Football  - Briarcrest Elementary football teams (grades 1 - 4) play in the Crosscheck league sponsored by Grace Evangelical Church. The 1^st and 2^nd grade boys play flag football, while the 3^rd& 4^th grade boys play tackle football. (A flag option is available for 3^rd & 4^th grade boys if there is enough interest.) The 5^th grade boys play on a 5^th/6^th combo tackle team with the Middle School. The 5^th grade boys will also have some 5^th grade only games.

Cross Country - The Cross Country team (boys & girls -grades 3 - 5) run in the Memphis Youth Athletics league. The team practices twice a week with meets on Monday. Practice starts in Mid-August and the season ends in Mid-October.
 

Girls Soccer - Girls in grades 3-5 participate in soccer. Practice starts in August and games begin in September. Teams will practice one to two times per week. The teams play in the Germantown Legends League.

Cheerleading - Sideline Cheer is available for girls in grades 1 – 5. Sideline squads cheer at the football games for their respective teams and is a non-competitive squad. In addition, the 5th grade girls can try out for the Middle School Competitive Squad. The cheer program is designed to be a feeder to BCMS and BCHS cheerleading program. For more information on the elementary cheerleading program, please contact Melissa J. Lane at mjlane@briarcrest.com.

Basketball - Boys and Girls grades 1st – 5th are invited to become a part of the Briarcrest basketball program. Signups begin in early October to determine the number of teams in each grade. Teams participate in the Crosscheck, ESCRA, or PAA leagues. Starting in the 3rd grade, players will be placed on a team based on his/her developmental level after evaluations from P.E. class and scheduled (“Play Days”) evaluation nights.
 

Boys Wrestling - Boys in grades 1st - 5th participate in wrestling. Practice starts in November and matches begin later in November and end in January. Teams will practice twice per week. The teams will compete in USA Wrestling sanctioned tournaments in the Memphis area.

Track - Boys and Girls from Kindergarten to Grade 5 are encouraged to be a part of our track program. The track program is sponsored through the Shelby Youth Sports (SYS). Meets are scheduled on Saturdays. Generally, the runners have two practices per week. 

Baseball - Briarcrest offers baseball for boys in grades1-5. Practices start in March and games are in April and May. 1^stand 2^ndgrades will play coach pitch, and 3^rd grade and above play kid pitch with the 3^rdand 4^thgraders playing together. These teams participate in thePAA league.

Softball - Briarcrest offers softball for girls in grades 1-4. Practices start in March and games are in April and May. 1^st and 2^nd grades will play coach pitch, and 3^rd and 4^th grades play kid pitch. These teams also participate in the PAA league.

Tee Ball - JrK and SrK boys and girls can participate in our t-ball program. Briarcrest t-ball is an in house league where we play other Briarcrest teams. We usually have 4 or 5 teams with about 6 games each season. Registration starts in February with games played at Briarcrest on Saturday mornings. The season runs from late March to early May. 

Lacrosse - Lacrosse is offered to Briarcrest elementary students in grades 4- 5 (girls) and 1-5 (boys). The girls play on a combined 4^th/5^th grade team and the boys play on a combined 3^rd/4^th or 5^th/6^th grade team. The 1^st and 2^nd graders will have more of a skills and drills setup with some smaller side games one day a week. Signups will begin in January with games beginning in March and ending in late April. 
 
Boys Soccer - Boys in grades 3-5 can participate in soccer. Practice starts in March and the games begin in late-March through early-May. Generally, they practice two days a week. The teams play against other local schools. The boys are on a combined 3^rd/4^th or 5^th/6^th grade team.

Swim - Students in grades SrK – 5 may participate on our swim team through the YMCA. It is an 8-week session beginning in mid-February and ending in mid-April. The team practices twice a week at the YMCA/Schilling Farms and has two meets per season at the YMCA/Quince.