NCAA Emerging Sports for Women Program Continues to Increase Opportunities
The NCAA’s Emerging Sports for Women Program continues to provide more opportunities for female student-athletes.
“Category: Rules”
High School Field Hockey Makes Goalkeepers Uniform Changes for 2023
Goalkeepers uniforms are included in the NFHS field hockey rule changes for 2023.
High School Volleyball Makes Rule Change for Uniform Numbers for 2028-29 School Year
High school volleyball uniforms will no longer be allowed to use a number leading with a zero (i.e., 00, 01, 02, etc…) starting with the 2028-29 school year. The single-digit number 0 is permitted.
Player Towels Part of High School Football Rules Changes for 2023 Season
Player towels were the one piece of equipment that is part of the 2023 NFHS rule changes for high school football.
NOCSAE Winter Standards 2023 Meeting Recap
NOCSAE held its 2023 Winter Standards meeting and continued to work on an proposed Youth Football Helmet Standard.
Reminder of High School Football, Basketball Jersey Number Changes for 2024-25
A reminder from NSGA about high school rule changes for basketball and football jersey numbers that will take effect in the 2024-25 school year.
NCAA to Experiment with Splitting NCAA D-I Individual and Team Tennis Championships
The NCAA is going to experiment for two years with moving the men’s and women’s individual tennis championships to the fall and holding the team championships in the spring.
Rules Update: Will Other Baseball Organizations Follow MLB Lead With Bigger Bases?
NSGA conducted its annual rules check with national sports governing bodies. Will MLB going to larger bases have a trickle-down effect on amateur baseball organizations?
NFHS Addresses Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) with New Course, User Experience
The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) has addressed NIL in high school sports with a new, free course and user experience.
NFHS First High School Sports Participation Survey in Three Years Shows Slight Decline
The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) released its 2021-22 High School Athletics Participation Survey. It is the first NFHS participation report since 2018-19 and showed a decline of 4 percent after two COVID-affected years.