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BCS Petree Athletic Center
Briarcrest Christian Schools Petree Athletic Center
Eads, TN

What was once a parking lot on a private, coeducational, Christian school in Eads is now the finest high school performance training facility in the region and the largest covered practice facility in the state. Thanks, in part, to 4F Design, The Tennessean identified Briarcrest Christian School as having the best athletic facilities among private schools in West Tennessee. This, only five short months after the school opened the facility in August 2024.

As part of Briarcrest’s campus master plan and broader commitment to developing mind, body and spirit among students, the Petree Athletic Center broke ground in early 2023. “The PAC,” as it’s widely known, is a nearly 62,000-square-foot multisport and all-age complex that includes a lighted and covered artificial turf practice facility; a training center with adaptive digital technology and weightlifting equipment; an athletic training and advanced rehabilitation suite with medical exam rooms and the latest recovery technology; a 99-seat advanced multimedia room; and spacious boys’ and girls’ locker rooms. And while the PAC was designed to help serve the more than 100 outdoor sports teams of the school, and ages elementary through high school, it was also to be a space conducive for non-athlete students and community teams and events alike. The facility also elevated women’s sports in the region and gave some teams like soccer and track their first dedicated spaces.

Called a showpiece addition in the school’s master planning campaign, the PAC gives equal play to both boys’ and girls’ sports—a subtle, yet powerful boost to young women who play sports. It’s also a community highlight. Thanks to the covered practice field, students can practice in any type of weather, and the school can host free camps to reach boys and girls of all ages, from all 901 communities. For example, last summer, the inaugural Memphis Youth Football Camp hosted at no charge 280 kids, who learned the game, heard about the Lord, and met some of their favorite Saints alums who are now NFL and college stars.

Briarcrest Christian School, in having the vision to create this state-of-the-art performance training facility, has successfully provided a place for students, faculty, staff, families and athletes from greater Memphis to play and learn. This multi-use, multi-generational facility will serve the Memphis region for many years to come.

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5101 Wheelis Drive, Suite 215
Memphis, Tennessee 38117
Phone: 901-767-3924

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