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CYO ATHLETICS AT ST. FRANCIS WELCOMES ALL BOYS AND GIRLS WHO ARE PARISH MEMBERS AND/OR STUDENTS AT ST. FRANCIS SCHOOL. We offer soccer and cross-country in the fall, basketball and volleyball in the winter, and baseball and track/field in the spring. Information on current and upcoming programs is posted in our church and school bulletins and here. Questions: please contact our Athletic Director, Kati at

Checkout complete game/match/meet CYO schedules at www.cyosports.blogspot.com.


CYO Soccer Registration is now open for boys and girls grades K – 8. Children who are parish members and/or attend our school are eligible to participate. If you are interested in coaching a CYO team next fall, please contact Kati at

Congratulations to our CYO 7/8th grade baseball team for making the playoffs! Next game is the semifinal vs. Holy Rosary Seattle AT St. Luke Field on Sunday, May 20th at noon. GO EAGLES!


The CYO All Comers Track/Field Meet is next Saturday, May 19th at 10:00 AM. The Individual Championship is also Saturday, May 19th at Noon. Both events are at SW Complex.  At these meets CYO Athletics is collecting non-perishable food items for the Food Bank at St. Mary's.  Bins will be stationed at the top of the stands.  Thank you for your generosity.
 

CYO Coaches – Annually we are responsible for taking the Safe Environment online refresher course by May 31st. Thank you for your attention to this important matter.


COACH AS YOUTH MINISTER
In viewing sports as ministry, it is important that the coach see him/herself as minister, in response to the baptismal call. Not because coaches are required to speak profoundly on theological concepts or Catholic Church doctrine, but because they must help create the environment in which these are valued and lived out. One of the coach’s greatest responsibilities is to lead the team in creating a positive culture for Christian values and compassionate competition. Adherence to these is critical to the development of the individual and the team. In order to create this culture, coaches must be willing to incorporate the “Play Like a Champion Today” approach into their coaching practice.

It was St. Francis of Assisi who said, “Preach Always. Use words if necessary”. It is an age-old truth that what we do says so much more than the words we speak. This is particularly important in regard to our young people who look for congruency in what we tell them to do and how we act ourselves.

Our young people see and remember how we react to a poor call by an official; they witness our integrity and compassion when it is time for our least skilled player to get in the game; and they experience our response and perspective when we come up on the short end on the scoreboard.

Being a Champion is not based on the results on the scoreboard. Coaches need to be prepared to redefine success for themselves, the players and their parents. Ask the questions: Are you a good coach if your team wins a trophy? Are you a bad coach if your team doesn’t? Are players good if they win and bad if they lose? Being a Champion Coach is empowering individuals and teams to maximize their potential. Being a Champion Athlete is reflected in how personal and team growth occur in performance and how they carry themselves within the experience, not whether they have more points or a faster time than someone else at the end of the day.


Parent/Spectator Code of Conduct. Let’s all remember:
• That the players are youth and are playing for their enjoyment, not yours.
• To remain seated in the spectator area during all contests.
• To respect decisions made by contest officials.
• Be a role model by positively supporting both teams and not by shouting instructions or criticism to the players, coaches, or officials. Please do not coach from the stands!
• Make no derogatory comments or gestures (including making noise to distract) to players, coaches,   or fans of your own or the other team.
• Remember that adults set the example for the behavior of their team. If you see negative behavior, please try toappeal to their conscience at the appropriate time.


DO
• Cheer for your team.
• Show interest, enthusiasm, and support for your child.
• Be in control of your emotions.
• Help when asked by coaches or officials.
• Thank the coaches, officials, and other volunteers who conducted the event.

DO NOT
• Leave the spectator area during competitions.
• Advise the coach on how to coach.
• Try to coach your child during the contest.
• Make derogatory comments to players, parents, coaches, or officials of either team.
• Drink alcohol at contests or come to watch contests intoxicated.


Did you know that Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) athletic events are not scheduled on Sunday mornings so we can attend mass together as families?!
 

Prayer for Grade School/Middle School Sports
Creator God, As we prepare to play this (game/match), we ask your help and blessing that we may participate to the best of our abilities and with a true spirit of thankfulness so that our efforts give greater glory to you. We ask that you protect us from all injury and guide us in fair play. Help us to respect our opponents as they are our (sisters and/or brothers) also under Your Guidance.
For this we pray, in Jesus’ name, Amen.


Prayer for High School Sports from Knute Rockne:
Dear Lord,
In the struggle that goes on through life
We ask for a field that is fair,
A chance that is equal with all the strife,
The courage to strive and to dare;
and if we should win, let it be by the code,
With our faith and our honor held high;
And if we should lose, let us stand by the road
And cheer as the winners go by.
Amen.


“To use the tools and techniques of sport and training to overcome the hurdles of life, to transcend, is the greatest gift a coach can give or an athlete can learn.”
—Susan Saint Sing Spirituality of Sport—Balancing Body and Soul.