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  • CONCUSSION / SUDDEN CARDIAC
  • COVID 19 OPERATIONAL INFO
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    • NCAA COMPLIANCE & RECRUITING
  • EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN
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  • TEAM / COMMUNITY BUILDING
  • TITLE IX COMPLIANCE
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contest management:

The responsibility for conducting a home athletic contest  is one which should be taken seriously by all high school athletic directors.  The decisions you make in key areas—facility preparation, game workers, supervisory personnel -  will directly impact the experience visiting teams and coaches will have, good or bad. Additionally, you will be judged by the public based upon the manner in which you host a visiting team for a contest. It is critical that your school, your athletic program, and high school athletics in general be seen in a positive light; one of the best ways to promote this is to effectively conduct home contests. 
Key Topics:
  • Working personnel
    • Ticket people
    • Supervision/Security
    • Set up
    • Clean up
    • Concessions
    • Clock operators
    • Announcer
    • Training
    • Partisan or neutral
  • Money
    • Tickets
    • Security
    • Numbering/Accountability
    • Passes
    • Distribution
    • Types
    • Working cash
    • Gate receipts
    • Deposits
    • Accountability
  • Official’s assigners
    • Relationships
    • Comments/Complaints/Praise
    • Double Check Assignments (Arbiter)
  • Supervision
    • Administrative Presence
    • Crowd Control
    • Emergency Plan
    • Security
  • Concessions
    • School Clubs
    • Booster Club
  • Special Events
    • Homecoming
    • Parent Night
    • Senior Night
    • Alumni Night
    • Banquets
    • Assemblies
Helpful Documents:
Contest Management Handbook.pub (Examples below are cited in handbook)
Example A, Example B, Example C, Example D, Example E,
​Example F, Example G, Example H, Example J, Example K
Varsity Football Game Day Checklist
Varsity Basketball Game Day Checklist
Volleyball Game Day Checklist
​Wrestling Game Day Checklist

​Fall Game Workers Spreadsheet