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NFHS: March brings state basketball tournaments and talk about the shot clock

Dr. Karissa Niehoff, NFHSMarch 4, 2020, 8:14 AM

The calendar has turned to March, which in the world of high school sports can only mean one thing – Basketball. It is time for state tournaments, March Madness and, yes, the annual rhetoric about the merits of the shot clock.

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Recognition and thanks — not abuse — needed for high school officials

Dr. Karissa Niehoff, NFHSFebruary 19, 2020, 8:01 AM

While the behavior of parents and other fans at high school games is still a work in progress, there is some good news on the officiating front.

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Football leadership groups meet to maintain sport's popularity

Dr. Karissa Niehoff, NFHSFebruary 12, 2020, 7:56 AM

The enduring popularity of football in the United States was celebrated in the past year at all levels of the sport.

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MLK Day: A reminder to treat everyone with respect in high school sports

Dr. Karissa Niehoff, NFHSJanuary 22, 2020, 8:20 AM

Two days ago, the nation observed Martin Luther King Jr. Day for the 35th time. This annual remembrance of the civil rights leader and his remarkable efforts in the 1950s and 1960s to combat racism in the United States continues as one of the most significant days on the calendar every year.

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Addressing coaches education, parent behavior begins at the youth sports level

Dr. Karissa Niehoff, NFHSNovember 13, 2019, 9:13 AM

Long-term solutions to increasing the number of participants in high school sports and improving parental behavior at high school contests? The answer to both questions might start at the youth sports level.

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High school football playoffs: A community happening

Rhonda Blanford-Green and Dr. Karissa Niehoff, NFHSNovember 5, 2019, 9:46 AM

Many people would agree that their years in high school were some of the best years of their lives—particularly those individuals who were members of a sports team or participated in other activities such as the marching band or debate team.

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Let's keep Friday nights in the fall for high school football

Dr. Karissa Niehoff, NFHSOctober 23, 2019, 9:22 AM

Some of the top football matchups featuring Ohio teams this past Friday night were Mentor vs. Shaker Heights, Cleveland St. Ignatius vs. Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller, Cincinnati St. Xavier vs. Massillon Washington and Northwestern vs. Ohio State.

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Veteran officials "hanging it up" because of unruly behavior by parents

Dr. Karissa Niehoff, NFHSOctober 2, 2019, 7:27 AM

About four weeks ago, we distributed an op-ed suggesting that inappropriate behavior by parents and other adult fans at high school sporting events was causing many officials to quit before they even reached two years on the job.

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High school sports and activities play a profound role in developing young men and women

Dr. Karissa Niehoff, NFHSApril 25, 2019, 12:48 PM

High school sports have a more profound role to play in society today than you may realize.

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