Athletics

PHILOSOPHY AND OBJECTIVES The Athletic Philosophy of the Romeoville Recreation Department is to provide an environment of positive reinforcement through a controlled learning experience.

This can best be accomplished by our coaches combining the following: instruction of the fundamentals; insuring participation for all; teaching social and leadership skills; stressing the importance of team work; and establishing a competitive yet fun atmosphere.

The Romeoville Recreation Department Youth Sport objectives:

1. To help young people develop physically by learning individual sporting skills and improving their physical conditioning.
2. To help young people mature emotionally by developing self-confidence, self-control, and self-discipline. To teach responsibility, commitment, and a sense of leadership.
3. To help young people grow socially, by learning to cooperate in a competitive context, by learning sportsmanship and by developing friendships with both young people and adults.
4. To provide young people with the opportunity to have safe supervised fun!

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PURSUING VICTORY WITH HONOR WITH THE SIX PILLARS OF CHARACTER
Trustworthiness, Respect, Responsibility, Fairness, Caring, and Citizenship. True sportsmen and sportswomen live by the “Six pillars of Character,” universal value that define a good person.

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PURSUING VICTORY WITH HONOR
MISSION STATEMENT

The Romeoville Recreation Department is committed to providing each athlete with an enjoyable learning experience. We understand that the primary reason young athletes participate in sports is to have fun while competing with each other. We believe every athlete matters and should be given the opportunity to learn and improve his or her knowledge and skills, and we will provide that opportunity. We believe that while competing to win is important, the greater value lies in competing with honor, practicing good sportsmanship and being gracious in victory and defeat.