• To support families with a calling to home educate their children by providing high quality, competitive sports programs, enabling children to grow in Godly character and skills at the junior and senior high level.

Vision (What we are about):

• Purpose: THESA exists to provide home-schooled athletes with opportunities to participate in team sports of their choice while maintaining their family vision for home schooling.
  Teams: THESA teams will be comprised of all home-school students with a common goal of physical, spiritual, and emotional development.
• Coaches: Coaches would be persons who emphasize Christ-like character and manner as well as have proven skills in the sport and desire to build into young men and women's lives.
  Values: Athletes will be taught the value of Godly character development, Biblical values, self-respect, respect for authority, respect for peers, self discipline, physical conditioning and development of athletic skills.
• Competition: All sports will provide opportunities for participation on competitive teams. At the junior high and senior high levels, teams will compete against private and public (where available) school teams as well as other home school organizations. Home-schooled athletes will have the opportunity to develop their God-given talents in preparation for collegiate-level participation. THESA teams will for a high standard of both sportsmanship and skill levels and maintain a reputation for excellence state and nationwide.
• Financial Considerations: Fees will be charged for the sports programs we provide, however, our desire is that every home-school athlete should have the opportunity to play and develop, regardless of family financial resources. In order to provide the best equipment, facilities, and opportunity for advancement of our athletes, we will seek like-minded individuals, businesses, and foundations that will financially support the THESA vision. Toward this goal, THESA is pursuing tax-exempt recognition from the IRS to allow it to solicit and accept tax-deductible donations for both scholarships and facilities.

THESA Statement of Belief

1. The Bible is the only inspired, authoritative, infallible, and inerrant word of God. Its very words are God-breathed. It is both necessary and sufficient to teach not only about our salvation but also about the conduct of our life.
2. There is only one living and true God. He is an intelligent, spiritual, and personal Being, the Creator, Redeemer, Preserver, and Ruler of the universe. He is one Being who eternally exists in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, without division of His nature, essence, or being.
3. Jesus Christ is the Son of God, the second Person of the Trinity. He is both fully God and fully man. By His perfect obedience and sacrifice of Himself on the cross, He has fully satisfied the justice of His Father, and purchased not only reconciliation, but an everlasting inheritance in heaven for believers. He was visibly and bodily resurrected from the dead.
4. All people are born in sin due to the effects of Adam’s rebellion. They are forgiven of their sins when they trust in the Lord Jesus alone for their salvation. Salvation is by God’s grace, through the means of human faith, apart from good works. Believers are enabled by the Holy Spirit to obey God’s commandments.

NOTE: All Board Members and Coaches are required to sign this statement indicating their agreement with it. Although players are not required to sign the statement, we want all families to know that this is an important aspect of THESA. All parents and children participating are required to read the above statement of faith and sign the application form indicating they have read the statement. Agreement is not a requirement to join THESA.

Thesa teams will strive to achieve and develop the following listed in order of importance:

1. Christ-like Character

2. Winning Attitude

3. Player Development

4. Player Participation

5. Athletic Scholarships

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