The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) is giving states a blueprint for re-opening high school sports that includes placing sports in low-, moderate- and high-risk categories. All high school sports have been shutdown during the coronavirus pandemic….
In an effort to eliminate a potential timing advantage gained by the defensive team in high school football, the play clock will be set to 40 seconds – effective with the 2020 season – when an official’s time-out is taken…
In a world where there are too many negative stories about the great game of high school football, it is refreshing to read a positive letter from Dr. Karissa L. Niehoff, Executive Director of the National Federation of State High…
Postseason instant replay is coming to high school football this year thanks to the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS). The NFHS added a note to Rule 1-3-7 to permit state associations to create instant-replay procedures for state…
For the second consecutive year, participation in 11-man football is down. On Friday, the National Federations of State High School Associations (NFHS) released its annual High School Athletics Participation Survey that showed that there were 21,465 players from the previous year to 1,035,942….
Congratulations to Buddy Anderson, who will be entering his 41st year as the head coach at Vestavia Hills this season, on his recent induction into the National Federations of State High School Associations’ Hall of Fame. Anderson is Alabama’s all-time…
Minnesota used instant replay for the 2017 state championships. New Jersey will use it on a limited basis in 2018. Thursday, Alabama approved the use of instant replay at all games. Now, when I say all games, I mean all…
The debate over whether college football is infringing too much on high school football on Friday nights received a “yes”, so too speak, with the announcement that the University of Illinois will allow eight area high school football teams to…
The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) wants Friday nights to be all about high school football…not college or the pros. Earlier this week, the NFHS passed a resolution urging schools and teams at the college and professional…
by Cam Smith, USA TODAY High School Sports USA TODAY High School Sports is a partner of High School Football America The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) has unloaded the latest crop of rule changes aimed at…