2025-2026-NCHSAA_Handbook

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Does My Event Need Sanctioning?

Step 1: Determine participants (number of schools and/or states). LEFT SIDE (Can only be 1 box)

Step 2: Once participants have been determined, determine event type. TOP ROW

Step 3: Choose all applicable boxes for your event. (Could be multiple boxes)

Step 4: If at anytime the event matches to a red, the event must be NFHS sanctioned.

Step 5: If the event matches a striped box and no reds, the event must be NCHSAA Interstate sanctioned.

Step 6: If the event matches only yellow, the event does not need sanctioning.

Only NC

schools

involved

Event only

involves

state(s) that

border NC

(GA, SC, TN

and VA)

Event has at

least 1 non-

bordering

state

involved

International

team or

school

involved

Event co-sponsored

or titled in name of

organization outside

of school community

(college/university,

theme park, apparel

company)

Only NC

schools

involved

1 vs. 1

6 or more

states

involved

AND 9 or

more schools

involved

6 or more

states

involved

AND 8 or

less schools

involved

5 or less

states

involved

AND 9 or

more schools

involved

5 or less

states

involved

AND 8 or

less schools

involved

NFHS Sanctioning Required http://www.nfhs.org/sanctioning/

NCHSAA Interstate Sanctioning Required

No Sanctioning Required (Other state(s) may require sanctioning)

Not Applicable

*Scrimmages must be sanctioned if they meet the above criteria*

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