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Washington St.<br /><a href="/wiki/Indianapolis" title="Indianapolis">Indianapolis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indiana" title="Indiana">Indiana</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Location</th><td class="infobox-data label"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Indianapolis" title="Indianapolis">Indianapolis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indiana" title="Indiana">Indiana</a>, U.S.</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Region served </div></th><td class="infobox-data">United States</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Membership </div></th><td class="infobox-data">18,500+ high schools</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Official language </div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/American_English" title="American English">English</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Executive Director</div></th><td class="infobox-data">Dr. Karissa Niehoff</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Staff</th><td class="infobox-data">40<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfhs.org/">nfhs.org</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>National Federation of State High School Associations</b> (<b>NFHS</b>) is the <a href="/wiki/Sports_governing_body" title="Sports governing body">body</a> that writes the <a href="/wiki/Regulation_of_sport" title="Regulation of sport">rules of competition</a> for most <a href="/wiki/High_school" class="mw-redirect" title="High school">high school</a> sports and activities in the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a>. NFHS's headquarters are located in <a href="/wiki/White_River_State_Park" title="White River State Park">White River State Park</a> in <a href="/wiki/Indianapolis" title="Indianapolis">Indianapolis</a>, Indiana.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Member_and_affiliate_associations">Member and affiliate associations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Federation_of_State_High_School_Associations&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Member and affiliate associations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:NCAAHallofChampions_02.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/NCAAHallofChampions_02.JPG/220px-NCAAHallofChampions_02.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/NCAAHallofChampions_02.JPG/330px-NCAAHallofChampions_02.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/NCAAHallofChampions_02.JPG/440px-NCAAHallofChampions_02.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a><figcaption>The federation's headquarters in <a href="/wiki/Indianapolis" title="Indianapolis">Indianapolis</a> with the <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Hall_of_Champions" title="NCAA Hall of Champions">NCAA Hall of Champions</a> in the background</figcaption></figure> <p>Over 19,500 high schools belong to associations that are members of the NFHS.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Most high schools, whether <a href="/wiki/Public_school_(government_funded)" class="mw-redirect" title="Public school (government funded)">public</a> or <a href="/wiki/Private_school" title="Private school">private</a>, belong to their state's high school association; in turn, each state association belongs to the NFHS. However, in states that have separate associations for public and non-public high schools, only the public-school bodies are full NFHS members. </p><p>For example, the <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> <a href="/wiki/University_Interscholastic_League" title="University Interscholastic League">University Interscholastic League</a> (public schools, with non-public schools generally not allowed) is a full member; the largest association governing non-public schools, the <a href="/wiki/Texas_Association_of_Private_and_Parochial_Schools" title="Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools">Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools</a>, is an affiliate member, while other governing bodies are not NFHS members at any level. Similarly, the <a href="/wiki/Virginia_High_School_League" title="Virginia High School League">Virginia High School League</a>, open only to public schools, is a full member, the state's largest association for non-public schools is an affiliate member, and other governing bodies are not members at all.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The case in <a href="/wiki/Mississippi" title="Mississippi">Mississippi</a> is slightly different; the <a href="/wiki/Mississippi_High_School_Activities_Association" title="Mississippi High School Activities Association">body governing public schools</a> is a full member, while the <a href="/wiki/Mississippi_Association_of_Independent_Schools" class="mw-redirect" title="Mississippi Association of Independent Schools">body governing private schools</a> is not an NFHS member at any level. In the state of Alabama, the public schools and a handful of private schools compete in the AHSAA (<a href="/wiki/Alabama_High_School_Athletic_Association" title="Alabama High School Athletic Association">Alabama High School Athletic Association</a>) which is a full member of the NFHS. The majority of private schools in the state are members of the AISA (<a href="/wiki/Alabama_Independent_School_Association" title="Alabama Independent School Association">Alabama Independent School Association</a>) a non-member that uses NFHS rules. The AHSAA will not allow its members to play AISA schools but the AISA schools do compete with public and private schools outside of Alabama.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2014)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Iowa" title="Iowa">Iowa</a> has separate governing associations for boys' and girls' sports, including the <a href="/wiki/Iowa_High_School_Athletic_Association" title="Iowa High School Athletic Association">Iowa High School Athletic Association</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Iowa_Girls_High_School_Athletic_Union" title="Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union">Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union</a>. Only the Iowa High School Athletic Association is a full member of the NFHS; the girls' governing body is an affiliate member.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The provincial associations of <a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a> are affiliate members of the NFHS. </p><p>The NFHS publishes rules books for each sport or activity, and most states adopt those rules wholly for state high school competition including the non member private school associations. </p><p>The NFHS offered an online Coach Education Program in January 2007. It released a course, Fundamentals of Coaching. The NFHS has announced that it will offer a National Coach Certification in September 2009. This will enable to coaches to become a Level 1 - Accredited Interscholastic Coach issued by the NFHS.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Member_associations">Member associations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Federation_of_State_High_School_Associations&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Member associations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alabama_High_School_Athletic_Association" title="Alabama High School Athletic Association">Alabama High School Athletic Association</a><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alaska_School_Activities_Association" title="Alaska School Activities Association">Alaska School Activities Association</a><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arizona_Interscholastic_Association" title="Arizona Interscholastic Association">Arizona Interscholastic Association</a><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arkansas_Activities_Association" title="Arkansas Activities Association">Arkansas Activities Association</a><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/California_Interscholastic_Federation" title="California Interscholastic Federation">California Interscholastic Federation</a><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colorado_High_School_Activities_Association" title="Colorado High School Activities Association">Colorado High School Activities Association</a><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Connecticut_Interscholastic_Athletic_Conference" class="mw-redirect" title="Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference">Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference</a><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delaware_Interscholastic_Athletic_Association" title="Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association">Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association</a><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/District_of_Columbia_Interscholastic_Athletic_Association" title="District of Columbia Interscholastic Athletic Association">District of Columbia Interscholastic Athletic Association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/District_of_Columbia_State_Athletic_Association" title="District of Columbia State Athletic Association">District of Columbia State Athletic Association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Florida_High_School_Athletic_Association" title="Florida High School Athletic Association">Florida High School Athletic Association</a><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Georgia_High_School_Association" title="Georgia High School Association">Georgia High School Association</a><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hawaii_High_School_Athletic_Association" title="Hawaii High School Athletic Association">Hawaii High School Athletic Association</a><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Idaho_High_School_Activities_Association" title="Idaho High School Activities Association">Idaho High School Activities Association</a><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Illinois_High_School_Association" title="Illinois High School Association">Illinois High School Association</a><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indiana_High_School_Athletic_Association" title="Indiana High School Athletic Association">Indiana High School Athletic Association</a><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iowa_High_School_Athletic_Association" title="Iowa High School Athletic Association">Iowa High School Athletic Association</a><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kansas_State_High_School_Activities_Association" title="Kansas State High School Activities Association">Kansas State High School Activities Association</a><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kentucky_High_School_Athletic_Association" title="Kentucky High School Athletic Association">Kentucky High School Athletic Association</a><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louisiana_High_School_Athletic_Association" title="Louisiana High School Athletic Association">Louisiana High School Athletic Association</a><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maine_Principals%27_Association" title="Maine Principals' Association">Maine Principals' Association</a><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maryland_Public_Secondary_Schools_Athletic_Association" title="Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association">Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association</a><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Interscholastic_Athletic_Association" title="Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association">Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association</a><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michigan_High_School_Athletic_Association" title="Michigan High School Athletic Association">Michigan High School Athletic Association</a><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_State_High_School_League" title="Minnesota State High School League">Minnesota State High School League</a><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mississippi_High_School_Activities_Association" title="Mississippi High School Activities Association">Mississippi High School Activities Association</a><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Missouri_State_High_School_Activities_Association" title="Missouri State High School Activities Association">Missouri State High School Activities Association</a><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montana_High_School_Association" title="Montana High School Association">Montana High School Association</a><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nebraska_School_Activities_Association" title="Nebraska School Activities Association">Nebraska School Activities Association</a><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nevada_Interscholastic_Activities_Association" title="Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association">Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association</a><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire_Interscholastic_Athletic_Association" title="New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association">New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association</a><sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_State_Interscholastic_Athletic_Association" title="New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association">New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association</a><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_Activities_Association" title="New Mexico Activities Association">New Mexico Activities Association</a><sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_York_State_Public_High_School_Athletic_Association" title="New York State Public High School Athletic Association">New York State Public High School Athletic Association</a><sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_High_School_Athletic_Association" title="North Carolina High School Athletic Association">North Carolina High School Athletic Association</a><sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Dakota_High_School_Activities_Association" title="North Dakota High School Activities 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Association">Wyoming High School Activities Association</a><sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Affiliate_associations">Affiliate associations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Federation_of_State_High_School_Associations&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Affiliate associations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alberta_Schools_Athletic_Association" class="mw-redirect" title="Alberta Schools Athletic Association">Alberta Schools Athletic Association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Columbia_School_Sports" title="British Columbia School Sports">British Columbia School Sports</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Defense_Education_Activity" title="Department of Defense Education Activity">Department of Defense Education Activity</a></li> <li>Florida School Music Association</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Georgia_Independent_School_Association" title="Georgia Independent School Association">Georgia Independent School Association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Illinois_Elementary_School_Association" title="Illinois Elementary School Association">Illinois Elementary School Association</a></li> <li>Independent Interscholastic Athletic Association of Guam</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iowa_Girls_High_School_Athletic_Union" title="Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union">Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union</a></li> <li>Iowa High School Music Association</li> <li>Manitoba High Schools Athletic Association, Inc</li> <li>Michigan Interscholastic Forensic Association</li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Brunswick_Interscholastic_Athletic_Association" title="New Brunswick Interscholastic Athletic Association">New Brunswick Interscholastic Athletic Association</a></li> <li>Nova Scotia School Athletic Federation</li> <li>Oregon Interscholastic Ski Racing Association</li> <li>Pennsylvania Independent Schools Athletic Association</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quebec_Student_Sport_Federation" class="mw-redirect" title="Quebec Student Sport Federation">Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec</a></li> <li>Saint Thomas Saint John Interscholastic Association</li> <li>Saskatchewan High Schools Athletic Association</li> <li>School Sports Newfoundland and Labrador</li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Carolina_Independent_School_Association" title="South Carolina Independent School Association">South Carolina Independent School Association</a></li> <li>St. Croix Interscholastic Athletic Association</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas_Association_of_Private_and_Parochial_Schools" title="Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools">Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools</a></li> <li>Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association</li> <li>Wisconsin High School Forensic Association</li> <li>Wisconsin School Music Association<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Players_by_sport">Players by sport</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Federation_of_State_High_School_Associations&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Players by sport"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos</th> <th>Sport</th> <th>Total</th> <th>Boys</th> <th>Girls </th></tr> <tr> <th>1 </th> <td>Track and field (outdoor) </td> <td align="right">1,025,959</td> <td align="right">569,262</td> <td align="right">456,697 </td></tr> <tr> <th>2 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/High_school_football" title="High school football">American football (11-player)</a> </td> <td align="right">976,886</td> <td align="right">973,792</td> <td align="right">3,094 </td></tr> <tr> <th>3 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/High_school_basketball" title="High school basketball">Basketball</a> </td> <td align="right">892,082</td> <td align="right">521,616</td> <td align="right">370,466 </td></tr> <tr> <th>4 </th> <td>Soccer </td> <td align="right">811,238</td> <td align="right">436,465</td> <td align="right">374,773 </td></tr> <tr> <th>5 </th> <td>Volleyball </td> <td align="right">520,640</td> <td align="right">66,487</td> <td align="right">454,153 </td></tr> <tr> <th>6 </th> <td>Baseball </td> <td align="right">484,024</td> <td align="right">481,004</td> <td align="right">1,156 </td></tr> <tr> <th>7 </th> <td>Cross-country </td> <td align="right">422,710</td> <td align="right">231,387</td> <td align="right">191,323 </td></tr> <tr> <th>8 </th> <td>Softball (fast pitch) </td> <td align="right">341,459</td> <td align="right">536</td> <td align="right">340,923 </td></tr> <tr> <th>9 </th> <td>Tennis </td> <td align="right">322,043</td> <td align="right">145,858</td> <td align="right">176,185 </td></tr> <tr> <th>10 </th> <td>Swimming and diving </td> <td align="right">272,959</td> <td align="right">123,208</td> <td align="right">149,751 </td></tr> <tr> <th>11 </th> <td>Wrestling </td> <td align="right">263,528</td> <td align="right">231,874</td> <td align="right">31,654 </td></tr> <tr> <th>12 </th> <td>Golf </td> <td align="right">229,414</td> <td align="right">148,585</td> <td align="right">80,829 </td></tr> <tr> <th>13 </th> <td>Lacrosse </td> <td align="right">204,627</td> <td align="right">107,865</td> <td align="right">96,762 </td></tr> <tr> <th>14 </th> <td>Competitive spirit </td> <td align="right">144,209</td> <td align="right">3,657</td> <td 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National Federation of State High School Associations. March 11, 2010. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nfhs.org/content.aspx?id=3876">the original</a> on March 24, 2010<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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