NFHS
March 12, 2024
NFHS Hall of Fame inductees include Mauer, Spikes
Four outstanding former high school athletes, including Joe Mauer, a three-sport standout at Cretin-Derham Hall High School in St. Paul, Minnesota, before his celebrated career with the Minnesota Twins, highlight the 2024 class of the National Feder...
November 9, 2023
NFHS #BecomeAnOfficial campaign kicks off seventh year
The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) is kicking off its seventh year of #BecomeAnOfficial! Since the launch of this campaign in 2017, #BecomeAnOfficial has helped recruit over 112,000 applicants who have indicated their in...
August 31, 2023
High school sports participation rises back to pre-pandemic levels
Participation in high school sports eclipsed 7.8 million in the 2022-23 school year, reflecting a sharp increase from the previous year. The NFHS completed its High School Athletics Participation Survey for a second time after the pandemic interru...
May 31, 2023
Ohio high school offers semester-long referee course
An Ohio high school is doing its part in ensuring the future of scholastic sports won't continue to be threatened by a referee shortage. Boardman High School has started a sports officiating pilot class this school year and plans to offer a ...
May 16, 2023
NFHS updates free throws and foul procedures for 2023-24 season
Beginning next year, high school basketball teams will shoot two free throws for common fouls when in the “bonus.” This change to Rule 4-8-1 eliminates the one-and-one scenario and sets new foul limits each quarter for awarding the bonus free thr...
January 17, 2023
NFHS Announces 2021-22 National Coach of the Year Winners
Twenty-three high school coaches from across the country have been selected as 2021-22 National Coaches of the Year by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Coaches Association. The NFHS, which has been recognizing coach...
August 2, 2022
NFHS Updates Rules for 2023 High School Girls Lacrosse Season
The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) recently shared its rule changes to high school girls lacrosse for the 2023 season. In total, seven changes were proposed and approved by the NFHS Board of Directors, including pace ...
August 1, 2022
NFHS Rule Changes for the 2022 Football Season
Across the country, high school football teams are preparing for the Fall 2022 season. The four-to-five month road to a state championship begins in training camp, but before a team can hoist the championship hardware they have to be able to opera...
Many school emergency plans in operation today are put in place with the understanding that the school day is in session and that all school-certificated and classified staff are on site.
Installing a preseason emergency response plan
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All public and private schools have an emergency response plan that al...