2013

• 2013 Decertified Non-Wood Baseball Bat List
• 2013-14 NFHS Policy Debate Topic Announcement
• Additional Rules Approved in High School Football Regarding Helmets Coming Off Players
• Apparel with NFHS Logo Now Offered for High School Officials
• Becky Oakes elected to the USA Track and Field Board of Directors
• Breaststroke Rule Simplified in High School Swimming
• Coach Education World Book: Learning Pro course offered for free
• Field Hockey Rules Changes Focus on Penalties and Signals
• Forfeits No Longer Affect Wrestler’s One-day Limit
• Free Pole Vault Skills Course Now Available Through NFHS Coach Education Program
• High School Ice Hockey Rules Changes Focus on Eliminating Dangerous Hits
• Joe Theismann, Chauncey Billups Headline 2013 Class of National High School Hall of Fame
• Kathy Vruggink Westdorp Named 2013 NFHS Coach Educator of the Year
• More Communication Opportunities for High School Soccer Coaches with Players
• National Coaches of the Year Selected by NFHS Coaches Association(2)
• NFHS and eKnowledge team up to offer free SAT, ACT prep DVDs
• NFHS Coach Education Program Offers New First Aid Course with Assistance of American Red Cross
• NFHS Coach Education Program Updates Fundamentals of Coaching Course
• NFHS Launches Online High School Career Center
• NFHS Lends Support to U.S. Department of Education Ruling on Participation in Sports by Disabled Athletes
• NFHS Partners with USTA to Promote No-Cut Policy for High School Tennis Teams
• NFHS Position Statements on Sports Hygiene and Medical Appliances Updated
• NFHS Responds to IOC Decision to Eliminate Wrestling from 2020 Olympic Games
• NFHS Teams-up to Offer Online Speech and Debate Course
• Office for Civil Rights Releases Policy Guidance on Retaliation
• Oklahoma association offers replacement memorabilia to tornado victims
• Padding Permitted for Pole Vault Planting Boxes in High School Track and Field
• Publications-Communications Internship Opening - Fall 2013
• Signal Sequence for Officials Altered in High School Volleyball
• Spirit Rules Changes Focus on Increasing Creativity
• U.S. Olympic Committee unveils Make the Commitment campaign to prevent child abuse in sport

2012

• “Hit By Pitch” Procedure Revised in High School Softball
• “Soft Red” Eliminated in High School Soccer
• 2012 National High School Hall of Fame Class Selected
• 2012 NIAAA Hall of Fame Class Selected
• 2012-13 NFHS Basketball Mobile Rules App Now Available
• Baseball Rules Committee Addresses Altering of Bats
• Boys Lacrosse Rules Changes Focus on Sportsmanship, Risk Minimization
• Boys Should Have the Same Option as Girls in Soccer
• Double Twists to Cradle No Longer Permitted in High School Spirit
• Field Hockey Rules Changes Focus on Responsibilities of Coaches
• FTC Approves Final Order Settling Charges Against Marketer Brain-Pad, Inc.
• High School Football Players Must Sit Out One Play When Helmet Comes Off
• High School Sports Participation Achieves All-time High
• National Coaches of the Year Selected by NFHS Coaches Association
• NFHS Coach Education Launches Lacrosse Courses
• NFHS Coach Education Offers Free Online Course – “Coaching Special Olympics Unified Sports®”
• NFHS Coach Education Program Adds Strength and Conditioning Course
• NFHS Coach Education tops1 million courses
• NFHS Executive Director Bob Gardner Re-Elected to USA Basketball Board
• NFHS Offering Two New Coach Education Courses
• NFHS Responds to New Title IX Decision
• NFHS Responds to the American Academy of Pediatrics Statement on Cheerleading Injuries
• NFHS/CDC Concussion Course Trains 700,000
• Reebok Vector Bat Decertification
• Relay Exchange Zone, Penalty for Illegal Uniform Among 16 Track and Field Rules Changes
• Schools Earn Royalties on Their Marks Through NFHS Licensing Program
• US Lacrosse Issues Statement on Recruiting
• Volleyball Uniform Requirements to Change in 2016

2011

• 12 Individuals to Receive NFHS Citations in 2011
• 2011-2012 Policy Debate Topic Announcement
• Allan Sersland of Kansas to Receive NIAAA Award of Excellence
• Attendance at High School Sporting Events Tops 500 Million
• Bruce Brown Named 2011 NFHS Coach Educator of the Year
• Clarification Issued in High School Spirit Rules
• Coach Education Internship - Fall 2011
• Concussion in Sports - What You Need to Know
• eKnowledge Offers Free SAT/ACT Prep Courses for Schools in NFHS Member State Associations
• High School Baseball Rules Changes Emphasize Responsibility of Coaches
• High School Boys Lacrosse Rules Changes Create New Requirements for Offensive Possession
• High School Softball Rules Change Enforces Stricter Penalty for Illegal Bats
• High School Sports Participation Continues Upward Climb
• High School Track and Field Rules Changes Focus on Jewelry Violations and Pole Vault Requirements
• Ice Hockey Rules Revisions Focus on Concussion Prevention and Flow of Game
• Illegal Equipment Violations Revised in High School Soccer
• Indiana’s Theresia Wynns to Join NFHS Staff
• Indianapolis to Host National Athletic Directors Conference
• Mary Struckhoff Announces Resignation from NFHS Staff
• Mike Blackburn of Indiana to Receive NIAAA Award of Merit
• National High School Sports Record Book Moves Online
• New Coach Education Courses Available
• New NFHS Officers, Board Members Elected(3)
• NFHS Awards Citations to Eight Athletic Directors(2)
• NFHS Concussion Course Reaches 200,000 Milestone
• NFHS Launches First Rules Application for Mobile Devices
• NFHS Launches Interscholastic Officiating Course
• NFHS Now Offers Middle School Coach Education Course
• NIAAA to Present Ten Distinguished Service Awards to High School Athletic Directors
• Penalties for Fouls during Throw-ins Changed in High School Basketball
• Penalties for Misconduct Fouls Revised in High School Field Hockey
• Protective Eyewear Mandated for Field Hockey
• Ron Belinko of Maryland to Receive the NIAAA Professional Development Award
• Spirit Rules Changes Focus on Performing Surfaces
• Top Basketball Coach, Five Former Standout Athletes Headline 2011 NFHS National High School Hall of Fame Class
• Weight classes changed in high school wrestling

2010

• 2010 NFHS Coach Educator of the Year Announced
• 2010-11 Novice Cases
• 2011-2012 NFHS Policy Debate Topic Finalists
• Appropriate Dress for Weigh-ins Addressed in High School Wrestling
• Baseball Rules Change Puts Moratorium on Composite Bats
• Basketball Rules Committee Focuses on Good Sporting Behavior
• Concussion in Sports Online Course Now Available
• Dr. Myles Brand Named Recipient of NFHS Award of Merit
• Field Hockey Rules Committee Approves Self-Pass
• Five Outstanding Olympic Athletes Headline 2010 NFHS National High School Hall of Fame Class
• Fundamentals of Coaching Basketball Course Now Available
• High School Boys Lacrosse Rules Changes Seek to Minimize Risk of Injury
• High School Sports Participation Tops 7.6 Million, Sets Record
• Jim Tenopir Named NFHS Chief Operating Officer
• Larry Bird Character Award
• National Coaches of the Year Selected by NFHS Coaches Association 2010
• National Federation of State High School Associations’ “Concussion in Sports” Course Free to Coaches, Parents, Players
• New Concussion Language Highlights Ice Hockey Rules Revisions for 2010-11
• New NFHS Officers, Board Members Elected(2)
• NFHS Awards Citations to Eight Athletic Directors
• NFHS Citation Recipients Selected
• Official Signals Modified in High School Soccer
• San Diego to Host 91st Annual NFHS Summer Meeting

2009

• 2009 National Athletic Directors Conference Workshop Presentations
• 2009-2010 Debate Topic Announcement
• 2009-2010 Novice Cases
• 2010 Baseball Rules Changes Include Bat Standards Adjustment
• Bob Kanaby Announces Retirement as NFHS Executive Director
• End-of-game Replays Approved in High School Basketball
• First-round Pairings Set for T-Mobile Invitational National High School Basketball Tournament
• Five debate topics suggested for 2009-2010 ballot
• Five debate topics suggested for 2010-2011 ballot
• High School Boys Lacrosse Rules Revisions Focus on Pre-game Management and Risk Minimization
• High School Sports Participation Increases for 20th Consecutive Year
• Memo: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – H1N1
• New NFHS Officers, Board Members Elected
• NFHS 2010-11 Debate Topic Ballot Finalists
• NFHS Responds to Death of Myles Brand
• Powerhouse Field Set for 2009 T-Mobile Invitational
• Three New Coach Education Courses Now Available