Welcome to Santa Rosa Christian Athletics
Athletic Director Bary Willcox

The Santa Rosa Christian School athletics program provides an arena wherein student-athletes are guided towards excellence in physical performance and leadership through the integration of Christian principles and values, while participating in interscholastic sports at the highest possible levels.  The athletic program is a source of school spirit at SRCS, offering many opportunities for enjoyable accomplishments and successes, which allow coaches, athletes, and supporters to bring glory to God.  Through the collaborative efforts of all, an opportunity is created to show the community that SRCS student-athletes are committed to developing skills for a lifetime and character for eternity.

The SRCS athletic program strives to encourage in each student-athlete five distinctives that develop the mind, body and spirit as well as instilling a desire to be Christ-like in effort and attitude.

• Distinctive #1  - Our chief goal is to elevate the reputation of Jesus Christ.

A team establishes many goals, none of which should be greater than bringing glory to our Lord and Savior. As a Christian school, we should be obviously different in our attitude and actions.  We are called upon by our Lord to be a "light on a hill" in all athletic contests.

• Distinctive #2 - Athletics is a part of the whole person.

We should accept actions on the field as an indication of the true person, rather than excusing them because an athlete may be under stress.  Our language and behavior on the field or court should be the same as that in the pew, living room or classroom.

• Distinctive #3 - An athlete's performance and personhood should not be linked together.

The Bible instructs us not to place our worth in circumstances, but in the position we have in Christ.  Our self-worth is not to be determined by a win-loss record.  Success needs to be based on the character of the athletes we are developing, on the characteristics and qualities our athletes are claiming for themselves; not on our season's win-loss record.

• Distinctive #4 - As authorities established by God, umpires and officials receive our honor and respect.

All authority comes from God (I Peter 2:13).  Human authorities will make mistakes that often times have a negative impact on us.  Our "response" to the situation reveals our true character. Are we willing to accept injustice, which is common to all men, in a way that would further the cause of Christ? We cannot change the conditions so why not live "above" them and let people see the difference.

• Distinctive #5 - Athletics is a vehicle to educate the whole person.

Our God has created many vehicles that are intended to teach us about life.  We need to provide an environment through which God's truths can be effectively communicated.  In athletics, one experiences all human emotions from joy to sorrow, pride to humility, and camaraderie to loneliness.