When will all high schools follow the 2010 NCAA lacrosse head specifications?

All Texas high school lacrosse programs must adhere to the new 2010 NCAA head specifications as the state is governed by the THSLL, which follows NCAA rules. A lot of rumors are circulating over when the NFHS will adopt the 2010 NCAA specifications (and if the NFHS adopts the rule, it will require that virtually every high school outside of Texas abide by the 2010 NCAA head specifications). I have heard that the NFHS will likely adopt the rule 2 years from now, and I have heard that they will probably never adopt the rule. Neither rumor is true. The truth is that nobody knows if and when the NFHS will adopt the rule.

The NFHS Boys Lacrosse Rules Committee discussed stick specifications at their meeting last July and made no change. Kent Summers, the Assistant Director of the NFHS, believes that "the committee will discuss stick specifications again next July and review data from the NCAA on their first season with the new specifications." The data provided by the NCAA could go a long way to determining whether or not the NFHS decides to adopt the rule. However, if the NFHS eventually decides to adopt the rule, Summers believes that "any change in stick specifications would include a delayed implementation of at least 3-5 years", meaning even if the rule was adopted next year, it wouldn't go into effect until at least 2013, 2014, or 2015.

The Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) -- arguably the best high school lacrosse conference in the country, which boasts the lacrosse powerhouses of Gilman, St. Mary's, Georgetown Prep, Calvert Hall, Boys' Latin, McDonogh, St. Paul's, Loyola-Blakefield, and Severn School -- plans to adopt the 2010 NCAA head specification rules in 2011, according to Rick Diggs, the President of the MIAA. It will be interesting to see if the MIAA's decision (and the THSLL's) to adopt the rule will influence the NFHS's decision next July.