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January 10, 2018
NFHS’s Bob Gardner announces retirement
From the NFHS INDIANAPOLIS — Bob Gardner, executive director of the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) since May 2010, has announced his retirement, effective August 1, 2018. [caption id="attachment_25465" align="ali...
December 31, 2017
Track, volleyball most popular sports among U.S. high school girls
Nearly 500,000 high school girls participated in track and field during the 2016-17 school year, according to the National Federation of State High School Associations' annual survey. ...
December 30, 2017
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-...
December 29, 2017
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...
December 27, 2017
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...
December 25, 2017
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....
December 22, 2017
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....
August 14, 2017
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...
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