Athletics: Sportsmanship, Teamwork, and Fun
Sacred Heart’s after-school athletics program is an extension of our educational mission. As such, it enriches the life of the school community by providing for interscholastic athletic competition within the context of our values of sportsmanship, team work, and joyful participation and engagement with peers.
Our focus is on developing an environment where children learn about and enjoy sports, rather than on developing winning teams. Catholic elementary schools’ sports are “no-cut” and are dedicated to providing a positive athletic experience for children of all ability levels.
Sports Program Goals
An after-school athletic program has as its goals the following:
- To develop an atmosphere in which children learn about and enjoy sports, rather than to develop winning teams.
- To teach students the skills necessary to participate in and appreciate team sports.
- To provide an opportunity for every eligible student to regularly participate in interscholastic competition.
- To instill in the student-athlete a sense of responsibility by demanding consistently high standards of behavior and making the student-athlete aware and respectful of the needs of others.
- To nurture unselfishness in the student-athlete by requiring that his/her actions on the playing field be consistent with the goals of the team as a whole and not be directed towards individual honors.
- To generate in the student-athlete a willingness to sacrifice his/her time and energy towards the fulfillment of shared goals.
- To provide for interscholastic competition that displays and fosters good sportsmanship.
Mustang Classic Basketball Tournament
The Mustang Classic, begun in 1991, is the longest-running basketball tournament for girls in our diocese. Seventh and Eighth grade teams from a wide variety of schools throughout the Diocese are invited to take part in friendly competition during Catholic schools week in January.
