
Philosophy
Christ Church Episcopal School believes that all aspects of our
student’s well-being are important and that many important
lessons are taught through an athletic experience. The goal of coaches
and teachers is identical: to help young people reach their fullest
potential. Coaches are teachers who deal with physical fitness as
well as the fundamentals and strategies of sport. We strive to offer
our students, who vary in their athletic interest and ability, quality
programs that appropriately challenge them to stretch their limits
of endurance, and fosters self-discipline, loyalty, self-confidence,
leadership, cooperation, and sportsmanship. Coaches are expected
to uphold standards and teach the valuable lessons that are learned
from athletic competition.
League Affiliation
Christ Church is a member of the South Carolina High School League.
CCES
Athletic Experience
Christ Church encourages a multi-sport experience rather that year-round
specialization. The social, emotional, physical, and educational
dividends are usually greatest when students have more than one
athletic experience and perspective.
Participation
The most visible team in each sport is the varsity. Results of games
are printed in the local newspapers and periodically reported in
school publications. In the interests of relations with loyal alumni,
our parent constituency, and the public, we make every effort to
put our best foot forward and play to win within the spirit of amateur
athletics and the school’s philosophy. In some especially
close games, varsity reserves may not get to play or may play only
sparingly. Even so, reserves are a highly valuable part of every
varsity team because they help the other members of the team prepare
and because they provide important encouragement during games.
On
the sub-varsity and Middle School levels, coaches are expected to
help all players feel they are an integral part of the group or
team. Coaches are asked to make a conscientious effort to give everyone
an opportunity to play and to communicate with individual players
to help them accept and enjoy their roles on teams. However, not
every player may play in every game, nor are all team members guaranteed
equal playing time. Substitution rules can sometimes keep a coach
from getting a player into a game. Coaches may decide not to put
a player into a game if the coach believes that would be physically
or emotionally harmful to that player. In addition, no Christ Church
coach will knowingly put a student in a situation where there is
a chance the player will be publicly embarrassed.
The
difficulty is that these decisions are judgment calls that must
be made by the coach, usually in the midst of the contest. The decisions
are based as much as is humanly possible on the coach’s experience,
his or her knowledge of the student’s skills as demonstrated
in practice, and what is best for the individual and the group.
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