CHSAA creates equitable, education-based opportunities for all students to participate in activities and athletics that inspire excellence, promote sportsmanship, foster belonging, and build skills that last a lifetime.
Our Mission
In pursuit of excellence, the Colorado High School Activities Association strives to create a positive and equitable environment in which all qualified student participants are challenged and inspired to meet their highest potential.
To fulfill this mission the Colorado High School Activities Association will:
- Act as an integral component of the educational process.
Provide equitable opportunities for participants that encourages all qualified students to take part in the activity/athletic experience.
- Promote and support the social and emotional well-being of student participants through activities.
- Continue to assess the inherent risks of sports participation and provide safe competitive environments per the NFHS, the Colorado High School Activities Association playing rules and bylaws per recommendations of the Sports Medicine Advisory Committee.
- Administrate, interpret, and seek compliance with the CHSAA by-laws as needed to promote fair play within Colorado activities and athletics.
Provide an environment that enhances personal development through sporting behavior, character education, teamwork, leadership, and citizenship while increasing values that partner the educational standards of the State of Colorado.
- Recognize the outstanding accomplishments of Colorado athletes, teams, coaches, and administrators through our academic and activity awards programs.
Our Values
- Participation is a privilege
- Participation in athletics and activities are education-based
- Participation promotes healthy lifestyle instruction
- Participation promotes respect for diverse cultures, creeds, socio-economic status, racial and ethnic backgrounds, gender identity, and geographic locations
- Participation assists students to remain in school, perform better academically and become better citizens
- Participation finds and nurtures the best effort in each participant
- Participation demands respect for fair play and appreciation for the equitable application of procedures, rules and regulations
- Participation provides a bigger window and, ultimately a larger purpose to students’ lives
Our Commitment
- Zero tolerance holding ourselves, student-athletes, educational leaders, coaches, officials, judges and the many stakeholders accountable in creating an environment that is free from racism and discrimination
