A lot of people thought it was going to be the demise of the school, that athletics would take over the school. My argument is that the good far outweighs the problems that we might have. The compromise was three days of varsity sports per week. In addition, the athletic department is self-supporting. Equipment and uniforms are donated.
Coaches are volunteers.
Parents take turns driving teams to and from road games, which in the sprawling Citrus League sometimes means three hours each way. We're a small enough school that all of our kids get involved in everything. But we will restrict students so that they won't try to do more than they can reasonably handle. That often translates into scheduling problems, and school administrators praise their opponents for their flexibility and understanding. The Citrus League plays basketball games on Tuesday afternoons and Friday nights but allows EAA to switch the Friday games to Thursday afternoons.