Lawmakers have been at odds with the TSSAA, a 501(c)3 non-profit that has governed high school sports in Tennessee since 1925, over the association’s previous transfer rule going back to 2023.

The Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association Legislative Council ratified the policy via an 8-4 vote, allowing ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The future of the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA) is in the air as legislators said they would research options for state involvement ...

High school student-athletes in Tennessee face challenges from growing time commitments, academic and sports-related pressure ... performance consultant by the Association for Applied Sport ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association announced the creation of its first-ever Student Advisory Committee on Wednesday. The TSSAA said the committee is composed ...

Upset with TSSAA's refusal to loosen transfer rules for high school athletes, state Republicans threaten to take over or dissolve the organization ...

Tennessee lawmakers' distrust of the TSSAA's ability to govern high school athletics became crystal ... A government-run association would also risk politicizing decisions that should remain ...

held a press conference on Monday to address the current governance and direction of the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA). The lawmakers are calling for greater transparency ...

Both bills have been tabled until the 2026 legislative session; now, the state has turned its attention to the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA), the nonprofit group that ...