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((Short description|High school athletics organizer for the state of Florida))
((more citations needed|date=December 2008))
((infobox organization
| name = Florida High School Athletic Association
| image = FHSAA logo.png
| size = 180px
| caption = 
| map = Map of USA highlighting Florida.png
| msize = 250px
| abbreviation = FHSAA
| formation = ((start date and age|1920|04|09|mf=y))
| type = [[Nonprofit 501c(3)]]
| status = Association
| purpose = 
| headquarters = 1801 NW 80th Blvd.<br>[[Gainesville, FL]] 32606
| region_served = [[Florida]]
| membership = 813 schools
| language = [[English language|English]]
| leader_title = Executive Director
| leader_name = Craig Damon
| main_organ = Board of Directors
| affiliations = [[National Federation of State High School Associations]]
| num_staff = 26
| budget = [[United States dollar|$]]6,591,742<ref>((cite web|title=FHSAA Final Budget 2022-23|url=https://fhsaa.com/documents/2022/9/27//Final_Budget_2022_23.pdf?id=3402))</ref>
| budget_year = 2022-2023
| website = ((URL|https://fhsaa.com/))
))

The '''Florida High School Athletic Association''' ('''FHSAA''') is a not-for-profit organization designated by the [[Florida Legislature]] as the governing organization to regulate all interscholastic activities of high schools in [[Florida]].<ref name=":0">((Cite web |title=Florida Senate 1998 Florida Statutes |url=https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/1998/232.60 ))</ref> It is a member of the [[National Federation of State High School Associations]] (NFHS). Florida uses the contest rules set by the NFHS in its sports.

==History==
The Florida High School Athletic Association was founded on April 9, 1920, by a group of 29 high school principals which met on the [[University of Florida]] campus in [[Gainesville, Florida|Gainesville]]. The organization was founded as the Florida High School Athletic Association.  The name was changed to Florida High School Activities Association in 1951.  The name was changed back to Florida High School Athletic Association in 2002. The Florida Interscholastic Athletic Association (FIAA) was created to provide competition by Black schools.<ref name="Lost" />

The 29 schools who became charter members were: [[Summerlin Institute and Union Academy|Summerlin (Bartow)]], [[Clearwater High School|Clearwater]], [[Mainland High School|Mainland (Daytona Beach)]], [[Seabreeze High School|Seabreeze (Daytona Beach)]], [[DeLand High School|DeLand]], [[Fort Lauderdale High School|Fort Lauderdale]], [[Fort Myers High School|Fort Myers]], [[Gainesville High School (Florida)|Gainesville]], [[Duval High School (Jacksonville, Florida)|Duval (Jacksonville)]], [[Osceola High School (Kissimmee, Florida)|Osceola (Kissimmee)]], [[Columbia High School (Lake City, Florida)|Columbia (Lake City)]], [[Lakeland Senior High School (Florida)|Lakeland]], [[Leesburg High School (Leesburg, Florida)|Leesburg]], [[Suwannee High School|Suwannee (Live Oak)]], [[Miami Senior High School|Miami]], [[Ocala High School|Ocala]], [[Orlando High School|Orlando]], [[Putnam High School (Palatka, Florida)|Putnam (Palatka)]], [[Pensacola High School|Pensacola]], [[Plant City High School|Plant City]], [[Quincy High School (Florida)|Quincy]], [[Seminole High School (Seminole County, Florida)|Seminole (Sanford)]], [[Ketterlinus High School|Ketterlinus (St. Augustine)]], [[St. Petersburg High School|St. Petersburg]], [[Leon High School|Leon (Tallahassee)]], [[Hillsborough High School (Florida)|Hillsborough (Tampa)]], [[Hardee High School|Hardee (Wauchula)]], [[West Palm Beach High School|West Palm Beach]], and [[Winter Haven High School|Winter Haven]].

The first Constitution limited membership to public schools. However, in 1930, it was amended to open membership to private and parochial schools as well.

In 1951, the member schools voted to change the word "athletic" to "activities" in the organization name so that non-athletic activities such as music and student council programs would also receive proper supervision at the state level.

The Association was incorporated in 1962.  While the association's charter had never specifically excluded non-white student participation, none actually participated until 1967, when all-black [[Gibbs High School (St. Petersburg, Florida)|Gibbs High School]] not only participated in basketball but won the state championship.<ref name="Sentinel Integration">((cite news|archive-date=October 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181013185849/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2004-05-13/news/0405130219_1_gibbs-high-crumb-white-and-black|last1=Damron|first1=David|title=50 Years Of Integration 5th In A 9-part Series|url=http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2004-05-13/news/0405130219_1_gibbs-high-crumb-white-and-black|access-date=23 February 2016|publisher=Orlando Sentinel|date=13 May 2004))</ref> In 1968 the FIAA disbanded. The FHSAA has never comprehensively incorporated the achievements of the black high schools into their record books.<ref name="Lost">((cite news|archive-date=July 6, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100706202036/http://www.sptimes.com/News/042401/news_pf/Sports/Lost_but_not_forgotte.shtml|last1=Niebuhr|first1=Keith|title=Lost but not forgotten The athletic history of pre-integration black schools is missing from state record books|url=http://www.sptimes.com/News/042401/news_pf/Sports/Lost_but_not_forgotte.shtml|access-date=27 November 2017|date=24 April 2001))</ref>

In 1996 the FHSAA adopted regulations permitting students enrolled in home education programs to participate in interscholastic activities. The regulations would later allow future [[Heisman Trophy]] quarterback [[Tim Tebow]] to participate in high-school football; similar rules adopted later by other states would thus be called the "Tebow rule".

In May 1997, the Florida Legislature recognized in statute the FHSAA as the governing body for interscholastic athletics in Florida, provided the Association comply with the provisions of a legislatively mandated revamping of its governmental structure.

The name was changed back to Florida High School Athletic Association in 2002. As of August 2007, the FHSAA has a membership of 748 schools.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.fhsaa.org/about |title=About the FHSAA |publisher=Fhsaa.org |access-date=2012-05-29))</ref>

In 2017, the association adopted a points method of ranking football teams for state championship playoffs. Points are awarded on the basis of wins, and losses, opponents records, and past playoff records.<ref>((Cite news | first=Brian | last=McCallum | title=Cocoa, MCC, Palm Bay, Viera in line for high seeds | url=http://www.floridatoday.com/story/sports/high-school/football/2017/10/03/cocoa-mcc-palm-bay-viera-would-high-seeds-current-points-standings/728485001/| newspaper=Florida Today | location=Melbourne, Florida| pages= 1C | date=October 5, 2017 | access-date=October 6, 2017))</ref>

In 2023, the association's medical advisory committee recommended a requirement that female athletes, the majority of whom are minor children, must submit menstruation info to schools. 
The recommendation included age of their first period, days between menstrual cycles, and date of their most recent period.  Several Florida pediatricians have reportedly warned that this sensitive medical information could be easily accessed by coaches or teachers without oversight, and parent advocates reportedly warned that the program would not have sufficient protections against the data being lost or sold by third parties running the period-tracking databases.<ref name="The Palm Beach Post">((Cite web |title=The Palm Beach Post |url=https://www.palmbeachpost.com/restricted/?return=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.palmbeachpost.com%2Fstory%2Fnews%2Feducation%2F2022%2F10%2F04%2Fstudent-athletes-florida-asked-report-periods%2F10296029002%2F |access-date=2023-01-31 |website=www.palmbeachpost.com))</ref>  Women's advocates also warned that the data could be used to falsely accuse teenagers, who often do not menstruate for months at a time due to the strain of athletic practice, of having become pregnant and seeking abortions criminalized under Florida law.<ref name="The Palm Beach Post"/>

In early February 2023, the FHSAA voted against making menstrual questions mandatory. The approved physical evaluation form removed the controversial questions about an athlete's menstrual history but also changed a question on the form for student-athletes to report their "sex assigned at birth." The previous form simply asked the athlete's "sex."<ref>((Cite web |last=Kokal |first=Katherine |date=Feb 10, 2023 |title=FHSAA board OKs form asking athletes for sex at birth, scraps menstrual questions |url=https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/education/2023/02/09/fhsaa-meets-on-student-athlete-sex-menstrual-history-questions/69885908007/ |website=The Palm Beach Post))</ref>

==Sports programs==
The FHSAA oversees the following sports:<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.fhsaa.org/sports/|title=Sports & Programs|publisher=FHSAA.org|access-date=2015-11-13))</ref>

===Sanctioned sports===
((Div col|colwidth=22em)) 
* [[Baseball]]
* [[Basketball]]
* [[Cross country running|Cross country]]
* [[American football|Football]] (Boys)
* [[Golf]]
* [[Association football|Soccer]]
* [[Softball]]
* [[Swimming (sport)|Swimming]] and [[Diving (sport)|diving]]
* [[Tennis]]
* [[Track and field]]
* [[Wheelchair racing|Adapted track and field]]
* [[Volleyball]] (Girls)
* [[Olympic weightlifting|Weightlifting]] (Boys)
* [[Scholastic wrestling|Wrestling]]
 ((div col end))

===Recognized sports===
((Div col|colwidth=22em)) 
* [[Bowling]]
* [[Cheerleading|Competitive cheerleading]]
* [[Flag football]] (Girls)
* [[Lacrosse]]
* [[Volleyball]] (Boys)
* [[Water polo]]
* [[Olympic weightlifting|Weightlifting]] (Girls)
 ((div col end))

==Competitive classifications==
As in most areas, high schools compete in sports in two types of division. One, because of logistical and geographical constraints, is necessarily local: large schools play small ones in the same area. There are four geographical regions for most sports, each subdivided into up to 16 districts,<ref name="fhsaa.org">((cite web|url=https://www.fhsaa.org/sports/football/assignments|title=FHSAA.org - Football State Series Assignments|website=www.fhsaa.org|access-date=26 March 2019))</ref><ref>((Cite news | first=Brian | last=McCallum| title=FHSAA reclassifies winter sports | url=https://www.floridatoday.com/story/sports/high-school/2019/03/18/fhsaa-reclassifies-winter-sports/3189088002/| newspaper=Florida Today | location=Melbourne, Florida| pages= 2B | date=March 19, 2019 | access-date=March 26, 2019))</ref> typically four for larger school classifications and two for smaller school classifications, to reduce travel time and expense for conference play.<!---no. I do not know why districts are supposed to be "typically four", but instead are subdivided up to 15--->

Another level of classification is made based on student population and is statewide. Eventually, schools with the best records in this type of classification will meet each other for seasonal playoffs to determine the state champion. That classification is calculated every two years for each sport and provides schools the opportunity to appeal their classification based on certain factors, primarily transportation expense. There are as many as eight classes, from 1A to 8A, based on student population, the largest schools compete in 8A.<ref>((cite web|title=FHSAA Classes|url=http://www.fhsaa.org/sites/default/files/orig_uploads/News/classes_board.doc|publisher=FHSAA|access-date=18 October 2012))</ref>

For 2019–20,<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.fhsaa.org/news/2018/1214|title=FHSAA.org - FHSAA Announces Football Classifications For 2019 and 2020 Seasons|website=www.fhsaa.org|access-date=26 March 2019))</ref> the schools were classified based upon the total number of high school students, as follows:
((columns-list|colwidth=30em|
*Class 8A - 2,406-4,799 
*Class 7A - 2,009-2,404 
*Class 6A - 1,663-1,993 
*Class 5A - 1,169-1,648
*Class 4A - 752-1,153 
*Class 3A - 384-749 
*Class 2A - 56-376
*Class 1A - 100-600
))

Bracket 1A is specifically identified as "Rural".

Previously in 2017–18, the brackets were:
((columns-list|colwidth=30em|
*Class 8A - 2,332-4,492 
*Class 7A - 1,939-2,331 
*Class 6A - 1,593-1,938 
*Class 5A - 1,115-1,592
*Class 4A - 681-1,114 
*Class 3A - 291-680 
*Class 2A - 1-290 
*Class 1A - 1-600
))
Class 1A-4A are no longer broken down into districts. Their "districts" are listed as "Independent".  These teams are eligible to compete within the FHSAA State Series.<ref name="fhsaa.org"/>

==FHSAA's All-Century Football Team==
FHSAA's All-Century Team was selected in December 2007, to celebrate 100 years of high school football in Florida. It was selected by a panel of Florida high school experts.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.fhsaa.org/news/2007/1212 |title=FHSAA announces 33-member All-Century football team |publisher=FHSAA.org |access-date=2012-05-29))</ref> The Florida High School Athletic Association lists the 34 greatest high school football players in state history, including iconic names such as [[Rick Casares]], [[Jack Youngblood]], and [[Emmitt Smith]]. In conjunction with selecting the All-Century team, the FHSAA named an All-Century Coaching Staff.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.fhsaa.org/news/2007/1210 |title=FHSAA announces coaching staff for All-Century football team |publisher=FHSAA.org |access-date=2012-05-29))</ref>

== Governance ==
The FHSAA is not a state agency.<ref name=":0" /> Its board of directors is the executive authority of the Association. The Board is composed of 16 individuals. They are four elected public school representatives from each of the four administrative regions, four elected private school representatives from each of the four administrative regions, three representatives appointed by the Commissioner of Education (one from the two northernmost regions, one from the two southernmost regions, and a third shall be appointed to balance the board for diversity or state population trends, or both), two elected district superintendents from the two northernmost regions, two elected district superintendents from the southernmost regions, and the Commissioner of Education or their designated representative.  Board members, with the exception of the Commissioner of Education or their designated representative, shall serve a three-year term and eligible to succeed themselves in office once.  The Board of Directors elect a president and vice president from among its members.<ref>((Cite web |title=Florida Senate 1998 Florida Statutes |url=https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/1998/232.63))</ref>

In 2023, the Florida House of Representatives proposed HB 225, which would amend the current statutes dictating how the FHSAA operates. Governance changes through this amendment, as last updated on Feb 15, includes the reduction of board members from 16 to 9, requiring all board members to be appointed by the governor rather than elected, removing language requiring board diversity, and requiring the FHSAA budget and bylaw changes to be approved by the State Board of Education.<ref>[https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=_h0225c1.docx&DocumentType=Bill&BillNumber=0225&Session=2023 FL HB 225(m)(5)]</ref> As of late February, the bill was still in committee.

==References==
((Reflist|30em))

==External links==
* ((Official website|http://www.fhsaa.org/))

((NFHS))

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