THE MISSION
The mission of the King’s Academy Athletic Department is to provide student-athletes an excellent athletic experience with eternal impact that is an example to the community of South Florida.
These three E’s each has a significant explanation that is important to understand the mission of our athletic department.
EXCELLENCE in athletics: Jesus Christ gave His followers a mandate in Matthew 5:16 when He challenged them to produce ‘good’ (excellent) works and that the attention garnered would be reflected to Him for His glory. We want our student-athletes to have an ‘excellent’ athletic experience. From organization, to communication, to uniforms, to skill development, we want everything they experience to possess God-glorifying excellence.
ETERNITY in athletics: The apostle Paul used a variety of athletic analogies and many of them were directed at his young protege, Timothy. Paul understood that the intensity of the athletic experience was a wonderful analogy for the intensity of our lives lived for the Lord. The athletic experience for our student-athletes should be a unique discipleship experience that allows them to grow in their Christ-like character
EXAMPLE of athletics: Athletic departments are not the highest priority of a school, but they are most usually the highest profile part of a school. The athletic teams of The King’s Academy will be an example of the rest of our school to the community of South Florida and beyond hundreds of times per year. In order to be a proper example of the excellence of our school, our athletic teams can be nothing less than excellent. We describe this identity of excellence through the acronym of S.T.E.E.P.
Selfless | Teamwork | Effort | Enthusiasm | Preparation
GOVERNING ASSOCIATIONS AND CONFERENCE MEMBERSHIPS
National Federation of High School Associations (NFHS) / www.nfhs.org : Since 1920, The National Federation of State High School Associations has led the development of education-based interscholastic sports and activities that help students succeed in their lives. It sets directions for the future by building awareness and support, improving the participation experience, establishing consistent standards and rules for competition, and helping those who oversee high school sports and activities. The NFHS, from its offices in Indianapolis, Indiana, serves its 50- member state high school athletic/activity associations, plus the District of Columbia. The NFHS publishes playing rules in 16 sports for boys’ and girls’ competition and administers fine arts programs in speech, theater, debate and music. It provides a variety of program initiatives that reach the 18,500 high schools and over 11 million students involved in athletic and activity programs.
Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) / www.fhsaa.org / The FHSAA sponsors over 3,600 championship series games through which 141 teams, and 294 individuals are crowned state champions in 32 sports each year. Through participation in these athletic programs, over 800,000 students annually are extended opportunities to receive lessons in leadership, sportsmanship and citizenship. The Florida Legislature, in 1997, gave the FHSAA statutory recognition as the official governing body for interscholastic athletics in Florida. Currently, the FHSAA has almost 800 member schools. To ensure fair and equitable competition, as well as to encourage acceptable progress in the classroom, the FHSAA enforces eligibility regulations that have been adopted by its member schools or enacted into law by the Florida Legislature. These regulations establish standards with regard to attendance, academic status, age, years of participation, transfers, physical fitness, sportsmanship and amateurism.
