Teams and Seasons

Seasons Overview

	FALL	WINTER	SPRING
Middle School Athletics	Cross Country Soccer Volleyball	Basketball Swimming	Baseball Golf Softball Tennis Track & Field
Lower School Athletics	Soccer Cross Country Touch Football	Tennis Basketball*	Bounce Ball

Middle School Sports - 5th-8th Grades

• Fall (August - October)
• Winter (October - January)
• Spring (February - April)

Fall (August - October)

Sport	Cross Country	Soccer	Volleyball
Team Type	Co-ed Team	Co-ed Team	Girls
Meets/Games	1 per week, typically on a Saturday, there are also meets during the week.	1-3 competitions per week, with some weekend tournaments	1-3 competitions per week, with some weekend tournaments
Practices	2-4 times Mon-Thu, with an occasional Fri or Sat practice	2-4 times Mon-Thu, with an occasional Fri or Sat practice	2-4 times Mon-Thu, with an occasional Fri or Sat practice

Winter (October - January)

Sport	BOYS BASKETBALL	GIRLS BASKETBALL	SWIMMING
Team Type	Boys	Girls	Co-ed Team
Meets/Games	1-3 competitions per week, with some weekend tournaments	1-3 competitions per week, with some weekend tournaments	3-6 per season
Practices	2-4 times Monday - Thursday, with an occasional Friday or Saturday practice	2-4 times Monday - Thursday, with an occasional Friday or Saturday practice	2-4 times Monday - Thursday

Spring (February - April)

Sport	BASEBALL	GOLF	SOFTBALL	TENNIS	TRACK & FIELD
Team Type	Boys	Co-ed Team	Girls	Co-ed Team	Co-ed Team
Meets/Games	1-3 per week Mon-Thu, with some weekend tournaments or games	1-2 per week, weather and schedule permitting	1-3 per week Mon-Thu, with some weekend tournaments or games	1-2 per week, weather and schedule permitting	1 per week
Practices	2-4 times Mon-Thu, with an occasional Fri or Sat practice	2-4 times Mon-Thu, with an occasional Fri or Sat practice	2-4 times Mon-Thu, with an occasional Fri or Sat practice	2-4 times Mon-Thu, with an occasional Fri or Sat practice	2-4 times Mon-Thu, with an occasional Fri or Sat practice

Lower School Sports - 1st-4th Grades

• Fall
• Winter
• SPRING

Fall

Sport	CROSS COUNTRY	SOCCER	TOUCH FOOTBALL
Grades	3rd - 4th grade	1st - 4th grade	3rd - 4th grade
Team Type	Co-ed Team	Teams are generally same gender, provided the requisite number of players register. In cases where numbers are limited, co-ed teams will be formed.	Co-ed Team
Season	August through October	September through October	August through October
Meets/Games	1-3 per season	1 weekday game, 7 game schedule	1 game per week
Practices	To be determined by the coaches	To be determined by the coaches	To be determined by the coaches
Opponents	Schools across Houston area	Churches in UCAL (United Church Athletic League)	SFL Football opponents

Winter

Sport	BASKETBALL	TENNIS
Grades	2nd-4th grade	1st-4th grade
Team Type	Teams are generally same gender, provided the requisite number of players register. In cases where numbers are limited, co-ed teams will be formed. Teams will be between 8-10 players, if we have extra participants, they will be allowed to play for different teams	Co-ed Teams when applicable
Season	October through January with 4th grade playoffs in February	October through January
Meets/Games	1 weekday game	1-2 Tournaments per season
Practices	To be determined by the coaches	To be determined by the coaches
Opponents	Churches in UCAL (United Church Athletic League)	Schools across the Houston area

SPRING

Sport	BOUNCE BALL
Grades	1st-4th grade
Team Type	Co-ed Teams
Season	February through April
Meets/Games	1 game per week
Practices	To be determined by the coaches
Opponents	Intramural Program