate in leadership seminars, awareness project(s) and will assist with selected State Tournament responsibilities. Members will also facilitate local leadership projects and provide feedback on a multitude of issues directly impacting female student-athletes.

Two representatives will be selected from each of Iowa's four districts (NE, SE, NW, SW) with an additional six selected on an "at-large" basis. We have seven open seats for this coming year. Consideration for selection will include sports played, year in school, and competitive class. Females grades 9-11 may apply (grade for 2024-25 school year). Applications must be submitted electronically or postmarked by April 3, 2026.

Students who wish to transer must complete the Transfer Eligibillity Checklist.