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Six NFHS Football Rule Revisions Approved for 2020

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — In an effort to eliminate a potential timing advantage gained by the defensive team in high school football, the play clock will be set to 40 seconds – effective with the 2020 season – when an official’s time-out is taken for an injury to a defensive player or a defensive player has an equipment issue.

Board Approves Fall Sports Season Regulations

STEVENS POINT, Wis. – The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Board of Control approved changes to the fall season regulations at its January meeting today.

Task Force Conducts Realignment Application Appeals

STEVENS POINT, Wis. – The Conference Realignment Task Force assembled Wednesday at the executive staff office and reviewed four appeals of realignment requests that were denied last month.

In High School Sports, “Commit” is a Verb, Not a Noun

by Karissa Niehoff, NFHS Executive Director

When is “commit” not a verb? According to Webster’s– never. That is unless the reference is to where the high school’s star quarterback is headed to college.