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TFS Athletics Overview

The mission of TFS athletics is to develop GREAT character, competence, and competitiveness, to host GREAT events, and to create a Season of Significance. GREAT character evidenced through behavior and performance (stamina, speed, strength, skill, and strategy) will determine our success!

The mission of TFS athletics is to develop GREAT character, competence, and competitiveness, to host GREAT events, and to create a Season of Significance. GREAT character evidenced through behavior and performance (stamina, speed, strength, skill, and strategy) will determine our success!

This vision is so much more than typical sportsmanship responses of shaking hands after games. It is also NOT simply an external plan or program that we are forcing on the kids. It is a way of life that we keenly structure for, be creative with, and intensely seek to inspire in those entrusted to our care. We will raise the BAR: Our BELIEFS will compel ACTIONS that lead to positive RESULTS! We will be Together and Fierce as we Sacrifice for the betterment of the school, program, and team It is the active promotion of planned and purposeful GREAT character development that will be our signature, our constant guide and assessment, our very core, our brand!

We believe:

  • Safety is a prerequisite for optimal development
  • GREAT character is the foundation of all that we do. Gratitude and Generosity, Respect, Responsibility, Role development, Enthusiasm, Effort toward Excellence, Accountability, Ambition, Attitude, and Thinking and Trustworthy are guiding principles in which we will make all of our decisions
  • Competence results from a disciplined work ethic and a focused state of mind to enhance skills, strategies, strength, speed, and stamina
  • Competitiveness is integral in society so we will compete to the very best of our abilities with a great attitude while setting team victory over individual goals

Being a “Light in the Mountains” means we are ambassadors. Others will judge TFS based on our appearance, attitude, conduct, speech, and performance.  In all that we do, we seek to be GREAT! Shine on!

Athletic Programs

Tallulah Falls School fields 40-plus teams in 14 sports, and competes in the Georgia Independent Athletic Association (GIAA) in high school, and the Tri-State Middle School Conference. Middle school volleyball competes in the North Georgia League, and middle school tennis competes in the Southern Mountain League.

TFS competes in baseball, basketball, bass fishing, cheerleading, cross country, equestrian, eSports, golf, one act, precision rifle, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track & field, and volleyball.

The Indians are members of Region/District 4-AAA for the 2024-26 cycle, which includes Athens Christian, Bethlehem Christian, George Walton, Lakeview, Loganville Christian, and Riverside Military Academy. TFS moved to the Georgia Independent Athletic Association (GIAA) for the 2024-26 cycle. MORE INFO

Facilities include a Sports Fitness Center with a variety of equipment, usage times, and exercises to help students and athletes improve performance and lifetime fitness. The Student Activity Center on the middle school campus (gym, fitness center, horizontal climbing wall, multimedia, drama and music room, theater stage, running track, and concessions area), the Higgins Baseball Complex (high school and middle school baseball/varsity softball fields), a cross-country course, six tennis courts, two Upper School gym areas – one main and one multi-purpose – and plenty of nearby trails and hills to condition, provide abundant opportunities for individuals and teams to train and compete. Also, the TFS Natatorium, which features a 10-lane championship pool and room for up to 240 spectators, was added in 2021.

Academic Expectations

It is the desire of Tallulah Falls School for every student to achieve high academic standards. Tallulah Falls School also believes that students should be well rounded. We encourage our students to participate in many educational activities including athletics. The following guidelines are to assist student academic success.

Middle School

All grades will be reviewed after the first three weeks of school. The Academic Dean, teachers, and coaches will meet regularly concerning any student with a grade of 70 or below in one or more classes. Students will be given a set time (often one week) to raise their grade. 

If after the set time, the student’s grade has not improved to a passing grade, the following conditions will apply:

  • 1 week-Students will not travel with their teams.
  • 2 weeks-Students will not travel or participate in team games.
  • 3 weeks-Students will not participate in practices or games.

Upper School

All grades will be reviewed after the first three weeks of school. Students will be given a set time (often one week) to raise their grade.
If after the set time, the student’s grade has not improved to a passing grade, the following conditions will apply:

  • 1 week-Students will not travel with their teams.
  • 2 weeks-Students will not travel or participate in team games.
  • 3 weeks-Students will not participate in practices or games.

Grades will be reviewed weekly throughout the season. If at any point a student’s grade is above a 70, the student will resume normal team activities.

The Academic Dean and the Athletic Director may review students on a case by case basis and make any changes that benefit the student’s academic success.

Athlete Absentee Policy

Athletes must attend at least half of the day’s classes (four classes) to participate in that day’s practice or contest.  Any variation must be approved by the Academic Dean.  Excused from this are medical or emergency appointments that are communicated ahead of time.

Department Needs

Volunteers Needed

  • TFS Tribe Parent Leader needed to help develop our TFS Tribe to better serve parents and friends of TFS athletics. Contact Greg Neeley
  • Team Parent Leaders for each sports team to help with team activities/snacks. Contact coach
  • Concessions helpers for all home contests, Contact Jasonya Webb

Sportsmanship Awards

TFS has earned the GHSA Spirit Sportsmanship Awards in 2020-21, 2019-20, 2011-12 and 2008-09. There have also been a number of individuals recognized as Positive Athlete GA selections, including Perry Gresham and Athletic Director Scott Neal in 2018, Sydney Spivey in 2019, Marshall Williams in 2020, Daniel Shin and Collin Kelly in 2021, Caroline Ball, Emily Wolfe, and coach Lowell Hamilton in 2022, Marc Crotta in 2023, Jenna Chesser and Grayson Penland in 2024, and Carsyn Griffis and coach Tamara Griffis in 2025. Also, Katy Corbett (’21) was chosen for the prestigious GHSA Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC).

Years In Review (By The Numbers)