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National Federation Of State High School Associations

The National Federation Of State High School Associations is the body that writes the rules of competition for most high school sports and activities in the United States . Most high schools, whether public or private, belong to their state's high school association; in turn, each state association belongs to the NFHS. Over 17,000 high schools belong to associations that are members of the NFHS.

However, in states that have separate associations for public and non-public high schools, only the public-school bodies are NFHS members. For example, the Texas University Interscholastic League (public schools, with non-public schools generally not allowed) is a member, while the associations governing non-public schools, the largest of which is the Texas Association Of Private And Parochial Schools , are not. Similarly, the Virginia High School League , open only to public schools, is a member, while the state's parallel associations for non-public schools are not. The same is the case in Mississippi , where the body governing public schools is a member, while the body governing private schools is not.

Iowa has separate governing associations for boys' and girls' sports — the Iowa High School Athletic Association and the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union . Only the Iowa High School Athletic Association is a full member of the NFHS; the girls' governing body is an affiliate member.

The NFHS publishes rules books for each sport or activity, and most states adopt those rules wholly for state high school competition.

MEMBER ASSOCIATIONS

Alabama High School Athletic Association {Link without Title}

Alaska School Activities Association {Link without Title}

Arizona Interscholastic Association {Link without Title}

Arkansas Activities Association {Link without Title}

California Interscholastic Federation {Link without Title}

Colorado High School Activities Association {Link without Title}

Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference {Link without Title}

Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association {Link without Title}

District Of Columbia Public Schools

Florida High School Athletic Association {Link without Title}

Georgia High School Association {Link without Title}

Hawaii High School Athletic Association {Link without Title}

Idaho High School Activities Association {Link without Title}

Illinois High School Association {Link without Title}

Indiana High School Athletic Association {Link without Title}

Iowa High School Athletic Association {Link without Title}

Kansas State High School Activities Association {Link without Title}

Kentucky High School Athletic Association {Link without Title}

Louisiana High School Athletic Association {Link without Title}

Maine Principals' Association {Link without Title}

Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association {Link without Title}

Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association {Link without Title}

Michigan High School Athletic Association {Link without Title}

Minnesota State High School League {Link without Title}

Mississippi High School Activities Association {Link without Title}

Missouri State High School Activities Association {Link without Title}

Montana High School Association {Link without Title}

Nebraska School Activities Association {Link without Title}

Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association {Link without Title}

New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association {Link without Title}

New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association {Link without Title}

New Mexico Activities Association {Link without Title}

New York State Public High School Athletic Association {Link without Title}

North Carolina High School Athletic Association {Link without Title}

North Dakota High School Activities Association {Link without Title}

Ohio High School Athletic Association {Link without Title}

Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association {Link without Title}

Oregon School Activities Association {Link without Title}

Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association {Link without Title}

Rhode Island Interscholastic League {Link without Title}

South Carolina High School League {Link without Title}

South Dakota High School Activities Association {Link without Title}

Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association {Link without Title}

University Interscholastic League (Texas) {Link without Title}

Utah High School Activities Association {Link without Title}

Vermont Principals Association {Link without Title}

Virginia High School League {Link without Title}

Washington Interscholastic Activities Association {Link without Title}

West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission {Link without Title}

Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association {Link without Title}

Wyoming High School Activities Association {Link without Title}

EXTERNAL LINKS

NFHS official site