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National Federation of State High School Associations

January 16, 2023

The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) is the body that writes the rules of competition for most high school sports and activities in the United States. NFHS's headquarters are located in White River State Park in Indianapolis, Indiana.[2]

National Federation of State High School Associations
AbbreviationNFHS
Formation1920
Type501(c)(3) - Tax Exempt
Legal statusAssociation
PurposeAthletic/Educational
Headquarters690 W. Washington St.
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204, United States
Location
  • Indianapolis, Indiana
Region served
United States
Membership
18,500+ high schools
Official language
English
Executive Director
Dr. Karissa Niehoff
Staff
40[1]
Websitenfhs.org

Member and affiliate associations

Over 19,500 high schools belong to associations that are members of the NFHS. Most high schools, whether public or private, belong to their state's high school association; in turn, each state association belongs to the NFHS. However, in states that have separate associations for public and non-public high schools, only the public-school bodies are full NFHS members.

For example, the Texas University Interscholastic League (public schools, with non-public schools generally not allowed) is a full member; the largest association governing non-public schools, the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools, is an affiliate member, while other governing bodies are not NFHS members at any level. Similarly, the Virginia High School League, open only to public schools, is a full member, the state's largest association for non-public schools is an affiliate member, and other governing bodies are not members at all.

The case in Mississippi is slightly different; the body governing public schools is a full member, while the body governing private schools is not an NFHS member at any level. In the state of Alabama, the public schools and a handful of private schools compete in the AHSAA (Alabama High School Athletic Association) which is a full member of the NFHS. The majority of private schools in the state are members of the AISA (Alabama Independent School Association) a non-member that uses NFHS rules. The AHSAA will not allow its members to play AISA schools but the AISA schools do compete with public and private schools outside of Alabama.[citation needed]

 
NFHS Headquarters, with the NCAA Hall of Champions in the background

Iowa has separate governing associations for boys' and girls' sports – the Iowa High School Athletic Association and the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union. Only the Iowa High School Athletic Association is a full member of the NFHS; the girls' governing body is an affiliate member.

The provincial associations of Canada are affiliate members of the NFHS.

The NFHS publishes rules books for each sport or activity, and most states adopt those rules wholly for state high school competition including the non member private school associations.

The NFHS offered an online Coach Education Program in January 2007. It released a course, Fundamentals of Coaching. The NFHS has announced that it will offer a National Coach Certification in September 2009. This will enable to coaches to become a Level 1 - Accredited Interscholastic Coach issued by the NFHS.[3]

Member associations

Affiliate associations

Players by sport

Pos Sport Total Boys Girls
1 Track and field (outdoor) 1,093,621 605,354 488,267
2 American football (11-player) 1,008,417 1,113,013 2,404
3 Basketball 939,836 540,769 399,067
4 Soccer 853,182 459,077 394,105
5 Volleyball 516,371 63,563 452,808
6 Cross-country 488,640 269,295 219,345
7 Baseball 484,024 482,740 1,284
8 Softball (fast pitch) 364,221 2,183 362,038
9 Tennis 348,750 159,314 189,436
10 Swimming and diving 309,726 136,638 173,088
11 Wrestling 268,565 247,441 21,124
12 Golf 223,021 143,200 79,821
13 Lacrosse 213,452 113,702 99,750
14 Competitive spirit 165,296 3,938 161,358
15 Track and field (indoor) 150,253 79,550 70,703
Total (2018–19)[55] 7,937,491 4,534,758 3,402,733

Executive Directors

[56]

  • L. W. Smith, 1920–27 (secretary of the board)
  • C. W. Whitten, 1927–40 (manager, later executive secretary)
  • H. V. Porter, 1940–58 (executive secretary)
  • Cliff Fagan, 1958–77 (executive secretary)
  • Brice B. Durbin, 1977–1993
  • Robert F. Kanaby, 1993–2010
  • Robert B. Gardner, 2010–2018
  • Karissa Niehoff, 2018–present[57]

National High School Hall of Fame

Main article: National High School Hall of Fame

The National High School Hall of Fame is a program of the National Federation of State High School Associations that honors individuals who have made outstanding contributions to high school sports or performing arts. Since 1986, the Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremony has been the final event of the National Federation's annual summer meeting, which is held in late June and early July and attended by board members and executives of the state high school associations.

See also

References, including organizations' official websites

  1. ^ "Staff". Nfhs.org. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  2. ^ . Archived from the original on January 31, 2011. Retrieved July 29, 2010.
  3. ^ Brown, Allison (September 24, 2009). . National Federation of State High School Associations. Archived from the original on March 20, 2012. Retrieved April 25, 2011.
  4. ^ Alabama High School Athletic Association. AHSAA. Retrieved on 2013-08-12.
  5. ^ "Alaska School Activities Association". Asaa.org. 2018-03-03. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  6. ^ AIA Online. AIA Online (2010-07-15). Retrieved on 2013-08-12.
  7. ^ Arkansas Activities Association - Arkansas High School Sports and Activities. Ahsaa.org. Retrieved on 2013-08-12.
  8. ^ California Interscholastic Federation. Cifstate.org. Retrieved on 2013-08-12.
  9. ^ Colorado High School Activities Association. CHSAA. Retrieved on 2013-08-12.
  10. ^ Welcome to www.casciac.org!!. Casciac.org (2013-04-01). Retrieved on 2013-08-12.
  11. ^ www.doe.state.de.us . Archived from the original on August 14, 2004. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. ^ Florida High School Athletic Association. FHSAA.org. Retrieved on 2013-08-12.
  13. ^ Georgia High School Association. GHSA.net. Retrieved on 2013-08-12.
  14. ^ The Fast Track to Hawaii High School Sports - Hawaii High School Athletic Association (HHSAA). SportsHigh.com. Retrieved on 2013-08-12.
  15. ^ IHSAA - Home. Idhsaa.org. Retrieved on 2013-08-12.
  16. ^ "Illinois High School Association". Ihsa.org. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  17. ^ Indiana High School Athletic Association, Inc. Ihsaa.org. Retrieved on 2013-08-12.
  18. ^ Iowa High School Athletic Association. Iahsaa.org. Retrieved on 2013-08-12.
  19. ^ KSHSAA. KSHSAA. Retrieved on 2013-08-12.
  20. ^ "Kentucky High School Athletic Association | KHSAA – Student-athletes of Today, Leaders of Tomorrow". Khsaa.org. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  21. ^ "Louisiana High School Athletic Association". Lhsaa.org. 2017-12-13. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  22. ^ Maine Principals Association, Interscholastic and Professional Support. Mpa.cc (2013-08-06). Retrieved on 2013-08-12.
  23. ^ "Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association - MPSSAA". www.mpssaa.org.
  24. ^ MIAA.net. MIAA.net. Retrieved on 2013-08-12.
  25. ^ "Michigan High School Athletic Association". Mhsaa.com. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  26. ^ "Welcome to the Minnesota State High School League!". Mshsl.org. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  27. ^ "Home | Mississippi High School Activities Association". Misshsaa.com. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  28. ^ "Missouri State High School Activities Association". MSHSAA. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  29. ^ "Montana High School Association". Mhsa.org. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  30. ^ "Nebraska School Activities Association – NSAA". www.nsaahome.org.
  31. ^ "Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association". NIAA. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  32. ^ "New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association | NH Sports". NHIAA. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  33. ^ . Njsiaa.org. 2018-01-01. Archived from the original on 2017-05-25. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  34. ^ "NMAA - New Mexico Activities Association - News, Results, Records". NMAA.
  35. ^ "New York State Public High School Athletic Association". Nysphsaa.org. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  36. ^ "North Carolina High School Athletic Association". NCHSAA. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  37. ^ "Welcome to NDHSAA". NDHSAA.com. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  38. ^ "Ohio High School Athletic Association". Ohsaa.org. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  39. ^ "OSSAA Home". Ossaa.com. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  40. ^ "Home". OSAA. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  41. ^ "Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association". PIAA. 2018-01-24. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  42. ^ "Welcome!". RIIL.org. 1970-01-01. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  43. ^ "SCHSL". SCHSL. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  44. ^ "Home". SDHSAA. 2018-03-07. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  45. ^ "TSSAA Home Page". Tssaa.org. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  46. ^ http://www.uil.utexas.edu/ February 21, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  47. ^ "UHSAA Utah High School Activities Association". www.uhsaa.org.
  48. ^ "Vermont Principals Association / Overview". Vpaonline.org. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  49. ^ "Home - Virginia High School League". www.vhsl.org.
  50. ^ "Washington Interscholastic Activities Association". WIAA. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  51. ^ "Welcome to the West Virginia Secondary Schools Activities Commission's Home Page". Wvssac.org. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  52. ^ "Home | Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association". Wiaawi.org. 2018-03-07. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  53. ^ "Wyoming High School Activities Association". Whsaa.org. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  54. ^ NFHS | National Federation of State High School Associations - Affiliate Associations 2012-05-15 at the Wayback Machine
  55. ^ "2018-19 NFHS participation survey" (PDF).
  56. ^ NFHS Handbook, 2017-18, p. 29.
  57. ^ "Dr. Karissa Niehoff of Connecticut Selected NFHS Executive Director".

Further reading

  • . National Federation of State High School Associations. March 11, 2010. Archived from the original on March 24, 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-17.

External links

  • Official website
  • NFHS Learn

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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources National Federation of State High School Associations news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2008 Learn how and when to remove this template message The National Federation of State High School Associations NFHS is the body that writes the rules of competition for most high school sports and activities in the United States NFHS s headquarters are located in White River State Park in Indianapolis Indiana 2 National Federation of State High School AssociationsAbbreviationNFHSFormation1920Type501 c 3 Tax ExemptLegal statusAssociationPurposeAthletic EducationalHeadquarters690 W Washington St Indianapolis Indiana 46204 United StatesLocationIndianapolis IndianaRegion servedUnited StatesMembership18 500 high schoolsOfficial languageEnglishExecutive DirectorDr Karissa NiehoffStaff40 1 Websitenfhs org Contents 1 Member and affiliate associations 1 1 Member associations 1 2 Affiliate associations 2 Players by sport 3 Executive Directors 4 National High School Hall of Fame 5 See also 6 References including organizations official websites 7 Further reading 8 External linksMember and affiliate associations EditOver 19 500 high schools belong to associations that are members of the NFHS Most high schools whether public or private belong to their state s high school association in turn each state association belongs to the NFHS However in states that have separate associations for public and non public high schools only the public school bodies are full NFHS members For example the Texas University Interscholastic League public schools with non public schools generally not allowed is a full member the largest association governing non public schools the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools is an affiliate member while other governing bodies are not NFHS members at any level Similarly the Virginia High School League open only to public schools is a full member the state s largest association for non public schools is an affiliate member and other governing bodies are not members at all The case in Mississippi is slightly different the body governing public schools is a full member while the body governing private schools is not an NFHS member at any level In the state of Alabama the public schools and a handful of private schools compete in the AHSAA Alabama High School Athletic Association which is a full member of the NFHS The majority of private schools in the state are members of the AISA Alabama Independent School Association a non member that uses NFHS rules The AHSAA will not allow its members to play AISA schools but the AISA schools do compete with public and private schools outside of Alabama citation needed NFHS Headquarters with the NCAA Hall of Champions in the background Iowa has separate governing associations for boys and girls sports the Iowa High School Athletic Association and the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union Only the Iowa High School Athletic Association is a full member of the NFHS the girls governing body is an affiliate member The provincial associations of Canada are affiliate members of the NFHS The NFHS publishes rules books for each sport or activity and most states adopt those rules wholly for state high school competition including the non member private school associations The NFHS offered an online Coach Education Program in January 2007 It released a course Fundamentals of Coaching The NFHS has announced that it will offer a National Coach Certification in September 2009 This will enable to coaches to become a Level 1 Accredited Interscholastic Coach issued by the NFHS 3 Member associations Edit Alabama High School Athletic Association 4 Alaska School Activities Association 5 Arizona Interscholastic Association 6 Arkansas Activities Association 7 California Interscholastic Federation 8 Colorado High School Activities Association 9 Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference 10 Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association 11 District of Columbia Interscholastic Athletic Association District of Columbia State Athletic Association Florida High School Athletic Association 12 Georgia High School Association 13 Hawaii High School Athletic Association 14 Idaho High School Activities Association 15 Illinois High School Association 16 Indiana High School Athletic Association 17 Iowa High School Athletic Association 18 Kansas State High School Activities Association 19 Kentucky High School Athletic Association 20 Louisiana High School Athletic Association 21 Maine Principals Association 22 Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association 23 Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association 24 Michigan High School Athletic Association 25 Minnesota State High School League 26 Mississippi High School Activities Association 27 Missouri State High School Activities Association 28 Montana High School Association 29 Nebraska School Activities Association 30 Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association 31 New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association 32 New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association 33 New Mexico Activities Association 34 New York State Public High School Athletic Association 35 North Carolina High School Athletic Association 36 North Dakota High School Activities Association 37 Ohio High School Athletic Association 38 Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association 39 Oregon School Activities Association 40 Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association 41 Rhode Island Interscholastic League 42 South Carolina High School League 43 South Dakota High School Activities Association 44 Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association 45 University Interscholastic League Texas 46 Utah High School Activities Association 47 Vermont Principals Association 48 Virginia High School League 49 Washington Interscholastic Activities Association 50 West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission 51 Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association 52 Wyoming High School Activities Association 53 Affiliate associations Edit Alberta Schools Athletic Association British Columbia School Sports Department of Defense Education Activity Florida School Music Association Georgia Independent School Association Illinois Elementary School Association Independent Interscholastic Athletic Association of Guam Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union Iowa High School Music Association Manitoba High Schools Athletic Association Inc Michigan Interscholastic Forensic Association New Brunswick Interscholastic Athletic Association Nova Scotia School Athletic Federation Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations Oregon Interscholastic Ski Racing Association Pennsylvania Independent Schools Athletic Association Reseau du sport etudiant du Quebec Saint Thomas Saint John Interscholastic Association Saskatchewan High Schools Athletic Association School Sports Newfoundland and Labrador South Carolina Independent School Association St Croix Interscholastic Athletic Association Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association Wisconsin High School Forensic Association Wisconsin School Music Association 54 Players by sport EditPos Sport Total Boys Girls1 Track and field outdoor 1 093 621 605 354 488 2672 American football 11 player 1 008 417 1 113 013 2 4043 Basketball 939 836 540 769 399 0674 Soccer 853 182 459 077 394 1055 Volleyball 516 371 63 563 452 8086 Cross country 488 640 269 295 219 3457 Baseball 484 024 482 740 1 2848 Softball fast pitch 364 221 2 183 362 0389 Tennis 348 750 159 314 189 43610 Swimming and diving 309 726 136 638 173 08811 Wrestling 268 565 247 441 21 12412 Golf 223 021 143 200 79 82113 Lacrosse 213 452 113 702 99 75014 Competitive spirit 165 296 3 938 161 35815 Track and field indoor 150 253 79 550 70 703Total 2018 19 55 7 937 491 4 534 758 3 402 733Executive Directors Edit 56 L W Smith 1920 27 secretary of the board C W Whitten 1927 40 manager later executive secretary H V Porter 1940 58 executive secretary Cliff Fagan 1958 77 executive secretary Brice B Durbin 1977 1993 Robert F Kanaby 1993 2010 Robert B Gardner 2010 2018 Karissa Niehoff 2018 present 57 National High School Hall of Fame EditMain article National High School Hall of Fame The National High School Hall of Fame is a program of the National Federation of State High School Associations that honors individuals who have made outstanding contributions to high school sports or performing arts Since 1986 the Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremony has been the final event of the National Federation s annual summer meeting which is held in late June and early July and attended by board members and executives of the state high school associations See also EditGatorade Player of the Year awards in various sports Wendy s High School Heisman student athletes in various sports References including organizations official websites Edit Staff Nfhs org Retrieved 2018 03 13 NFHS About Us Archived from the original on January 31 2011 Retrieved July 29 2010 Brown Allison September 24 2009 Three New Coach Education Courses Now Available National Federation of State High School Associations Archived from the original on March 20 2012 Retrieved April 25 2011 Alabama High School Athletic Association AHSAA Retrieved on 2013 08 12 Alaska School Activities Association Asaa org 2018 03 03 Retrieved 2018 03 13 AIA Online AIA Online 2010 07 15 Retrieved on 2013 08 12 Arkansas Activities Association Arkansas High School Sports and Activities Ahsaa org Retrieved on 2013 08 12 California Interscholastic Federation Cifstate org Retrieved on 2013 08 12 Colorado High School Activities Association CHSAA Retrieved on 2013 08 12 Welcome to www casciac org Casciac org 2013 04 01 Retrieved on 2013 08 12 www doe state de us https web archive org web 20040814183137 http www doe state de us DIAASite Archived from the original on August 14 2004 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a Missing or empty title help Florida High School Athletic Association FHSAA org Retrieved on 2013 08 12 Georgia High School Association GHSA net Retrieved on 2013 08 12 The Fast Track to Hawaii High School Sports Hawaii High School Athletic Association HHSAA SportsHigh com Retrieved on 2013 08 12 IHSAA Home Idhsaa org Retrieved on 2013 08 12 Illinois High School Association Ihsa org Retrieved 2018 03 13 Indiana High School Athletic Association Inc Ihsaa org Retrieved on 2013 08 12 Iowa High School Athletic Association Iahsaa org Retrieved on 2013 08 12 KSHSAA KSHSAA Retrieved on 2013 08 12 Kentucky High School Athletic Association KHSAA Student athletes of Today Leaders of Tomorrow Khsaa org Retrieved 2018 03 13 Louisiana High School Athletic Association Lhsaa org 2017 12 13 Retrieved 2018 03 13 Maine Principals Association Interscholastic and Professional Support Mpa cc 2013 08 06 Retrieved on 2013 08 12 Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association MPSSAA www mpssaa org MIAA net MIAA net Retrieved on 2013 08 12 Michigan High School Athletic Association Mhsaa com Retrieved 2018 03 13 Welcome to the Minnesota State High School League Mshsl org Retrieved 2018 03 13 Home Mississippi High School Activities Association Misshsaa com Retrieved 2018 03 13 Missouri State High School Activities Association MSHSAA Retrieved 2018 03 13 Montana High School Association Mhsa org Retrieved 2018 03 13 Nebraska School Activities Association NSAA www nsaahome org Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association NIAA Retrieved 2018 03 13 New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association NH Sports NHIAA Retrieved 2018 03 13 Welcome to The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Njsiaa org 2018 01 01 Archived from the original on 2017 05 25 Retrieved 2018 03 13 NMAA New Mexico Activities Association News Results Records NMAA New York State Public High School Athletic Association Nysphsaa org Retrieved 2018 03 13 North Carolina High School Athletic Association NCHSAA Retrieved 2018 03 13 Welcome to NDHSAA NDHSAA com Retrieved 2018 03 13 Ohio High School Athletic Association Ohsaa org Retrieved 2018 03 13 OSSAA Home Ossaa com Retrieved 2018 03 13 Home OSAA Retrieved 2018 03 13 Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association PIAA 2018 01 24 Retrieved 2018 03 13 Welcome RIIL org 1970 01 01 Retrieved 2018 03 13 SCHSL SCHSL Retrieved 2018 03 13 Home SDHSAA 2018 03 07 Retrieved 2018 03 13 TSSAA Home Page Tssaa org Retrieved 2018 03 13 http www uil utexas edu Archived February 21 2006 at the Wayback Machine UHSAA Utah High School Activities Association www uhsaa org Vermont Principals Association Overview Vpaonline org Retrieved 2018 03 13 Home Virginia High School League www vhsl org Washington Interscholastic Activities Association WIAA Retrieved 2018 03 13 Welcome to the West Virginia Secondary Schools Activities Commission s Home Page Wvssac org Retrieved 2018 03 13 Home Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Wiaawi org 2018 03 07 Retrieved 2018 03 13 Wyoming High School Activities Association Whsaa org Retrieved 2018 03 13 NFHS National Federation of State High School Associations Affiliate Associations Archived 2012 05 15 at the Wayback Machine 2018 19 NFHS participation survey PDF NFHS Handbook 2017 18 p 29 Dr Karissa Niehoff of Connecticut Selected NFHS Executive Director Further reading Edit Five Outstanding Olympic Athletes Headline 2010 NFHS National High School Hall of Fame Class National Federation of State High School Associations March 11 2010 Archived from the original on March 24 2010 Retrieved 2010 03 17 External links EditOfficial website NFHS Learn NFHS Record Book covering various sports including baseball basketball softball football and both field and ice hockey Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title National Federation 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