As the national leader and advocate for high school athletics as well as fine arts and performing arts programs, the goal of the NFHS is to help students have an opportunity to enjoy healthy psrticipation, achievement and good sportsmanship in education-based activities.
On Friday, June 23, 1972, President Richard Nixon signed the measure known as Title IX into law. While many people associate the law with athletics, sports were barely mentioned in committee discussions about the measure.
The Colorado High School Activities Association is currently accepting applicants for the next CHSAA Assistant Commissioner.
In the first official NFHS sports participation survey following the 1971-72 school year, there were 3,666,919 boys playing high school sports and only 294,015 girls. That summer, on June 23, 1972, with the passage of Title IX, the numbers began to change dramatically.
The shortage of officials in high school sports has been well documented.
Information for the 2022 CHSAA Hall of Fame Banquet.
A collection of new markings for pool facilities constructed or renovated after January 1, 2023, stands out among the high school swimming and diving rules changes approved for the 2022-23 school year.
Many years ago, the NFHS published an article by Bernie Saggau, the former executive director of the Iowa High School Athletic Association, in which he shared an experience from a coaches seminar led by the legendary UCLA basketbal coach John Wooden.
CHSAA Commissioner Rhonda Blanford-Green was inducted into the 2022 Colorado Running Hall of Fame in a ceremony held last night, April 12.
During the past 15 years, the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) has initiated several programs that have made a significant impact on education-based programs acrosse the country.