St. Elizabeth CYO Basketball Registration/ Team Formation

5-8^th Grade Boys and Girls

YOU MUST HAVE THE REGISTRATION FORM TURNED IN TO THE ST.E’S BOX AT THE FRONT OF SCHOOL BY OCT 19th TO GUARANTEE YOUR CHILD WILL BE ASSIGNED TO A TEAM.  PLAYER FEE IS $100. MAKE CHECK PAYABLE TO ST. ELIZABETH CYO.

CYO programs are for all parishioners and students at St. Elizabeth Parish and School

REGISTRATION – ****IMPORTANT-If you did not do this last year****

The ADW CYO  will no longer be accepting paper player registration or paper roster forms.   There will be a new registration system that the CYO will use. Each Parent/Guardian will register your child once for all sports for the year. Go to the link below and click on players under online registration. http://www.washcyo.com/INDEX%20PAGE.LINKS/ON-LINE%20REGISTRATION/0000.MASTER%20L%20PAGE.online%20registration.htm

You will be prompted through out the process but below is an outline of the steps.

• Go to the above link. Since this may be your first time on the system, you will need to click on the instruction to create an account. You will need an email address to receive a user id and password.
• You will then register your child as a participant and will receive a unique user id and password that will stay with your child through out their CYO eligibility.
• Now that you have received your child’s user id and password, you can log back as a user on the site and go to the registration page.
• You will be stepped through the process to fill in your Registration, Medical Information and Consent and Release Agreement.
• You will be asked to confirm the information and then print your form.
• Attach a check in the amount of $100, payable to St. Elizabeth CYO to the printed forms

This must be completed by a Parent or Guardian; Attach Payment of $100 by Check payable to St. Elizabeth CYO and turned in to the St. E’s CYO box at the front of the school NO LATER THAN OCT. 19th.

It is imperative that we know the number of participants for each league for two reasons:

1)    Allows us to recruit the appropriate number of Coaches needed.

2)    Allows us to meet our deadline to pay for and submit the number of St. E’s teams for each league to the ADW CYO. 

If you miss the deadline we will try to accommodate your child but there is no guarantee we can place them on a team. We have to make decisions on numbers of teams per league and ensure we have the appropriate coaches.  Decisions will be based on number of participants in each league to form proper team sizes.

TEAM FORMATION- The purpose of the Evaluation/Tryout is to place children at their proper levels of ability in the athletic arena within the parish program. The St. Elizabeth CYO follows the guidelines and rules of the Archdiocese of Washington (ADW) CYO Team Formation at the 5^th – 8^th Grade level.

The ADW CYO has set up Grade level leagues with two divisions to accommodate the skill levels and objectives a parent and participant would desire from our program.  Everyone who registers by the deadline, OCT. 19^th, and attends the appropriate tryout/evaluation will be placed on a team. There are NO “cuts”.

The breakdown of both girls and boys leagues are as follows:

Varsity Mid Atlantic (V-MA) 7 & 8^th Graders;   JV Tournament (JV-T) 5&6^th Graders (these teams are referred to as “select”)

These are the most competitive leagues; players will be selected based on skill level and position to form the most competitive team. Minimum playing time is defined by ADW CYO as follows:

• V-MA  “a meaningful portion of the game” with an appearance in both halves.
• JV-T each player must play one- full quarter. 

Although these are the minimum required by the ADW CYO league rules, the St. Elizabeth CYO encourages increased playing time over these minimums whenever possible.

 Varsity Tournament (V-T) 7 & 8^th Graders; JV Non Tournament (JV-NT) 5 & 6^th Graders (these teams are referred to as “Blue/White”)

These leagues, while competitive, will emphasize skill development, fundamental strategy and team concepts. Through the process, players will be evaluated based on skill level and position. The Coaches, under the guidance of the CYO Board or Commissioner will conduct a draft to evenly divide the players by skill level, Grade and position.

We typically have enough players for (3) to (4) teams per League. If there are (4) St.E’s teams entered in a league, we are required by ADW CYO rules to have (2) “select” teams, A & B; and (2) teams, “Blue/White”, divided evenly by skill, position and grade.

Please discuss this process with your child to determine whether they want to be considered for the “select” teams. If you know upfront you do not want to be considered for the “select” teams, please notify a CYO Board member at the 1^st session. 

IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOUR CHILD ATTENDS THE FIRST SESSION TO GUARANTEE PLACEMENT ON A SELECT TEAM. If there are any issues please contact Dan Howley 301.399.1928  or  Mike Carey  301.538.0184.

PLAYER EVALUATION SESSION:

 If available, we will be using an outside group, One on One Basketball, to conduct the player evaluation sessions. The appropriate coaches and CYO Board Members will also be present in the gym.

We ask that you have your child dropped off in the main parking lot 15 minutes prior to the start of your session. We ask that parents do not come into the Gym during the evaluation, however, the all purpose room will be made available.

We will provide jerseys and assign numbers for identification, please no outside basketballs.

There will most likely be two sessions for all players held at St. Elizabeth gym during the last two weeks of October. Date/times are still being determined to try and eliminate as many conflicts as possible with current fall sports.

 The first session will be for all participants. You will be notified of appropriate  follow up session.

Depending on numbers in a specific group and decisions by the respective coaches there can be a follow up session of invited participants to finalize the “select” teams.

Once the select teams have been finalized there will be a 2^nd session for the remaining participants with their respective coaches to form the “Blue/White” teams. Shortly following that session the coaches will call their respective team participants.

Please keep posted to the parish and school website and Thursday Folder for confirmed dates and times.

IMPORTANT NOTES:

Turn in your forms /checks by October 19^th to be guaranteed placement on a team.
Show up 15 minutes prior to your time for check in.
Do not bring a basketball.
Do bring any St. E's jersey's you have lying around the house!
Stay tuned to the website and Thursday folder for specific dates and times (10/23)

All 7/8 teams and 5/6 Tournament teams practice will start the beginning of November and first games are in December

WE HAVE NOT STARTED THE 3^RD -4^TH GRADE PROCESS.