OHSAA 101

MEMBERS, STAFF AND PARTNERS

• Schools are volunteer members - 817 High Schools, 873 Middle Schools
• 26 Sanctioned Sports (13 Girls, 13 Boys)
• Approximately 400,000 Student-Athletes in Grades 7-12
• Approximately 15,000 Officials
• Approximately 70,000 Coaches
• Six District Athletic Boards elected by the member schools in that district
• State Board of Directors (rotation system from the District Athletic Boards)
• Executive Director and Office Staff (24 full-time employees)
• Partnered Coaches Associations for Each Sanctioned Sport
• 10 Allied Educational Organizations

FINANCES

• No tax dollars received
• OHSAA State Office Revenue Sources:
• 80% - Ticket Sales from Regional and State Tournaments
  10% - Officials Dues
  10% - Corporate Sponsorships
• OHSAA pays for catastrophic insurance coverage ($700,000 annual premium)

TOURNAMENTS, ELIGIBILITY AND SERVICES

• Strive to conduct the best state tournaments in the country
• Enrollment data for tournament divisions comes from Ohio Dept. of Education
• Member schools voted in favor of Competitive Balance Proposal in 2014 (affects soccer, volleyball, football, basketball, softball and baseball)  
• Monitor eligibility of student-athletes
  1. Constitution and bylaws voted on by school principals each May
  2. Schools are the primary enforcer of bylaws and sports regulations. The OHSAA does not have full-time staff devoted solely to compliance or investigations
• Provide services to our member schools, such as:
  1. Coaches Education
  2. Annual Leadership Conference (largest in the nation, 1,500 students)
  3. Sportsmanship and “Respect the Game” Programs
  4. Sports Medicine and Safety Programs
  5. Booster Education
  6. Safe-School Zone
  7. Service Week
  8. More than $164,000 in College Scholarships
• Focus on the life-lessons student athletes learn through their involvement with athletics