Athletics at Shorecrest build leadership skills

Through competing in interscholastic competition, student-athletes have opportunities to learn responsibility, express ideas and solutions to problems, and learn the value of fair play, honesty, and teamwork. Participation in Chargers Athletics interscholastic teams starts in sixth grade. Nearly 70% of the Upper School student body participates in at least one sport.

Shorecrest Chargers Athletic events build community among teams, families and fans. Campus is almost always abuzz with a practice, game, or competition for some Chargers Athletics team.

Athletics Mission

Our mission is to educate student-athletes through competitive opportunities and the life lessons of commitment, self-discipline, sportsmanship, and teamwork.

Athletics Philosophy

Athletics at Shorecrest play an essential role in the school’s education program, providing experiences that help our student-athletes physically, emotionally, and intellectually. Although student-athletes are encouraged and inspired to excel and win, good sportsmanship is our primary goal.

Student-athlete participation is a privilege that carries responsibilities for the student-athlete’s family, team, and student body. Shorecrest offers its student-athletes opportunities to accept responsibility for their actions, express ideas and solutions to problems, and learn the value of fair play, honesty, and teamwork.

Athletics Program Objectives

  1. To develop and maintain the highest level of sportsmanship.
  2. To develop appropriate attitudes toward winning and losing.
  3. To promote self-discipline and emotional maturity.
  4. To enhance the student-athlete’s ability to think and work, as an individual and a group member.
  5. To encourage and develop respect for fellow students throughout Shorecrest and for members of opposing teams.
  6. To ensure that athletic participation time does not interfere with the student-athlete’s academic performance.
  7. To develop appropriate attitudes toward citizenship, both in and out of school.
  8. To encourage respect for authority and the rights of others.
  9. To orient each athletics staff member to abide by the rules, regulations, and officials’ decisions that govern the staff member’s respective sport.