Anyone in high school can compete in MIST! 

Early Registration opens February 1st, 2026 and Late Registration opens March 1st, 2026; Registration deadline is March 25th, 2026.

No, you must register with your high school. We do require proof of enrollment when checking in to the tournament.

We allow middle schoolers to compete if they fill out the Middle School Essay Form that is available here. They must write a 1-page paper on why they should be allowed to start competing this year. Please note that you must be 13 years old by the first day of the tournament to compete.

Contact your team’s coach in order to receive an invitation to join your school’s MIST team. If you do not have the contact information for your team’s captain, please contact MIST Atlanta. 

Follow the link that is a part of the invitation email you have received. This will take you to MyMist, which is the portal MIST Atlanta uses for registration. From there, follow the prompts to join your team. If you can’t find your school, be sure you’re spelling it correctly. If it is still not there, contact MIST Atlanta via email.

Competitors cannot only compete in a sport, and must be registered for at least two other competitions for their registration to be finalized. Students can sign up for one competition per category, for a maximum of six competitions.

***Note: you may not choose an Esport as your other competition choice while also playing a sport. 

MIST Atlanta offers partial and full registration fee scholarships to eligible students every year, both during the Early and Late Registration periods. Be on the lookout for the scholarship application deadline, which is March 11th and is available here.

After online registration, the next step for competitors is to focus on preparing their Early Submissions. If needed for their competitions; deadline for Early Submissions is April 3rd, 2026. When students come to MIST during tournament weekend, they need to bring a few things with them: a 2025-2026 physical school ID, any competition submission items, and a good attitude! 

If needed for their competitions; the deadline for Early Submissions is April 3rd, 2026.

Late submissions deadline is 3 days after Early Submission (April 3rd) closes BUT there are point deductions for each day missed after the early submissions deadline. So if submitted:

• April 4th = 5 point deduction

• April 5th = another 10 point deduction

• April 6th = another 10 point deduction

Anything submitted after is disqualified.

On the first day of tournament weekend, students will check-in to the tournament and provide their 2025-2026 physical school IDs. Once they check-in, they will be provided with their name badge for the tournament and can proceed to competitions and orientation. Students must check-in in person to participate in tournament weekend.

Your team must select a coach to serve as a representative and liaison between your team and MIST. They will be the contact person for MIST if there are any problems with your team’s registration. For every ten competitors, your team will need one coach and they must be 21 years and older. Be sure to have your coach join the Whatsapp group chat at the link on our IG bio.

All competitors on your team must be at least 13 years old by the first day of the tournament, and under 19 years old. They may not compete if they have graduated high school. Similarly, all coaches on your team must be at least 21 years of age by the first day of the tournament. Ensure that all competitors are registered for the correct competitions, and are not only participating in sports. Please know that the students on waitlists are NOT officially competing, they must be off the waitlist for their name to show up on our roster. Finally, all competitors and coaches must have paid their fees.  

If a student registers for a competition but they do not meet the criteria, they will be “waitlisted” for the competition. For example, if they register for basketball but didn’t register for anything else, or registered individually for a competition that requires other people. Please do your best to keep up with the waitlisted students. We don’t want competitors to show up on MIST weekend and their name is not on the ballot due to being waitlisted!

After registration has closed, it is a coach’s job to keep up with their students and their work. The coach should provide a roster to all of their students so that their competitions are confirmed and so they can keep up with early submissions.

The MIST Atlanta team will be working with registrars throughout the registration process to ensure that registration is completely accurate before it is submitted and finalized. However, should the need arise for registration to be edited following a team’s finalization, please contact us via our email so we can better help you.

Please email MIST Atlanta (atlanta@getmistified.com) if you know someone is on the wrong team, and we can help switch them to their correct high school team. We will be checking this at on-site check-in during tournament weekend.

From amongst your team’s competitors, coaches, and guests, one responsible individual must be selected to serve as a representative and liaison between your team and MIST. This responsible individual is called the captain. He/she is the contact person for MIST if there are any problems with your team’s registration. The person who creates a team for your school on MyMIST will be made the team captain, and must be approved by the MIST Atlanta Registration Team. The approval process is done within the MyMIST portal. 

All competitors on your team must be at least 13 years old by the first day of the tournament, and under 19 years old. Similarly, all coaches on your team must be at least 21 years of age by the first day of the tournament. Ensure that all competitors are registered for the correct competitions, and are not only participating in sports. Finally, all students on your team must attend your high school and all competitors and affiliated guests must have paid their fees online. Once these criteria are met, you must submit a request to your team’s coaches for them to finalize your team through the MyMIST system. After they approve the request, registration for your team is now finalized!

Soon after registration is completed, the team captain will receive a list of MIST IDs for students. These ID numbers are used to ensure fair judging during competitions, and should be given out to students to use when submitting their Early Submissions. Another thing that the registrar should ensure is that everyone on their team has their proof of age ready for tournament weekend. 

The MIST Atlanta team will be working with captains throughout the registration process to ensure that registration is completely accurate before it is submitted and finalized. However, should the need arise for registration to be edited following a team’s finalization, please contact us so we can better help you. 

If a student on your team is registered with a high school that they do not attend, they will be disqualified. Please email MIST Atlanta (atlanta@getmistified.com) if you know someone is on the wrong team, and we can help switch them to their correct high school team. We will be checking this at on-site check-in during tournament weekend.

You are able to volunteer once you’re ineligible to compete! You can volunteer and help out with behind the scenes work the weekend of MIST, or you can apply to judge one of our competitions. 

Around two months before the competition, we’ll be posting on our Instagram for volunteers and judges with a link on the posts. Those links will take you to the application and you’ll attend and complete a few training sessions before MIST weekend! 

All guests will need to provide a government-issued photo ID

Guests that wish to buy a weekend pass ($25) or a day pass ($15) can do so on-site with cash, credit, or check. Guests that are 12 or under can register for free under their guardians.