It ranks among the most popular interscholastic sports in both of these nations. High school football, also referred to as prep football or preps football , dates back to the late 19th century, concurrent with the start of many college football programs. In the late 19th and early 20th century, many college and high school teams played against one another.
Many other traditions of high school football such as pep rallies, marching bands, mascots, and homecomings are mirrored in college football. With their common ancestry, the NFHS rules of high school football are largely similar to the college game, though with some important differences:. At least one unique high school rule has been adopted by college football. In , the overtime rules originally utilized by Kansas high school teams were adopted by the NCAA.
Most Canadian schools use Canadian football rules adapted for the high school game. Each state has at least one sanctioning organization for public schools. In many states a separate organization governs interscholastic athletics at most private schools.
Each sanctioning body divides its member schools up into anywhere from two to eight size classifications based on enrollment and then each classification is further divided into geographic regions. A school's size classification can change if its enrollment rises or declines over the years. At the smallest schools, particularly in rural communities or smaller private schools, variations on the game using six , eight , or nine players per side instead of the traditional eleven or twelve in Canada are encountered.
Homeschooled students may also participate in high school football through independent or freelance teams, which compete against small private or in a few cases, public schools. In some states, such as Florida , state law allows homeschooled students to compete in interscholastic athletics for their local school district. Thus, homeschooled Tim Tebow , who was one of the top quarterback prospects in the nation, was able to play for the nationally ranked public Nease High School after he and his mother rented an apartment in that school district.
Tebow won the Heisman Trophy in as quarterback for the University of Florida. The legislature in the state of Alabama , where Tebow played in a nationally-televised loss against Hoover High School , is considering a bill, dubbed the Tim Tebow Bill [5] that would grant similar rights to Alabama's home schooled students.
High school football stadium in Manhattan, Kansas. Training for the upcoming season usually starts with weightlifting and other conditioning activities, such as specialized speed and agility training.
In some states, this begins a few weeks after the end of the previous season, and in others as late as August. Some states allow seven on seven scrimmages , while others prohibit formal practices during most of the summer. Near the end of the summer in mid-August, double sessions tend to begin and usually last for one week or until school starts.
After double sessions end, regular season practices begin with daily sessions each week day afternoon except on game day. Practices are often held on Saturday as well, but almost never on Sunday.
The regular season typically consists of ten games in most states. The first game of the season is usually in early September and the final regular season game is usually in mid-November. Teams may have one or more bye weeks during the regular season.
Larger schools especially those with successful programs can often draw attendances in the thousands, even for regular season games, and in some cases may play the game at a college or professional stadium to accommodate the expected large crowds. The vast majority of high school football games are scheduled for Friday nights, with Thursday evenings and Saturdays being less heavily used. Alternate days are most common in larger school districts where the facilities are used by multiple schools, or where the playing field is not illuminated for nighttime use.
Prior to the s, many states crowned state champions through polls, but playoff systems have become nearly universal since then and most states have steadily increased the number of teams eligible to participate and total number of classifications.
Though the playoff scheme and number of teams eligible varies, regional champions will compete in elimination playoff rounds — in a tradition borrowed from pro football rather than college — to determine a state champion for each size classification.
Only four states do not have one state champion New Jersey , Massachusetts , New York and Rhode Island and only crown regional state champions.
In many large cities, including Pittsburgh , Virginia Beach , New York City , Chicago , and Los Angeles , public high schools compete in their own "city leagues" and may or may not ever play opponents outside of them. At the other extreme are states such as Illinois or West Virginia , in which regional championships do not exist; the state's playoffs are seeded on a statewide basis.
Georgia commit Gunner Stockton breaks Trevor Lawrence's state touchdown record. Officials investigating alleged hazing incident involving New Jersey HS football program. Controversy after blowout: School district 'saddened beyond words'. High school football season start dates for each state. Photo: Andrew Ivins, Sports.
Photo via HUDL. Syndication: Indianapolis. Photo via Sports. New Hampshire. New Jersey. The state semifinals will be played the weekend before Thanksgiving. Massachusetts' high school championships will be played in Gillette Stadium, home of the New England Patriots, on December Those championship games will be played December 4.
After a year away from the Mercedes-Benz Superdome due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Louisiana High School Athletic Association returns to the home of the New Orleans Saints for the championship games. Tags High School Football. AFC North. AFC East. AFC South. AFC West.
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