Spring Valley Academy offers a variety of inter-scholastic sports, including volleyball, soccer, basketball, softball, and baseball.  SVA also offers a unique performance gymnastics team that combines elements of gymnastics and acrobatics.  Our cheerleaders spread school spirit throughout SVA.

SVA employs an Athletic Director who provides our teams rigorous schedules with other Christian schools, smaller public schools, and other club teams.  Our teams are led by volunteer coaches who provide excellent skill and character development opportunities to our students.   Because SVA is a relatively small school, our older athletes mentor our younger ones and unique bonds are created on and off the athletic field.

Our Athletic Program's Mission is squarely within SVA's Mission:  Christian Athletics inspiring students to know, follow, and share Jesus.   In our Athletic Program, we honor Jesus, win or lose.

ACADEMIC ELIGIBILITY & STUDENT ATHLETE PROBATION

Student athlete eligibility is essential to uphold the integrity of an athletic department.  Athletics should be used as a learning tool for life skills and responsibility.  Students' academics are to be held as a priority over sports at all times.  However, athletics has much to offer in the development of life experiences for students and may be used as a motivator for those athletes who need motivation academically.  That is why an academic eligibility program has to have redemption check points.  This will allow student athletes to have goals that are attainable.

Student athletes must have a minimum GPA of 2.0 with no more than two D's and no F's.  This standard is enforced for each quarter.  Quarter grades are based on a nine week period.  Student athletes that do not have a GPA of 2.0 or have more than two D's and at least one F are made ineligible to play in games, receive a uniform or travel to games as a team member.  Student athletes who do not fall under quarter grade requirements will be placed on a Student Athlete Primary Probation.   Student athletes who find themselves under primary probation will not participate in games or receive a uniform, however, they will be permitted to tryout and practice with that team.  They will remain on primary probation as a non-playing member until mid-term grades are available.  If a student athlete on primary probation does not receive any F's or more than two D's full eligibility will then be reinstated but if one F or more than two D's is received, the official status of the student athlete will be ineligible for the remainder of the quarter.

If at mid-term, a student athlete receives an F, or more than two D's and is not currently on primary probation, they will be placed on Student Athlete Secondary Probation.   Students on secondary probation have a mandatory two week suspension to bring themselves out of secondary probation status.  During secondary probation, student athletes will not have the opportunity to participate in any games and will be considered as non-playing team members although team expectations and team rules still apply.  At the end of the two week period (of secondary probation) student athletes will be required to ask their teachers to sign a Secondary Probation Relinquishing Form  (please see "forms" in menu).  Once this has been received by the Athletic Director the student athlete and coach will be informed of their eligibility status.  If, however, student athlete secondary probation requirements are not met at the end of the two week period, all eligibility will be removed.

A student athlete cannot be put on Primary Probation two times within one sports season.  Student athletes can, however, be placed on Secondary Probation twice in one sports season.  Student athletes must be enrolled in five one credit classes which will be used in determining eligibility.  Student athletes that fall below a 1.6 GPA are ineligible for a primary probation. If a student receives an "incomplete" they are placed on suspension until the official grade change is received by the registrar.  Team fees will be paid by student athletes who are on probation.  If, at any time, a student athlete is made ineligible because of their grade status, no refund of sport fees will be applicable.