Eligibility


In order to qualify for the 2024 State Games of America, athletes must meet the following eligibility requirements. The requirements have recently changed, please see all the requirements. 

California & Nevada Residents

ALL CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA RESIDENTS ARE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE and can register into the State Games of America like a traditional California State Games.

 Non-California/Nevada Residents

  • 2022 (after July 1): All gold, silver and bronze medalists qualify from National Congress of State Games (NCSG) Member State programs, both Winter and Summer. Any medalist from the 2022 SGA held in Ames, Iowa qualifies.

  • 2023: All gold, silver, and bronze medalists qualify from NCSG Member State programs, both Winter and Summer.

  • 2024 (before July 1): All gold, silver, and bronze medalists qualify from NCSG Member State programs, both Winter and Summer.

  • Any medalists from the 2022 State Games of America is eligible to compete in 2024.

Note: Any athlete who has qualified in any event within a particular sport will be eligible to participate in all applicable events within said sport. i.e. A Track & Field athlete who only qualifies in one event in Track & Field, would be eligible to enter as many events within Track & Field at SGA 2024 as allowed by the sport.

NCSG Neighboring State Policy

Due to athletes in Nevada not having a NCSG full or developing member organization and since this state is geographically connected to the State of California these athletes will be allowed to compete in the State Games of America similar to normal California State Games years.

Exceptions

The National Congress of State Games reserves the right to grant exceptions to participate in SGA 2024  “Participation” sports.

Team Sports/Relays

All teams/relays that have qualified for SGA 2024 must register into the age category of the current age of the players on the roster. In addition, the SGA 2024 roster must be made up of at least 50% of the qualifying team/relay.

Additional Eligibility Notes

Please check Eligibility information for your specific sport.

The State Games of America is organized in accordance with the National Congress of State Games SGA Executive Committee guidelines. For sport-specific formats, guidelines and rules, see the sport information page. High School and Collegiate athletes who have eligibility questions should check with their school athletic administrator or coach. Any athlete with scholastic or collegiate eligibility remaining must comply with rules governing his or her scholastic or collegiate eligibility.

National Congress of State Games Membership

The State Games of America reserves the right to refuse entry.

 For registration questions please contact Registration@stategamesofamerica.com