Divisions and Programs

Currently, St. Bernadette CYO provides four sports in three seasons for our children: Fall Cross Country, Fall Soccer, Winter Basketball, and Spring Baseball, Softball and T-Ball. All of our teams are coached and commissioned by volunteer parents and local adults who have undergone Child Protection Policy training, fingerprinting, and background check with the Archdiocese of Washington.

Every sport has a volunteer Commissioner for K-2nd Grade, 3rd – 8th Grade Girls and 3rd – 8th Grade Boys. These positions are held generally for approximately 2-3 years and require approval of the CYO Board.

We ask that Kindergartners in any of these four sports follow the age cut-off for kindergarten enrollment (Sept 1 of the appropriate year). We ask this because often we have children too young on teams of kindergartners and it creates a completely different dynamic for our coaches. At this time, we cannot accommodate pre-school players.

Fall Soccer Program

Early September thru October – Registration is in May

Registration occurs for this sport season in late spring, during the month of May. Evaluations occur in the late spring as well so that teams are in place and ready to play when school resumes in September.

St. Bernadette CYO Soccer Program fields teams from K-8th grade. See FAQs Page for breakdown of levels. Season runs from early September (practices can begin at the end of August) until mid to late October.

Intramural Program (K-2nd) holds practices/scrimmage style games for K-2nd on Friday nights on the field with our Fernando Adami Snack Shack available for hamburgers , hotdogs, and other tasty treats. This program runs from 6-8 weeks dependent on schedule and weather. All families are welcome!

1st and 2nd Grade children play against other local CYO teams on Saturday mornings at reasonably distanced locations. 2nd graders have Archdiocesan employed referees. Generally, Kindergarten and first grade are coed and 2nd grade converts to single gender but final decision on this is based on numbers of children registered to make fair and balanced teams.

Rookies (3rd & 4th Gr) hold one practice per week and one game generally on weekends against local CYO teams. These games have Archdiocesan employed referees. Teams are designed to be evenly balanced in skill level.

J.V. (5th & 6th Gr) and Varsity (7th & 8th Gr) holds two practices per week and one or two games on weekends. These games have Archdiocesan employed referees. There are varying levels of skill with A & B & sometimes C level teams and Tournament and Non- Tournament Teams. Mandatory Evaluations determine placement on A Team.

Cross Country Program

Early September thru October – Registration will usually be in May

This is the second year for this program in the Archdiocese and with St. Bernadette’s. The first year was a great success! Based on last year – the program should have practices on 2 days per week (i.e. Tue and Wed) – runners are only requested to go to one. The purpose is to be flexible and help runners work around soccer schedules. There were four meets last year hosted by the Archdiocese at various locations in the area. They were held from about 12:30 – 3:00pm on Sundays.

This program is low key and lots of fun. This year we are attempting to accommodate K-8. We will need more parent volunteers with these younger runners, so please contact Tony Zanger, CYO President, with interest!

Go to the registration page to download the form for this season. We will accept registrations until until May 27th, 2011, but please contact us after this date if there is still interest and you haven’t registered your child.

Winter Basketball Program

Early January thru Early March – Registration is in Sept/Oct

Registration occurs for this sport season in Late September and Early October. Evaluations occur in the late October and early November and start of play generally occurs after return from Christmas break in January.

St. Bernadette CYO Program supports teams from K-12th grade. See FAQs Page for breakdown of levels. Season runs from early January (practices can begin at the end of December) until the start of March.

Intramural Program (K-2nd) holds practices/scrimmage style games for K-2nd on Saturday mornings at a local school. This program runs from 6-8 weeks dependent on schedule and weather. There are no weeknight practices for this program.

Generally, Kindergarten is coed and 1st & 2nd grade are joined but convert to single gender (however, final decision on this is based on numbers of children registered to make fair and balanced teams).

There are no referees at this level – program is coach managed.

Rookies (3rd & 4th) hold one practice per week and one game generally on weekends against local CYO teams. These games have Archdiocesan employed referees. Teams are designed to be evenly balanced in skill level.

3rd and 4th Grades are separated out for basketball. 3rd grade only plays in a Montgomery County league. Parents are required to complete 2 additional forms for play in this league. 4th grade plays against other CYO teams.

J.V. (5th & 6th) and Varsity (7th & 8th) holds two practices per week and one or two games on weekends. These games have Archdiocesan employed referees. There are varying levels of skill with A & B & sometimes C level teams and Tournament and Non- Tournament Teams. Mandatory Evaluations determine placement on A Team.

High School Teams hold two weeknight practices and one or two weekend games. Evaluations are dependent on numbers of players, but not generally necessary.

Spring Baseball, Softball and T-Ball Program

Mid April thru May – Registration is in February

Registration occurs for this sport season in February. Evaluations occur in early March and start of play generally occurs in early April.

St. Bernadette CYO Program supports teams from K-8th grade. See FAQs Page for breakdown of levels. Season runs from mid April (practices can begin at the start of April) until the end of May.

Intramural Program (K-2nd) holds practices/scrimmage style games for K-2nd on Friday nights on the field with our Fernando Adami Snack Shack available for hamburgers , hotdogs and other tasty treats. This program runs from 6-8 weeks dependent on schedule and weather. All families are welcome!

Generally, Kindergarten is coed and 1st & 2nd grade are joined but convert to single gender (however, final decision on this is based on numbers of children registered to make fair and balanced teams). 1st & 2nd Grade games are coach pitched.

Rookies (3rd & 4th) hold one practice per week and one game generally on weekends against local CYO teams. These games have Archdiocesan employed referees. Teams are designed to be evenly balanced in skill level. This level utilizes machine pitch.

J.V. (5th & 6th) and Varsity (7th, 8th Gr) holds two practices per week and one or two games on weekends. These games have Archdiocesan employed referees. There are varying levels of skill with A & B & sometimes C level teams and Tournament and Non- Tournament Teams. Mandatory Evaluations determine placement on A Team.