New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association

New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association
Abbreviation	NHIAA
Formation	1947
Type	Volunteer; NPO
Legal status	Association
Purpose/focus	Athletic/Educational
Headquarters	251 Clinton St. Concord, NH 03301
Region served	New Hampshire
Official languages	English
Executive Director	R. Patrick Corbin
Affiliations	National Federation of State High School Associations
Website	nhiaa.org
Remarks	[phone]

The New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association (NHIAA) is the governing body for sports competitions among all public and some private high schools in New Hampshire. It is a member of the National Federation of State High School Associations.

Classifications

Schools competing under the NHIAA are grouped into four classes:

• Class S: up to 350 students
• Class M: 351-670 students
• Class I: 671-1200 students
• Class L: over 1200 students

Schools are reclassified every two years. The classification thresholds are periodically adjusted so as to result in an approximately equal number of teams in each class. Schools may petition the NHIAA to play in a class higher than that in which they would otherwise be placed.

For some sports (e.g. football or ice hockey), competition is not organized based on school class, but based on divisions established by the NHIAA committee governing the individual sport.

Classifications for 2006-2008 are as follows (an asterisk indicates a school that has petitioned up to a higher class):

Class L

Alvirne Bishop Guertin* Concord Dover Exeter Goffstown Keene

Londonderry Manchester Central Manchester Memorial Manchester West Merrimack Nashua North Nashua South

Pinkerton Salem Spaulding Timberlane Trinity* Winnacunnet

Class I

Bedford Bishop Brady* Bow* Coe-Brown ConVal Fall Mountain Hanover Hollis/Brookline John Stark

Kearsarge Kennett Kingswood Laconia Lebanon Merrimack Valley Milford Monadnock Oyster River

Pelham* Pembroke Plymouth Portsmouth Souhegan St. Thomas

Class M

Belmont Berlin Campbell Conant Epping Farmington Franklin Gilford

Hillsboro-Deering Hopkinton Inter-Lakes Mascenic Mascoma Newfound Newmarket*

Newport Prospect Mountain Raymond Sanborn Somersworth Stevens White Mountains Winnisquam

Class S

Colebrook Derryfield Gorham Groveton Hinsdale Laconia Christian Lin-Wood

Lisbon Littleton* Moultonborough Mount Zion Nashua Christian Nute Pittsburg Pittsfield Portsmouth Christian

Profile Sant Bani Stratford Sunapee Tri-City Christian Wilton Woodsville

Sports

The NHIAA sanctions competitions in the following sports:

Fall Season

Sport	Divisions
Cross Country	Three dividions (I, II, III)
Field Hockey	Three classes (L, I, M/S)
Football	Divisions I through VI
Golf	Boys: three classes (L, I, M/S); Girls: one class
Soccer	Four classes (L, I, M, S)
Spirit	Two classes (L, I/M/S)
Volleyball	Girls: divisions I through III; Boys: one class

Winter Season

Sport	Divisions
Basketball	Four classes (L, I, M, S)
Gymnastics	One class
Ice Hockey	Divisions I through III
Indoor Track	Two divisions (I, II)
Skiing (Alpine and Nordic)	Divisions I through IV
Spirit	Girls: four classes (L, I, M, S); Coed: one class
Swimming and Diving	One class
Wrestling	Divisions I and II
Bowling	Co-ed: one class

Spring Season

Sport	Divisions
Baseball	Four classes (L, I, M, S)
Lacrosse	Divisions I through III
Softball	Four classes (L, I, M, S)
Tennis	Three classes (L, I, M/S)
Track and Field	Three classes (L, I, M/S)

See also

• NHIAA Football

References

• 2006-2007 NHIAA Coaches' Handbook (PDF file)

External links

• Official site