2023-24 TSSAA Handbook
Page 2 July 18, 2023
TENNESSEE SECONDARY SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
CONSTITUTION
Article I
Name and Purpose
Section 1. The name of the corporation shall be the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association, and
hereafter shall be referred to as TSSAA.
Section 2. The purposes of the corporation shall be as stated in the Charter of Incorporation and, in addition, to
stimulate and regulate interscholastic athletic competition among the member schools in accordance with the
standards established by those schools in the TSSAA Bylaws.
Section 3. The mission of the TSSAA is to serve its members by providing leadership and coordination for the
administration of interscholastic athletics, which will enhance the educational experiences of students. The
TSSAA will promote participation and sportsmanship to develop good citizens through interscholastic athletics,
which provide equitable opportunities, positive recognition and learning experiences to students while maximizing
the achievement of educational goals.
Article II
Athletic Districts
Section 1. For the purpose of administration only, the state shall be divided by counties into the following athletic
districts:
First Athletic District: Carter, Claiborne, Cocke, Grainger, Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins, Jefferson,
Johnson, Sevier, Sullivan, Unicoi, Washington.
Second Athletic District: Anderson, Blount, Campbell, Knox, Loudon, McMinn, Monroe, Morgan, Roane, Scott,
Union.
Third Athletic District: Bledsoe, Bradley, Grundy, Hamilton, Marion, Meigs, Polk, Rhea, Sequatchie.
Fourth Athletic District: Bedford, Cannon, Clay, Coffee, Cumberland, DeKalb, Fentress, Franklin, Jackson,
Lincoln, Moore, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, Rutherford, Smith, Van Buren, Warren, White, Wilson.
Fifth Athletic District: Davidson, Macon, Montgomery, Robertson, Stewart, Sumner, Trousdale.
Sixth Athletic District: Cheatham, Dickson, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Giles, Lawrence, Lewis, Marshall,
Maury, Perry, Wayne, Williamson.
Seventh Athletic District: Benton, Carroll, Chester, Decatur, Fayette, Hardeman, Hardin, Henderson, Henry,
Madison, McNairy.
Eighth Athletic District: Crockett, Dyer, Gibson, Haywood, Lake, Lauderdale, Obion, Tipton, Weakley.
Ninth Athletic District: Shelby.
Athletic Districts 1, 2 and 3 shall comprise the Grand Division of East Tennessee; Athletic Districts 4, 5 and 6 shall
comprise the Grand Division of Middle Tennessee, and Athletic Districts 7, 8 and 9 shall comprise the Grand
Division of West Tennessee.
Article III
Board of Control
Section 1. Administration: The administrative authority of the TSSAA shall be vested in a Board of Control
composed of twelve members. This Board of Control shall be composed of four representatives from each of the
three Grand Divisions of the State who shall be elected to serve for a period of three years. The terms of office
shall be staggered such that the terms of four members of the Board of Control, one from two Grand Divisions
and two from one Grand Division of the State, shall expire each year. The election shall take place in an annual
meeting of the schools in each Grand Division.
Section 2. Election: In each Grand Division, there shall be a minimum of one Independent School
representative. Only administrators of member Independent Schools in that Grand Division shall be eligible for