Alberta Schools' Athletic Association


The Alberta Schools' Athletic Association is the governing body that oversees amateur athletics in schools for the province of Alberta. It is a voluntary, non profit organization that has 373 member high schools. It enforces policies as dictated by the provincial board of Governors.
As is the case with all provincial governing bodies for school athletics in Canada, the ASAA is an affiliate member of the United States-based National Federation of State High School Associations.

History

The ASAA was founded in Calgary in 1956 to coordinate high school championships among member schools. After starting their activities by organizing a regional basketball tournament, more sports were added throughout the years, starting with track and field in 1958, badminton, volleyball and cross-country running in the 1960s; gymnastics, wrestling, and curling in the 1970s; and golf, cheerleading and football in the 1980s. Gymnastics was discontinued in 1989. Girls' wrestling was added in 1995. More recently rugby was added in 2006, team handball in 2010, and six-man football in 2011.
The association is structured in 8 geographical zones, Calgary & Edmonton as urban zones, complemented by six rural zones.

District zones

The eight geographic zones of the ASAA are:
Within these geographic zones, the policies set forth by the ASAA are administered by the regional associations:
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Structure

In order to provide a competitive balance, member schools are placed into classifications for all major sports based on the schools' enrollments. Divisions and the tier classification systems are not equivalent. Exact sizes are:

Divisions

The sports sanctioned by the ASAA are steered by the governing sports bodies and its guidelines to provide an equitable competition and ethical standards for all male and females students and coaches involved within that sports' program. The governing sports bodies are:
Thirty-three provincial championships are held annually for 12 ASAA sports:
The first ASAA sponsored provincial Senior Varsity football championship was awarded in 1985. Due to the cold inclement weather, the inaugural championship games were cancelled, and the competing schools were declared co-champions.
YearTier ITier IITier IIITier IV
1985L.C.I. & Harry AinlayCatholic Central & Stettler
1986SalisburyStettlerCochrane
1987Harry AinlayCardstonCochrane
1988L.C.I.SalisburyMedicine Hat
1989L.C.I.Archbishop JordanRocky Mountain House
1990L.C.I.CardstonRaymond
1991Henry Wise WoodCardstonRaymond
1992L.C.ICardstonRaymond
1993L.C.ICardstonBert Church
1994L.C.ILloydminsterWainwright
1995St. FrancisBrooksKate Andrews
1996RaymondCochraneSexsmith
1997RaymondBrooksSpringbank
1998RaymondCochraneMcCoy
1999Jasper PlaceGeorge McDougallW.R. MyersOilfields
2000StrathconaFoothillsW.R. MyersOilfields
2001StrathconaMedicine HatW.R. MyersArdrossan
2002Bev FaceyArchbishop JordanCochraneBow Valley
2003St. FrancisArchbishop JordanCochraneBow Valley
2004St. FrancisFoothillsCochraneArdrossan
2005RaymondSt. Mary'sCochraneArdrossan
2006SalisburyFoothillsWetaskiwinWillow Creek
2007St. FrancisNotre Dame CochraneSylvan Lake Creek
2008RaymondNotre Dame CochraneArdrossan
2009RaymondFoothillsBrooksRundle College
2010RaymondCatholic CentralCardstonRundle College
2011Harry AinlayAustin O'BrienWm E HayDrumheller
2012Notre Dame Austin O'BrienCochraneDrumheller
2013Notre Dame Austin O'BrienCardstonDrumheller
2014Notre Dame St. Joseph's CochraneHoly Rosary
2015St. FrancisFoothillsCochraneArdrossan
2016St. FrancisFoothillsCochraneBow Valley
2017Harry AinlayFoothillsCochraneWillow Creek
2018St. FrancisLloydminsterCochraneCanmore

Volleyball

The first ASAA sponsored provincial Senior Varsity volleyball championship was awarded in 1964.
Year1A Boys1A Girls2A Boys2A Girls3A Boys3A Girls4A Boys4A Girls
1997MistassiniSt. MatthewsThorhildSenator GershawCentral Alberta ChristianLacombe CompositeLouis St. LaurentGrand Prairie Composite
1998Ecole MallaigProvostPrairie HighSenator GershawCentral Alberta ChristianSexsmith SecondaryHarry AinlaySalisbury
1999RosemarySt. Thomas MoreVegreville CompositeCentral HighBrooks CompositeSexsmithHarry AinlaySir Winston Churchill
2000VilnaNew NorwayBawlfFairviewBrooks CompositeW.R. Meyers Sir Winston ChurchillLindsey Thurber
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