Participation Coverage
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Stevens: Momentum behind girls sports accelerating in NC with room to grow
National Girls and Women in Sports Day is recognized on Wednesday, and in North Carolina, girls participation in high school sports has a positive story to tell. More girls are playing high school sports and there are more opportunities being offered. -
Jones Senior will drop from 11-man to 8-man football in 2024; District hopes it's temporary
Jones Senior finished the 2023 football season with just 19 players and an 0-10 record. Participation has been a problem for the program for several years, now the school board is hoping dropping to 8-man football will provide a chance to restore the program. -
Participation grows in nearly all NC high school sports; Declines reverse in football, girls basketball
Boys sports added 8,923 participants in the 2022-2023 school year, while girls sports added 4,269 participants. That's an annual increase of 8.6% for boys and 4.3% for girls. -
NCHSAA: Data released by NFHS was incorrect, boys & girls participation increased last year
NFHS participation data released Wednesday had shown a dramatic decline of 11.5% for girls sports compared to the 2021-2022 school year. However, the NCHSAA says girls participation actually increased. -
Basketball final four, bat testing, & participation: Here's what the NCHSAA board will discuss this week
When the N.C. High School Athletic Association Board of Directors meets this week in Chapel Hill for its regular spring meeting, the group will be tasked with tackling some of the biggest issues in high school sports. -
Year in Review: The biggest stories in NC high school sports in 2022
As we prepare to celebrate the start of another year, it's worth taking time to look back at all that transpired in North Carolina high school sports in 2022. -
Blake: At Union High, participation decline caused by more than the pandemic
When graduates leave a rural area for college, there's now an expectancy that few will return, settling down elsewhere to find jobs, get married, and start families. Today's rural kids are tomorrow's suburban dwellers. -
NC high school sports participation declined in all but 5 sports after pandemic
State-level participation data has been released for specific sports and the numbers continue to show the major impact the COVID-19 pandemic had in North Carolina. -
NCHSAA: Participation data shows lingering effects of COVID-19; Football, lacrosse participation grew
Two days after the National Federation of State High School Associations released high school sports participation data for the first time in three years, the N.C. High School Athletic Association provided more insight into the numbers in North Carolina. -
Stevens: Some perspective on the decline in NC high school sports participation
We've been anticipating the release of new high school sports participation data for a few years now. On Wednesday, the National Federation of State High School Associations finally delivered. -
Nick Stevens discusses impact of new participation data & what's next
HighSchoolOT managing editor Nick Stevesn was on "The OG" with Joe Ovies and Joe Giglio to discuss new high school sports participation data, what it means for high school sports, and what could come next. -
Data shows high school sports participation dropped significantly during pandemic
New data released by the NFHS on Wednesday shows North Carolina saw a 9.1% decline in high school sports participation since the pandemic started, including a 12.5% drop in girls participation. -
NC high school sports participation down 9.1% since pandemic; Girls sports saw sharpest drop
High school sports participation in North Carolina has not recovered to pre-pandemic levels, according to data released by the National Federation of State High School Associations on Thursday. -
NCHSAA holds post Board of Directors meeting press conference
The N.C. High School Athletic Association is holding a press conference after Wednesday's Board of Directors meeting. -
Some see sports participation rebound, but deep concerns exist around girls & JV sports
Overall participation in high school sports seems to be rebounding for many N.C. High School Athletic Association schools, and the decline has leveled off for many more as COVID-19 restrictions and concerns abate, but that isn't the case for every school or every sport. -
NCHSAA board of directors meeting set to begin Tuesday
The N.C. High School Athletic Association Board of Directors will hold its regular spring meeting this week, beginning with committee meetings on Tuesday. -
NCHSAA board could vote on major changes to policies, sports next week
For the first time since the N.C. High School Athletic Association and the State Board of Education entered into a Memorandum of Understanding, the NCHSAA Board of Directors will hold a regularly scheduled meeting next week. -
Raleigh's Grace Christian will move to 11-man football next fall
Grace Christian School in Raleigh has played eight-man football in the N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association since 2013, and the program has seen a lot of success -- both in terms of on-field results and in getting students involved. -
NFHS opinion: More than anything else, students play sports to have fun with friends
A recent study by the Aspen Institute confirmed previous surveys in the NFHS Case for High School Activities that the No. 1 reason students compete in sports in high school is to have fun, engage in exercise and spend meaningful time with their friends. -
No varsity football at Union High School this fall due to lack of participation
Union High School is the latest North Carolina high school to drop varsity football for the 2021 season due to a lack of participation.
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