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Leadership isn’t about having the loudest voice. It’s about setting the example, lifting others up and helping your teammates and classmates succeed.

Be the leader you want to follow. 💪

How do YOU lead?

📈 High school sports participation is at an ALL-TIME HIGH!

More than 8.4 million students participated in high school sports in 2025-26, marking the fifth consecutive year of growth. Girls flag football and girls wrestling led the way as opportunities continue to expand for students nationwide. 👏🏻 👏🏻

Read the 2025-26 NFHS Participation Survey: https://www.nfhs.org/stories/led-by-girls-flag-football-and-girls-wrestling-high-school-sports-participation-increases-for-fifth-consecutive-year

🏐 It’s Course of the Week Wednesday!

Looking to sharpen your volleyball coaching skills? The NFHS Learning Center’s Coaching Volleyball course covers key fundamentals and strategies to help coaches support their athletes and build a positive team environment.

Take the course: https://nfhslearn.com/courses/coaching-volleyball

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More than a game. More than a performance. More than a season.

Education-based athletics and activities give students opportunities to learn, lead, grow and become who they’re meant to be.

Make this week count. 💙

After 33 years of coaching, John Hirst has built Reagan High School into a program that develops young people first.

"If your son graduates and all he learned was how to break a press," Coach Hirst says, "then we failed him."

His philosophy is simple: great programs are built on relationships, culture, and doing things the right way. Multiple D1 athletes. Multiple assistants who became head coaches. But his biggest pride? The young people who leave his program as better humans.

Coach John Hirst has spent 33 years doing things the right way. That includes knowing CPR protocols. Understanding heat illness prevention. Being ready for emergencies.

Because protecting your athletes means being prepared for anything.

Culture over wins. Coach Hirst's story is a reminder that great programs aren't built by accident. They're built through vision, consistency, belief, and the daily work most people never see.

Hear his full story on the Elevate Your Game Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4tKPPT54P0XgMRwt0NaxSE

Join Coach Hirst and other coaches on Ballogy. Download the app today. https://www.ballogy.com/download/nfhs/

Heat illness prevention starts with preparation. ☀️

The NFHS Learning Center’s free Heat Illness Prevention course helps coaches, administrators, officials and students understand heat acclimatization, hydration, environmental conditions and emergency action planning.

Make safety part of the game plan. 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️

Take the course: https://nfhslearn.com/courses/heat-illness-prevention-2

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🇺🇸 250 years of America. Nearly 125 years of high school sports.

For half of our nation’s history, education-based sports and activities have brought communities together and taught generations of students teamwork, perseverance, respect and resilience.

High school sports are truly an American institution.

Read The NFHS Report: https://nfhs.org/stories/high-school-sports-has-played-significant-role-in-nation-s-250-year-history