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The NJSIAA is headed by a governing body known as the Executive Committee. Individuals serving on this committee represent public, parochial and private secondary institutions, the Education Committee of the New Jersey Legislature , the New Jersey School Boards Association, the New Jersey Association of School Administrators, the New Jersey Association of Secondary School Principals, the New Jersey Council of Catholic Diocesan Superintendents, the New Jersey Scholastic Coaches Association, the New Jersey State Officials, the Directors of Athletics Association of New Jersey, and the New Jersey Association of Independent Schools . The Association, through the Executive Committee, establishes the rules and regulations governing high school athletics in order to equalize competition for member schools. The NJSIAA conducts tournaments, and crowns champions in thirty one sports. Championship competition for girls is sponsored in basketball, bowling, cross country, fencing, field hockey, golf, gymnastics, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track-outdoor, track-winter, and volleyball. Boys Championships are determined in baseball, basketball, bowling, cross country, fencing, football, golf, New Jersey High School Hockey , lacrosse, soccer, swimming, tennis, track-outdoor, track-winter, volleyball and wrestling. The NJSIAA classifies each school by the total number of sophomores, juniors, and seniors in each school. Based on student population, public schools are split up into four categories, and non-public schools are split into two groupings. Each group is set in different regions across the state for the public schools: North Jersey is split into two sections, Central Jersey and South Jersey . Non-Public schools are separated by north and south. STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS In order for schools to move on to the state championship, they must achieve a winning percentage of .500 or greater by a preset date. For some sports, schools with a .500 don't even make the playoffs. For football, the best eight schools in each section move on. But that is not the case for the rest of the sports. When teams win their sectional championship, they are awarded a blue trophy indicating the sectional that was won, with the appropriate player model on top. Schools that win their sectional move on to the public semifinal. For public schools, the two North Jersey sections play each other, and the South Jersey and Central Jersey sections play each other. Finally, the two teams play each other for the Group championship. For non-public schools, the section winner moves on to the state championship. The state champion receives a gold trophy with the corresponding sports model on top. For some sports, each group champions play each other in a Tournament of Champions for the state championship. These sports are: Girl Volleyball, Boys and Girls Cross Country, Boys and Girls Basketball, Boys and Girls Winter Track, Boys and Girls Lacrosse, Boys and Girls Tennis, Boys and Girls Spring Track, and Boys and Girls Golf.
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