Sports Governance Exam #3 – Study Guide, Practice Questions & Exam Review
Who governs high school sport at the national level? - correct answer ✔✔NFHS
NFHS - correct answer ✔✔National Federation of State High School Associations
who are the members of the NFHS - correct answer ✔✔-state associations, not individuals
-includes affiliated members from outside the US
What does the NFHS oversee? - correct answer ✔✔- 17 different rules and activities; their
purpose Is to promote activities that contribute positively to a student's educational experience.
How does the NFHS finance itself? - correct answer ✔✔Most revenues come from sales of
official publications and major expenses are salaries.
GHSA - correct answer ✔✔Georgia High School Association
no pass, no play - correct answer ✔✔interscholastic rules which require a minimum grade point
average or a minimum credits earned in order to be eligible to participate in high school sports
Subgroups of NFHS - correct answer ✔✔-National Federation Coaches Association
-National Federation Officials Association
-National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association
-National Federation Interscholastic Speech and Debate Association
-National Federation Interscholastic Music Association
-National Federation Interscholastic Spirit Association
, NCAA Eligibility Center - correct answer ✔✔National Collegiate Athletic Association
If you want to play NCAA sports at a Division I or II school, you need to register with the NCAA
Eligibility Center. The Center certifies whether prospective college athletes are eligible to play
sports at NCAA Division I or II institutions. It does this by reviewing the student-athlete's
academic record, SAT® or ACT scores, and amateur status to ensure conformity with NCAA rules.
Transfer Rules - correct answer ✔✔Keeps students moving from school to school for non family
reasons. Keeps students from enrolling into whichever school has a successful sports program
or a well known coach.
Amateurism - correct answer ✔✔based on the ideal that participation in sport should be for the
love of it rather than for monetary gain
Gender Equity - correct answer ✔✔A measure of the opportunities given to woman compared
to men within a given sport
Title IX - correct answer ✔✔No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be
excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination
under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance
GHSA is overseen by - correct answer ✔✔NFHS
GHSA is funded by - correct answer ✔✔corporate donations and sponsorships
Do private schools play within the same division in GA - correct answer ✔✔
In Ga, Who govern the HS sports programs - correct answer ✔✔
Where does GA rank in terms of Title IX at the HS level? - correct answer ✔✔deadlast (51st)
Who governs high school sport at the national level? - correct answer ✔✔NFHS
NFHS - correct answer ✔✔National Federation of State High School Associations
who are the members of the NFHS - correct answer ✔✔-state associations, not individuals
-includes affiliated members from outside the US
What does the NFHS oversee? - correct answer ✔✔- 17 different rules and activities; their
purpose Is to promote activities that contribute positively to a student's educational experience.
How does the NFHS finance itself? - correct answer ✔✔Most revenues come from sales of
official publications and major expenses are salaries.
GHSA - correct answer ✔✔Georgia High School Association
no pass, no play - correct answer ✔✔interscholastic rules which require a minimum grade point
average or a minimum credits earned in order to be eligible to participate in high school sports
Subgroups of NFHS - correct answer ✔✔-National Federation Coaches Association
-National Federation Officials Association
-National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association
-National Federation Interscholastic Speech and Debate Association
-National Federation Interscholastic Music Association
-National Federation Interscholastic Spirit Association
, NCAA Eligibility Center - correct answer ✔✔National Collegiate Athletic Association
If you want to play NCAA sports at a Division I or II school, you need to register with the NCAA
Eligibility Center. The Center certifies whether prospective college athletes are eligible to play
sports at NCAA Division I or II institutions. It does this by reviewing the student-athlete's
academic record, SAT® or ACT scores, and amateur status to ensure conformity with NCAA rules.
Transfer Rules - correct answer ✔✔Keeps students moving from school to school for non family
reasons. Keeps students from enrolling into whichever school has a successful sports program
or a well known coach.
Amateurism - correct answer ✔✔based on the ideal that participation in sport should be for the
love of it rather than for monetary gain
Gender Equity - correct answer ✔✔A measure of the opportunities given to woman compared
to men within a given sport
Title IX - correct answer ✔✔No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be
excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination
under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance
GHSA is overseen by - correct answer ✔✔NFHS
GHSA is funded by - correct answer ✔✔corporate donations and sponsorships
Do private schools play within the same division in GA - correct answer ✔✔
In Ga, Who govern the HS sports programs - correct answer ✔✔
Where does GA rank in terms of Title IX at the HS level? - correct answer ✔✔deadlast (51st)
