Athletics

About

High school and middle school sports

FLCS offers multiple award-winning sports programs for high school and middle school, such as baseball, basketball, golf, soccer, cross country, softball, tennis, track, and volleyball. For over forty-five years, FLCS has earned prestigious awards, league and section championships, and other recognitions. Students are taught to play with a Christ-centric approach of sportsmanship, teamwork, and positive morals.

Please contact the main office for current sports offerings, schedules, tryouts, and other questions.

 Program Goals:

• Interaction: to provide an environment for young people to enjoy each other and a sport outside the classroom setting.

• Eligibility: to foster a desire in the athlete to manage their academics and behavior in such a manner as to gain the privilege of participation in the school-sponsored sports program.

• Sponsor Competitive Teams: to establish teams geared toward the competitive nature of CIF-sanctioned sports. Team size may be limited by ability and/or practicality.

• Develop Athletic Goals: to provide an opportunity for an athlete to gain knowledge and skill for advanced levels of commitment or skill.

• Gain Awareness: to foster an appreciation for specific sports beyond the Physical Education Class; to communicate an expectation of commitment necessary for competition.

• Participation: to provide the opportunity for as many students to play sports as demonstrate interest, within reason of adequate supervision.

Sports Philosophy

God created our human bodies and by developing those talents and abilities, athletics allow coaches, athletes, and supporters to bring glory to God. Each Christian athlete, coach, and supporter must be willing to submit, make changes, grow, and mature during sporting events and practices. The FLCS sports philosophy is defined by five distinctives that encourage Christ-like behavior and attitudes. 

• Distinctive 1 | Elevate the reputation of Jesus Christ through sports.

  • A team establishes many goals, none of which should be greater than bringing glory to our Lord through our attitudes and actions. All athletes submit to the coaches’ rules for conduct that does not allow for negative, unsportsmanlike behavior.

• Distinctive 2 | Athletics is part of the whole person, not a separate part, and must always exhibit high moral on and off the court.

  • The athletic program develops morality in sports and everyday life. The actions of an athlete on the field indicate the true person and their language on the field or court should be the same as that in the church, home, and classroom.

• Distinctive 3 | An athlete’s personhood and performance should not be linked together.

  • The Bible instructs us not to place our worth in circumstances but in our position in Christ. Our self-worth is not to be determined by a win-loss record. An athlete may perform poorly, yet he needs to be confirmed that he is still worthwhile, valuable, loved, and accepted. The athletics department develops not just the team but the individual characteristics and qualities of the athletes.

• Distinctive 4 | Allow God to grant victory or defeat.

  • We must not equate victory in battle as proof of God’s blessing or approval.

• Distinctive 5 | As authorities established by God, umpires, and officials receive our honor and respect.

  • All authority comes from God, and all power on and off the field is respected. All umpires and officials, no matter which team the call is in favor of, deserve honor from all athletes.

• Distinctive 6 | Athletics is a vehicle to educate the whole person.

  • In athletics, one experiences all human emotions, from joy to sorrow, pride to humility, camaraderie to loneliness. The Christian coach and athlete recognize spiritual needs and are therefore able to bring their whole being into submission to Christ.