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SPORTS CENTRAL

​A HEALTHY MIND IN A HEALTHY BODY

"Mens sana in corpore sano" (A healthy mind in a healthy body) is almost a platitude of education and when something becomes a platitude it loses the energy of its underlying meaning. Avalon recognizes that a body is not something a person has, but it is an integral part of who he or she is. Sports provide not only a means of physical fitness, but an entry into the uniquely human world of games where effort and teamwork and camaraderie are all blended.

Daily Physical Education for students in grades K-8 allows them to test their physical limits and to test each other. The Avalon School exposes boys to the regular passel of sports that are commonly played, helping them to develop the skills necessary to compete capably, and encouraging the boys to use their imagination and innate competitiveness to develop games of their own.
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Just as a student would not be able to take Calculus or Latin IV without the necessary prerequisites, not everyone who tries out for an interscholastic team is able to make the team. Cuts are made, although rarely at the middle school level, since a false sense of achievement robs the student of a fair assessment of areas that need improvement and diminishes the excellence and hard work of those who truly deserve it.

ATHLETIC OFFERINGS

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FALL

WINTER

SPRING

Varsity Cross Country
Varsity Soccer
​Middle School Soccer
Varsity Basketball
Junior Varsity Basketball
​Middle School Basketball
Varsity Baseball
​Middle School Baseball

FACILITIES

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SOCCER

The Avalon Soccer programs play their home games at Martin Luther King Jr. Recreational Park, and use local parks to hold practices.
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BASKETBALL

The Avalon Basketball Program practices at the Koa Sports indoor facility in Rockville, Maryland.
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BASEBALL

The Avalon Baseball program plays their home games at Kelley Park (Criswell Automotive Field). They also use Kelley Park for practices, as well indoor facilities at Dig In Baseball and The Baseball Zone.

PLAYING AT THE NEXT LEVEL

Black Knight student-athletes have accepted opportunities to play at all levels of college sports. Below is a list of schools where former Avalonians studied and continued their playing careers:
Allegheny College
Arizona Western College
Ave Maria University
Baldwin Wallace University
​Berry College​
Bowie State University
Catholic University of America
Central Connecticut State University
Clafflin University
Clarion University
Coker College
Delaware State University
Dickinson College
Duke University
Fairmont State University
Flagler College
Frederick Community College
Frostburg State University
Gannon University
Garden City College

Hood College
Immaculata University
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Lackawanna College
LaSalle University
Lincoln University
Loyola University (New Orleans)
Lycoming College
Marymount University
Montgomery College
Mount Aloysius College
North Carolina Central University
Nyack College
Pace University
Salisbury University
Savannah College of Art and Design
Shephard University
St. Andrew's University
St. Anselm University
St. Michael's University

Stevenson University
Susquehanna University
Tougaloo College
Towson University
University of Alabama
University of Maryland
University of Nebraska
University of Nebraska-Kearny
University of Pittsburgh
University of South Carolina-Beaufort
University of Virginia
University of Wisconsin
Virginia Tech University
William and Jefferson College
Wittenburg University

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PRIMARY SCHOOL 
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11811 Claridge Rd. 
Wheaton, MD 20902

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301-963-8022
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  • Welcome
    • Our Philosophy
    • Faculty
    • FAQs
    • Avalonia
    • Employment
  • Admissions
    • Admissions Center
    • Contact
    • Admission Information
    • How to Apply
    • Apply Now!
    • International Students
    • FACTS
    • SMART TUITION
  • Academics
    • Summer Reading
    • Primary School
    • Lower School
    • Middle School
    • Upper School
  • Athletics
    • Sports Central
    • Current News and Alumni Updates
    • Sports Calendar
    • Baseball
    • Basketball
    • Soccer
  • Knight Life
    • Calendar
    • Theater
    • The Gala
    • Houses
    • Why Poetry?
    • The Avalon Advisory
    • The Eatery
  • Donate
    • DONATE NOW!
  • Alumni
  • JWM Poetry Contest