ATHLETICS Lake Forest Academy’s athletic program is designed to challenge every athlete, whether they are trying a sport for the first time or hope to compete at the collegiate level. LFA offers physical fitness through interscholastic teams, intramurals, and general recreation. The essence of the program is to promote sportsmanship and honor participation, achievement and effort.
Athletics Requirements: • All students—at least one interscholastic team sport per year. • Freshmen and sophomores—all three seasons, either an interscholastic sport or a PE option. • Juniors and seniors—participation in two seasons are required.
100%
of students play one sport
60%
of students play two sports
LFA Sports by Season: Fall Interscholastic: boys cross country, girls cross country, girls field hockey, boys golf, girls golf, boys prep hockey, boys soccer, girls swimming, girls tennis, girls volleyball PE Options: fall play, strength + fitness, yoga, Zumba®
Winter Interscholastic: boys basketball, girls basketball, cheer/dance team (co-ed), boys hockey, girls hockey, boys prep hockey, squash (co-ed), boys swimming PE Options: jiu-jitsu, strength + fitness, winter musical, yoga, Zumba®
Spring Interscholastic: girls badminton, baseball, boys lacrosse, girls lacrosse, girls soccer, softball, boys tennis, track and field (co-ed), boys volleyball PE Options: cycling, strength + fitness, yoga, Zumba®
LFA students play athletic games on 158,400 square feet of turf fields during the fall and spring. In addition to the numerous soccer, field hockey and baseball fields, and the outdoor basketball and tennis courts, students have access to LFA’s modern facilities including the Crown Fitness and Wellness Center, MacKenzie Ice Arena and the Glore Gym, to practice with teammates and work with LFA’s own athletic trainers, and strength and conditioning coach.
“Coaching at a small school like LFA should always be student centered. I strongly believe that if you focus on building the character and resilience of the player first, everything else will fall in line. Sports are the center of what creates leaders in life. My coaching philosophy goes past teaching a sport but how can these skills translate into real life. ” — Tanika Golota, Athletic Coordinator, varsity girls basketball coach
60
College athletes from 2018 to 2022
Playing at the Collegiate Level Every year, LFA graduates go on to play sports at Division I, Division II and Division III colleges. Some choose to take a gap year to play in competitive junior hockey leagues.
34
Junior hockey players from 2018 to 2022
“Coaching LFA student-athletes is a rewarding, unique experience. Whether students have the goal of pursuing their sport at the college level, or they simply want to join a team and have fun, everyone has an opportunity to participate. In my 12 years at LFA, my favorite part of coaching hasn't been the high quality of the play or big wins but rather working with such a great group of kids year in and year out.” — Paul Makovec, varsity boys soccer coach