High school NIL: Allowed

Massachusetts high school NIL rules

Yes. High school athletes in Massachusetts can take NIL deals, with conditions.

Tell the school: Copies to the school, no set deadline
Agents: Allowed
If a rule is broken: Eligibility lost: all sports
Reaches middle school: Generally no

High school

Who sets the rules

Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA)

The rule

MIAA Rule 47.1.3 (Amateurism) lets a student-athlete profit from their own NIL and be represented by an attorney or sports agent, through endorsements, promotions, social media, advertising and NFTs, provided no MIAA/member-school logos, marks or events are referenced and school employees stay uninvolved.

Tell the school

Copies to the school, no set deadline

Student-athletes must give their member school copies of any endorsement, employment and representation agreements. No deadline, threshold or statewide form stated.

Off limits

No reference to or use of member-school or MIAA logos/insignia/marks or any MIAA/school event, game or championship; no endorsing third parties or wearing NIL-partner apparel/logos during school team or MIAA tournament activities; no agreement that conflicts with a school agreement; no school employee involvement except to enforce the policy (school may use the athlete's NIL for official team activities). Prohibited categories: adult entertainment; alcohol, tobacco, nicotine and vaping; cannabis; controlled dangerous substances; prescription pharmaceuticals; gambling incl. sports betting, lottery and betting via video/online/mobile games; weapons/firearms/ammunition. Collectives/boosters, parent signature and transfer inducements are not addressed in Rule 47.

Agents

Allowed

Attorney or sports agent expressly allowed.

If a rule is broken

Violation of Rule 47 means suspension from all interscholastic athletics; the student may apply to the MIAA Board of Directors for reinstatement of amateur status.

Middle school, club and travel ball

Rule 47 applies to students representing a member school in an interscholastic sport; Rule 47.2 allows nominal pay for instructing/officiating in school or non-school youth programs and private lessons (subject to 47.1.3). Middle-school students on high school teams (Rule 53) would be subject to the rule; non-school club play is otherwise not addressed.

Recent changes

None; Rule 47 NIL language (originally added by Board vote August 2021) carried into the July 1, 2025 - June 30, 2027 Handbook unchanged.

College state law

No state law

The law

None. H.1930 (194th General Court, 'An Act empowering student-athletes through NIL rights') was sent to a study order (H.5281) on 3/26/2026, effectively killing it for the session.

Disclosure

No state NIL disclosure statute.

Schools paying athletes

Not addressed by state law.

For high school recruits

None.

Recent changes

None enacted; H.1930 (2025) died via study order 3/26/2026.

NCAA Division I, everywhere

Every deal worth $600 or more (added up per payer) entered since July 1, 2025 or the start of junior year, whichever is later, must be reported through NIL Go within 14 days of starting classes or before the first game.

Recruits enrolling on or after August 1, 2026 may hire agents under the April 15, 2026 Division I rule. The NJCAA still ends eligibility for a written agent agreement.

The full college-bound guide

Quick answers

Can high school athletes in Massachusetts make NIL money?

Yes. High school athletes in Massachusetts can take NIL deals, with conditions. MIAA Rule 47.1.3 (Amateurism) lets a student-athlete profit from their own NIL and be represented by an attorney or sports agent, through endorsements, promotions, social media, advertising and NFTs, provided no MIAA/member-school logos, marks or events are referenced and school employees stay uninvolved.

Do Massachusetts athletes have to tell the school about an NIL deal?

Copies to the school, no set deadline. Student-athletes must give their member school copies of any endorsement, employment and representation agreements. No deadline, threshold or statewide form stated.

Does a travel ball or club deal count in Massachusetts?

State association rules follow the athlete, not where the deal came from. A deal through a travel team is fine as long as nothing ties back to the school team. Rule 47 applies to students representing a member school in an interscholastic sport; Rule 47.2 allows nominal pay for instructing/officiating in school or non-school youth programs and private lessons (subject to 47.1.3). Middle-school students on high school teams (Rule 53) would be subject to the rule; non-school club play is otherwise not addressed.

Can a Massachusetts high school athlete use an agent for NIL?

Allowed. Attorney or sports agent expressly allowed.

Sources

Last verified November 4, 2026. High school rule text: MIAA Handbook July 1, 2025 - June 30, 2027.

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