GENERAL
Qualifying totals for High School Nationals may be done at any USA Powerlifting meet or at a High School State Championship sanctioned by either USA Powerlifting or a state's High School Powerlifting/Sports Association High School Championship. Outside totals only apply to High School Nationals. Junior High School qualifying totals must meet the same criteria.
Note: If a lifter wants to go down to a lighter weight class, they must re-qualify in the lighter weight class before the entry deadline.
Note: Lifters may not be switched to the new weight class session depending on space available.
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Only high school lifters may compete. All lifters must:
- Be a current member of USA Powerlifting
- Be a registered High School student (9-12th grade) at the time of the competition. Proof of enrollment and good standing are required.
- Note: Early graduates are not eligible to compete
- 7th and 8th grade will compete in the Jr High division. Jr High lifters that make the JV total can compete in the JV division, but may not be on a JV team.
- Not turn 19 years old before September 1 of the academic school year.
- Achieve the qualifying total (QT) between January 1st of the previous year and the stated deadline. The QT can be achieved at:
- Any USA Powerlifting meet.
- A High School State Championships sanctioned by either USA Powerlifting or the state’s High School Powerlifting/Sports Association
Have a new Qualifying Total since you entered Nationals?
No worries, you do not need to submit a change to the National Office. Our scoring manager will automatically incorporate your highest achieved total during the qualifying period (Jan 1 of the prior year, up to the entry deadline).
Check the roster to see whether your QT has shown up. https://register.usapowerlifting.com/meets/134/lifters/roster
If you competed outside of USA Powerlifting, you can submit your qualifying total by following the link below.
Please fill out this form: https://form.jotform.
Questions? Contact highschool@usapowerlifting.com
All Coaches must:
1) Be a current USA Powerlifting Member (Read More Here)
2) Register as a Coach for High School Nationals by the published Deadline
USA Powerlifting approved equipment will be used on the platform and the warm-up area. There will be racks in the gear check room for you to obtain your squat and bench rack heights.
DRUG TESTING
If you enter this event, you may be selected to be drug tested. Lifters are notified by the Drug Testing Officer (DCO) at the completion of the lifting session. If you have completed all your attempts and want to leave prior to the awards ceremony, you must check in with the DCO to make sure you have not been selected for drug testing. This includes if you have weighed in and decided not to lift, injured yourself during the competition and withdraw or bomb, you are still in the drug testing pool.
Failure to be available when called for drug testing will be considered a doping failure.
Medications prescribed by your doctor may be considered a prohibited substance. You must check all your medications. If the medication is prohibited, it may be allowed by receiving a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE).
- Check your medications here: GlobalDRO
- TUE Application
- Anti-Doping Information
Please check out the USA Powerlifting's Anti-Doping page to find more resources.
RULES
Please review the USA Powerlifting Rulebook to be informed.
All competitors must be full-time students in 7th-12th grade and be in good academic standing.
To submit your proof of eligibility, fill out this form: https://form.jotform.
See the instructions on the form to submit a group of students' proof of eligibility together.
Check the Eligibility Status spreadsheet to check that eligibility has been received and accepted.
Note: Please allow 24 to 48 hours for processing.
Only USA Powerlifting approved equipment is allowed at National events. Please review the USA Powerlifting Rulebook to make sure your equipment (singlets, belt, knee sleeves, wrist wraps, etc) can be worn prior to gear check.
Need some new equipment, don't worry, vendors will be there!
If you are moving up a weight class, your qualifying total in the lower class must be equal to or greater than the qualifying total of the higher weight class.
If you wish to go down in weight class you will need to RE-QUALIFY in your new weight class by the 14-day weight-class change deadline published on this site.
Unlike many local level meets, weigh-ins are conducted by 'Lot Numbers.' A lot number is a randomly assigned number to each athlete, within each session.
When it is time for your weigh-ins, be there when it starts. The Referee will call you in order of your assigned Lot Number, NOT by when you show up. If you are not present when you are called, you will go to the back of the weigh-in order.
For more information, please refer to the Rulebook.
No. World Records can only be set at IDFPA competitions.
YES! Any State record you break will automatically be credited once the results are uploaded into the results database.
Guest lifters are only allowed under the following conditions:
- If you did not make weight, you will be allowed to compete as a Guest in the weight class you were registered in.
Guest lifting is not permitted for anyone who has not met the qualifying totals or cannot meet the criteria of our membership.
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