The Kentucky Athletic Administrators' Association (KAAA) is the professional association for middle and high school athletic administrators in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The KAAA has been providing education and training to athletic directors throughout the state for over 35 years. 

Paul M. Young of St. Xavier High School in Louisville and Andy Hopkins of the Fayette County School System in Lexington began the formation of the KAAA in 1971, after they had attended the National Athletic Directors' Conference in Columbus Ohio. Upon returning to Kentucky, they began organizing the Association. Small organizational meetings were held with the first statewide meeting being on April 12, 1973, at St Xavier High School. At the end of the first year there were twenty-seven charter members. 

Andy Hopkins was elected as the first President of the organization. The 2022-2023 school year marks the 50th year of our association. In June 1975 at Southern High School in Louisville, Paul Young, Andy Hopkins, George Kok, and Jim Watkins met to develop the KHSADA Constitution and By-Laws. 

The first state conference was held in 1977 with 30 AD's in attendance. The association hosted the National Athletic Directors Conference in 1978. The association was incorporated in 1984. Approximately 300 high school athletic administrators and school administrators are members of the KAAA.