At Alice Birney, we save competitive sports until grade 4 (soccer, basketball, baseball, etc.). We believe this is healthy because it allows children to stay in the world of imagination and practice skills using their whole body before the confines of rules, teams, and scores. After grade 4, children are more developmentally ready to play competitive games when referees/umpires are not present and they must self-regulate. Playground rules are followed for all games.
District Team Sports
Competitive team sports are played in middle school, grades 7 and 8. Students must be able to manage the demands of an extra-curricular activity while maintaining all of their class work. This will be monitored by having students take the responsibility to complete classwork, have positive behavior, and complete expected responsibilities. The teacher or parent may communicate with the coach if a student is not meeting the expectations and should not participate.
Archery
6th, 7th, & 8th graders – Alice Birney After School Archery would love to have you participate! Check with your teacher and join us!
Our Bees have been busy this year in Track and Field! The 32 students who represented Alice Birney this season were amazing and pressed through our opponents at several meets. Winning the Junior Bullfrog invitational for the second year in a row, every athlete came home with a medal! This past week the season closed with the Sac City Middle School Championships – we have several medalists and 7 district champions including: Reid Paskey (400m), Rina Cincipirino (3200m), Liam Ross (400m), Seth Eastham (Long Jump), Jackson Dunkel (Shot Put), Marley Ross (Shot Put), Xyla Murphy (Long Jump), and our relay teams.
Most of our athletes earned an invite to the California State Games in San Diego this summer! Coach LaRay contributes the team’s success to their competitive will and their bond.
