what is uil

The University Interscholastic League (UIL) is an organization that creates rules for and administers almost all athletic, musical, and academic contests for public primary and secondary schools in the U.S. state of Texas. It was created by The University of Texas at Austin in 1910 and has grown into the largest inter-school organization of its kind in the world. The UIL exists to provide educational extracurricular academic, athletic, and music contests. Activities range from American football and cross-examination debate to mathematics and marching band competitions. The UIL does not administer Academic Decathlon competitions. The organization is under the governance of the Vice President for Diversity and Community Engagement at the University of Texas at Austin in Austin, Texas. Although the Texas Education Agency governs the activities of schools and school districts in Texas, the UIL does not report to TEA, but is instead a separate entity. The purpose of the UIL is to organize and properly supervise contests that assist in preparing students for citizenship. It aims to provide healthy, character-building competition under proper controls that has demonstrated its value and has furnished inspiration to talented students for many years. The UIL provides services to its member schools in the organization and administration of region and state championships in 14 sports. The organization also hosts numerous academic competitions such as Math, Science, Ready Writing, Social Studies, and many others.