Minnesota State High School League
Official Handbook
General Information
- Resolution for Retiring Board Members
- Table of Contents
- Founding Purposes, Mission Statement and Beliefs of the MSHSL
- Board Members
- Representative Assembly Process
- Activity Advisory Committee Process
- MSHSL Staff and Administrative Region Secretaries
- Member Schools by Administrative Region
Student Eligibility Bylaws
- Amateur Status
- Assault
- Athletic Camps and Clinic
- Awards
- Chemical Eligibility
- Good Standing: General Eligibility Requirements
- National Teams and Olympic Development Programs
- Non-School Competition and Training
- Sexual/Racial/Religious Harassment/Violence and Hazing in League-Sponsored Athletic and Fine Arts Activities
- Board Policies
Administration of Student Eligibility Bylaws
- Fair Hearing Procedure
- Certifying Student Eligibility
- Cities of the First Class Eligibility Rules
- Eligibility Information Brochure for Athletics and Fine Arts Activities
- Ineligible Student
- Master Eligibility List
- Responsibility for Student Eligibility
- Undue Influence on Students
- Undue Solicition of a Student
- Board Policies
Administration of Athletic Program Bylaws
- Cheerleading
- Contest Rules
- Cooperative Sponsorship of an Activity by Two or More Member Schools
- Local Control
- Minimum Requirements for Participation in League-Sponsored Tournaments
- Physical Development Programs
- Protests Against Decisions of Contest Officials
- Reporting Violations of League Bylaws
- Responsibility for Participating Teams, Students and Spectators
- Sanctions
- Scheduling of Contests
- Sponsored Activities
- Game Officials
- Board Policies (District Football Updated 8-1-23)
- Minnesota Statutes
Interscholastic Athletic Activities
- Maximum Number of Contests
- Daily/Season Participation Limitations
- Badminton, Girls
- Baseball
- Basketball, Boys and Girls
- Bowling, Adapted, Co-educational
- Cross Country Running, Boys and Girls
- Football
- Golf, Boys and Girls
- Gymnastics, Girls
- Hockey, Boys and Girls
- Lacrosse, Boys and Girls
- Skiing, Alpine/Nordic Ski Racing, Boys and Girls
- Soccer, Boys and Girls
- Softball, Fastpitch, Girls
- Swimming and Diving, Boys and Girls
- Synchronized Swimming, Girls
- Tennis, Boys and Girls
- Volleyball, Girls
- Wrestling
- Dance Team
- Hockey, Adapted, Co-educational
- Soccer, Adapted, Co-educational
- Softball, Adapted, Co-educational
Board Policies
As part of the Emerging Status application process, an activity/sport must have a minimum of 20 school-based teams (no more than one per member high school or co-op) competing for two consecutive years prior to the application. In addition, the application for Emerging Status must also include a minimum of 20 teams that will provide a completed commitment form indicating their commitment to register for the activity/sport with the MSHSL should Emerging Status be granted.
Board Policy for Weather Conditions and Competition or Practice
- PART 1 –Competition and Practice Guidelines for Lightning/Threatening Weather
- PART 2 –Competition and Practice Guidelines for Cold
- PART 3 –Competition and Practice Guidelines for Heat
- PART 4 –Competition and Practice Guidelines for Air Quality