ESPORTS STANDS FOR ELECTRONIC SPORTS Esports requires a tremendous amount of critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and creativity from players to achieve and sustain success.

Today, esports is growing exponentially with over 400 million fans worldwide who repeatedly sell out arenas. Currently, there are more than 200 colleges and universities offering almost 15 million dollars in scholarships . Establishing esports in high school enables students to do what they love and provides them with additional opportunities to earn recognition.

The DCSAA has partnered with PlayVS to bring esports to high schools throughout Washington D.C. Esports, or competitive gaming, is the fastest-growing high school sport in the country and, much like traditional sports, requires teamwork, critical thinking and communication to achieve success. However, esports goes ever further to create a barrier-breaking, all-inclusive environment with a strong sense of community. All games are selected based on their competitiveness and strategy and are rated E for Everyone.

Esports opens up a world of possibilities for students. Besides a truly enriching competitive experience, PlayVS provides support for higher education by rewarding championship winners, as well as All-State and All-American, with scholarship money. PlayVS also helps set students up for success should they aspire to continue with esports post-graduation, including playing at the collegiate level, coaching and more.

All esports teams are coach-led to provide a similar structure to any traditional high school sport. PlayVS helps support both coaches and schools by providing resources, training materials, webinars, workshops and a thriving coach community to take the guesswork out of starting and running a program. And the PlayVS platform makes match day a breeze with seamless publisher integrations, scheduling, robust statistics and live support.

Ready to engage with your students’ passions? Click here to visit the official home of Washington D.C. high school esports to get started.

District of Columbia State Athletic Association 1050 First Street NE, 6th FL Washington, DC 20002