Membership

Use the online shop to renew your registration by PayPal or check

Your membership will not activate automatically. Memberships are activated manually by the IHSSBCA Treasurer when payment is confirmed.

You can also purchase add-ons like scorebooks and print copies of the Scholastic Visions newsletter through our shop


Coach Membership

$40 per year ($35 before November 1)
New Coach and Extra Coach Membership: $35 per year ($30 before November 1)
Register and pay online

Coach tier membership includes:

  • the ability to enter your team in IHSSBCA regular-season tournaments (Novice, Kickoff, and Turnabout),
  • regular coaching reminder emails,
  • digital copies of our quarterly Scholastic Visions newsletter, and
  • access to the IHSSBCA Coaching Handbook in the Members Only section of the website.
  • New Coach membership may only be used by coaches who have never been Coach tier members of the IHSSBCA before.
    Register and pay for new coach membership online

    Extra Coach membership may only be used by assistant, JV, or co-coaches at a school whose primary coach has already registered as an IHSSBCA member for the current year.
    Register and pay for extra coach membership online


    Student Membership

    $10 per year
    Register and pay online

    This membership is for current middle school, high school, and college students who are not coaches, and does not include access to enter IHSSBCA regular-season tournaments.

    Student tier membership includes:

  • regular Illinois quizbowl reminder emails,
  • digital copies of our quarterly Scholastic Visions newsletter, and
  • access to the IHSSBCA Coaching Handbook in the Members Only section of the website.

  • Friend Membership

    $50 lifetime membership
    Register and pay online

    Friend tier membership is intended only for retired coaches and other members of the community. Retired coaches who return to coaching must renew their Coach tier membership annually while they are active coaches to have access to regular-season registration at IHSSBCA Novice, Kickoff, and Turnabout tournaments.

    Friend Tier membership includes:

  • regular Illinois quizbowl reminder emails,
  • digital copies of our quarterly Scholastic Visions newsletter, and
  • access to the IHSSBCA Coaching Handbook in the Members Only section of the website.

  • Patron Membership

    $25 one-time donation
    Register and pay online

    Upgrades any existing membership to Patron tier for one year.

    Patrons are listed with thanks in the IHSSBCA’s quarterly newsletter, Scholastic Visions.