Below is a column written by Dr. Karissa Niehoff, Executive Director of the National Federation of State High School Associations. Last week, reports circulated that Fox Sports intends to increase its television coverage of college football games on Friday nights…
For the first time since 2013, participation in 11-man tackle high school football is up. According to a National Federation of State High School Associations’ Athletics Participation Survey, high school football had 54,969 more players during the 2022-23 sports year,…
As part of the ongoing partnership between the National Football League and the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS), a new initiative to increase participation in and recognition of high school football officials will be piloted with seven…
The National Federation of High School State Associations (NFHS) is changing seven rules for the 2023 high school football season. The most significant change is to Rule 10-4 on Basic Spots, which the NFHS says will eliminate excessive penalty enforcements…
Two legendary running backs added another Hall of Fame to their resumes on Tuesday. The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) announced that Walter Payton and Thurman Thomas will be inducted into its National Hall of Fame as…
The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) is revising its intentional grounding rule and “chop block” rules as two of seven changes for the 2022 high school football season. Rule 7-5-2 EXCEPTION 2 will now allow a player…
The National Football League and the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) have teamed up to produce a new, free “Football Tackling” course for the NFHS Learning Center. It’s designed to assist interscholastic coaches in teaching, evaluating and…
Rob Zimmerman, who had led DeWitt to back-to-back Michigan high school football state championship games, is the 2020-21 National Federation of State High School Associations’ (NFHS) National Football Coach of the Year. In 2020, Zimmerman led the Panthers to Michigan’s…
From NFHS.org website After evaluating experiences of schools participating in high school sports during the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Sports Medicine Advisory Committee (SMAC) has revised its May 2020 guidance document with a new “Statement…
The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) and the National Football League are teaming-up to promote the sport of high school football. On Wednesday, NFHS Executive Director Dr. Karissa Niehoff was joined by NFL veteran lineman Roman Oben,…