Athletics: Core Values and Philosophy
The Core Values of the St. Albans Athlete
Commitment to Community
Sacrifice
A St. Albans athlete realizes that his efforts should primarily be directed toward the betterment of others, not himself.
Loyalty
A St. Albans athlete looks for ways to help others and the program.
Leadership and Honor
A St. Albans athlete follows all school rules including going to all chapels, classes, lunches, and assemblies. He interacts positively with all members of the community, listening respectfully to others, particularly adults, and looks to initiate conversation in an effort to make people feel welcome.
A St. Albans athlete realizes that his efforts should primarily be directed toward the betterment of others, not himself.
Loyalty
A St. Albans athlete looks for ways to help others and the program.
Leadership and Honor
A St. Albans athlete follows all school rules including going to all chapels, classes, lunches, and assemblies. He interacts positively with all members of the community, listening respectfully to others, particularly adults, and looks to initiate conversation in an effort to make people feel welcome.
Attitude
Courage A St. Albans athlete is positive, persistent, and confident. He respects all his opponents, but fears none of them. He is also humble. He realizes that a truly confident athlete does not need to talk about his performance. He allows his performance to speak for itself.
Excellence
A St. Albans athlete realizes that the more we think only about winning, the less we will win. The more we think about those things which we can control – our work ethic, our behavior, and our positive support for each other – the better we will perform.
Pride
A St. Albans athlete is proud to be part of the more than 110 year tradition of the St. Albans athletic program. He takes care of his equipment and his facilities.
Character
Discipline A St. Albans athlete does the things the right way even when people aren’t looking. He makes good decisions about his physical and emotional well being for the good of the team and himself.
Program Philosophy
St. Albans athletics operates on a set of core values that emphasize a positive attitude, high character, and striving to be one’s best self physically, mentally and emotionally. The program’s specific teaching goals and priorities are captured in the St. Albans athletic development model. The model serves as our guidepost to all that our coaches do as they help individual athletes and teams achieve their goals.
The tradition of mens sana in corpore sano — a sound mind in a sound body — is central to St. Albans School. Our coaches are committed to developing character above all else through setting high standards of integrity, sportsmanship, and honor.
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Located in Washington D.C., St. Albans School is a private, all boys day and boarding school. For more than a century, St. Albans has offered a distinctive educational experience for young men in grades 4 through 12. While our students reach exceptional academic goals and exhibit first-rate athletic and artistic achievements, as an Episcopal school we place equal emphasis upon moral and spiritual education.