Updated March 8, 2021 DOWNERS GROVE, ILLINOIS (February 15, 2021) – Fifteen states and Washington D.C., were planning or still hoping to have an unprecedented spring high school football season. The National Sporting Goods Association (NSGA) wanted to determine which states are requiring players to wear a face covering inside the helmet and over the nose … Continued
By Marty MaciaszekNSGA Director of Communications DOWNERS GROVE, ILLINOIS (February 12, 2021) – Permitting religious headwear to be worn without state association approval was an integral part of rule changes in three high school sports which were announced by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS). Permitting field hockey players to wear face coverings … Continued
SPARKS, MARYLAND (February 2, 2021) – In response to recent questions about the use or requirement of mask wearing in lacrosse, US Lacrosse is reiterating its Return to Play guidance, as established by medical advisors, on this issue. US Lacrosse’s guideline does not mandate the wearing of protective (fabric or medical) masks or helmet shields while playing … Continued
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA (February 11, 2021) — Religious headwear will now be permitted without state association approval in high school soccer, effective with the 2021-22 season. This change in Rule 4-2 of the NFHS Soccer Rules Book was recommended by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Soccer Rules Committee at its January 18-20 meeting, … Continued
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA (February 8, 2021) — Guidance for the use of face masks and the allowance of religious headwear to be worn during play without state association consent are among the most significant rules changes that will take effect with the 2021 high school field hockey season. During its virtual meeting held January 11-13, the National … Continued
A recap of NOCSAE’s 2021 winter meeting.
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA (February 4, 2021) – High school volleyball players will no longer need to obtain state association approval to wear religious headwear during competition. The rule change highlights three changes approved for the 2021-22 season. The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Volleyball Rules Committee conducted its annual meeting January 10-12 in a virtual setting and recommended three rules changes that were subsequently approved by the … Continued
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA (February 2, 2021) – 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 on Risk of COVID-19 During High School Sports.” Highlighting the revised guidance … Continued
SPARKS, MARYLAND (January 7, 2021) – Findings from a new research study measuring the effects of headgear in high school girls lacrosse indicate headgear is associated with a reduction in the magnitude of overall impacts, but not a change in the rate of impacts, how they occur, or how penalties were administered for impacts sustained during … Continued
DOWNERS GROVE, ILLINOIS (January 22, 2021) – STOP (Sports Trauma and Overuse Prevention) Sports Injuries provided some medical analysis on the effects of exercising in cold weather and condensed youth and school sports seasons as a result of COVID-19. The white paper “Exercising in the Cold” looks at the encouragement by the CDC (Centers for Disease … Continued
