Filer Middle School Athletics Philosophy

Middle school students are experiencing a time in their lives of tremendous growth and immense change. As they deal with this they are often overly excited, confused, argumentative, curious, erratic, sensitive, moody, and self-conscious. They are searching for identity and acceptance from their peers. In sports and other extra-curricular activities, middle school students learn fair play and sportsmanship. They are to participate, be given chances, and be allowed to make mistakes. They are to learn to appreciate teamwork, understand that hard work and perseverance leads to success, and learn how to deal with coaches, referees, opponents, peers, and themselves.

Mission Statement

Filer School District #413 provides opportunities for students to participate in quality extracurricular activities. (For the purpose of this code, an extracurricular activity is any function which is outside of the scope of regular classroom activities.) Filer School District #413 firmly believes that extracurricular activities are a privilege not a right. The athletic program supports the academic mission of the school. Filer Middle School sets high expectations for its coaches and student-athletes. The athletic program will promote interscholastic athletics that provide lifelong learning experiences to student-athletes while enhancing their achievement of educational goals. Our goal is to teach the values of teamwork, respect, commitment, work ethic, sportsmanship and being humble.

Filer Athletic Program Objectives

  1. Provide the opportunity for student-athletes to develop wholeness through learning experiences that contributes to their physical, mental, emotional and social growth.
  2. Provide each student-athlete with the opportunity to improve their individual skills and potential.
  3. Provide the opportunity for each student-athlete to learn how to function as a member of a team.
  4. To develop the qualities of good sportsmanship, respect, responsibility, and moral integrity within each student-athlete.
  5. To teach the student-athlete to value hard work and commitment.
  6. To provide opportunities for growth and development through athletic competition that will contribute to a successful adult life for each student-athlete.
  7. To develop school spirit within each student-athlete