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{{Short description|Governing body for high school sports in the U.S. state of California}}
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|abbreviation = CIF
|abbreviation = CIF
|motto = "Dedicated to developing student-athletes of character"
|formation = 1914
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|language = [[English language|English]]
|language = [[English language|English]]
|leader_title = Executive Director
|leader_title = Executive Director
|leader_name = Roger L. Blake
|leader_name = Ronald W. Nocetti
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|affiliations = [[National Federation of State High School Associations]]
|affiliations = [[National Federation of State High School Associations]]
|num_staff = 14
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The '''California Interscholastic Federation''' ('''CIF''') is the governing body for [[secondary education|high school]] [[sport]]s in the state of [[California]]. CIF membership includes both public and private high schools. Unlike most other state organizations, it does not have a single, statewide championships for all sports; instead, for some sports, the CIF's 10 Sections each have their own championships.
The '''California Interscholastic Federation''' ('''CIF''') is the governing body for [[secondary education|high school]] [[sport]]s in the [[U.S. state]] of [[California]]. CIF membership includes both public and private high schools. Unlike most other state organizations, it does not have single, statewide championships for all sports; instead, for some sports, the CIF's 10 Sections each have their own championships.


Six schools near the state border are members of adjacent state's associations. [[San Pasqual Valley High School]] is part of the [[Arizona Interscholastic Association]]. [[Eastern Sierra Unified School District|Coleville High School]], [[Needles High School]], [[North Tahoe High School]], [[South Tahoe High School]] and [[Truckee High School]] are part of the [[Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association]].
Six schools near the state border are members of adjacent state's associations. [[San Pasqual Valley High School]] is part of the [[Arizona Interscholastic Association]]. [[Eastern Sierra Unified School District|Coleville High School]], [[Needles High School]], [[North Tahoe High School]], [[South Tahoe High School]] and [[Truckee High School]] are part of the [[Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association]].


==History==
==History==
As early as 1891, schools around the San Francisco Bay Area began competing against each other in football organized by the Amateur Academic Athletic Association. Other boys sports were added starting 1894, organized by the Academic Athletic League. While teams represented the schools by name, there was no affiliation with the school administration.<ref>http://lynbrooksports.prepcaltrack.com/ATHLETICS/TRACK/stateres.htm</ref>
As early as 1891, schools around the San Francisco Bay Area began competing against each other in football organized by the Amateur Academic Athletic Association. Other boys sports were added starting in 1894, organized by the Academic Athletic League. While teams represented the schools by name, there was no affiliation with the school administration.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lynbrooksports.prepcaltrack.com/ATHLETICS/TRACK/stateres.htm|title=California State Meet Results - 1915 to present|last=Unknown|website=lynbrooksports.prepcaltrack.com}}</ref>


The CIF was founded in [[Los Angeles]] in 1914 by a group of area [[school principal]]s. It was founded in order to standardize rules and team structures between schools; it was also intended to prevent abuses such as "school shopping" by athletes and teams fielding players over high school age. Other school principals voluntarily entered into the program, and by 1917, the organization was established statewide.<ref>[http://www.cifstate.org/Governance/history.htm History of the California Interscholastic Federation]</ref>
The CIF was founded in [[Los Angeles]] in 1914 by a group of area [[school principal]]s. It was founded in order to standardize rules and team structures between schools; it was also intended to prevent abuses such as "school shopping" by athletes and teams fielding players over high school age. Other school principals voluntarily entered into the program, and by 1917, the organization was established statewide.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cifstate.org/Governance/history.htm|title=History of the California Interscholastic Federation|website=cifstate.org|access-date=2006-05-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060303023936/http://www.cifstate.org/Governance/history.htm|archive-date=2006-03-03|url-status=dead}}</ref>


In 2005, CIF began requiring that all student athletes sign a pledge not to take any [[anabolic steroid|steroids]] or face suspension or expulsion. This action was the first of its kind from a statewide high school athletics association in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2005/sep/26/local/me-steroids26|title=CIF Tosses Penalty Flag at Steroids}}
In 2005, CIF began requiring that all student athletes sign a pledge not to take any [[anabolic steroid|steroids]] or face suspension or expulsion. This action was the first of its kind from a statewide high school athletics association in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2005/sep/26/local/me-steroids26|title=CIF Tosses Penalty Flag at Steroids|website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=26 September 2005 }}
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* [[American Football|football]]; [[List of California state high school football champions]]
* [[American Football|football]]; [[List of California state high school football champions]]
* boys' and girls' [[golf]]
* boys' and girls' [[golf]]
* boys' and girls' [[Swimming (sport)|swimming]] and [[diving]]
* boys' and girls' [[Swimming (sport)|swimming]] and [[Diving (sport)|diving]]
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* boys' and girls' [[soccer]]
* boys' and girls' [[Track and Field|track and field]]; the [[CIF California State Meet]]
* boys' and girls' [[Track and Field|track and field]]; the [[CIF California State Meet]]
* boys' and girls' [[tennis]]
* boys' and girls' [[volleyball]]
* boys' and girls' [[volleyball]]
* boys' and girls' [[water polo]]
* [[Scholastic wrestling|wrestling]]
* boys' and girls' [[Scholastic wrestling|wrestling]]
CIF also hosts a State [[Cheerleading]] Championship in conjunction with the football championship.
CIF also hosts a State [[Cheerleading]] Championship in conjunction with the football championship.

There are also Northern California championships in [[tennis]] and girls' [[Scholastic wrestling|wrestling]], and Southern California championships in boys' [[volleyball]], girls' [[wrestling]], and boys' and girls' [[soccer]]. Starting in 2018, a Northern California championship will be added for boys' and girls' soccer.{{citation needed|date=August 2014}}


Individual CIF sections also conduct championships in other sports, including:
Individual CIF sections also conduct championships in other sports, including:
* [[field hockey]]
* [[field hockey]]
* boys' and girls' [[lacrosse]]
* boys' and girls' [[lacrosse]]
* [[roller hockey]]
* [[roller hockey]]
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* boys' and girls' [[water polo]]


In sports where a school has separate boys' and girls' teams, girls are not allowed on boys' teams, and boys are not allowed on girls' teams. (In sports such as [[baseball]] that do not have girls' teams, girls are allowed to play; on the other hand, in sports such as [[softball]] that do not have boys' teams, in most cases boys are not allowed to play.)
In sports where a school has separate boys' and girls' teams, girls are not allowed on boys' teams, and boys are not allowed on girls' teams. (In sports such as [[baseball]] that do not have girls' teams, girls are allowed to play; on the other hand, in sports such as [[softball]] that do not have boys' teams, in most cases boys are not allowed to play.)

==Participants==
In the 2016-17 season, the California Interscholastic Federation featured 800,364 participants, with 58% boys and 42% girls.<ref>[http://www.nfhs.org/ParticipationStatistics/PDF/2016-17_Participation_Survey_Results.pdf 2016-17 High school athletics participation survey] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180225223739/http://www.nfhs.org/ParticipationStatistics/PDF/2016-17_Participation_Survey_Results.pdf |date=2018-02-25 }} - National Federation of State High School Associations</ref>

The sports with most boys are:
* American football: 97,079
* Track and field: 56,032
* Soccer: 52,795
* Basketball: 46,114
* Baseball: 43,913
* Cross country athletics: 31,830
* Wrestling: 22,383
* Swimming: 21,467

The sports with most girls are:
* Soccer: 47,139
* Track and field: 46,276
* Volleyball: 44,526
* Basketball: 34,222
* Softball: 33,265
* Swimming: 29,722
* Cross country athletics: 25,600


==Awards==
==Awards==
CIF offers various awards to its participants:<ref>[http://www.cifstate.org/Awards%20Programs/awardprograms.htm CIF Awards Program]</ref>
CIF offers various awards to its participants:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cifstate.org/Awards%20Programs/awardprograms.htm|title=CIF Awards Program|website=cifstate.org|access-date=2006-05-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060615012013/http://www.cifstate.org/Awards%20Programs/awardprograms.htm|archive-date=2006-06-15|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*Academic State Champions, given to the teams with high academic achievement
*Academic State Champions, given to the teams with high academic achievement
*Model Coach Award, for coaches who are positive role models
*Model Coach Award, for coaches who are positive role models
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===Sections===
===Sections===
{{Update|section|date=September 2014}}
{{Update|section|date=September 2014}}
The state is broken up into ten administrative sections.<ref>[http://www.cifstate.org/CIF%20Sections/sections.htm CIF Sections]</ref> These sections are:
The state is broken up into ten administrative sections.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cifstate.org/CIF%20Sections/sections.htm|title=CIF Sections|website=cifstate.org|access-date=2006-05-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060504073544/http://www.cifstate.org/CIF%20Sections/sections.htm|archive-date=2006-05-04|url-status=dead}}</ref> These sections are:
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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|-
! Section # !! Section !! Region !! Location !! Website !! # of Schools
! Section # !! Section !! Region !! Location !! Website !! # of Schools
|-
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|align=center| 1 || [[CIF Northern Section|Northern Section]] || Northern || Inland, north California (NE corner of state) || {{URL|http://cifns.org}} || 73
|align=center| 1 || [[CIF Northern Section|Northern Section]] || Northern || Inland, north California (NE corner of state) || {{URL|http://cifns.org}} || 70
|-
|-
|align=center| 2 || [[CIF North Coast Section|North Coast Section]] || Northern || Coastal regions of north California ([[San Francisco Bay Area|Bay Area]], north) || {{URL|http://cifncs.org}} || 171
|align=center| 2 || [[CIF North Coast Section|North Coast Section]] || Northern || Coastal regions of northern California ([[Alameda County]], [[Contra Costa County]], [[Marin County]], [[Sonoma County]], [[Lake County, California|Lake County]], [[Solano County]], [[Napa County]], [[Mendocino County]], [[Humboldt County, California|Humboldt County]], [[Del Norte County]]) || {{URL|http://cifncs.org}} || 169
|-
|-
|align=center| 3 || [[CIF Sac-Joaquin Section|Sac-Joaquin Section]] || Northern || Northern [[San Joaquin Valley]] (east from [[San Francisco Bay Area|Bay Area]] to [[Lake Tahoe]]) || {{URL|http://www.cifsjs.org}} || 174
|align=center| 3 || [[CIF Sac-Joaquin Section|Sac-Joaquin Section]] || Northern || Northern [[San Joaquin Valley]] (east from [[San Francisco Bay Area|Bay Area]] to [[Lake Tahoe]]) || {{URL|http://www.cifsjs.org}} || 198
|-
|-
|align=center| 4 || [[CIF San Francisco Section|San Francisco Section]] || Northern || [[San Francisco Unified School District]] || {{URL|http://www.cifsf.org}} || 13
|align=center| 4 || [[CIF San Francisco Section|San Francisco Section]] || Northern || [[San Francisco Unified School District]] || {{URL|http://www.cifsf.org}} || 15
|-
|-
|align=center| 5 || [[CIF Oakland Section|Oakland Section]] || Northern || [[Oakland Unified School District]] || [http://publicportal.ousd.k12.ca.us/Domain/173 ousd.k12.ca.us] || 20
|align=center| 5 || [[CIF Oakland Section|Oakland Section]] || Northern || [[Oakland Unified School District]] || [http://publicportal.ousd.k12.ca.us/Domain/173 ousd.k12.ca.us] || 20
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|align=center| 6 || [[CIF Central Coast Section|Central Coast Section]] || Northern || Middle, coast region of state <br> [[Monterey County]], [[San Benito County, California|San Benito County]], [[San Mateo County, California|San Mateo County]], [[Santa Clara County, California|Santa Clara County]], [[Santa Cruz County, California|Santa Cruz County]] || {{URL|http://cifccs.org}} || 140
|align=center| 6 || [[CIF Central Coast Section|Central Coast Section]] || Northern || Middle, coast region of state <br> [[Monterey County]], [[San Benito County, California|San Benito County]], [[San Mateo County, California|San Mateo County]], [[Santa Clara County, California|Santa Clara County]], [[Santa Cruz County, California|Santa Cruz County]] || {{URL|http://cifccs.org}} || 140
|-
|-
|align=center| 7 || [[CIF Central Section|Central Section]] || Southern || Central and southern [[San Joaquin Valley]] || {{URL|http://www.cifcs.org}} || 104
|align=center| 7 || [[CIF Central Section|Central Section]] || Southern || Central and southern [[San Joaquin Valley]], [[San Luis Obispo County]], [[Inyo County]], [[Mono County]] || {{URL|http://www.cifcs.org}} || 104
|-
|-
|align=center| 8 || [[CIF Los Angeles City Section|Los Angeles City Section]] || Southern || [[Los Angeles Unified School District]] (City of Los Angeles and surrounding areas) || {{URL|http://www.cif-la.org}} || 140
|align=center| 8 || [[CIF Los Angeles City Section|Los Angeles City Section]] || Southern || [[Los Angeles Unified School District]] (City of Los Angeles and surrounding areas) || {{URL|http://www.cif-la.org}} || 128
|-
|-
|align=center| 9 || [[CIF Southern Section|Southern Section]] || Southern || Southern California (coastal and inland areas), <br> except LAUSD schools and very southern part of the State. || {{URL|http://www.cifss.org}} || 581
|align=center| 9 || [[CIF Southern Section|Southern Section]] || Southern || Southern California (Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties), except LAUSD schools and very southern part of the State. || {{URL|http://www.cifss.org}} || 556
|-
|-
|align=center| 10 || [[CIF San Diego Section|San Diego Section]] || Southern || [[San Diego County, California|San Diego]] and [[Imperial County, California|Imperial]] Counties (southernmost part of California). || {{URL|http://www.cifsds.org}} || 98
|align=center| 10 || [[CIF San Diego Section|San Diego Section]] || Southern || [[San Diego County, California|San Diego]] and [[Imperial County, California|Imperial]] Counties (southernmost part of California). || {{URL|http://www.cifsds.org}} || 124
|}
|}


Each section except for San Francisco is further subdivided into leagues. The Northern Section is divided into three conferences which in turn are divided into leagues.<ref>http://www.cifns.org/Leagues/</ref> The Southern Section is the largest by both membership and geography, covering just under one-third of the state's total area and almost half of the population base. The Southern section includes private schools in the LAUSD service area, whether inside or outside the city of Los Angeles, and the Central Coast and North Coast sections also include private schools in the cities of San Francisco and Oakland respectively. The three "City Sections" are operated by and limited to the corresponding public school systems.
Each section except for San Francisco and Oakland is further subdivided into leagues. The Northern Section is divided into three conferences which in turn are divided into leagues.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cifns.org/Leagues/ |title=Northern Section-Leagues Index |access-date=2014-09-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140830025259/http://www.cifns.org/Leagues/ |archive-date=2014-08-30 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The Southern Section is the largest by both membership and geography, covering just under one-third of the state's total area and almost half of the population base. The Southern section includes private schools in the LAUSD service area, whether inside or outside the city of Los Angeles, and the Central Coast and North Coast sections also include private schools in the cities of San Francisco and Oakland respectively. The three "City Sections" are operated by and were historically limited to the corresponding public school systems. With the advent of charter schools in California, all three City Sections include both traditional public schools and charter schools operating within the historic boundaries of the respective public school systems. The San Francisco Section now includes one private school as well.


The sections also serve as the qualifying entities for regional and state competitions, and may organize championships in sports not contested statewide, such as [[badminton]], [[baseball]], [[field hockey]], [[artistic gymnastics|gymnastics]], [[lacrosse]], [[skiing]] and [[snowboarding]], [[association football|soccer]], [[softball]], and [[water polo]].
The sections also serve as the qualifying entities for regional and state competitions, and may organize championships in sports not contested statewide, such as [[badminton]], [[baseball]], [[field hockey]], [[artistic gymnastics|gymnastics]], [[lacrosse]], [[skiing]] and [[snowboarding]], [[association football|soccer]], [[softball]], and [[water polo]].


===Federated Council===
===Federated Council===
The organization's supreme governing body is the Federated Council. This council consists of one representative from each section, a representative from the [[California Department of Education]], representatives from all bodies recognized as Allied Organizations by the CIF, the Council President, the President-Elect, and the immediate past President. Each representative is elected to a term of two years. The Council meets three times per year.<ref>[http://www.cifstate.org/Governance/fedcouncil.htm CIF Federated Council]</ref>
The organization's supreme governing body is the Federated Council. This council consists of one representative from each section, a representative from the [[California Department of Education]], representatives from all bodies recognized as Allied Organizations by the CIF, the Council President, the President-Elect, and the immediate past President. Each representative is elected to a term of two years. The Council meets three times per year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cifstate.org/Governance/fedcouncil.htm|title=CIF Federated Council|website=cifstate.org|access-date=2006-05-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060303023947/http://www.cifstate.org/Governance/fedcouncil.htm|archive-date=2006-03-03|url-status=dead}}</ref>


===Allied Organizations===
===Allied organizations===
The following groups are considered Allied Organization by CIF:<ref>http://www.cifstate.org/about/allied_orgs</ref>
The following groups are considered Allied Organization by CIF:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cifstate.org/about/allied_orgs|title=Allied Organizations - California Interscholastic Federation|website=www.cifstate.org}}</ref>
* California Department of Education
* [[California Department of Education]]
* California School Boards Association (CSBA)
* [[California School Boards Association]] (CSBA)
* National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS)
* [[National Federation of State High School Associations]] (NFHS)
* Association of California School Administrators (ACSA)
* Association of California School Administrators (ACSA)
* California State Athletic Directors Association (CSADA)
* California State Athletic Directors Association (CSADA)
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* Positive Coaching Alliance
* Positive Coaching Alliance
* Center for Sports Parenting
* Center for Sports Parenting

==See also==
* [[National Federation of State High School Associations|NFHS]]


==References==
==References==
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{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
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The California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) is the governing body for high school sports in the U.S. state of California. CIF membership includes both public and private high schools. Unlike most other state organizations,
; instead, for some sports, the CIF's 10 Sections each have their own championships.

Revision as of 08:23, 11 May 2024

California Interscholastic Federation
AbbreviationCIF
Formation1914
TypeNPO
Legal statusAssociation
PurposeAthletic/Educational
Headquarters4658 Duckhorn Drive
Sacramento, CA 95834
Region served
California
Official language
English
Executive Director
Ronald W. Nocetti
AffiliationsNational Federation of State High School Associations
Staff
9
Websitehttp://www.cifstate.org/

The California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) is the governing body for high school sports in the U.S. state of California. CIF membership includes both public and private high schools. Unlike most other state organizations, it does not have single, statewide championships for all sports; instead, for some sports, the CIF's 10 Sections each have their own championships.

Six schools near the state border are members of adjacent state's associations. San Pasqual Valley High School is part of the Arizona Interscholastic Association. Coleville High School, Needles High School, North Tahoe High School, South Tahoe High School and Truckee High School are part of the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association.

History

As early as 1891, schools around the San Francisco Bay Area began competing against each other in football organized by the Amateur Academic Athletic Association. Other boys sports were added starting in 1894, organized by the Academic Athletic League. While teams represented the schools by name, there was no affiliation with the school administration.[1]

The CIF was founded in Los Angeles in 1914 by a group of area school principals. It was founded in order to standardize rules and team structures between schools; it was also intended to prevent abuses such as "school shopping" by athletes and teams fielding players over high school age. Other school principals voluntarily entered into the program, and by 1917, the organization was established statewide.[2]

In 2005, CIF began requiring that all student athletes sign a pledge not to take any steroids or face suspension or expulsion. This action was the first of its kind from a statewide high school athletics association in the United States.[3]

Championships

CIF holds state and regional championships in:

CIF also hosts a State Cheerleading Championship in conjunction with the football championship.

Individual CIF sections also conduct championships in other sports, including:

In sports where a school has separate boys' and girls' teams, girls are not allowed on boys' teams, and boys are not allowed on girls' teams. (In sports such as baseball that do not have girls' teams, girls are allowed to play; on the other hand, in sports such as softball that do not have boys' teams, in most cases boys are not allowed to play.)

Participants

In the 2016-17 season, the California Interscholastic Federation featured 800,364 participants, with 58% boys and 42% girls.[4]

The sports with most boys are:

  • American football: 97,079
  • Track and field: 56,032
  • Soccer: 52,795
  • Basketball: 46,114
  • Baseball: 43,913
  • Cross country athletics: 31,830
  • Wrestling: 22,383
  • Swimming: 21,467

The sports with most girls are:

  • Soccer: 47,139
  • Track and field: 46,276
  • Volleyball: 44,526
  • Basketball: 34,222
  • Softball: 33,265
  • Swimming: 29,722
  • Cross country athletics: 25,600

Awards

CIF offers various awards to its participants:[5]

  • Academic State Champions, given to the teams with high academic achievement
  • Model Coach Award, for coaches who are positive role models
  • Scholar-Athlete of the Year, based on academic and athletic excellence, and character
  • Spirit of Sport, based on sportsmanship, community service, and leadership

Administration

Sections

The state is broken up into ten administrative sections.[6] These sections are:

Section # Section Region Location Website # of Schools
1 Northern Section Northern Inland, north California (NE corner of state) cifns.org 70
2 North Coast Section Northern Coastal regions of northern California (Alameda County, Contra Costa County, Marin County, Sonoma County, Lake County, Solano County, Napa County, Mendocino County, Humboldt County, Del Norte County) cifncs.org 169
3 Sac-Joaquin Section Northern Northern San Joaquin Valley (east from Bay Area to Lake Tahoe) www.cifsjs.org 198
4 San Francisco Section Northern San Francisco Unified School District www.cifsf.org 15
5 Oakland Section Northern Oakland Unified School District ousd.k12.ca.us 20
6 Central Coast Section Northern Middle, coast region of state
Monterey County, San Benito County, San Mateo County, Santa Clara County, Santa Cruz County		 cifccs.org 140
7 Central Section Southern Central and southern San Joaquin Valley, San Luis Obispo County, Inyo County, Mono County www.cifcs.org 104
8 Los Angeles City Section Southern Los Angeles Unified School District (City of Los Angeles and surrounding areas) www.cif-la.org 128
9 Southern Section Southern Southern California (Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties), except LAUSD schools and very southern part of the State. www.cifss.org 556
10 San Diego Section Southern San Diego and Imperial Counties (southernmost part of California). www.cifsds.org 124

Each section except for San Francisco and Oakland is further subdivided into leagues. The Northern Section is divided into three conferences which in turn are divided into leagues.[7]

The Southern Section is the largest by both membership and geography, covering just under one-third of the state's total area and almost half of the population base. The Southern section includes private schools in the LAUSD service area, whether inside or outside the city of Los Angeles, and the Central Coast and North Coast sections also include private schools in the cities of San Francisco and Oakland respectively. The three "City Sections" are operated by and were historically limited to the corresponding public school systems. With the advent of charter schools in California, all three City Sections include both traditional public schools and charter schools operating within the historic boundaries of the respective public school systems. The San Francisco Section now includes one private school as well.

The sections also serve as the qualifying entities for regional and state competitions, and may organize championships in sports not contested statewide, such as badminton, baseball, field hockey, gymnastics, lacrosse, skiing and snowboarding, soccer, softball, and water polo.

Federated Council

The organization's supreme governing body is the Federated Council. This council consists of one representative from each section, a representative from the California Department of Education, representatives from all bodies recognized as Allied Organizations by the CIF, the Council President, the President-Elect, and the immediate past President. Each representative is elected to a term of two years. The Council meets three times per year.[8]

Allied organizations

The following groups are considered Allied Organization by CIF:[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ Unknown. "California State Meet Results - 1915 to present". lynbrooksports.prepcaltrack.com.
  2. ^ "History of the California Interscholastic Federation". cifstate.org. Archived from the original on 2006-03-03. Retrieved 2006-05-26.
  3. ^ "CIF Tosses Penalty Flag at Steroids". Los Angeles Times. 26 September 2005.
  4. ^ 2016-17 High school athletics participation survey Archived 2018-02-25 at the Wayback Machine - National Federation of State High School Associations
  5. ^ "CIF Awards Program". cifstate.org. Archived from the original on 2006-06-15. Retrieved 2006-05-26.
  6. ^ "CIF Sections". cifstate.org. Archived from the original on 2006-05-04. Retrieved 2006-05-26.
  7. ^ "Northern Section-Leagues Index". Archived from the original on 2014-08-30. Retrieved 2014-09-26.
  8. ^ "CIF Federated Council". cifstate.org. Archived from the original on 2006-03-03. Retrieved 2006-05-26.
  9. ^ "Allied Organizations - California Interscholastic Federation". www.cifstate.org.

External links


The California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) is the governing body for high school sports in the U.S. state of California. CIF membership includes both public and private high schools. Unlike most other state organizations,

instead, for some sports, the CIF's 10 Sections each have their own championships.
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