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Coaches Corner, National News February 7, 2020

NFHS making another change to the high school football play clock and other rules changes for 2020

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…

Coaches Corner, National News September 28, 2019

NFHS Executive Director pens a letter entitled “High School Football is Thriving, Not Dying”

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…

National News February 11, 2019

Seven new rules changes coming to high school football in 2019, including postseason instant replay

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…

National News August 25, 2018

High School Football Participation Drops Again

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….

Alabama High School Football News, Coaches Corner, National News July 9, 2018

Vestavia Hills (Alabama) Buddy Anderson inducted in NFHS Hall of Fame

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…

Alabama High School Football News, National News April 13, 2018

Alabama approves instant replay for high school football

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…

Illinois High School Football News February 19, 2018

Illlinois high school football games moved from Friday to Saturday because of college football

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…

National News August 12, 2017

NFHS wants College Football to Stay Away from Friday Night Lights

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…

National News February 24, 2017

New football rule changes should spell end to pop-up onside kicks, dangerous blindside blocks

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…

Colorado High School Football News, National News July 29, 2016

Colorado high school football to use 40-second play clock

Colorado will become the fourth state in the nation to use a 40-second play for high school football during the 2016 season. The Colorado High School Activities Association has approved a change to its rules that eliminates the 25-second clock,…

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