The California Interscholastic Federation (abbreviated CIF) is the governing body for high school sports in the state of California. It mirrors similar governing bodies in other states; however, it differs from others in that it covers most high schools in the state of California, both public and private. Few exceptions exist, such as Truckee High School, whose proximity to Nevada allows it to compete in the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association. CIF is a non-profit corporation. It is based in Alameda. Secondary education - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... Official language(s) None Capital Carson City Largest city Las Vegas Area  Ranked 7th  - Total 110,567 sq mi (286,367 km²)  - Width 322 miles (519 km)  - Length 490 miles (788 km)  - % water 0. ... A nonprofit organization (abbreviated NPO, or non-profit or not-for-profit) is an organization whose primary objective is to support some issue or matter of private interest or public concern for non-commercial purposes. ... A corporation is a legal person which, while being composed of natural persons, exists completely separately from them. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Island City Location Location in the state of California and Alameda County Government County Alameda Mayor Beverly Johnson (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 59. ...

History

The CIF was founded in Los Angeles, California 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.^[1] Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... A principal is the chief administrator in an elementary school, secondary school, or high school. ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ...

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Championships

CIF holds state championship events in the sports of basketball, cross country, football, golf, track and field, volleyball, and wrestling. ^[2] In addition, swimming and diving times are compared based on final times at section meets and ranked statewide to determine a state champion. However, there is no state championship meet. Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005. ... Road running or road racing is the sport of running on a measured course over an established road (as opposed to track and cross country running). ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... Golfer after swing. ... Typical outdoor red rubber track For the American League baseball team based in Oakland, California see Oakland Athletics. ... Volleyball is an Olympic sport in which two teams separated by a high net use their hands, arms, or (rarely) other parts of their bodies to hit a ball back and forth over the net. ... The Wrestlers from Uffizi Gallery, Florence. ... A breaststroke swimmer Swimming is a technique that humans, and other animals, use to move through water using only movements of the body. ... Diving refers to the sport of acrobatically jumping or falling into water. ...

Other sports have section championship meets, but no statewide event.

Awards

CIF offers various awards to its participants ^[3]:

• Academic State Champions, given to the teams with high academic achievment
• Model Coach Award, for coaches who are postive 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

For CIF administrative purposes, the state is broken up into ten sections.^[4] These sections are:

• Northern Region

1. CIF Northern Section, covering the Northern inland section of the state.
2. CIF North Coast Section[1], covering the northwestern and eastern portions of the San Francisco Bay Area and the coastal regions in the north.
3. CIF Sac-Joaquin Section, covering the northeastern portion of the San Francisco Bay Area, the city of Sacramento, and the northern portion of the San Joaquin Valley.
4. CIF San Francisco Section, covering the public schools in the city of San Francisco.
5. CIF Oakland Section, covering the public schools in the city of Oakland.
6. CIF Central Coast Section, covering the western and southern portions of the San Francisco Bay Area, the Monterey Bay Area, and inland to King City.

• Southern Region

1. CIF Central Section, covering the southern San Joaquin Valley.
2. CIF Los Angeles City Section, covering public schools in the city of Los Angeles.
3. CIF Southern Section, covering the suburbs of Los Angeles, the central Coastal region of the state, the inland southern portion of the state, as well as most of the Sierra Nevada.
4. CIF San Diego Section, covering San Diego County.

These sections (except Oakland and San Francisco) are further sub-divided into leagues. The Southern Section is geographically the largest, covering approximately one-fourth to one-third of the state's total area. (The Southern, Central Coast, and North Coast sections also include private schools in the cities of Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Oakland respectively; the three "City Sections" are operated by and limited to the corresponding public school systems.) The North Coast Section is a part of the California Interscholastic Federation, governing the eastern portion of the San Francisco Bay Area, up along the northern coast of the state of California, from Fremont in the south to Crescent City in the north. ... USGS Satellite photo of the San Francisco Bay Area. ... USGS Satellite photo of the San Francisco Bay Area. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Trees Location Location of Sacramento in California Government County Sacramento Mayor Heather Fargo Geographical characteristics Area     City 99. ... The eight-county San Joaquin Valley is the part of the Central Valley of California that lies south of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta in Stockton. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Oakland, founded in 1852, is a major American city on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay in Northern California in the United States. ... USGS Satellite photo of the San Francisco Bay Area. ... A view Monterey Bay Monterey Bay is a bay of the Pacific Ocean, on the coast of California, south of San Francisco. ... King City is a city located in Monterey County, California. ... The eight-county San Joaquin Valley is the part of the Central Valley of California that lies south of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta in Stockton. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... The Central Coast is an area of California, extending from Santa Cruz in the north to Santa Barbara in the south, but centering primarily on Monterey and San Luis Obispo counties. ... The Sierra Nevada is a mountain range that is almost entirely in eastern California. ... San Diego County is a county located on the Pacific Ocean in the far southwest of California, along the border with Mexico. ...

The sections also serve as the qualifying entities for regional and state competitions, and may organize sports not contested statewide, such as badminton, baseball, field hockey, gymnastics, lacrosse, skiing and snowboarding, soccer, softball, and water polo. The Danish Olympic badminton player Peter Gade Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players (singles) or two opposing pairs (doubles). ... A view of the playing field at Busch Stadium II St. ... A game of field hockey in progress Field hockey is a popular sport for men and women in many countries around the world. ... Gymnastics is a sport involving the performance of sequences of movements requiring physical strength, flexibility, and kinesthetic awareness, such as handsprings, handstands, and forward rolls. ... For other uses, see Lacrosse (disambiguation). ... Members of the US Air Force skiing (and snowboarding) at Keystone Resorts 14th Annual SnoFest An alpine skier Deep powder skiing Skiing is the activity of gliding over snow using skis (originally wooden planks, now usually made from fiberglass or related composites), with metal edges, strapped to the feet... This article or section seems not to be written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia entry. ... Look up Football in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Softball is a team sport in which a ball, eleven to twelve inches (28 to 30. ... Water polo is a team water sport, which can be best described as a combination of swimming, football (soccer), basketball, ice hockey, rugby and wrestling. ...

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^[5].

Allied Organizations

The following groups have Allied Organization status within the CIF ^[6]:

• California Coaches Association
• California State Athletic Directors Association
• California School Boards Association
• Association of California School Administrators
• California Association of Private School Organizations
• California Superintendents Liaison Committee
• California Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance
• California Association of Directors of Activities

External links

• CIF State Office website

Notes

1. ^ History of the California Interscholastic Federation
2. ^ The CIF News
3. ^ CIF Awards Program
4. ^ CIF Sections
5. ^ CIF Federated Council
6. ^ CIF Allied Organizations