INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA (June 20, 2019) – Top medical and sport science experts from the NCAA and NFL gathered for a first-of-its kind meeting. Their goal? Share information and emerging data in hopes of making football safer for student-athletes and professionals alike. Both groups have devoted considerable resources in recent years to improving health and safety in … Continued
OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS (June 5, 2019) – The National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE) is warning lacrosse players, coaches and teams to avoid purchasing or using lacrosse balls with the “KSONE” brand. NOCSAE has determined that lacrosse balls bearing the “KSONE” brand are being sold and distributed with the NOCSAE name and/or the Safety … Continued
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA (June 6, 2019) – The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved moving the 3-point line to the international basketball distance of 22 feet, 1¾ inches in men’s basketball. The rule will be effective for the 2019-20 season in Division I. Due to the potential financial impact of placing a new line on courts, the new 3-point line will … Continued
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA (May 15, 2019) — Numbers can no longer be the same color as the jerseys, effective with the 2024-25 season, as one of seven rule changes made in high school basketball. Five of the seven rule revisions recommended by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Basketball Rules Committee at its April … Continued
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA (May 22, 2019) — Lengths of sticks and requirements for helmets and facemasks were among nine rules changes approved for the 2019-20 boys and girls high school ice hockey season. The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Ice Hockey Rules Committee recommended the changes at its April 29-30 meeting in Indianapolis, and … Continued
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INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA (April 23, 2019) – Effective with the 2019-20 high school season, the protocol for uniform violations and diving board installation were among the swimming and diving rule changes recommended by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Swimming and Diving Rules Committee at its March 24-26 meeting in Indianapolis. All recommendations were … Continued
HOUSTON, TEXAS (April 15, 2019) – A research brief on new checking rules leading to decreased concussion rates in high school hockey players was presented at the 28th annual meeting of the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM) in Houston. The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) applied a greater penalty for boarding … Continued
Nation’s oldest youth football program is also eliminating kickoffs in a fourth division and introducing age-specific programs LANGHORNE, PENNSYLVANIA (February 28, 2019) – Pop Warner Little Scholars, Inc., the nation’s longest-serving youth football organization, announced it will become the first national football program at any level to eliminate the three-point stance as it advances efforts to … Continued
MOUNT PROSPECT, ILLINOIS (April 2, 2019) – High school baseball players are permitted to use cheek or jaw protectors attached to batting helmets during the 2019 season, according to National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Baseball Rules Editor and National Interpreter Elliot Hopkins. NFHS has taken the position that once a head baseball coach … Continued
