St. Patrick's Church: East Hampton, CT

CYO Basketball

Mission:

The Main Objective of all Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) activities is the formation of Christlike youth or the participation and growth of Christian individuals. The basketball/cheering game/season should offer the opportunity for both the physical and mental growth and maturity of all the individuals involved. Athletics as such, do not automatically assure attainment of that objective. CYO athletics need to instill proper motivation; also behavior of those conducting/administering the activities should be example setting in order to serve as role models for our youth.

Group Information :

ST PATRICK CYO BASKETBALL PROGRAM is a basketball program for children in grades 5 through 12, and ages 10 through 18, within the Norwich Diocese, and which is govered by the RPP (Rev. Paul Piechocki) League, conforming with those league rules (2005-2006 rules). For the High School level, the only division as of the 2006-2007 season is boys.

The program is governed by a current (10) ten member board.

The 2008-2009 season board members are:

Sue Toce (treasurer) 267-1329

Mark Kimball 267-6811

B.J. Coughlin 267-1574

Cathy Muscat 267-1308

Peter Zawisza 267-8260

Jim Harrington 267-7976

Michelle Arcidiacono 267-8728

Rachel Ghezzi 267-1967

Lisa Moon 267-8122

Wendy Sturmer 267-0880

The board meets monthly to discuss items relating to managing the programs at the St. Patrick program level. Two board members meet with the other parish coordinators monthly to discuss items relating to league protocol/business. The board ensures that the program is complying with league rules on an ongoing basis.

Membership Information :

Registration is held each September, usually within the first week and for one night only. Registration dates/times are published in the church bulletin at least one wekend prior to the registration date. Registration forms are distributed to children at faith formation class and registration forms are mailed to home schooled children. Returning players from the previous season are also mailed registration forms. The registration fee is currently $65.00 per player and $55.00 for each additional player within the same immediate family (i.e.brother and/or sister). The registration fee for the High School level is $125.00 per player with $115.00 for an additional family member at the high school level. This registration fee includes a player uniform which consists of a game jersey with player uniform number and last name, game shorts, team registration fees and player insurance. A portion of the program registration fee is also used to supplement custodial fees associated with practice times and miscellaneous expenses throughout the season.

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Game Schedule:

Team Practices:

Team practices are scheduled for Wed., Fri., & Sat., beginning in early Nov. Each team is usually guaranteed 2 practices per week minimally. Practices times for each team fun for 1 hour 30 minutes, depending on the day of the week and these practice times are scheduled between 6:15pm & 9:15pm (Wed. & Fri.) and 9am and 1:30pm (Sat.). The pracitce schedule is compiled with a few variables in mind. (1) younger grades (junior varsity teams) have more early practices than later due to the players' ages and (2) the parish office is consulted to determine which grade may potentially have faith formation classes on Wed. and if necessary, these variables are also factored into the practice schedule.

Program Fundraising:

The St. Patrick CYO Basketball program only has one major fundraise each year. That fundraiser is their Poinsettia sale in December. This fundraiser has been in exstence for many years and brings in significant dollars. Additional plants are purchased by the program and sold after Sunday masses for the first two Sundays in December. Plants are purchased through Cromwell Growers. These plants are delivered to us very hearty and healthy. If you are interested in purchasing plants, please see a basketball player, stop by the parish center after Mass during the first two Sundays in December or contact the parish office for more information.