20082009 NFHS Soccer PowerPoint

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2008-2009NFHS SoccerPowerPoint
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National Federation of State High School
Associations

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National Federation of State High School
Associations cont.

• The NFHS is located in Indianapolis, Indiana
  (Est. 1920)
• National leadership organization for high school
  sports and fine arts activities
• The NFHS writes playing rules for 17 boys and
  girl sports at the high school level
• Membership 50 member state associations and the
  District of Columbia
• NFHS reaches more than 18,500
• high schools and 11 million
• participants in high school activity
• programs, including more than 7
• million in high school sports
• National authority on
• interscholastic activity programs

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National Federation of State High School
Associations cont.

• NFHS
• Conducts national meetings
• Sanctions interstate events
• Produces publications for high school coaches,
  officials and athletic directors
• Sponsors professional organizations for high
  school coaches, officials, spirit coaches, speech
  and debate coaches and music adjudicators
• Serves as the national source for interscholastic
  coach training and serves as a national
  information resource of interscholastic athletics
  and activities

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National Federation of State High School
Associations cont.

• NFHS Web site - www.nfhs.org

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State of High School Soccer Nationally

• Soccer is the fifth-most popular sport for boys
  and girls at the high school level.
• According to the 2006-07 High School Athletics
  Participation Survey which is listed in the
  2007-08 NFHS Handbook
• 377,999 H.S. Boys participate in the sport
• 337,632 H.S. Girls participate in the sport
• 11,066 H.S. Boys programs participate
• throughout the country
• 10,503 H.S. Girls programs participate
• throughout the country

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NFHS Soccer Rules Changes
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2008-09 NFHS Soccer Rules Committee
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NFHS Interpretation Policy

• Each state high school association adopting these
  NFHS soccer rules is the sole and exclusive
  source of binding rules interpretations for
  contests involving its member schools. Any person
  having questions about the interpretation of NFHS
  soccer rules should contact the soccer rules
  interpreter designated by his or her state high
  school association.

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NFHS Interpretation Policy cont.

• The NFHS is the sole and exclusive source of
  interpretations of NFHS soccer rules. State rules
  interpreters may contact the NFHS for soccer
  rules interpretations. Soccer rules
  interpretations from other rule making bodies
  should not be considered.

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NFHS SoccerPoints of Emphasis
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Legal guard worn legally.
Legal guard worn improperly
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Meets NOCSAE Standards Approval Tag
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NFHS Soccer Major Editorial Changes
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NFHS SoccerMajor Editorial Changes
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NFHS Soccer Rules BookAdditional Items
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NFHS Soccer Field Diagram
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Comparison of NFHS and NCAA Rules and FIFA Laws
Page 71-82
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NFHS Assistant Referee Signals
Page 95
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NFHS Official Soccer Signals
Page 108-109
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2009-2010 Soccer RulesReminders
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2009-2010 NFHS Soccer Rule Change Proposal Form
Due December 1, 2008 Must be submitted to your
state association office for approval.
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NFHS Soccer Information

• NFHS Soccer Rules Changes Proposal Forms Due
• December 1, 2008
• 2009 NFHS Soccer Rules Committee Meeting
• January 26-28, 2009
• Hyatt Regency Indianapolis
• 2009 NFHS Soccer Rules Interpreters Meeting
• July 13, 2009
• Hyatt Regency Indianapolis

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Contact Information

• SOCCER EDITOR
• Mark Koski, CMAA, Assistant Director
• National Federation of State High School
  Associations
• PO Box 690
• Indianapolis, Indiana 46206
• Office Phone [phone]
• E-mail mkoski_at_nfhs.org
• Website www.nfhs.org
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