Welcome to the Seven Rivers Christian School Athletic Department section of our school website! I hope you find these pages informative and worthwhile. I appreciate the opportunity to share with you a little about our philosophy of athletics and why they exist at Seven Rivers. It is designed to also provide you with useful information such as game schedules, team records, locations and directions to the various schools we compete against as well as other information as you follow the progress of the mighty Warriors.

Seven Rivers Christian School’s mission is to instill in covenant children, minds for truth and hearts for God. We strive for our students to be able to transform culture in their area of responsibility for now and the future. Our young people learn a Christian world and life view which prepares them academically, socially, emotionally and physically to live out their faith as servant leaders in every area of society. The value of athletic competition relates directly to the fulfillment of this mission.

Athletics provide an opportunity to grow in the manifestation of Godly character as the student-athlete faces situations within the team and within competition that are representative of situations to be faced in life. Each individual team member, from the starter to the team manager, will be challenged in numerous areas over the course of a season. Challenges of selflessness, diligence, self-control, patience, courage, perseverance, humility and submission that are experienced in athletics, translate directly to real life during and after high school. As any good coach will tell you, one of the keys to success on the athletic field is a solid game plan. God’s game plan, His Word, is as good as you can get!

Involvement in athletics at Seven Rivers is a privilege – a privilege offered by the governing board to our school and a privilege to participate in by our students. As a member of an athletic team, each student-athlete will have achieved a position of accomplishment, honor and responsibility. Each student-athlete serves as a "role model" for others (natural family, school family and community) whether they choose that position or not. Our student-athletes are highly visible in the school community, local community and cities around the state as they travel and compete. Faculty, staff and students alike are all challenged to a high level of conduct and responsibility as member of the Seven Rivers family but student-athletes are challenged to an even higher standard with greater expectations for conduct, performance and commitment as ambassadors of Christ on the court or field of play.

Notice also that members of our athletic teams are not known as just "athletes", but as "student-athletes". Academics have a priority over athletics with each student-athlete required to maintain specific academic standards to remain an active member of any team.

Athletic competition will provide as many students as possible the opportunity to experience healthy sports competition at a level beyond what is provided through physical education and intramural activity. At the lower grades, skill development is emphasized more than competition. That being said, competition is still a component in the development of the young student-athlete with more emphasis added in the upper middle school grades to better prepare them for their early high school experience.

Sports at the high school level are very competitive and winning is an objective of each team. Because of the highly competitive nature and limited roster space, every student that might like to be a member may not have that opportunity. Pre-season tryouts may be held in order to evaluate students who desire to be a part of a team with some hopeful students being denied that opportunity for that season. It is our desire to field a Varsity as well as a Junior Varsity team in each of our high school sports.

Seven Rivers Christian School is very proud of the men and women who serve as coaches for our middle school and high school student-athletes. These talented and experienced adults realize the importance of the mentoring relationship, which needs to exist between a coach and the student-athlete. The student-athlete is more important than athletics. Our coaches are teachers dedicated to making the athletic experience as successful for the student athlete as possible. Your prayer for and support of this group is appreciated.

Once again, thank you for visiting our website. I pray that you have found it insightful and helpful.

In His Service,

Brandt McFarlin

Director of Athletics