New York State Public High School Athletic Association

The New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) is the governing body of interscholastic sports for most public schools in New York outside New York City. The organization was created in 1923, after a predecessor organization called the New York State Public High School Association of Basketball Leagues began in 1921 to bring consistency to eligibility rules and to conduct state tournaments. It consists of 768 member high schools from the state divided into 11 geographic sections. While as its name suggests the vast majority of its members are public, it does include a number of private and Catholic high schools. Most of these are located in Central New York and the Capital District, where parallel sanctioning bodies for private schools (like the MMAA in Western New York, the CHSAA in Metropolitan New York, or various leagues in and around New York City) do not exist. It is a member of the National Federation of State High School Associations as well as the New York State Federation of Secondary School Athletic Associations.

NYSPHSAA sports
The NYSPHSAA acknowledges 23 sports and holds over 30 championship events throughout 3 seasons: Fall, Winter and Spring.

Fall Sports


 * Boys Cross Country
 * Girls Cross Country
 * Field Hockey
 * Football
 * Boys Gymnastics (Regional)
 * Girls Gymnastics
 * Boys Soccer
 * Girls Soccer
 * Game Day Cheer
 * Girls Swimming and Diving
 * Girls Tennis
 * Boys Volleyball
 * Girls Volleyball

Winter Sports


 * Boys Basketball
 * Girls Basketball
 * Boys Bowling
 * Girls Bowling
 * Competitive Cheer
 * Boys Ice hockey
 * Boys Indoor Track and Field
 * Girls Indoor Track and Field
 * Rifle
 * Boys Nordic Skiing
 * Girls Nordic Skiing
 * Boys Alpine Skiing
 * Girls Alpine Skiing
 * Boys Swimming and Diving
 * Boys Volleyball (Regional)
 * Girls Volleyball (Regional)
 * Wrestling

Spring Sports


 * Baseball
 * Boys Golf
 * Girls Golf
 * Boys Lacrosse
 * Girls Lacrosse
 * Softball
 * Boys Tennis
 * Boys Outdoor Track and Field
 * Girls Outdoor Track and Field

Sections
The NYSPHSAA is divided into eleven sections by geographical areas. The official membership list is at the NYSPHSAA site.


 * Section 1: Dutchess, Putnam, Rockland, Westchester Counties
 * Section 2: Capital District
 * Section 3: Central New York
 * Section 4: Southern Tier
 * Section 5: Genesee Valley
 * Section 6: Western New York
 * Section 7: Champlain Area
 * Section 8: Nassau County
 * Section 9: Orange, Sullivan, Ulster Counties
 * Section 10: St. Lawrence and Franklin Counties
 * Section 11: Suffolk County



Each section is further divided into classes, by school enrollment size. The classes are, from largest schools to smallest, AAA, AA, A, B, C, and D, though the classifications and enrollment numbers for each classification vary by sport.

Typically, each section holds a sectional championship tournament in each sport and class. The sectional champions then meet first in regional competition, then in state competition, to determine the state champion in each class.