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The schedule for this year's NCSAA Division 2 and 3 Basketball Championships has been released. 43 boys' and girls' varsity teams from 12 states will converge on Erie, Pennsylvania...

NCSAA extends a warm welcome to the schools of the Green Apple Association of Christian Schools (based in Davie, Florida), as we partner with their association to provide new services and athletic opportunities to their schools. We're excited to have you on board and look forward to an exciting next three years!

We invite your teams to participate in this year's NCSAA tournament events (dates and details provided here). Now is the time to register, so give us a call, if you're interested!

NCSAA is excited to announce two new partnerships for the coming school year -- with ExploreChristianEducation.com and Advance Christian Schools. We hope these will be a blessing to your schools!

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That's right...it's nearing the time for the coming school year to begin, and here at NCSAA, we're gearing up for the new year, as well.

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This is the tenth in a season-long series of posts on the topic of joy, as it relates to the life and athletic pursuits of your teams. This post corresponds with Week 9: "A Fruit of the Spirit."

Keywords: faithfulness, fruit, gentleness, goodness, joy, kindness, love, patience, peace, self-control, spirit, wellspring, wellspring of life initiative  |   0 comments

This is the ninth in a season-long series of posts on the topic of joy, as it relates to the life and athletic pursuits of your teams. This post corresponds with Week 8: "Requirements and Rewards."

Keywords: hunger, joy, oppression, sabbath, selfishness, service, strength, wellspring, wellspring of life initiative  |   0 comments

This is the eighth in a season-long series of posts on the topic of joy, as it relates to the life and athletic pursuits of your teams. This post corresponds with Week 7: "Joy in the Face of Sorrow?"

Keywords: enemies, joy, opponents, prayer, sorrow, teachable, undivided heart, wellspring, wellspring of life initiative  |   0 comments

This is the seventh in a season-long series of posts on the topic of joy, as it relates to the life and athletic pursuits of your teams. This post corresponds with Week 6: "Our Crown."

Keywords: crown, eternal perspective, goals, joy, motivation, relationship, wellspring, wellspring of life initiative  |   0 comments

This is the sixth in a season-long series of posts on the topic of joy, as it relates to the life and athletic pursuits of your teams. This post corresponds with Week 5: "Works of the Lord."

Keywords: joy, praise, senseless, thanks, wellspring, wellspring of life initiative, wickedness, winning, worship  |   0 comments

This is the fifth in a season-long series of posts on the topic of joy, as it relates to the life and athletic pursuits of your teams. This post corresponds with Week 4: "Laws That Bring Joy."

Keywords: joy, laws, obedience, rules, wellspring, wellspring of life initiative  |   0 comments

This is the fourth in a season-long series of posts on the topic of joy, as it relates to the life and athletic pursuits of your teams. This post corresponds with Week 3: "Yearning for Joy."

Keywords: discouragement, distractions, faithfulness, goals, joy, perseverance, wellspring, wellspring of life initiative  |   0 comments

This is the third in a season-long series of posts on the topic of joy, as it relates to the life and athletic pursuits of your teams. This post corresponds with Week 2: "Defining Joy, Part 2."

Keywords: joy, scripture, security, wellspring, wellspring of life initiative  |   0 comments

This is the second in a season-long series of posts on the topic of joy, as it relates to the life and athletic pursuits of your teams. This post corresponds with Week 1: "Defining Joy, Part 1."

Keywords: fun, joy, wellspring, wellspring of life initiative  |   0 comments

This is the first in a season-long series of posts on the topic of joy, as it relates to the life and athletic pursuits of your teams. This first post is a note to coaches, as they begin to lead their teams in the season study.

Keywords: joy, wellspring, wellspring of life initiative  |   0 comments

Is competition in the athletic realm (or elsewhere) something that should cause Christians concern? Is there such a thing as healthy competition? Should Christians desire to be the best? Kara Hartman examines this issue from a Biblical perspective -- one which gives any athlete, coach, or person impacted by a competitive drive cause to pause and answer the question, "For what are you competing?"

Keywords: compete, competition, kara hartman, passion in play  |   1 comments

Passion. Stewardship. Selflessness. Excellence. Is this what marks your athletics? This is the final part (Part 5) of a five-part series exploring the imperative of excellent Christian athletics.

Keywords: athletics, christian, excellence, nate hartman, national christian school athletic association, ncsaa, passion in play  |   0 comments

Sports as worship? Sure, but why does that usually seem so boring? This is Part 4 of a five-part series exploring the imperative of excellent Christian athletics.

Keywords: athletics, christian, excellence, nate hartman, national christian school athletic association, ncsaa, passion in play  |   0 comments

You're an athlete. ..Does God expect you to be excellent? This is Part 3 of a five-part series exploring the imperative of excellent Christian athletics.

Keywords: athletics, christian, excellence, nate hartman, national christian school athletic association, ncsaa, passion in play  |   0 comments

Does God want us to play? This is Part 2 of a five-part series exploring the imperative of excellent Christian athletics.

Keywords: athletics, christian, excellence, nate hartman, national christian school athletic association, ncsaa, passion in play  |   0 comments

What makes Christian athletics "Christian"? This is Part 1 of a five-part series exploring the imperative of excellent Christian athletics.

Keywords: athletics, christian, excellence, nate hartman, national christian school athletic association, ncsaa, passion in play  |   0 comments

The 2009-10 NCSAA All-American and Super-Regional Teams were announced today -- featuring the nation's top players from NCSAA member schools nationwide.

Keywords: all-american, awards, baseball, basketball, football, national christian school athletic association, ncsaa, player of the year, soccer, softball, super-regional, volleyball  |   0 comments

An evening ride to Wal-Mart surprised me with an early Christmas gift -- a reminder of what all of our efforts in Christian education and athletics are all about.

Keywords: angels, carols, christian, christmas, education, gospel, hope, it came upon a midnight clear, love, ncsaa, o holy night, peace, schools, serve, service, struggle  |   1 comments

When Christian schools focus too heavily on their own needs and survival, they neglect one of the most significant commands that God has given. In times of economic struggle, we must be faithful to this call in order to strengthen the mission of Christian education.

Keywords: amos, athletics, christian, community, economic, economy, education, justice, money, needy, poor, purpose, schools, selfish, serve, sports  |   0 comments

The director of NCSAA is reminded of the purpose of Christian education (and athletics), and calls all Christian schools to unite in seeking that purpose. This marks a reshaping of the mission of purpose of NCSAA.

Keywords: administration, administrators, america, amos, athletics, biblical, christ, christian, country, culture, education, god, israel, judgment, leaders, mission, punishment, purpose, schools, scripture, sports, teachers, usa  |   3 comments

Complete summaries of play from the 2009-10 NCSAA Great Lakes Classic.

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The first day of this year's Great Lakes Classic is complete. Highlights...

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