Sponsorship of quality post-season tournaments in all sports (boys and girls) is another educational experience offered. In order to sustain and deliver the highest level of service to our member schools and their students across the state, the MIAA charges admission to tournament events. Recent years have seen tournament revenues decrease while tournament expenses have risen. Since 2007 the MIAA has seen net tournament revenues decrease almost $350,000. However, ticket prices have remained less than the cost of a movie ticket.
Many MIAA sponsored tournaments generate no revenue, or revenue far less than the expenses incurred. To cite an example, all track tournament events (boys and girls), Cross-County, Indoor Track and Outdoor Track, which celebrate the most student-athletes annually, operate at a negative aggregate of $126, 000.
Accountability for revenue generated at tournament venues throughout the state are defined and monitored by independent auditors, and all sites are required to reconcile tickets sales by a strict set of protocols. Annual audits are posted on the MIAA homepage – www.miaa.net (top right hand corner, under "About the MIAA - Transparency").
