2026 State Qualifying Tournaments (SQT's)
SCHEDULE
| Division I | Date | Contact | Qualifiers | SQT Size | |
| Coppell | April 25 | Antonio Wiley | awiley@coppellisd.com | 2 | 16 |
| Cy-Fair East | May 8 | Chris Brister | christopher.brister@cfisd.net | 2 | 16 |
| Arlington | May 9 | Jeff Kemp | 7on7@earthlink.net | 2 | 16 |
| Anna | May 9 | Seth Parr | seth.parr@annaisd.org | 2 | 16 |
| Dickinson | May 15 | John Snelson | jsnelson@dickinsonisd.org | 2 | 16 |
| Allen | May 16 | Lee Wiginton | lee.wiginton@allenisd.org | 3 | 24 |
| Lake Travis | May 16 | Hank Carter | carterh@ltisdschools.org | 2 | 16 |
| Ridge Point | May 22 | Rick LaFavers | richard.lafavers@fortbendisd.gov | 2 | 16 |
| Cy-Fair West | May 22 | Oji Fagan | oji.fagan@cfisd.net | 2 | 16 |
| Corpus Christi | May 23 | Craig Charlton | craigcharlton@live.com | 2 | 16 |
| Northwest D1 | May 23 | Bill Poe | bpoe@nisdtx.org | 3 | 24 |
| Westwood | May 23 | Anthony Wood | LSFootballAcademy@gmail.com | 2 | 16 |
| The Woodlands | May 29 | Emory Bartolazzi | ebartolazzi@conroeisd.net | 2 | 16 |
| Laredo | May 30 | Tony Guerrero | tguerrerorgv@yahoo.com | 2 | 16 |
| El Paso | May 30 | Julio Lopez | Jlopez140@yisd.net | 2 | 16 |
| Wichita Falls | May 30 | Marc Bindel | mabindel@wfisd.net | 1 | 8 |
| Colt Classic (Arlington) | May 30 | Jeff Kemp | 7on7@earthlink.net | 2 | 16 |
| Grand Oaks | June 5 | Shaun McDowell | semcdowell@conroeisd.net | 2 | 16 |
| Austin Westlake | June 5 | Jason Jones | jjones@eanesisd.org | 2 | 16 |
| Flower Mound Marcus | June 5 | Mike Alexander | alexanderms@lisd.net | 3 | 24 |
| Lubbock | June 5 | Jason Sims | jason.sims@lubbockisd.org | 1 | 8 |
| Sharyland Snake Pit | June 6 | Tony Guerrero | tguerrerorgv@yahoo.com | 2 | 16 |
| Katy Tompkins | June 6 | TBD | TBD | 2 | 16 |
| Aldine MacArthur | June 6 | Blake Ware | beware@aldineisd.org | 2 | 16 |
| Tyler | June 6 | Randy Womble | rwomble@gamcosupply.com | 2 | 16 |
| Keller | June 11 | Mike Glaze | mikeglaze1@yahoo.com | 3 | 24 |
| College Station | June 12 | Kyle Walsh | kwalsh@csisd.org | 2 | 16 |
| Abilene | June 12 | Casey Pearce | casey.pearce@breckenridgeisd.org | 2 | 16 |
| River City | June 13 | Mark Brranco | mbarranco@ahisd.net | 2 | 16 |
| Midlothian Heritage | June 13 | Eric Edwards | eric.edwards@misd.gs | 2 | 16 |
| RGV Mid-Valley | June 20 | Tony Guerrero | tguerrerorgv@yahoo.com | 2 | 16 |
| Division II | Date | Contact | Qualifiers | SQT Size | |
| Hamshire-Fannett | May 2 | Mark Waggoner | mwaggoner@hfhorns.net | 1 | 8 |
| Hardin-Jefferson | May 9 | Zach Bass | zachbass@hjisd.net | 1 | 8 |
| Kilgore | May 9 | Clint Fuller | cfuller@kisd.org | 1 | 8 |
| Ranchview | May 9 | Richard Leonard | leonardr@cfbisd.edu | 1 | 8 |
| West Columbia | May 9 | Earnest Pena | Earnest.pena@cbisd.com | 1 | 8 |
| Needville | May 16 | Mike Giles | gilesm@needvilleisd.com | 1 | 8 |
| La Grange | May 16 | Kyle Cooper | kyle.cooper@lgisd.net | 2 | 16 |
| Northwest D2 | May 16 | Bill Poe | bpoe@nisdtx.org | 2 | 16 |
| Kingsville | May 23 | Ruben Garcia | ruben.garcia@kingsvilleisd.com | 1 | 8 |
| Mineral Wells | May 22 | Cody Worrell | cworrell@mwisd.net | 2 | 16 |
| Tyler Chapel Hill | May 23 | Jeff Riordan | riordanj@chapelhillisd.org | 2 | 16 |
| Lamesa | May 23 | Efrain Ramos | eramos@lamesa.esc17.net | 1 | 8 |
| Lorena | May 30 | Kevin Johnson | kevinjohnson@lorenaisd.net | 2 | 16 |
| Hitchcock | May 30 | Craig Smith | csmith@hitchcockisd.org | 1 | 8 |
| Jourdanton | May 30 | Darrell Andrus | dandrus@jisdtx.us | 1 | 8 |
| Burnet | May 30 | Ben Speer | bspeer@burnetcisd.net | 1 | 8 |
| Ingleside | May 30 | Travis Chrisman | travis.chrisman@inglesideisd.org | 1 | 8 |
| Rockdale | May 30 | Pete Heintze | paul.heintze@rockdaleisd.net | 1 | 8 |
| Dumas | May 30 | Aaron Dunnam | aaron.dunnam@dumasisd.org | 1 | 8 |
| Brownwood | May 30 | Jeryl Brixey | Jeryl.brixey@brownwoodisd.org | 2 | 16 |
| Port Isabel | June 5 | Tony Villareal | tvillarreal@pi-isd.net | 1 | 8 |
| Jim Ned | June 5 | Jonathan McClure | jimned7on7@gmail.com | 1 | 8 |
| Wimberley | June 12 | Wesley Lambert | wesley.lambert@wimberleyisd.net | 1 | 8 |
| Cameron Yoe | June 12 | Aaron Bobino | ababino@cameronisd.net | 2 | 16 |
| Arlington Pantego | June 13 | Jeff Kemp | 7on7@earthlink.net | 1 | 8 |
| Division III | Date | Contact | Qualifiers | SQT Size | |
| Corrigan-Camden | May 16 | Brett Ratliff | bratliff@ccisdtx.com | 2 | 8 |
| Millsap | May 16 | Jake Johnson | jjohnson@millsapisd.net | 2 | 8 |
| Rice Consolidated | May 22 | Brad Dumont | bdumont@riceraiders.net | 2 | 8 |
| Lindsay | May 23 | Casey Jones | cjones@lindsayisd.org | 2 | 8 |
| Poth | May 29 | Jeff Luna | jluna@pothisd.us | 2 | 8 |
| Hawley | May 30 | Mitch Ables | mables@hawley.esc14.net | 2 | 8 |
| Lexington | May 30 | Billy Miller | millerb@lexingtonisd.net | 2 | 8 |
| Sonora | May 30 | Col. Pete Bradley | gr6gr6@verizon.net | 2 | 8 |
| Abilene | June 5 | Mike Sneed | msneed9698@yahoo.com | 2 | 16 |
| Daingerfield | June 6 | Davin Nelson | Dnelson@dlsisd.org | 2 | 8 |
| Ganado | June 6 | Josh Ervin | jervin@ganadoisd.net | 2 | 8 |
| Rosebud-Lott | June 6 | Brandon Hicks | bhicks@rlisd.org | 2 | 8 |
| Brown County | June 12 | Brandon Houston | coachhuey@gmail.com | 2 | 8 |
| Tidehaven | June 12 | David Lucio | dlucio@tidehavenisd.com | 2 | 8 |
| Sudan | June 13 | John Cornelius | johncornelius@sudanisd.net | 2 | 8 |
| Wink | June 18 | Brian Gibson | bgibson@wlisd.net | 2 | 8 |
SQT REPORTS
Fill this out after the SQT
State Qualifying Tournaments (SQT) Requirements and Procedures
Softshell Helmets must be worn by all participants while on the field.
The manufacture and helmet that meets the qualifications below, can be used, after it has been approved. A list of approved helmets will be posted.
Headgear requirements
Carry a $5 million dollar Product Liability Insurance Policy and name Texas 7on7 State Championships as additionally insured.
Headgear must have a 4 or 5 rating by Virginia Tech Helmet Labs.
Headgear must have a fully functional retention system or chin strap.
Headgear must provide full head coverage.
Headgear must have no hard or metal component parts.
Headgear must be soft shelled and unable to cause harm to others.
Length of play will be 15 minutes halves….. turn around and start next 15 minute half…. with a 10 minute break between games
List of approved headgear to date:
GameBreaker GB & GameBreaker PRO
State Qualifying Tournaments (SQT's) are held throughout the state.
These tournaments are hosted by individuals selected by the Organization's SQT Directors.
Each SQT follows similar procedures as outlined by the Board of Directors.
Teams that qualify at an SQT are eligible for the State 7on7 Tournament.
* Note: SQT’s range in size from 8 team tournaments to 32 team tournaments.
8 team SQT = 1 qualifier | 16 team SQT = 2 qualifiers
24 team SQT = 3 qualifiers | 32 team SQT = 4 qualifiers
** Specified Division III SQT's may qualify 2 teams **
Tournament Fees
Maximum roster size is 20 players.
A Deposit of $180 must be sent to the SQT host school when registering for an SQT Tournament. (This is a non-refundable deposit). Remainder of fee paid at on-site registration.
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The Texas 7-on-7 State Tournament is divided into 3 divisions
Division I consists of teams that compete in 5A or 6A (public) & SPC or TAPPS Division I (private).
Division II consists of teams that compete 4A and 3A D1 (public) & all other privates.
Division III consists of teams that compete in 3A D2 and below (no private schools will compete in this division).