Team Defined: A High School Team is defined as one or two (1 or 2) High School age Anglers who pair together as a Team or wish to fish alone as a single. HS Anglers do not have to attend the same High School.
HS Angler Requirements: High School Anglers must be currently in 9th, 10th, 11th or 12th grades. Graduating Seniors may participate in the summer season of their graduation.
Your High School: The HS Anglers can still compete even if their High School does not sponsor a Bass Fishing Club or Team, they just need to be of High School age as described in item 2 above.
Boat Captains / Officials: A High School Team (2-Anglers or 1 Angler) must sign up with a volunteer Boat Captain. The volunteer Boat Captain will also act as ILF Boat Officials. Boat Captains / Officials will be assigned to their own Team for each of the Qualifying rounds. Boat Captains / Officials are required to have a Smartphone device with texting and internet capability. Boat Captains /Officials are also required to be familiar with the ILF Tournament Rules and General Enforcement. and watch the ILF Boat Official training video.
ILF High School Team Qualifying Events
Who Can fish: ILF High School Team Events are open to all High School age Anglers (see Team Member Qualifications above).
Size of Field: The field size for an ILF High School Event is up to 30 High School Teams.
Entry Fee: $25 per Angler, each Team Angler must register HS Angler Entry Form. Team entries are on a first come basis as they sign up.
HS Events and Awards: The 2020 ILF Season will be comprised of one (1) HS Team Qualifying Event taking place on a single day. The Qualifying Event will award the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place teams with prizes. The top 50% Teams for the Qualifying Event will advance to the ILF High School Team Scholarship Championship.
Periods: Each Qualifying Round will be broken up into three (3) two-hour periods. Championships will have three (3) two-and one-half hour periods. Anglers and Boat Captains/Officials are required to return to a designate rendezvous immediately after each period
Ride Around: Ride Around: Prior to the start of Period 1 Anglers will be given a minimum of a 15-minute ride around to determine their starting point. Period 2 and 3 there will be a maximum of a 10-minute ride around.
Pre-Tournament Meeting Anglers and their Boat Official are required to attend the pre-tournament meeting the morning of their event. Meeting locations for each event are posted on the 2020 High School Schedule.
Body of Water Announcement The days body of water is announced at the pre-tournament meeting the morning of your event. Once the body of water is announced the Angler cannot make any calls or text to seek lake information.
Championship Field: The field size for the ILF High School Team Scholarship Championship will have up to eighteen (15) Teams made of the top 50% from the ILF HS Team Qualifying Event.
Entry Fee: There is no additional entry fee for the ILF High School Team CUP / Scholarship Championship.
Awards: he Cup Championship will award the 1st place Team a $1,000 Scholarship Funds to each Team member, $2,000 total for the Team. A CUP Trophy will also be awarded to each 1st place Team member. The 2nd and 3rd place Teams will be awarded prizes.
Scholarship Funds: A check will be issued to the parents or guardians for the 1st place Team.
Boat Captains / Officials: A High School Team (2-Anglers or 1 Angler) must sign up with a volunteer Boat Captain. The volunteer Boat Captain will also act as ILF Boat Officials. Boat Captains / Officials will be assigned to a Team by random. Boat Captains / Officials are required to have a Smartphone device with internet capability. Boat Captains /Officials are also required to be familiar with the ILF Competition Rules and General Enforcement and watch the ILF Boat Official training video.
Periods: Each Qualifying Round will be broken up into three two-hour periods. Championships will have three (3) two-and one-half hour periods. Anglers and Boat Captains/Officials are required to return to a designate rendezvous immediately after each period
Ride Around: Ride Around: Prior to the start of Period 1 Anglers will be given a minimum of a 15-minute ride around to determine their starting point. Period 2 and 3 there will be a maximum of a 10-minute ride around.
Pre-Tournament Meeting Anglers and their Boat Official are required to attend the pre-tournament meeting the morning of their event. Meeting locations for each event are posted on the 2020 High School Schedule.
Body of Water Announcement The days body of water is announced at the pre-tournament meeting the morning of your event. Once the body of water is announced the Angler cannot make any calls or text to seek lake information.