Quest Kermode Athletics Mission Statement

Goal:

To provide an intercollegiate athletics program that is committed to the intellectual and athletic growth of student-athletes in an environment where excellence in both sport and academics can be achieved.

Core Beliefs:

• The unique and personalized education experience at Quest shall remain of the highest priority for all athletes.
• Competitive athletics are an equally important part of complete student development.
• Participation in competitive athletics facilitates personal development and healthy lifestyle habits.
• Involvement in athletics will enable the student athlete to develop personal responsibility, integrity, reliability, sacrifice, leadership, teamwork, community awareness, and environmental responsibility.
• Life skills utilized and developed for athletic success are transferable to academic, social and career success.
• Sport can provide a medium for athletes to understand, appreciate and develop an international perspective on how to become active ambassadors and global citizens.

Objectives:

• To create a positive learning and training environment where the ideals of team work, commitment, integrity, leadership and fair play are exhibited, applied and instilled.
• To recruit and retain athletes who are equally committed to achieving academic and athletic success.
• To provide and continuously develop comprehensive training programs that will enable athletes to reach their full athletic potential.
• To empower and support coaches to grow and learn as educators, role models and ambassadors of the athletics program.
• To provide unique opportunities through sport that will enable athletes to utilize their individual athletic talents.