National Federation of State High School Associations

Template:Short description Template:More citations needed Template:Infobox organization 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Member and affiliate associations

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The federation's headquarters in Indianapolis with the NCAA Hall of Champions in the background

Over 19,500 high schools belong to associations that are members of the NFHS.Template:Citation needed 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.Template:Citation needed

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.Template:Citation needed

Iowa has separate governing associations for boys' and girls' sports, including 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.Template:Citation needed

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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Member associations

• Alabama High School Athletic Association<ref>Alabama High School Athletic Association. AHSAA. Retrieved on 2013-08-12.</ref>
• Alaska School Activities Association<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Arizona Interscholastic Association<ref>AIA Online. AIA Online (2010-07-15). Retrieved on 2013-08-12.</ref>
• Arkansas Activities Association<ref>Arkansas Activities Association - Arkansas High School Sports and Activities. Ahsaa.org. Retrieved on 2013-08-12.</ref>
• California Interscholastic Federation<ref>California Interscholastic Federation. Cifstate.org. Retrieved on 2013-08-12.</ref>
• Colorado High School Activities Association<ref>Colorado High School Activities Association. CHSAA. Retrieved on 2013-08-12.</ref>
• Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference<ref>Welcome to www.casciac.org!!. Casciac.org (2013-04-01). Retrieved on 2013-08-12.</ref>
• Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• District of Columbia Interscholastic Athletic Association
• District of Columbia State Athletic Association
• Florida High School Athletic Association<ref>Florida High School Athletic Association. FHSAA.org. Retrieved on 2013-08-12.</ref>
• Georgia High School Association<ref>Georgia High School Association. GHSA.net. Retrieved on 2013-08-12.</ref>
• Hawaii High School Athletic Association<ref>The Fast Track to Hawaii High School Sports - Hawaii High School Athletic Association (HHSAA). SportsHigh.com. Retrieved on 2013-08-12.</ref>
• Idaho High School Activities Association<ref>IHSAA - Home. Idhsaa.org. Retrieved on 2013-08-12.</ref>
• Illinois High School Association<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Indiana High School Athletic Association<ref>Indiana High School Athletic Association, Inc. Ihsaa.org. Retrieved on 2013-08-12.</ref>
• Iowa High School Athletic Association<ref>Iowa High School Athletic Association. Iahsaa.org. Retrieved on 2013-08-12.</ref>
• Kansas State High School Activities Association<ref>KSHSAA. KSHSAA. Retrieved on 2013-08-12.</ref>
• Kentucky High School Athletic Association<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Louisiana High School Athletic Association<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Maine Principals' Association<ref>Maine Principals Association, Interscholastic and Professional Support. Mpa.cc (2013-08-06). Retrieved on 2013-08-12.</ref>
• Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association<ref>MIAA.net. MIAA.net. Retrieved on 2013-08-12.</ref>
• Michigan High School Athletic Association<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Minnesota State High School League<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Mississippi High School Activities Association<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Missouri State High School Activities Association<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Montana High School Association<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Nebraska School Activities Association<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• New Mexico Activities Association<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• New York State Public High School Athletic Association<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• North Carolina High School Athletic Association<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• North Dakota High School Activities Association<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Ohio High School Athletic Association<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Oregon School Activities Association<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Rhode Island Interscholastic League<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• South Carolina High School League<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• South Dakota High School Activities Association<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• University Interscholastic League (Texas)<ref>http://www.uil.utexas.edu/ Template:Webarchive</ref>
• Utah High School Activities Association<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Vermont Principals' Association<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Virginia High School League<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Washington Interscholastic Activities Association<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Wyoming High School Activities Association<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Affiliate associations

• 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
• Oregon Interscholastic Ski Racing Association
• Pennsylvania Independent Schools Athletic Association
• Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec
• 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<ref>NFHS | National Federation of State High School Associations - Affiliate Associations Template:Webarchive</ref>

Players by sport

Pos	Sport	Total	Boys	Girls
1	Track and field (outdoor)	1,131,348	625,333	506,015
2	American football (11-player)	1,035,602	1,031,508	4,094
3	Basketball	903,952	536,668	367,284
4	Soccer	851,378	467,483	383,895
5	Volleyball	564,380	85,255	479,125
6	Baseball	473,073	471,701	1,372
7	Cross-country	432,350	239,381	192,969
8	Tennis	353,601	157,835	195,766
9	Softball (fast pitch)	345,607	156	345,451
10	Swimming and diving	254,973	116,799	138,174
11	Wrestling	356,131	291,874	64,257
12	Golf	238,010	155,174	82,836
13	Lacrosse	216,205	115,001	101,204
14	Competitive spirit	186,151	5,128	181,023
15	Track and field (indoor)	151,714	82,248	69,466
	Total (2023–24)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	8,062,302	4,638,785	3,423,517

Executive Directors

<ref>NFHS Handbook, 2017-18, p. 29.</ref>

• 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<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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.Template:Citation needed

See also

• Gatorade Player of the Year awards (in various sports)
• Wendy's High School Heisman (student-athletes in various sports)

Further reading

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External links

• Template:Official website
• NFHS Learn
• NFHS Record Book covering various sports, including baseball, basketball, softball, football, and both field and ice hockey