The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Girls Gymnastics Rules Committee considered 94 proposed rules changes at its recent meeting in Indianapolis.  The committee recommended the adoption of 65 rules changes, which were subsequently approved by the NFHS Board of Directors.

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INDIANAPOLIS, IN (January 19, 2010) - Stephanie Hightower, a member of the 1980 U.S. Olympic track and field team and currently president and chairman of USA Track and Field (USATF), will be the special guest speaker at the NFHS Girls and Women in Sports Day Luncheon February 2 at the Indianapolis Marriott Downtown.

The 11th annual event, hosted by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS), is presented by the Oxley Financial Group of Raymond James & Associates. 

Part of the reason for the shortage is the behavior of the coaches, players, and fans.

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To become certified by the NFHS, a coach must take three required professional development courses online - Fundamentals of Coaching, First Aid for Coaches or its equivalent and a sport-specific course or Teaching Sport Skills - and complete an application online at www.nfhslearn.com. The cost of Level I certification is $50.

Editor's note: We know that this is the busiest time for the National Federation, and they keep everyone abreast of their work. As a daily source of sports officiating information, we believe in getting the news out .

We know that a goodly number of our subscribers are (gasp!) coaches. We're sure the NFHS will slow down as we approach the holidays, which means we'll certainly get back to our "two-a-days" soon.

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