Athletic Philosophy

The Athletic Program is an important part of the educational curriculum at Zion. Athletics provides an opportunity for the student to grow and enhance athletic ability and learn about leadership and team.

The athletic experience will help the student athlete to:

Exhibit a positive Christian attitude
Discover and express traits and abilities
Demonstrate Christian sportsmanship
Appreciate God’s gift of physical abilities

The program will provide a vehicle for learning:

Attitudes of responsible team play
Cooperation
Mental and physical self-discipline
Loyalty
Personal pride
Pride in the school
Respect for the rights of others
The will to win.

The program will show and prove that hard work and dedication produces results.
Participants are stimulated to develop their God given talents and abilities to their fullest and cultivate a will to win.

Athletic Vision

Improvement:

Every Practice. Every Game. Every Season.

To find out more about Zion Athletic Schedules check our schedule

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Basketball

Zion offers basketball in grades 5th-8th as part of the St. Louis Lutheran Athletic League
5th grade also participates in the St. Charles county league
Our Varsity and Junior Varsity compete in League Championships and our varsity team can qualify for both state and national tournaments
3rd/4th grades participate in a smart start basketball league
Seasons
- 7th/8th (Nov-Feb)
- 5th/6th (Jan-Mar)
- 3rd/4th (Jan-Mar)

Boys Volleyball

Offered for 8^th graders (Mar-April)

Cross Country

Zion offers cross country for grades 1^st-8^th
Distances vary depending on age group
Compete in state tournament

Girls Cheerleading

Cheerleading is offered for girls in grades 6^th-8^th
Season is November-January (February if we qualify for state)
Compete in end of year cheer meet
Cheer during basketball games

Girls Volleyball

Zion offers volleyball in grades 5^th-8^th as part of the St. Louis Lutheran Athletic League
Our Varsity and Junior Varsity compete in the League Championship and our varsity team can qualify for the state tournament
Season goes from August-November

Soccer

Zion offers two soccer teams made up of junior varsity (5^th and or 6^th graders) and varsity (7^th-8^th grades)
Soccer participates in St. Louis Lutheran Athletic League and participates in the League Championship

Youth Soccer League

Youth Soccer Program is now Junior Cougar Youth Soccer Program. Below is the website that has information on the program.

http://lhssc.siplay.com/site/

Track and Field

Zion Track and Field takes place in the Spring. 5th-8th graders are eligible to participate. Athletes compete in City Championships and at Lutheran School Association of Missouri State Track Meet.

Events include: 4 X 100 M relay, 4 X 200 M relay, 100 M dash, 200 M dash, 400 M run, 800 M run, 100 M hurdles, long jump, discus, high jump, shot put, and triple jump

Definition of Teams

5^th grade
- Everyone participates and playing time is equal
6^th grade
- Everyone participates playing time is distributed based on effort (everyone plays)
JV
- 7^th and 8^th graders tryout and if not on varsity are placed on JV less strenuous schedule and opportunity to play
Varsity
- 7^th and 8^th graders tryout out and are placed on JV or Varsity
- Varsity is more geared for higher end as preparation for high school
- Playing time is earned.

ATHLETICS