Philosophy and Purpose
The EHA Athletics Program is an extension of the greater mission of EHA: to cultivate the hearts, minds, and bodies of our city’s children for God’s glory and Richmond’s flourishing. Athletic competition and training create unique environments for this cultivation and formation to happen.
EHA believes that athletics serve the following purposes in the lives of our students:
- Virtue Formation: The challenges of training and competition call students to practice virtues such as courage and self-control, while less-than-virtuous responses offer opportunities for the Gospel’s message of hope to be applied.
- Physical Well-being: Exercise and activity are important components of stewarding our bodies well.
- Skill Development: Each sport includes skills that are foundational to playing well. Coaches design drills to ensure that student-athletes are improving not only in their physical fitness but also in athleticism.
- Christian Community: Teams serve as microcosms of the Body of Christ, giving places for practicing such things as encouragement, forgiveness, and bearing one another’s burdens. Athletic events provide the EHA community, as a whole, opportunities for conversation and fun.
- Competition: Playing one’s best against a worthy opponent has value, whether the contest ends in victory or defeat. Submitting to the decisions of an official, playing as a team, and gracious winning and losing serve to both test and strengthen students’ virtuous actions and attitudes.
Sports
Offered
Boys Soccer
Girls Volleyball
Cheerleading
Boys and Girls Basketball
Coed Track and Field
