Kinesiology 2298A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Florida High School Athletic Association, University Interscholastic League, National Federation Of State High School Associations

• School: Western University
• Department: Kinesiology
• Course: Kinesiology 2298A/B
• Professor: Kyle Paradis

Document Summary

First intercollegiate athletic competition took place between harvard and yale on august 3rd, Individual state associations began developing in the early 1900s. 1921 - midwest federation of state high school athletic association (mfshsaa) was created to "protect the athletic interests of high schools and to promote pure amateur sport" 1923 - more states joined the mfshsaa and it was renamed national federation of state high school. Athletic association: by 1969, all 50 states joined, by 1970, it became the national federation of state high school association (nfhs) Founded in 1920 by 29 school principles: was a volunteer body until 1997. University interscholastic league: governs the largest number of high school athletes, dedicated to offering character building, educational competition to member school students in. Fair play and equal opportunity: educational athletics, canadian interscholastic athletic administrators association (ciaaa) Learn teamwork, value of fair play, winning and losing.