Officials' Exams

Starting with the 2026-27 official's registration process, officials will be required to complete the Part 1 exam for their registered sport(s) prior to becoming eligible to officiate regular season contests. Officials will have five (5) attempts to pass the Part 1 Exam. In addition, officials are required to complete the Part 2 exam for their registered sport(s) prior to becoming eligible to officiate district, region, sectional/first round/quarterfinal contests, and to be recommended to officiate at the state tournament. All officials are encouraged to take the Part 2 exam to further their education in their sport(s).

The Part 1 and Part 2 exams will be completed using the NFHS Test through the Arbiter platform.

Following are the instructions for completing the exam(s):

1. Go to arbitersports.io.
   
2. Click on Login in the upper right hand corner of the screen.
3. Click on "For Officials and Event Workers".
4. Log in using your the Email and Password associated with your Arbiter account.
5. Click on TSSAA Official.
6. Click on the Eligibility tab.
7. Click on your Sport.
8. Click on View Details.
9. Click on Take Test and the tab will appear to start the test.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Kim Alley.