Is it expensive to participate?

Each team in each sport operates on a budget derived from the actual expenses incurred for that team throughout that season.  The budget is divided equally amongst the players on that team to arrive at an individual team fee.  Team fees throughout the past year have ranged from $35 each for track to around $400 each for varsity basketball and cheerleading.  Uniforms must also be purchased in addition to the team fee.

How can I afford to participate?

We have been blessed with many recurring fundraisers that are available.  Nearly all the athletes earn enough through the fundraisers to participate in multiple sports throughout the year.  A diversity of methods are provided to ensure suitability for almost anyone to participate.

Can I feel comfortable entrusting my child to the influences of the coaches and other athletes?

All of our head coaches must submit a resume, interview with the SHSK Board, and are screened with background checks.  All coaches must abide by an established Coaches Code of Conduct and must submit to the Athletic Director and the SHSK Board of Directors.  As a Christian organization, coaches are asked to pray at practices and conduct themselves as Christian role models.  Each athlete is required to sign a Players Code of Conduct and adhere to it.  Practices are open for observation as long as observers are not a distraction.  Notwithstanding the fact that youth can be a difficult time of life, our athletes as a whole are very well-behaved students from good families. 

How do the athletes get to the away games?

One of the greatest attributes of the Knights program is the involvement of the families.  Parents are responsible for arranging transportation for their children to all practices and games.  Nearly all of the families attend as many of the away games as the home games, which makes for a great fan base for our teams at every game.  If you cannot attend a game, you may make arrangements for your athlete to ride with another adult over 25 years old and a travel letter is provided to be signed and notarized, authorizing that adult to be responsible for your child.

Is there any possibility of my child pursuing sports in college if they play for the Knights?

While that possibility cannot be ruled out for any child, regardless whether they even participate in sports in high school, opportunities are becoming increasingly available as home school sports programs gain more recognition nationally. 

Through a currently developing program, the Knights are focused on becoming more intentional in partnering with Christian colleges for the purpose of mentoring opportunities for both players and coaches, a certification program for our coaches, and exposure at the college level for our athletes. 

Our goal is to seek out the financial benevolence of individuals or entities to purchase 10-15 acres and build a youth sports complex that would include football, baseball, and soccer fields, a gymnasium, and a track.  We experience difficulties reserving and renting gym time for practices and games throughout the basketball season every year.  We are currently blessed by the benevolence of High Street Baptist Church allowing us to use a football practice field rent-free, and Evangel University  for the use of their beautiful baseball field, also rent-free, and Christian Schools of Springfield for the use of their track and field equipment and facility, also rent-free.