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Nominations for All-Sectional and All-State will open at the beginning of January. Prepare to nominate your players now by collecting information from the matches they have already played this season. Coaches who have not seen your players in games need a lot of information to be able to compare them fairly to other players. Use our step-by-step walkthrough and this fictional example nomination to prepare your nomination information.

All-Sectional/All State Nominations will be open online from 12:00am Monday, January 5 through 5:00pm Friday, January 30, 2026.
All-Sectional Voting will be open online from 12:00am Monday, February 9 through 5:00pm Friday, February 20, 2026.

Looking to fill out your middle school competition schedule? Attend an IHSSBCA Middle School Tournament on April 18! 2026 Middle School Tournaments will be held at:

Belvidere North High School
Carbondale High School
Limestone High School
Pleasant Plains Middle School
Roycemore School (Evanston) – 12 teams max at this site

Register by contacting the host coach. Visit the IHSSBCA Middle School Tournament page for contact details.

Renew your membership registration for 2025-26 in our online store and join our community database! The registration system includes membership tiers for head coaches, assistant and JV coaches, new coaches, and students. If you have any questions about the new registration process, please email IHSSBCA Chair Brad Fischer.

IHSSBCA members receive access to register for Novice, Kickoff, and Turnabout tournaments; to the second through fourth issues of the annual newsletter; and to the IHSSBCA Coaches Handbook. Visit the membership page for more information, and follow more IHSSBCA news on the IHSSBCA Facebook page.

The Coaches’ Handbook now contains a guide for the YellowFruit tournament statistics program! The Coaches’ Handbook is a valuable resource available to IHSSBCA members only. Become a member to access this and other valuable parts of the Handbook!
Are you a non-coach community member? Join our community database!
Visit our tournament central pages for high school or middle school.
Download a printable calendar for high school or middle school.Want your tournament listed on the IHSSBCA’s statewide tournament calendar? Email us with your tournament details to have it listed on the high school or middle school tournament calendar.
Hosting a tournament? Download our tournament rules, customizable schedules, and a wide variety of differently-formatted scoresheets.
The list of certified moderators is online! You can become a certified moderator by being recommended by tournament hosts or by receiving online reviews from community members. You can also submit your contact information to join the moderator listing and make it easier for tournament hosts to find you.

Read more about moderator certification here.
The October 2025 issue of Scholastic Visions includes news about Team Illinois winning nationals; 2025-26 rule changes for IESA, IHSA, and Masonic tournaments; information about IHSSBCA Middle School Tournaments, Novice, Kickoffs, and Turnabouts; helpful information for hosting tournaments; and more! The first annual issue of Scholastic Visions is free to all scholastic bowl community members. Become an IHSSBCA member to download the last three issues from the Scholastic Visions homepage.