West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission

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The West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission (WVSSAC) is the main governing body of high school sports in West Virginia. Schools are divided into three conferences by enrollment: A, AA, and AAA.

Unlike similar governing bodies in the United States, the WVSSAC does not dictate individual high school schedules during the regular season, that decision is made by the coaches of the schools themself. Note that the WVSSAC does set forth some basic guidelines (i.e., the number of schools within its own conference a school must compete against) for a school to be eligible for that sport's playoffs. The WVSSAC determines scheduling during the playoffs.

[edit] Sports

BAND
BASEBALL
BASKETBALL (BOYS AND GIRLS)
CHEERLEADING
CROSS COUNTRY
FOOTBALL
GOLF
SOCCER
SOFTBALL
SWIMMING
TENNIS
TRACK
VOLLEYBALL
WRESTLING

Any event that involves academics (chess or academic decathlon, for example) are not governed by the WVSSAC; they are governed by private organizations.

The headquarters of the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission are in Parkersburg.