Excellence. Tradition. Perseverance. Teamwork. Competitiveness is encouraged, with a priority on developing each child's fundamental skills necessary to compete at the next level.
Athletic forms are required once a school year for students who plan to participate in a sport during the school year (including pre-season activities). The on-line document management system is called PRIVIT. The required athletic forms are signed on-line. In addition, we need a current sports physical dated after April 15th for your student. You can take a picture of the signed physical with your smart phone and upload it to your PRIVIT account. The first step in this process is to create an account. The instructions can be found here (PrivIT Parent Instructions) and the link to the PRIVIT login can be found at the top of this section. The athletic forms process is complete for your student after you have set up your account, signed the forms on-line, and uploaded a current sports physical. This process must be completed before the first practice.
Please contact Talar Linder at 765-4601 if you have any questions about the required athletic forms/process.
Football - Briarcrest Elementary football consists of flag and tackle teams (grades 1 - 5). Flag teams play in the Crosscheck league sponsored by Grace Evangelical Church and tackle teams play in the Municipal Football League (MFL). The 1st and 2nd grade boys play flag football, while the 3rd-5th grade boys play tackle football (a flag option is available for 3rd & 4th grade if there is enough interest). Division placement for tackle is based on age (8U or 10U) and not by grade. Flag season begins in mid-August through end of October and tackle season runs from mid-July through early November.
Cross Country - Boys & girls in grades 3 - 5 are welcome to participate in the Memphis Youth Athletics (MYA) league. The team practices twice a week with meets on Monday at Shelby Farms. Practice starts in Mid-August and the season ends in Mid-October.
Girls Soccer - Girls in grades 3-4 participate in soccer (9U/10U). Practice starts in August and games begin in September through mid-November. The teams participate in the Germantown Legends Rec 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. 1st- 2nd grade cheerleaders will get to cheer for flag football and 3rd-4th will get to cheer for both flag and tackle football. Cheerleaders also get to take part in an elementary clinic with High School cheerleaders in August as they prepare for Elementary Night at a Varsity Football game where teams will be announced. Elementary cheerleaders might also perform at the High School Cheer Showcase in February. High school cheerleaders coach the elementary cheer girls. Season begins in mid-August until end of October.
Basketball - Boys and Girls in grades 1st – 5th are invited to become a part of the Briarcrest basketball program. Season begins with practices in mid-November. All practices are here on campus. Games begin in December with playoffs in February. Our teams participate in the Crosscheck league. Starting in the 3rd grade, players will be placed on a team based on his/her developmental level after evaluations.
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 2-3 times per week. The teams will compete in USA Wrestling sanctioned tournaments in the Memphis area.
Track - Boys and girls from 3rd grade through 5th grade are encouraged to be a part of our track program. We participate in the Memphis Youth Athletics (MYA) League. Season starts in March with meets on Saturdays held at local schools through the end of April. Practices are here on campus 2-3 times a week.
Baseball - Briarcrest offers baseball for boys in grades 1-4. Practices start in March and games begin in late March through early May. 1stand 2nd graders (8U) will play coach pitch, and 3rd and 4th graders (10U) will play kid pitch. These teams participate in the Crosscheck League.
Softball - Briarcrest offers softball for girls in grades 1-4. Practices start in March and games are in April and May. 1st and 2nd graders will play coach pitch (8U), and 3rd and 4th graders will play kid pitch (10U). These teams participate in the GBSL Softball Modified 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 5-7 teams with about 6 games each season. Season begins with practices after Spring Break and games are played at Briarcrest from early April through early May.
Lacrosse - Lacrosse is offered to Briarcrest elementary students in grades 1-4 for both girls and boys. For girls, divisions are based on their grade (3rd, 4th etc.). Boys play on a combined 3rd/4th grade team. The 1st and 2nd graders will have more of a skills and drills setup with some smaller side games one day a week. Season begins in mid-February with workouts for 3rd and 4th and official practices begin in March. Games begin in early March through early May. Younger grades meet once a week and have a shorter season.
Boys Soccer - Boys in grades 3-4 can participate in soccer. 3rd is combined with 4th (9U/10U). Practice starts in March and the games begin in late-March through mid-May. Generally, they practice two days a week. The 3rd-4th graders play in the Germantown Legends Rec league.
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