The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) and BATS-TOI (pronounced bah’tua), have agreed to a three-year deal that makes the multi-sport headgear manufacturer the newest NFHS Corporate Partner. 

As part of the partnership, BATS-TOI receives the designation as “Official Wrestling Headgear Partner of the NFHS.” Its designation is accompanied by promotional advertising opportunities via NFHS.org, NFHS social media, High School Today, and emails related to NFHS wrestling rules.

“The NFHS is happy to have BATS-TOI join as its newest corporate partner,” says Dr. Karissa Niehoff, CEO of the NFHS. “BATS-TOI stands behind its mission to deliver its customers innovative headgear that is engineered with the safety and protection of its users in mind.”

The partnership with BATS-TOI also includes opportunities to advertise at NFHS conferences and meetings. Among those opportunities are sponsor logo signage, exhibitor’s booth space and breakout rooms at the NFHS Summer Meeting, NFHS Winter Meeting and National Athletic Directors Conference (NADC). 

“We are excited at this opportunity to partner with the NFHS to provide wrestlers with the very best in head protection,” adds Mario Mercado, founder/CEO of BATS-TOI. “Our award-winning headgear, The Mercado, has been designed and engineered to meet the highest standards of head safety and product function and performance.”