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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.
The fair catch kick rule states that, after a player has made a fair catch or has been awarded a fair catch as the result of a penalty such as kick catch interference, their team can attempt a kick from the spot of the catch; [1] [2] the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) rulebook also allows a kick to be made if the down following the fair catch or awarded fair catch ...
Since the 2019 high school season, Texas is the only state that does not base its football rules on the NFHS rule set, instead using NCAA rules with certain exceptions shown below. [2] [3] Through the 2018 season, Massachusetts also based its rules on those of the NCAA, [4] but it adopted NFHS rules in 2019. [5]
In 2023, the National Football League (NFL) adopted the same rule in order to reduce the frequency of player injuries on kickoffs. Under NFL and National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) rules, a team awarded a fair catch is also entitled to attempt a fair catch kick from the spot of the catch; however, this is rarely done.
"NCAA Football Rules and Interpretations" (PDF). Ncaa Water Polo Rules. National Collegiate Athletic Association. ISSN 0736-5144. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2013-08-19; Colgate, Bob, ed. (2011). "NFHS Football Rules Book" (PDF). Gardener, Robert B.. NFHS Publications. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-04-15. "2018 Official ...
This was because of a change in the definition of a scrimmage-kick formation made by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS). [7] The change was intended to close a loophole in the rules which allowed teams to run an A-11 offense , in which a team would be exempted from eligibility numbering restrictions if the player ...
At least one high school rule has been adopted by college football. In 1996, the overtime rules originally utilized by Kansas high school teams were adopted by the NCAA, except with the starting point at the 25-yard line instead of the 10-yard line as prescribed in the NFHS rules, but under NFHS rules, states may opt to start each period from ...
Arena football, high school football, and other levels of football have other officiating systems, which use less than the standard seven officials. High school football played under the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) rules typically use five officials for varsity and 3, 4, or 5 for non-varsity games.