ATHLETICS
We motivate, prepare, and evaluate all cadet candidates through a variety of athletic experiences. Our athletic department fully prepares recruited athletes for the physical, mental, and emotional rigors of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I athletics while preparing all cadet candidates to successfully meet physical education requirements as cadets.
The school accomplishes its mission by maximizing the physical aptitude of every cadet candidate and inspiring men and women to become leaders of character.
Intercollegiate Sports
The Preparatory School offers four uniformed sports: football, men’s basketball, women’s basketball, and coed soccer. Our teams participate in a competitive schedule comprising of NJCAA programs, college junior varsity teams, and other preparatory schools. Each sport offers and encourages open tryouts for cadet candidates to compete.
Prep Physical Education
PE is designed with several goals in mind. (1) To improve cadet candidate’s performance on the PFT and AFT, as well as their overall personal fitness levels. (2) To develop a positive attitude toward physical fitness and teamwork in each cadet candidate. (3) To promote personal responsibility regarding physical fitness in each cadet candidate. (4) To maximize the ability of each C/C to meet the U.S. Air Force Academy’s Physical Education Average (PEA) requirement and, if recruited, to compete at an NCAA Division I level.
Cadet candidates take the Physical Fitness Test (PFT) four times during their 10 months at the Preparatory School. The first PFT is administered at the end of BMT to assess overall cadet candidate fitness levels. Success in the PFT, the same test cadets face at the Academy, while at the Preparatory School better prepares cadet candidates for Basic Cadet Training (BCT) and the physical demands of the four-year cadet experience.
Mid-way through the first quarter, a 10-lesson introductory PE class is given to all non-intercollegiate recruited athletes and consists of:
- Weight training exercises with a focus on proper technique
- Long distance running to increase endurance
- Indoor and outdoor sprinting to improve stamina
- Hill training to improve acclimation, muscle strength and overall endurance and stamina