OSSAA Media

GENERAL MEDIA INFORMATION
The OSSAA wants to make sure that your sports department has everything they need to cover OSSAA playoff events during the 2022-23 school year. The sooner passes are requested the better chance you will receive them in time for the playoffs. Please don’t wait until the week that the football playoffs start to request your pass. Please make sure that everyone in your sports department uses the exact same name for your media organization so no passes are lost in printing. The first OSSAA playoff contest this school year will take place on Saturday, September 17th with the Regional Cheer competitions.

1 – By Monday, August 29th, the 2022-23 OSSAA Media Playoff Pass request link will go live on the OSSAA website under the MEDIA tab.
2 – Each full time sports department employee that will be covering OSSAA playoff events during the entire 2022-23 school year will need to request their own pass through the link. Only one pass can be requested per individual.
3 – Each individual requesting a pass will need to complete the free Implicit Bias course on the NFHS Learn website.
4 – Each individual requesting a pass must acknowledge that they have completed the free Implicit Bias course and that they have read and agree to all contents of the Media Requirements, Conditions and Guidelines at OSSAA playoff events.
5 – Once all passes from your sports department have been requested individually, the sports director or sports editor must send an e-mail to Van Shea Iven at vsiven@ossaa.com with a complete list in alphabetical order of the people in your sports department who are authorized to recieve a pass. Names not on the sports director/sports editors list, will not receive a pass.
6 – Approved passes will be printed and mailed during the 2nd and 4th full weeks of each month.
7 – If an employee needing an OSSAA Playoff Pass is seasonal, part-time or a stringer, please contact Van Shea Iven at (405) 840-1116 with this information.
NFHS Learn Implicit Bias Course
2022-23 OSSAA Media Playoff Pass Link will be available by Monday, August 29th
2022-23 OSSAA Media Requirements, Conditions and Guidelines
NFHS Learn Play-By-Play Announcing Course
OSSAA Public Service Announcements (script to read)
OSSAA Public Service Announcements (downloadable audio to play at games)
ALL INQUIRIES
Van Shea Iven
Sports Information Director
Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association
7300 North Broadway Extension
Oklahoma City, OK 73113
405.840.1116 (Phone)
vsiven@ossaa.com