One of the primary acad­e­mic goals at Waverly is that each student works to his or her highest poten­tial. This is also true in sports, which enrich student life and the school commu­nity. We believe that partic­i­pa­tion in sports can contribute signif­i­cantly to the phys­i­cal, social, and emotional well-being of our students. Athletes are encour­aged to develop their skills and ability to work as a team. As a result, our coaches focus on maxi­miz­ing the partic­i­pa­tion of all team members. Success is measured in terms of personal devel­op­ment and the team’s overall progress.

The athlet­ics program allows students to compete at the middle school level (which includes grades 5th through 8th) in fall, winter, and spring sports in the Arroyo League. Sports include flag foot­ball, volley­ball, basket­ball, tennis, and soccer. The high school athletic program allows students to compete in cross-country, soccer, tennis, volley­ball, basket­ball, and track in the Inter­na­tional League, affil­i­ated with the Cali­for­nia Inter­scholas­tic Feder­a­tion (CIF).

The follow­ing are require­ments for athletic partic­i­pa­tion for all Waverly student athletes. Participants must:

• Main­tain a satis­fac­tory acad­e­mic and behavioral record. 
• Be punc­tual and main­tain consis­tent atten­dance at school.
• Be present at school through­out the day of a contest in order to compete.
• Complete medical exam­i­na­tions prior to first prac­tice and competition.
• Have a trans­porta­tion permis­sion slip on file.
• Attend all prac­tices, games, and tour­na­ments while adher­ing to team rules as commu­ni­cated by team coaches.
• Strive for exem­plary behav­ior at all times. Waverly athletes are subject to the expec­ta­tions, poli­cies, and conse­quences of the Parent/​Student Hand­book at school, school events, team prac­tices, and games.

Failure to follow these guide­lines may result in the loss of team participation.

Athletes are also strongly encour­aged to attend the awards event in the spring, which recog­nizes team and individual accomplishments.

For ques­tions about the athlet­ics program, please e‑mail athletics@​thewaverlyschool.​org.