SEVEN HILLS SCHOOL ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT MISSION STATEMENT

Ingredients of Sportsmanship:  The core values at Seven Hills include respect, responsibility, caring, compassion, honesty, cooperation, fair play, a positive spirit, and perseverance.  At Seven Hills School, we are the people who do something about it. 

Our teams have a Sense of Purpose:

T         Together

E         Everyone

A         Achieves

M        More

A        Awareness

T        Teachable

T        Tenacity

I         Intensity

T        Technique

U        Unselfishness

D        Discipline

E        Execution

The Seven Hills School Definite Dozen:

1.  Be responsible – Be in total control of your attitude and effort 

2.  Be respectful – treat people the way you want to be treated – build up team and self in a positive manner

3.  Be honest – talk about concerns in the open – always play fair

4.  Be loyal – team unity is crucial to our positive development – express appreciation – put-ups – confine competitiveness to the athletic field – remember your commitment off the field – behave properly on sidelines, the bench, and in the locker room

5.  Work hard – bring your discipline and passion to the game -100% effort in practices and games - always strive for your best

 6.  Be a smart player - learn the techniques and how to execute – mistakes are a way of learning

7.  Have a positive attitude – bring out the best in yourself and your opponent  

8.  Put the team before yourself – be unselfish – respect yourself, teammates, opponents, and officials

9.  Want to be coached – cooperate with teammates and coaches – work towards continuous improvement and learning

10. Influence your opponents with your physical and mental efforts

11. Be consistent in your motivation towards your team – persevere through the hard times

12. Live up to the highest standards, even when others do not -Remember it is a privilege to participate

Tips For Parents:

Enjoy yourselves at a competition.

Try to look relaxed, calm, and positive when watching a competition.

Have a life of your own outside your child’s sport.

Avoid basing your self esteem and ego on your child’s success.

Be a positive role model who values attitude and effort.

Be respectful of other parents and their children at sporting events.

Help police parent ranks.

Parents Helping Their Children:

Help them set realistic goals.  Focus on the process of the performance.

Provide a healthy perspective to help your child understand success and failure.  Maintain a proper perspective.  Dealing with adversity, delaying gratification, and learning optimism are real signs of self esteem and maturity.

Emphasize and reward effort and attitude rather than results.  Model the lessons you want them to learn.  An improved performance is better than winning.

Provide unconditional love.  Show your child love regardless of the outcome.  It is not about the parent.

Always address bad behavior.  Work with the coaches, never against them.

Avoid making them talk immediately after a competition.

Avoid showing negative emotions while watching them perform.

Remember – continuous good effort and a positive attitude are the definitions of success.