Athletic Activities & Sports at Ashcreek RanchAshcreek offers a comprehensive set of activities and sports that meet the specific needs of our students. Our individualized attention doesn’t end with therapy… we continually seek to add and improve our activity and sport offerings based on the interest of our students.
Our activity and sports programs are built to help students advance athletically, get in shape, compete against themselves and others, create team camaraderie, and build confidence. Plus, it’s fun and often a great way to get off-campus and enjoy the surrounding area.
Like everything we do at Ashcreek Ranch Academy, athletics and fitness also include our therapeutic component customized to enhance the students individual treatment plan. Our athletics and fitness programs are designed and conducted by our trained therapists, so these aren’t simply fun or “free time” activities – they are integral to our holistic treatment program for boys.
We belong to the “Utah High School Athletic Association (UHSAA) which allows us to participate in all high school sporting events which we register to participate in throughout the changing seasons.
Ashcreek is classed as a 1A school based on our size and our students may participate in high school level athletics such as:
One of our students favorite activities is our weekly fitness program. Each week we go to the local fitness gym near by in LaVerkin to train with our primary therapist Ray, who is not only an outstanding therapist, but an accomplished athlete and fitness trainer.
Ray creates workouts the boys love. He gets them active and moving rather than quietly working out alone. The quick-paced workouts that switch between tasks such as jumping, swinging a kettle bell, or flipping a huge tire are tough, but a big hit with the boys.
Fitness training also provides our therapist opportunities to engage in learning and reflection moments with the boys as they struggle, overcome, and look back at what small things done regularly over time can achieve. These lessons mirror real-life problems and solutions the boys recognize in their home life or interaction with peers. These are fitness habits the boys will take home with them and use in their “bag of tools” to keep fit, relieve stress, maintain confidence, and forever recall the life lessons learned in our program.
As a program designed specifically for young men, we understand the interests and needs for many of our students to find a physical outlet. This isn’t about winning. It is about staying active, improving, and having fun. Research shows incredible benefits to the physical and emotional well-being of those who remain active.
Our varied sports and activity program gives every student the opportunity to try new things and build capabilities and confidence.
