Tahoe Expedition Academy

Athletics

Fall Athletics

Fall Athletics – At Tahoe Expedition Academy, athletics is an extension of education. Just as adventure builds character through challenge, grit and determination, so does athletics. Learning doesn’t end when the bell rings. Depending on the season, students ready their mountain bikes, skate-skis, or running gear to enjoy healthy, fun and engaging sports. Our fall sports are listed below, and detailed within the slider bar.

Middle School Cross Country Running competes across Truckee, Tahoe and Douglas County in Tah Neva League meets in Sept and Oct.  MS + US Mountain Biking practices twice a week riding some of the best single track in Tahoe and Truckee, with eduro and blended xc adventure rides planned regionally as well. MS Boys Basketball begins in mid October and runs into early December, and competes against local and regional small schools in the Tah Neva League.

High School As a CIF (California Interscholastic Federation) member school our Cross Country Running competes in regional races in September and October. Upper School Mountain Biking practices twice a week riding some of the best single track in Tahoe and Truckee, with eduro and blended xc adventure rides planned regionally as well. Golf Team is new for Fall 2023 and will practice and play locally at some of the best courses in the region.

Winter Athletics

Winter AthleticsCharacter is actively taught at TEA through crew adventures, field studies and classroom pedagogy. Similarly, through challenging and fun athletic participation, students build strong character, learn the importance of purposeful work and create habits of success. Sportsmanship is a key cog in building character. This trait is honed, refined and reflected on during practices, meets and races.

Goal-setting, time management, dedication and determination create successful students-athletes. Learning and implementing these important habits of success lead to tangible, impactful outcomes, on and off the field of play.

Character is built through determination, trial and error, falling down and getting back up, and working to accomplish individual and shared team goals.

Our winter sports are listed below, and detailed within the slider bar.

Middle School offerings include Nordic Skiing, with practices at world class Tahoe Donner XC, students will ski two nordic disciplines – Classic XC Skiing and Skate Skiing. Sanctioned middle school league races will happen locally and regionally, with fun winter trips to Mammoth, CA too. Girls Middle School Volleyball begins in Dec and runs til February, with competition play in Tah-Neva League against other area small schools. 

High School offerings include Nordic Skiing, with practices at world class Tahoe Donner XC, students will ski two nordic disciplines – Classic XC Skiing and Skate Skiing, with sanctioned CNISSF races in the snow packed Sierra. High School Basketball is planned for the winter months as well, this is open to all students in 9th to 12th grade and will play competitive JV level games in the CIF and regionally. 

Spring Athletics

Spring Athletics – At Tahoe Expedition Academy our teacher-coach model and select programming prioritizes having fun and enjoying athletics first. Then student-athletes are coached on; utilizing pre-match nerves as energy, positive self-talk and enjoying the process, and not over-prioritizing the result.

Be a warrior, not a worrier. Nike’s ‘Just Do It’ tagline, is the embodiment of the optimal student-athlete mindset. Don’t overthink it, don’t over worry it, ‘Just Do It’. First time nordic skiers embrace this moniker throughout their first season on skate skis. Similarly, veterans on the nordic race course have learned to take a deep breath, relax and let their training take over.

Learning through athletics, competing against peers, and strengthening interpersonal and team bonds through collaboration and teamwork results in typically healthy, happy and well-rounded student-athletes.

Our winter sports are listed below, and detailed within the slider bar.

Middle School offerings for the Spring include Track and Field, which is one of our largest sports teams each year. Practices happen 3X per week, with Tah-Neva meets in Truckee, Tahoe and Douglas county. Depending on the snowpack, Mountain biking will happen as well to take advantage of prime Spring single track conditions on south facing and lower elevation trails.

High School offerings for the Spring include Track and Field, practices happen 3X per week, with sanctioned CIF meets in Sacramento, Colfax, Reno and beyond. Depending on the snowpack, Mountain biking will happen as well to take advantage of prime Spring single track conditions on south facing and lower elevation trails. Ultimate Frisbee TEAm will return this Spring, with practices 2X a week from April into early June, with a planned tournament competition schedule. Tennis is on tap for the spring as well, with training sessions planned locally with well known tennis pros.