GPS Athletics | All About The Girls!

The all-girls environment empowers our athletes to develop their own voices and demonstrate their leadership abilities. Our girls never have to play behind the boys or yield facilities to the boys as in most coed environments.

—Susan Crownover, head varsity and Middle School softball coach of eight state championship teams, seven state runners-up teams, and more than 25 student-athletes who went on to earn NCAA Division I scholarships; member of the Greater Chattanooga Sports Hall of Fame, three-time winner of Chattanooga Times Free Press “Softball Coach of the Year,” and recipient of TSSAA’s A.F. Bridges Award

At GPS, girls take every game-winning shot, hold every leadership position, win every Bruiser state championship. Girls sports are not just a priority; they’re the sole focus of our athletics program. One hundred percent of our resources—from coaching and facilities to strength and conditioning training—is dedicated to the support and success of our female athletes.

An all-girl environment emboldens student-athletes to explore any sport that may interest them, and they have a wide array of options— from rock climbing to rowing, soccer to softball. Once they join the team, they experience a camaraderie that is simply unmatched. They become sisters in sports.

This supportive and nurturing environment not only increases participation, but also gives girls the confidence to explore collegiate opportunities. Each year at GPS, approximately 10 girls sign letters of intent to play in college. Nationally, only 7 percent of male and female athletes go on to play on a college team.

COLLEGIATE SPORTS

10% - 13% GPS Girls

7% nationally (male & female)

Girls perform best when they feel supported, and everyone at GPS is invested in their success. Teachers care about how girls are doing on their teams; coaches ask athletes about their classroom performance.

GPS ATHLETES RECEIVE THE SUPPORT THEY NEED TO THRIVE—WIN OR LOSE.

Being in an all-girls setting gave us the freedom to explore what it meant to be strong, young women. We didn't have to impress anyone but ourselves and were challenged to push the boundaries on what it meant to be a female athlete.

—Whitney Bell ’06, publicist at Netflix, former GPS softball and volleyball player

I have made my best memories and closest friends through high school sports.

—Carley Braman ’18, two-sport athlete and member of the 2017 GPS state champion cross country team and runner for Georgia Southern University