West Virginia Schools Athletic Coaches Association

Objectives

1.  To promote and encourage high ethical standards in the coaching profession of West Virginia.

2.  To promote a spirit of friendly cooperation in the profession.

3.  To cooperate in developing a larger and better trained body of coaches and officials in the state.

4.  To cooperate with the West Virginia Secondary Schools Activities Commission.

5.  To promote, reward, and recognize member coaches in sport and administrative areas.

6.  To provide a network of communications for all coaches, administrators, and officials in the state.

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Projects

     * Selects a Coach of the Year in sixteen sport and administrative areas and honors them at the North-South football game

*Honors retired coaches each year at the State Boys Basketball Tournament

*Presents each Regional Coach of the Year with a certificate

*Provides hospitality rooms for members at the State Football Playoffs, State Girls Basketball Tournament, State Boys Basketball Tournament, State Wrestling Tournament, State Volleyball Tournament, State Softball Tournament, State Baseball Tournament, State Track Meet

*Holds a reception for Coach of the Year winners following the North-South game

*Provides scholarships for North-South players

*Provides Coaches Association Website: www.wvcoaches.com

*College Football Hall of Fame provides ten scholarships

*Conducts an annual General Membership Meeting at the State Boys Basketball Tournament

*Periodically sponsors Coaching Clinics

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This association is not directly affiliated with the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission, National Federation of High School Coaches or the National High School Coaches Association but fully support their endeavors. Also we do not have in our organizational structure any specific sports "splinter" groups as these act on their own behalf. Furthermore, we do not select any student/athlete teams such as All-State, All-Conference, All-Area etc. in any sport. Our association concentrates on recognition of Coaches except for the North/South All Star Football Game in which student/athletes are selected for participation as well as scholarships.