Idaho HS athletics runs through six IHSAA classifications across a state with significant geographic spread between recruiting clusters. Lightning for Schools is built for IHSAA athletic directors: Idaho Code §33-133-compliant student-data handling with awareness of the stiffer civil-penalty exposure Idaho carries, plus pricing with 10 included coach seats plus low-cost extras that does not penalize ADs running across multiple programs.

Built for IHSAA

Governing Body

Idaho High School Activities Association (IHSAA)

Member-school eligibility rules, classification, and championship workflows shape what an athletic department needs from its software. Lightning for Schools is configured to support IHSAA-aligned workflows out of the box — not generic NFHS templates that don't map to your state's specifics. Reference: idhsaa.org.

Compliant with Idaho Code §33-133 (Student Data Accessibility, Transparency & Accountability Act, SB 1372)

Student Data Privacy

Idaho Code §33-133 (Student Data Accessibility, Transparency & Accountability Act, SB 1372)

Idaho Code §33-133 — passed as SB 1372 in 2014 — requires the State Board of Education, Idaho public school districts, teachers, and school personnel to take specific measures to ensure student personal information is both accessible to authorized parties and protected from unauthorized use. Non-compliance carries civil penalties up to $500,000 for schools that fail to protect student privacy or districts that do not make their privacy and security policies publicly available. Lightning's data-handling practices are built to meet these requirements; a vendor that can't speak to your state's privacy framework should not be on your shortlist.

What Idaho athletic directors actually deal with

IHSAA uses six classifications (1A through 6A) based on four-year enrollment in grades 9-12. Class boundary thresholds are reset in IHSAA realignment cycles — verify current cycle thresholds against the IHSAA classification guidelines before planning around them. Small-school football scheduling around Idaho's wide geography is non-trivial.
Boise State football's mainstream visibility (Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, blue turf brand) concentrates in-state recruiting attention on the Treasure Valley cluster (Boise, Eagle, Nampa, Meridian, Caldwell). Smaller-class programs outside Treasure Valley often need to chase out-of-state showcase visibility for D1 attention.
Idaho Code §33-133 (Student Data Accessibility, Transparency & Accountability Act) carries up to $500K civil penalties for non-compliance — among the stiffer state-level penalties in the country for student-data violations. District procurement actively reviews vendor practices.
Combined-schools-of-small-attendance (COSSA) sub-classifications exist for very small rural schools, allowing them to consolidate for certain sports — adds a wrinkle for ADs at programs operating in or adjacent to COSSA cooperatives.

What Lightning for Schools includes

10 coach seats included

Flat $150/yr base includes 10 full coach seats. Need more for a big multi-sport department? Add extra seats anytime at 50% of the coach-tier price.

Roster + eligibility

Per-sport, per-season roster management with eligibility tracking, transfer documentation, and out-of-season practice limits.

Recruiting portal integration

Your student-athletes' Lightning profiles roll into a searchable college-coach portal — recruiting attention without leaving the AD platform.

DPA-compliant data handling

Aligned with Idaho Code §33-133 (Student Data Accessibility, Transparency & Accountability Act, SB 1372) requirements. Documentation available for your district's procurement review.

Stat verification

Coach Verified and Tournament Verified stats flow into the recruiting layer automatically. Reduces manual roster-update workload for AD staff.

Multi-season scheduling

Fall / winter / spring sport scheduling in one tool — facility allocation, transportation requests, official assignments.

Built for athletic departments across Idaho

We're looking for our first partner departments in the state. If you're an AD in one of these areas and want to talk through a pilot:

Treasure Valley (Boise / Meridian / Nampa / Eagle) Coeur d'Alene / Post Falls Idaho Falls / Eastern Idaho Twin Falls / Magic Valley Pocatello area

Lightning for Schools · ID

$150 / year

Base tier · 10 coach seats included · Idaho Code §33-133 (Student Data Accessibility, Transparency & Accountability Act, SB 1372) compliant

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Talk to Christian directly

I'm the founder. Idaho athletic directors who want to talk through a pilot or just get specific questions answered can reach me directly: [email protected] or (443) 996-6563.