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Mississippi High School Football News, National News, Texas High School Football News March 8, 2022

Walter Payton and Thurman Thomas to be inducted in the NFHS National Hall of Fame

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…

Coaches Corner, National News February 17, 2022

NFHS announces seven new rules for the 2022 high school football season

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…

National News, NFL Play Football February 14, 2022

NFL and NFHS launch FREE online course to help teach proper tackling techniques

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…

Michigan High School Football News, National News, Podcast January 19, 2022

Podcast: DeWitt (Michigan) High School’s Rob Zimmerman named NFHS National Football Coach of the Year

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…

National News February 2, 2021

NFHS Revises Guidance on COVID-19 Transmission During High School Sports

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…

Coaches Corner, National News October 1, 2020

NFL and NFHS team-up to support and promote high school football

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,…

Coaches Corner, National News May 19, 2020

Football is a high-risk sport according to the NFHS that releases guidelines for re-opening high school sports

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….

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…

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