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School classification is the categorization of secondary schools by officially sanctioned bodies for athletic competition. Across North America, the classes have often been based on enrollment levels of the schools, with many leagues using classifications named A, AA, AAA, etc.
Senior high sports include football, cross country, girls' basketball, softball, volleyball, wrestling, track and field, baseball, cheerleading and girls' tennis. Junior high school sports include football, wrestling, track and field, cheerleading, cross country and volleyball, boys as well as girls may also play basketball.
Diagram of a modern American football field. Diagram of an early 20th century version of an American football field. The rectangular field of play used for American football games measures 100 yards (91.44 m) long between the goal lines, and 160 feet (48.8 m) (53.3 yards) wide. The field may be made of grass or artificial turf. In addition ...
Nine-man football is a type of American football played by high schools that are too small to field teams for the usual 11-man game. In the United States, the Minnesota State High School League, North Dakota High School Activities Association, South Dakota High School Activities Association, and Wyoming High School Activities Association hold high-school state tournaments in nine-man football.
In Canada, high school is governed by Football Canada and most schools use Canadian football rules adapted for the high school game except in British Columbia, which uses the NFHS rules. [ 1 ] Since the 2019 high school season, Texas is the only state that does not base its football rules on the NFHS rule set, instead using NCAA rules with ...
The Senior High School is located at 1510 North Montgomery Street in Hollidaysburg, Blair County. The high school serves the populations living in Hollidaysburg, Duncansville, Newry, and a small portion of Altoona (Eldorado). According to the National Center for Education Statistics, this high school reported an enrollment of eight hundred and ...
Until the National Federation of State High School Assns. (NFHS) creates a guide, the CIF will use rules for girls’ flag football provided by the National Intramural and Recreational Sports Assn ...
The name high school is applied in other countries, but no universal generalization can be made as to the age range, financial status, or ability level of the pupils accepted. In North America, most high schools include grades 9 through 12. Students attend them following graduation from middle school (often alternatively called junior high ...