1/26/2021 The WIAA held their annual Winter Coalition meeting yesterday virtually. Usually the 53-voting member of the organization meets in a big in-person conference with presentations of proposed amendments (rule/procedure changes) followed by smaller break-out sessions for each amendment. This process is to give the voters as much information as […]
WIAA: THE TEA
WIAA Tea: Winter Coalition Meeting Streamed Live on Monday
1/24/2021 (Renton, WA) The WIAA annual Winter Coalition meeting will be streamed live tomorrow on the WIAA’s Facebook channel. The Winter Coalition is the annual meeting of the 53-member voting body and they have 10 amendments to consider. Link to 10 Proposed Amendments Here is the complete News release from […]
WIAA finalizes Sports Schedules with 1 last big Change
1/19/2021 (Renton, WA) How a bout one last big change and then we can all focus on the targets and get High School sports back in play. The WIAA Executive Board met Tuesday night and after the State Department of Health changed the metrics to allow sports to resume in […]
WIAA continues to work toward Re-Starting Sports
1/7/2021 (Renton, WA) It’s confusing and frustrating! The WIAA made a mess of this! I gave up on trying to figure out the WIAA! Why doesn’t the WIAA let our kids play?! These are just a few of the comments available on a social media platform near you. Is it […]
WIAA responds to New COVID Rules from Governor’s Office
1/6/2021 *** 1/7/2021 Update The State Department of Health will gather the case information of COVID-19 on Friday and then post it on Monday, January 11. This will place each of the 8 Regions in either phase 1 or 2. Schools and leagues will then see the numbers and then […]
WIAA “The Tea”: Monday Board Meeting expects further direction in Re-Starting Sports
****1/4/2021 UPDATE!!!! The WIAA Executive Board will meet on Wednesday instead of tonight. Executive Board President Tim Thomsen says they are expecting updated information on the State COVID guidelines from the Governor’s Office and DOH. This will give the board more information to work with regarding the re-start of High […]
WIAA Tea: 10 Amendments to be considered at WIAA Winter Meetings; Increasing Basketball Schedule Tops Proposals
12-21-2020 (Renton, WA) The WIAA Executive Board usually meets 5 or 6 times a year but so far this year they have met about 40 times since the shut down of sports. Of course their focus has been on re-starting sports and activities. Certainly that must be the focus at […]
The WIAA Tea: Executive Board updates Sports Re-Start plans
12/16/2020 ***Updated*** After Governor Inslee updated the in-person learning to allow more the WIAA released a statement of optimism regarding High School sports based on what the Governor presented. Here is the statement released by the WIAA: WIAA statement on revised in-person learning recommendations… “The revised recommendations for in-person learning […]
WIAA makes Strong Statement pushing to re-start School and Sports
11/19/2020 (Renton, WA) WIAA Executive Director Mick Hoffman has released a statement pushing for more opportunities for kids to get back to playing sports and participating in activities. Hoffman also is in favor of more kids returning to school. In his statement Hoffman cites numerous studies and data collection that […]
WIAA Board moves Start Date to February 1 to accommodate State Tournaments
11/18/2020 (Renton, WA) The WIAA Executive Board voted Tuesday night to push back the start of the sports season to February 1st. The WIAA had created a 4 season plan over the summer that allowed low risk sports cross country, slow pitch and golf to compete in September and October […]
WIAA addresses new State Guidelines in getting back to playing sports
10/8/2020 (Renton, WA) The WIAA released the new State guidelines that are now being required for schools to get back to playing sports. There are several changes to the guidelines which now the Governor says are requirements yet continues to say the local schools, leagues and the WIAA have the […]
BREAKING: WIAA Announces New Guidelines for Return to Athletics and Activities
Developing Story The State Department of Health have updated their guidelines on how to re-start High School sports. One of the biggest changes in this new update is the moving of basketball into the ‘High-Risk’ category. Previously basketball was in the ‘moderate-risk’ group, making the sports return a little bit […]
WIAA Announces ‘Mind Gym Wednesdays’
10/1/2020 Via Wiaa.com Mental training is a vital part of your workout, especially now with sports on hold here in Washington. To help student-athletes and coaches make mental conditioning a priority, the WIAA has teamed up with Collin Henderson and Ngozi Musa to offer Mind Gym Wednesdays. Starting Wednesday, October 7th, Collin and Ngozi will be hosting weekly […]
Liability is a big issue in getting back to school and playing sports
9/29/2020 To begin this story we are first going to thank The Columbian’s columnist Tim Martinez for spurring the idea on with a really thoughtful piece he wrote last week. (See Tim’s Column here) The subject was simple why aren’t we or can’t play High School sports while other states […]
WIAA LEAP Committee Class of 2022 Selected
Via Wiaa.com RENTON, Wash. – Eight incoming juniors from around the state of Washington were recently selected to join the LEAP (Leadership through Education Activities and Personal Development) Committee, the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) announced Thursday. The incoming juniors selected are: AuLani Benitez – Grandview High School Cole Clark – Freeman High School Megan Leitz – […]
The Dominoes have Fallen; No Sports this Fall in Washington State
8/19/2020 It wasn’t that long ago that the WIAA released the 4 season sports plan where Football, Volleyball, Soccer and Girls Swimming all got pushed into what is now season 3. They left the option open to compete if able in Cross Country, Golf, Tennis and Slow Pitch. The Championships […]
WIAA Finalizes 2020-21 Schedule
The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association has released it’s finalized schedule for the 2020-21 school year. The biggest changes come to the fall sports season – which has been granted an alternate season in the spring. Cross Country, Slowpitch, Golf and Tennis are the ones affected most by the new changes. […]
Dairy Farmers of Washington, WIAA & Seahawks team up to raise funds for school meal programs
Summer months can be difficult for students who rely on school for a regular source of meals. A partnership between the Dairy Farmers of Washington, the WIAA and Seattle Seahawks is looking to help fight that summer hunger. Along with helping schools prepare meals for the return of school in […]
WIAA Divides 2020-21 Sports into 4 Seasons
7/21/2020 (Renton, WA) The WIAA Executive Board has divided up the upcoming sports schedule into 4 seasons instead of the traditional 3 in an effort to be able to offer a season for each sport in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic. After much discussion and different committees along with […]
WIAA Exec Director responds to latest Governor mandates
7/17/2020 (Renton, WA) On Thursday, July 16, Governor Jay Inslee rolled back some of the conditions for those counties in phase 3 from allowing groups up to 50 back down to groups of 10 along with banning entertainment both indoor and outdoor. This has now put a stop to all […]
