About NHAA

The National Homeschool Athletic Association exists to support, connect, and equip homeschool athletic programs across the country. We believe that sports — when rooted in mission and guided by character — become one of the most powerful tools for developing young men and women.

Too many homeschool programs are building in isolation. They face the same challenges — leadership transitions, parent engagement, funding, facilities, and culture — without anyone to learn from. The NHAA aims to change that by creating the infrastructure, resources, and community that homeschool sports programs have needed for decades.

The Origin

In 2003, Coach Dick Burton set out to do something many people believed was impossible: build a competitive homeschool football program that could stand the test of time. At the time, homeschool football across the country was still in its infancy — programs often rose and fell within a few seasons, dependent on the passion of one family or the presence of a single group of players. But Burton believed something different was possible. He believed a program could be built on mission, on community, and on faith — something bigger than one coach, one family, or one generation of players. So Christ Prep Football was born.

A Legacy of Leadership

What Burton started did not end with him. Coach Dave Wallace carried the program forward, strengthening the competitive side while preserving the culture that had been established. Later, Coach Jim Cook stepped into the role, continuing the steady growth of a program becoming known not just for football, but for the kind of young men it produced. Then in 2016, Coach Tom Hurley became the fourth head coach in the history of Christ Prep Football — inheriting something rare in modern athletics: a program already defined by stability, continuity, and shared purpose.

The Numbers Behind the Culture

More than two decades after Burton's original vision, Christ Prep stands as one of the most respected and enduring programs in homeschool football, with three national championships to its name. But trophies alone do not explain the program's reputation. The numbers tell a deeper story. The program's coordinators average 17.5 years of tenure.

Another statistic often surprises people unfamiliar with homeschool athletics: Christ Prep currently has twelve coaches on staff, and only two of them have sons playing in the program. In a world where homeschool sports programs are sometimes assumed to revolve around a coach's own children, Christ Prep has quietly demonstrated a different model. The program was never built as a family enterprise. It was built as a community institution — supported by families who believe in the mission and sustained by coaches committed to serving players far beyond their own households.

“Football is the vehicle. Character is the destination.”

Mission-Driven Coaching

Under Coach Hurley's leadership, the mission that has remained unchanged through every era of the program is more than a slogan — it is the lens through which everything is evaluated. Every practice plan, every offseason workout, every difficult conversation with a player ultimately points back to the same goal: forming young men of character who will lead well long after their playing days are over.

A Respected Voice

Over the years, Hurley has built deep relationships across the homeschool football landscape. Through national competitions, including the Homeschool Football Classic, he has become a respected voice among coaches who share the same desire — to prove that homeschool football can combine competitive excellence with Christ-centered leadership. But the true legacy of Christ Prep Football is found in the hundreds of young men who have worn the Patriots jersey — men who have gone on to become husbands, fathers, leaders in their churches, and leaders in their communities.

Built to Last

The vision that began with Dick Burton in 2003 — strengthened by Dave Wallace and Jim Cook — had already proven that Christ Prep Football could endure. Hurley embraced the responsibility of continuing that work. And today, more than twenty years after that first team took the field, Christ Prep Football still stands as living proof that when a program is built on faith, humility, and mission, it can outlast trends, personalities, and generations.

Building the Platform

Peter McClung is a technology entrepreneur and operator who has spent 25 years building platforms, brands, and teams — sometimes inside massive organizations, sometimes from scratch. As the founder of Team Scout, he created the first technology platform purpose-built for homeschool and club sports programs — the tools, the infrastructure, and the digital backbone that these programs need but have never had.

Entrepreneurial Track Record

Before Team Scout, Peter founded five ventures spanning media, technology, and marketing — including a venture-backed community platform that raised $7M, a creator economy company that produced 1,000+ videos, and a consulting firm serving Fortune 500 brands. He spent over a decade in corporate leadership at UnitedHealth Group, Novartis, and BASF, where he managed $400M+ P&Ls and operated among the top executives of organizations with tens of thousands of employees.

Board Leadership

He has served 8+ years on the board of a NASDAQ-listed company overseeing 15 portfolio companies and 1,600+ employees. His background in technology, operations, and entrepreneurship gives him a rare perspective: he sees both the thirty-thousand-foot view and the ground-level details.

Vision to Execution

But Peter's contribution to NHAA extends well beyond software and strategy. He brings operational discipline and a builder's mindset to everything the organization touches. From brand identity and website development to marketing strategy and partnership frameworks, Peter provides the modern infrastructure that turns vision into execution. He understands that a great idea without execution is just a conversation — and that the difference between a movement and a moment is infrastructure.