Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association
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The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA), comprising 365 high schools in the U.S.
state of Massachusetts
, is an organization that sponsors activities in more than thirty sports. The MIAA is a member of the National Federation of State High School Associations
(NFHS), which writes the rules for most U.S. high school sports and activities.
Notably, the MIAA does not use the NFHS ruleset for football
, choosing instead to use NCAA
(college) rules with minor modifications. It is the only state in which high school football is played in 11-minute quarters. The only other state that plays high school football under NCAA rules, Texas
, uses the NFHS standard of 12-minute quarters.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
state of Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
, is an organization that sponsors activities in more than thirty sports. The MIAA is a member of the National Federation of State High School Associations
National Federation of State High School Associations
The National Federation of State High School Associations is the body that writes the rules of competition for most high school sports and activities in the United States. Most high schools, whether public or private, belong to their state's high school association; in turn, each state association...
(NFHS), which writes the rules for most U.S. high school sports and activities.
Notably, the MIAA does not use the NFHS ruleset for football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
, choosing instead to use NCAA
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
(college) rules with minor modifications. It is the only state in which high school football is played in 11-minute quarters. The only other state that plays high school football under NCAA rules, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, uses the NFHS standard of 12-minute quarters.