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Texas Home Educators Sports Association

About THESA Riders

Mission

THESA (Texas Home Educator's Sports Association) exists to support Dallas/Fort Worth area families with a calling to home educate their children by providing competitive sports programs, enabling children to grow in Godly character and skills at the junior and senior high level.  THESA offers pom, volleyball, basketball, softball, and tennis for girls and football, basketball, baseball, and tennis for boys.  THESA offers track and cross country for boys and girls.

Vision

Purpose:  THESA exists to provide homeschooled athletes with opportunities to participate in team sports of their choice while maintaining their family vision for home schooling.

Teams: THESA teams will be comprised of all homeschool students with a common goal of physical, spiritual, and emotional development.

Coaches: Coaches will be persons who emphasize Christ-like character and manner as well as have proven skills in the sport and a desire to build into young men and women's lives. 

Values: Athletes will be taught the value of Godly character development, Biblical values, self-respect, respect for authority, respect for peers, self discipline, physical conditioning, and development of athletic skills.

Competition: All sports will provide opportunities for participation on competitive teams. At the junior high and senior high levels, teams will compete against private and public (where available) school teams as well as other homeschool organizations. Homeschooled athletes will have the opportunity to develop their God-given talents in preparation for collegiate-level participation. THESA teams will strive for a high standard of both sportsmanship and skill levels and maintain a reputation for excellence state and nationwide.

Financial Considerations: Fees will be charged for the sports programs we provide; however, our desire is that every homeschool athlete should have the opportunity to play and develop, regardless of family financial resources. In order to provide the best equipment, facilities, and opportunity for advancement of our athletes, we will seek like-minded individuals, businesses, and foundations that will financially support the THESA vision. THESA is a 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization allowing it to solicit and accept tax-deductible donations for both scholarships and facilities.

Statement of Belief

  1. The Bible is the only inspired, authoritative, infallible, and inerrant word of God. Its very words are God-breathed. It is both necessary and sufficient to teach not only about our salvation but also about the conduct of our life.
  2. There is only one living and true God. He is an intelligent, spiritual, and personal Being, the Creator, Redeemer, Preserver, and Ruler of the universe. He is one Being who eternally exists in three persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, without division of His nature, essence, or being.
  3. Jesus Christ is the Son of God, the second Person of the Trinity. He is both fully God and fully man. By His perfect obedience and sacrifice of Himself on the cross, He has fully satisfied the justice of His Father, and purchased not only reconciliation, but an everlasting inheritance in heaven for believers. He was visibly and bodily resurrected from the dead.
  4. All people are born in sin due to the effects of Adam’s rebellion. They are forgiven of their sins when they trust in the Lord Jesus alone for their salvation. Salvation is by God’s grace, through the means of human faith, apart from good works. Believers are enabled by the Holy Spirit to obey God’s commandments.

NOTE: All Board Members and Coaches are required to sign this statement indicating their agreement with it. Although players are not required to sign the statement, we want all families to know that this is an important aspect of THESA. All parents and children participating are required to read the above statement of faith and sign the application form indicating they have read the statement. Agreement is not a requirement to join THESA.

A summary of THESA team goals -- listed in order of importance:

1. Christ-like Character

2. Winning Attitude

3. Player Development

4. Player Participation

5. Athletic Scholarships

History Overview

Five families with a common vision to support families with a calling to home educate their children by providing high quality, competitive sports programs enabling children to grow in Godly character and skill at the junior high and senior high level founded THESA the fall of 2002.  THESA adopted the mission to provide home-schooled athletes with opportunities to participate in team sports of their choice while maintaining their family vision for home schooling.

Since 2002 thousands of home school athletes have pursued their athletic goals in volleyball, cheer, football, boys basketball, girls basketball, baseball, tennis, and softball.  In the first year THESA offered volleyball, baseball and golf.    By 2007, 120 athletes participated in baseball, boys basketball, girls basketball, golf, and volleyball.  By 2011, THESA had grown to 180 athletes and included six-man football, cheerleading and softball.  

In 2022, THESA will celebrate 20 years of supporting families with a calling to home educate their children by providing high quality, competitive sports programs enabling children to grow in Godly character and skill.