Karissa NiehoffGoverning BodiesNFHS: Focus on Education Separates High School Sports, Performing Arts from Other LevelsThe difference in high school athletics vs. sports at the college and professional levels? Perhaps there are many answers to that question but none more important than a focus on education. And among national sports organizations, no group has a larger...August 17, 2023Governing BodiesHazing Prevention Top Agenda Item as New School Year BeginsIf we needed evidence on a larger scale about the potential devastating effects of hazing within the athletics setting, the recent events at Northwestern University should cause all high school leaders to stand up and take notice.August 2, 2023Governing BodiesNFHS Searches for Solutions to Poor Fan BehaviorFor several years, we have drawn attention to the poor behavior exhibited at high school athletic contests, hoping to bring awareness to the issue and the damage it can cause to education-based athletics.June 14, 2023Governing BodiesNFHS Highlights Importance of Middle School Sports, ActivitiesThe positive life lessons learned through education-based athletics and performing arts within our nation’s high schools have been documented time and time again...June 8, 2023Governing BodiesIn Light of Recent Gambling Scandals, Wake-Up Call Issued for High School SportsThis week, NFHS CEO Karissa Niehoff says recent gambling scandals at the college and professional sports levels should serve as a wake-up call for parents, student-athletes, athletic directors and coaches at the high school level.May 25, 2023Governing BodiesNFHS Spotlights Role of HS Sports in NFL Draftees' SuccessPeriodically, The NFHS Voice will be presented in the form of video. This week, NFHS CEO Karissa Niehoff says the role model qualities exhibited by the top players in this year’s NFL Draft were extraordinary.May 4, 2023Governing BodiesNFHS CEO Spotlights Success, Excitement of State ChampionshipsAnother year of March Madness at the high school level is behind us, and what a year it was. NFHS member state associations held state championships in basketball, wrestling, ice hockey, swimming and diving, indoor track, gymnastics and a few...April 6, 2023Governing BodiesNFHS Seeks to Unite 'True' and Respectful Sports FansLike you, we’re tired of seeing games canceled because of brawls in the stands. We’re tired of entitled fans who think they can say and do anything they want. We’re tired of high school athletic events being clouded by negativity, immaturity and aggressivMarch 8, 2023Safety & SecurityEmergency Planning, AEDs Saving Lives in Nation’s High SchoolsOn Jan. 2, millions of people held their collective breaths as Buffalo Bills’ defensive back Damar Hamlin dropped to the ground in a Monday Night Football game on national television.March 1, 2023PersonnelNFHS CEO Niehoff Stresses Need for More Personnel to Support HS SportsNFHS CEO Karissa Niehoff says the national meetings hosted by the NFHS recently indicated an ever-growing interest by high school students to participate in athletics, speech and debate, music, theatre and other activities. She said the greatest...February 9, 2023Previous PagePage 2 of 6Next PageTop StoriesSafety & SecuritySoccer Stampede in Guinea Kills 56, Including ChildrenFifty-six people were killed and several injured in a stampede at a soccer stadium in southern Guinea, following clashes between fans, Guinea’s government...OperationsSeason Ends for SJSU Women's Volleyball and Trans Athlete Following Playoff Match ForfeitGoverning BodiesButler University's Sports Teams Hear Firsthand About Risks of BettingSafety & SecurityAlabama A&M Football Player Dies Month After Head Injury Sustained During GameSponsored ContentBest Practices & Design Trends for Fixed Seating Solutions in Places of Assembly
