Presentation Title: “The West Virginia Scholastic Esports League”

The West Virginia Scholastic Esports League
Summary

Current, former and prospective West Virginia High School and Middle School esports coaches convene to discuss starting, funding, and coaching esports teams at the scholastic level. The presentation will begin with league founder Chase Jarrell, and will feature extensive Q&A and discussion.

Description

My presentation will begin with a quick summary of both my team's and the state's history with esports. I will then allow presentation attendees to determine which issues need the most attention, such as finding funding, seeking board approval, scheduling, equipment/internet maintenance, navigating the WVSEL Discord and Battlefy website, and more.

Current, former, and prospective esports coaches at high schools and middle schools, as well as college coaches seeking to help with the league or recruit students would definitely want to attend.

**There would be great benefit in offering multiple sessions of this presentation, such as Block I and Block II.**

Approval Status:
Unapproved
Date Submitted:
April 23, 2025
Category:
K-12 Technology and Innovation
Audience:
  • Information Technology Staff
  • K-12 Teachers
  • Higher Education Faculty
Topics/Keywords:
  • Esports
  • WVSEL
  • Extracurricular
  • Cocurricular
Presenter(s):
Chase Jarrell
Social Studies Educator/Esports Head Coach/Founder of WVSEL
Ravenswood High School/West Virginia Scholastic Esports League
First Name
  • Gerad
  • Ethan
  • Abbigale
Last Name
  • Hunter
  • Hayes
  • Wells
Job Title
  • Technology Systems Specialist/Esports Head Coach
  • Esports Head Coach
  • Science Educator/Esports Head Coach
Organization
  • Jackson County Schools/WVSEL
  • West Virginia Wesleyan College/WVSEL
  • Brooke High School/WVSEL
About the Presenter(s):

I am a social studies educator at Ravenswood High School in West Virginia. I founded the esports team at my school as the head coach in 2022 and led my Overwatch 2 team to the first ever state championship in West Virginia. In addition to this, I founded the WVSEL, the current state esports league for all high schools and middle schools in WV.

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