Alberta Schools' Athletic Association

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alberta Schools' Athletic Association
Alberta Schools' Athletic Association.png
AbbreviationASAA
FormationMarch 17, 1956
TypeVolunteer; NPO
Legal statusAssociation
PurposeAthletic/Educational
Headquarters11759 Groat Road
Edmonton, Alberta
T5M 3K6
Region served
Alberta
President
George Hoyt[1]
WebsiteASAA.ca

The Alberta Schools' Athletic Association (ASAA) 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.[2]

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:[3] : 8–9 

  • Calgary
  • Central
  • Edmonton
  • North East
  • North Central
  • North West
  • South
  • South Central

Regional associations[]

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

  • Calgary – & 1
  • Central –
  • Edmonton – 2
  • North East –
  • North Central –
  • North West –
  • South –
  • South Central – 3 &
Notes
  • ^1 Calgary has two associations; the Calgary Independent Schools Athletic Association is in charge of all private and chartered schools.
  • ^2 Edmonton Metro handles 15 school boards (Public, Catholic, Francophone, and Independent) from Edmonton and the surrounding area. Edmonton Public Schools formed its own regional association until 2013.
  • ^3 Rocky View Sports Association controls cities, townships, and hamlets schools outside the city of Calgary.

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[]

  • 1A schools: fewer than 100 students
  • 2A schools: 100–299 students
  • 3A schools: 300–799 students
  • 4A schools: 800 or more students

[3]: 35 

Football Tiers[]

  • Tier IV schools: fewer than 450 students (all Division IA and 2A schools, and the smaller Division 3A schools)
  • Tier III schools: 450–749 students (mid-sized Division 3A schools)
  • Tier II schools: 750–1249 students (largest Division 3A and smaller Division 4A schools)
  • Tier I schools: 1250 or more students (largest Division 4A schools)

[3]: 101–102 

Team Handball Tiers[]

  • Tier II schools: fewer than 500 students (all Division 1A and 2A schools and the smaller Division 3A schools)
  • Tier I schools: 500 or more students (mid-sized Division 3A and Division 4A schools)

[3]: 117 

Rugby Tiers[]

  • Tier III schools: fewer than 600 students (all Division 1A and 2A schools and the smaller Division 3A schools)
  • Tier II schools: 600–1249 students (larger Division 3A schools and the smaller Division 4A schools)
  • Tier I schools: 1250 or more students (largest Division 4A schools)

[3]: 113 

Sports governing bodies[]

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:[4]

Sports[]

Thirty-three provincial championships are held annually for 12 ASAA sports:[2][5]

Results from all sports:[7]

Cheerleading[]

The first ASAA sponsored provincial cheerleading championship was awarded in 1984.[8]

Year Div I Div II Coed Game Day
1984 Salisbury
1985 Victoria
1986 Victoria Queen Elizabeth
1987 Strathcona Queen Elizabeth
1988 Raymond High Queen Elizabeth
1989 Raymond High Queen Elizabeth
1990 Raymond High Lethbridge Collegiate
1991 Lethbridge Collegiate Victoria
1992 Magrath School Queen Elizabeth
1993 Magrath School John Maland Victoria
1994 Spruce Grove Composite John Maland Victoria
1995 John Maland Victoria Queen Elizabeth
1996 Stirling Victoria Victoria
1997 Spruce Grove Composite Harry Ainlay Victoria
1998 Stirling High Victoria Victoria
1999 Notre Dame Harry Ainlay Victoria
2000 Stirling High Victoria Victoria
2001 McNally Victoria Victoria
2002 Stirling High Harry Ainlay Victoria
2003 Highwood Harry Ainlay Ross Sheppard
2004 George McDougall Ross Sheppard Victoria
2005 Memorial Harry Ainlay Victoria
2006 Austin O'Brien Harry Ainlay Victoria
2007 Ross Sheppard Harry Ainlay Victoria
2008 McNally Harry Ainlay Victoria
2009 Ross Sheppard Harry Ainlay Victoria
2010 Lillian Osborne Harry Ainlay Victoria
2011 Archbishop Oscar Romero Ross Sheppard Victoria
2012 Morinville Community Salisbury Victoria
2013 Archbishop Oscar Romero Harry Ainlay Victoria
2014 Harry Ainlay Harry Ainlay Victoria
2015 St. Francis Xavier Harry Ainlay Austin O'Brien
2016 Archbishop Oscar Romero St. Francis Xavier Victoria
2017 Blessed Oscar Romero Harry Ainlay Victoria Paul Kane High
2018 Blessed Oscar Romero Harry Ainlay Ross Sheppard Paul Kane High
2019 St. Francis Xavier Victoria Blessed Oscar Romero Morinville Community
2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 Pandemic in Canada
2021 Cancelled due to COVID-19 Pandemic in Canada

Football[]

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.[9]

Year Tier I Tier II Tier III Tier IV
1985 L.C.I. & Harry Ainlay Catholic Central & Stettler
1986 Salisbury Stettler Cochrane
1987 Harry Ainlay Cardston Cochrane
1988 L.C.I. Salisbury Medicine Hat
1989 L.C.I. Archbishop Jordan Rocky Mountain House
1990 L.C.I. Cardston Raymond
1991 Henry Wise Wood Cardston Raymond
1992 L.C.I Cardston Raymond
1993 L.C.I Cardston Bert Church
1994 L.C.I Lloydminster Wainwright
1995 St. Francis Brooks Kate Andrews
1996 Raymond Cochrane Sexsmith
1997 Raymond Brooks Springbank
1998 Raymond Cochrane McCoy
1999 Jasper Place George McDougall W.R. Myers Oilfields
2000 Strathcona W.R. Myers Oilfields
2001 Strathcona Medicine Hat W.R. Myers Ardrossan
2002 Bev Facey Archbishop Jordan Cochrane Bow Valley
2003 St. Francis Archbishop Jordan Cochrane Bow Valley
2004 St. Francis Foothills Cochrane Ardrossan
2005 Raymond St. Mary's Cochrane Ardrossan
2006 Salisbury Foothills Wetaskiwin Willow Creek
2007 St. Francis Notre Dame ( Cal.) Cochrane Sylvan Lake Creek
2008 Raymond Notre Dame (Cal.) Cochrane Ardrossan
2009 Raymond Foothills Rundle College
2010 Raymond Catholic Central Cardston Rundle College
2011 Harry Ainlay Austin O'Brien Drumheller
2012 Notre Dame ( Cal.) Austin O'Brien Cochrane Drumheller
2013 Notre Dame ( Cal.) Austin O'Brien Cardston Drumheller
2014 Notre Dame ( Cal.) St. Joseph's (G.P.) Cochrane Holy Rosary
2015 St. Francis Foothills Cochrane Ardrossan
2016 St. Francis Foothills Cochrane Bow Valley
2017 Harry Ainlay Foothills Cochrane Willow Creek
2018 St. Francis Lloydminster Cochrane Canmore

Team Handball[]

The first ASAA sponsored provincial Senior Varsity Team handball championship was awarded in April 2010.[2][10]

Year Tier I Boys Tier II Boys Tier I Girls Tier II Girls
2010 Ross Sheppard High School -1- Salisbury Composite High School -1- -1-
2011 Harry Ainlay High School Salisbury Composite High School -2- -2-
2012 J. Percy Page High School Mayerthorpe High School -1- Bev Facey Community High School -1- -3-
2013 Bev Facey Community High School -1- Old Scona Academic High School -1- Harry Ainlay High School -1- Blessed Sacrament School -1-
2014 -1- Old Scona Academic High School -2- Harry Ainlay High School -2- Blessed Sacrament School -2-
2015 -2- Mayerthorpe High School -2- Bev Facey Community High School -2- Blessed Sacrament School -3-
2016 Bev Facey Community High School -2- Bev Facey Community High School -3- -1-
2017 Lillian Osborne High School -1- Harry Ainlay High School -3- -2-
2018 Lillian Osborne High School -2- Blessed Sacrament School -3-
2019 Lillian Osborne High School -3- -2- Salisbury Composite High School -3- -4-
2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in North America

Volleyball[]

The first ASAA sponsored provincial Senior Varsity volleyball championship was awarded in 1964.[2]

Year 1A Boys 1A Girls 2A Boys 2A Girls 3A Boys 3A Girls 4A Boys 4A Girls
1997
1998 Provost Senator Gershaw Central Alberta Christian
1999 Rosemary Sexsmith Harry Ainlay
2000 Vilna New Norway Bawlf Fairview W.R. Meyers (Taber) Sir Winston Churchill Lindsey Thurber (Red Deer)
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013

References[]

  1. ^ "ASAA Executive". Alberta Schools' Athletic Association. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d "About". Alberta Schools' Athletic Association. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Official Handbook: 2015-2016" (PDF). Alberta Schools' Athletic Association. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Sponsors | Alberta Schools' Athletic Association".
  5. ^ "Championship Host Websites". Alberta Schools' Athletic Association. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  6. ^ assa.ca/new/sports/football1415.php
  7. ^ "All Sports". Google Docs. Alberta Schools' Athletic Association. Archived from the original on 17 December 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  8. ^ "Cheerleading Trophies - Google Drive". docs.google.com. Retrieved 2021-10-11.
  9. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-02-21. Retrieved 2014-02-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. ^ "Team Handball Trophies". Google Docs. Alberta Schools' Athletic Association. Archived from the original on 8 December 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020.

External links[]

Retrieved from ""