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*All ETS home football games
are played at Nienhuis Park,
3201 N. 9th
Street, Broken Arrow.
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Philosophy of Athletics
The Christian approach to athletics at
Evangelistic Temple School flows naturally from
the school’s philosophy of Christian education.
The purpose and intent of our athletic programs
at ETS is to bring glory to God through our
participation and involvement in individual and
team sports activities and to develop within
those who participate in athletics the character
traits of Jesus Christ. We desire for our
athletes to grow spiritually by teaching them to
think and act like Christ in the competitive
arena and to model godly character through their
words, their attitudes and their deeds.
Developing each student athlete spiritually, so
that the Holy Spirit controls and directs his or
her mind and body in every athletic endeavor is
a key objective of the E.T.S. athletic program
(1 Thessalonians 5:23). Within that
philosophical framework, all of our coaches
desire to train, disciple, and encourage student
athletes to perform athletically to the maximum
of his or her potential in order to honor and
glorify the Lord Jesus Christ.
Athletic
competition often can serve as a microcosm of
life, providing perfect learning situations for
teaching God’s principles. Using the many kinds
of problems and different situations that occur
in athletic competition, coaches attempt to
build within each student athlete eternal
biblical principles and values, so that he or
she might conform to Christ’s image and
demonstrate His character.
The athletic
program is an important part of the overall
educational experience of students at ETS and
must necessarily conform to the school’s
philosophy of Christian education. Athletic
competition must never be allowed to damage the
testimony of Christ or the philosophy and the
ministry of the school.
Through the
athletic program at ETS, we strive to accomplish
the following objectives:
- To develop within each student athlete
the positive character qualities of Jesus
Christ, conforming ourselves to His image,
and openly expressing those characteristics
to others through athletic competition.
- To learn to give maximum effort for the
glory of God in every aspect of the athletic
program.
- To glorify God in word and deed by
presenting a positive witness and testimony
for Jesus Christ to the lost.
- To teach the biblical principle of
respect for authority; players respect for
coaches; coaches, players and fans respect
for officials; and all a respect and
reverence for God.
- To instill within every player the
principle of setting aside our individual
desires and goals for the good of the team.
- To provide opportunities within athletic
competition to learn self-discipline and
self-control, because true individual
character traits are often revealed in the
heat of competition.
- To encourage and provide opportunities
for student athletes to produce a healthy
body (“temple of the Holy Spirit”).
- To do everything with a “total release”
of all mental and physical ability, and all
emotional energy (100% effort), in order to
play with complete concentration, and then
releasing the results to God.
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