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Vermont, already with the smallest number of high school athletes, sees biggest decline in participation
Already with the fewest participating high school athletes among the 50 states, Vermont also saw the biggest drop in participation during the 2016-17 school year, statistically speaking. Vermont's participation rate dropped by 10.5 percent from 2015-...

Washington enjoys biggest increase in high school sports participation in the country
The U.S. Census bureau estimates the state of Washington's population increased by 1.7 percent from 2016 to 2017, the fourth-highest increase in the nation. The state's high school sports participation total increased a lot more than that, however. W...

Football still far and away most popular sport among high school boys
More than one million American boys played high school football in 2016-17. While it is still the most played sport among boys, participation decreased by more than 23,000 players from the previous year. (See chart at bottom of page.) Data compile...

Number of high school athletes in U.S. rises for 28th consecutive year
Data compiled from National Federation of State High School Associations' 2016-17 survey....

High school lacrosse participation topped 200,000 in 2016-17
Participation in high school lacrosse topped 200,000 boys and girls during the 2016-17 school, an all-time high. Data from National Federation of High School Sports Association's (NFHS) annual survey....

NFHS: Leave Friday nights to high school football
A resolution adopted by the National Federation of State High School Associations urges college and pro football leagues to leave Friday nights to high schools. In 2016, the Big Ten Conference announced it would begin scheduling Friday night games...

NFHS: Participation in high school basketball grows nationwide
Participation in high school basketball nationwide grew by close to 5,000 athletes last year, according to the latest survey by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS). The NFHS released its annual participation survey earli...

Coach & AD columnist David Hoch awarded NFHS citation
Coach & Athletic Director columnist David Hoch this summer was among 15 high school activities leaders to receive a National Federation of State High School Associations Citation. [caption id="attachment_24578" align="alignright" width="275"] ...