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2015 NFHS Football Rule Changes

NFHS Football Rule Changes Announced

In its ongoing effort to minimize the risk of injury in high school football, the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Football Rules Committee expanded the provisions of unnecessary roughness to include contact with a defenseless player.

Fall Sportsmanship Award Recipients Selected

STEVENS POINT, Wis.– The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association, in cooperation with Rural Mutual Insurance Company, has selected the team Sportsmanship Award winners for the 2014 Fall State Championships.

The winners of the State Team Tournament Sportsmanship Awards are Marathon in girls volleyball, Menomonee Falls in boys soccer, Pepin/Alma in football, University School in girls team tennis and Arrowhead in boys volleyball.

State Football Championships Recap

The first day of the 39th Annual WIAA State Football Finals crowned four champions with temperatures in the teens throughout the day and evening at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison.

State Football Finals Preview

The 39th Annual Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Football State Championship Finals will be held Thursday and Friday, Nov. 20-21, at Camp Randall Stadium on the campus of the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wis.

Football Playoff Pairings Available

The field and pairing for the 2014 Football Playoffs have been determined and have been posted. Access the links to view the complete field pairings or the divisional brackets.

For the complete pairings of the entire football playoffs, CLICK HERE

Here are the links to the football playoff brackets:

Division 1

Division 2

Division 3

Division 4

Division 5

Division 6

Division 7

Football Playoff Contenders' Report (Oct.13)

Football Playoff Contenders' Report

WIAA FB Contact Limitations Passed

WFCA Football Advisory Committee members met in Madison on June 13th with three Sports Medical Advisory Doctors and the WIAA staff to discuss types of football player on player contact that can occur during football practice and the possible limitation of that contact.

Football 2014 NFHS Rule Changes

INDIANAPOLIS, IN (February 13, 2014) — In an effort to reduce contact above the shoulders and lessen the risk of injury in high school football, the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Football Rules Committee developed a definition for “targeting,” which will be penalized as illegal personal contact.

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