Athletics and Sports
To educate the whole person - spirit, mind, and body - is the humanics philosophy that has inspired Springfield College since 1885. Springfield's athletic tradition is firmly rooted in the concept that sports are educational, offering cocurricular opportunities for the development of the student's whole being and enabling them to be leaders in service to humanity.
The athletics program is an integrated part of the College's total curriculum. Here athletics interact with academics - they are cocurricular, not extracurricular. Unlike at other institutions, coaches at Springfield College do more than coach.
As faculty members and academic advisors, they also teach in the classroom and their "classrooms" extend to the playing fields and beyond. In their roles as teacher-coaches, they work with students and student-athletes alike to help them develop to their fullest potential.
The influence of this great teaching/coaching tradition obviously has had a powerful impact: approximately 200 of the College's graduates hold intercollegiate head coaching positions. Springfield College takes great pride in a nationwide reputation as a training-ground for coaches, athletic directors, and athletic trainers.
