California Interscholastic Federation
High School Sports Participation
Tops 7.6 Million
& Sets Record
Participation in high school sports increased for the 21st consecutive school year in 2009-10. California is second behind Texas in combined participation at 771,465 student-athletes. Football is the most popular sport nationwide for boys, while outdoor track and field is most favorite sport for girls (9/8/10)
CIF Signs Partnership Deal with
Home Team Marketing
The Cleveland-based company, which specializes in delivering fully-integrated advertising
campaigns directly into high schools through prep sporting events, will be the official marketing representative for the CIF. (8/30/10)
CIF Baseball Bat Implementation
The CIF Executive Committee has implemented new procedures that will affect the upcoming 2010-11 baseball season. As a result, the CIF State Office created
a "Question-And-Answer" page to address concerns.
This information will be updated as necessary. (8/24/10)
AB 346 Conway
For more information on AB 346 Conway and the certificate walk-on coaches need by
July 9, 2010, please click on the links listed below.
**California Commission on Teacher Credentialing**
In order to help mitigate the costs for school districts associated with conducting another DOJ and FBI background check, the DOJ will be offering a one-time only opportunity where school districts can obtain a FBI ONLY background check for these employees or volunteers in order to comply with the provisions of AB 346.
The timeframe to be able to take advantage of this offer is September 1 - December 31, 2010. The cost associated with the FBI background check is $19 for classified employees and $15 for volunteers plus the fingerprint rolling fee charged by the live scan site.
Basketball and Wrestling Rules Interpretation Meetings For Officials
Basketball and wrestling officials are requested to attend one of the upcoming mandatory rule interpretation meetings. These meetings are crucial to statewide consistency in the interpretation and application of the rules in your respective sport. (updated 8/27/10)
Basketball Schedule
Wrestling Schedule
NOTE: The San Diego wrestling meeting site has changed. Please review the posted
letter for updated information.
Sports Authority Named Official Sporting Goods Retailer of CIF
The partnership teams CIF and its member schools with the state's largest full-line sporting goods retailer. The deal provides every member school and its students with exclusive savings at any of the nearly 70 California Sports Authority stores and includes a marketing relationship that contributes revenue to all CIF Sections. (8/4/10)
CIF Announces Staff Change
Jill Culbertson has accepted the position of CIF Tournaments and Technology Assistant. Culbertson will assist with all state and regional championships in addition to helping CIF member schools with all of the CIF education programs. (8/5/10)
CIF Adds Girls State Wrestling Invitational
The CIF State Office is pleased to announce the implementation of a Girls Wrestling State Invitational, beginning February 25-26, 2011. (7/14/10)
CIF Establishes New Selection Parameter For State Championship Football Bowl Games
The division placement of teams will be based upon both competitive equity and enrollment for the upcoming 2010 football season. (6/28/10)
CIF Status Report to the Governor and the Legislature
Please click on the link below to read or download the PDF file report that has been
prepared by the State CIF to inform and update the Governor and Legislature on the educational activities of the CIF. (1/1/10)
High School Licensing Royalties
CIF-member schools have the opportunity to raise much-needed funds by simply agreeing to license their school names, logos and mascots. The CIF has entered into a "pilot" program with Licensing Resource Group (LRG). LRG has entered into an agreement with large "box" stores such as Walmart which sell merchandise using our school names, logos and mascots. They will collect any royalties from the sale of your school merchandise and it will be passed on to your school on a yearly basis from CIF.
See the information linked below and if you have any questions, please contact Joe Klegseth, CIF Director of Marketing at joek@cifstate.org
2010 Licensing Agreement
(Please sign and fax attention to Joe Klegseth @ 916-239-4477)
CIF Coaching Education Program
All Coaches, paid or unpaid, must be certified in Coaches Education by December 31, 2008. Coaches can now become certified online for $52 or in a classroom setting by one of California's Instructors. Click the links below for more information.
Failure to Comply with Education Code and CIF Rules and Regulations
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CIF/NFHS "Fundamentals of Coaching" Online Course ($52 PER COACH)
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"Fundamentals of Coaching" is a general coaching course that will count towards CIF certification. It is listed under core courses at the NFHS web site. Please note that the courses at the NFHS site with a specific sport name attached WILL NOT count for this certification. The above link will take you directly to the correct course.
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CIF Coaching Education Certification Verification
Click on the appropriate link below to verify that your coaches have completed
a CIF-approved coaching education program, including the CIF rules exam.
As a reminder, all coaches must be complete a course and be
certified no later than December 31, 2008.
CIF/NFHS Fundamentals of Coaching (online course)
CIF/ASEP Coaching Principles (classroom course)
After selecting the proper link for the type of course taken, type the coach's
last name and California in the box for state
and the search
engine
will provide the updated listing. Only those coaches who have
successfully
completed the class and passed the exams will be listed.
The Case for High School Activities ...
At a cost of only one to three percent (or less in many cases) of an overall
school's budget, high school activity programs are one of the best bargains around.
It is in these vital programs where young people learn lifelong lessons
as important as those taught in the classroom.
School administrators are encouraged to look at the following link on the
importance and benefit of participation high school activities.
CIF Handbooks For Transfer Eligibility Bylaws
Statewide bylaws are now in effect regarding high school student-athlete
transfer eligibility. The following handbooks are provided as guidelines to assist in understanding the transfer eligibility standards and the process that CIF-member
schools and administrators follow in determining transfer eligibility.
These handbooks should not be considered as a legal reference and are
merely guidelines to better understanding of CIF Transfer Eligibility.
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(revised June 25, 2009)