Faith based education through sport

District 8 Athletic Association administers secondary school sports servicing the Catholic and Independent high schools the Waterloo Region. It is a member of Central Western Ontario Secondary Schools Association and the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations.

Click here to view the District 8 Organizational Chart.

Currently District 8 is made up of eight catholic and independent secondary schools within the Waterloo Region. They include:

• École secondaire Père-René-de-Galinée
• Monsignor Doyle Catholic Secondary School
• Resurrection Catholic Secondary School
• Rockway Mennonite Collegiate
• St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School (Cambridge)
• St. David Catholic Secondary School
• St. Mary’s High School (Kitchener)
• Woodland Christian High School

District 8 – Code of Ethics

Code of Ethics for Student‐Athletes

• I will respect student‐athletes, coaches, officials, and spectators.

• I am a student first and athletics is an extension of my educational experience.

• I am committed to striving for excellence with integrity and sportsmanship.

• I will communicate in a positive way.

• I am grateful to be a student‐athlete, and I will win with dignity and lose with grace.

Code of Ethics for Coaches

• I will respect student‐athletes, coaches, officials, and spectators.

• I will act in the best interest of the team while developing the student-athlete as a whole person.

• I will teach my student‐athletes to play fair and to respect the rules, officials, and opponents.

• I will be generous with praise and constructive feedback.

• I will encourage and model integrity and sportsmanship.

Code of Ethics for Spectators

• I will respect student‐athletes, coaches, officials, and spectators.

• I will remember that student‐athletes play sports for their own enjoyment and as an extension of their educational experience.

• I will cheer in a positive manner.

• I will respect the area of play.

• I will respect the decisions of the official.