REGISTRATION FOR 2008-2009 OLMC CYO Basketball will open on Wednesday September 3, 2008.
Registration DEADLINE for:
5th - 12th Grade Boys & Girls Basketball is Wednesday October 15, 2008
REGISTRATION FEE FOR 2008-2009 SEASON is $125.00 at ALL LEVELS
SEE BELOW FOR REGISTRATION, COACHING, VOLUNTEER, and SPONSOR INFORMATION.
OLMC CYO Basketball is a competitive, travel basketball program for Boys and Girls in 5th - 12th Grade.
Our main season runs from the first weekend in December through the middle of March. Practices begin in October/November. A typical week will include 1 practice during the week and 1 or 2 games on each weekend during the season. Games may fall on Saturday, Sunday or BOTH in the same weekend.
This year, we hope to hold pre-season clinics for registered Players.
Last season OLMC participated in BOTH The Bergen County CYO Basketball League and The Northern Valley Parochial School Basketball League. Each league has slightly different rules and eligibility requirements, and we adhere to the rules of each respective league.
ELIGIBILITY:
At the 5th - 8th grade levels, you are eligible to play CYO IF you are an OLMC Parish member and you either attend The Academy of Our Lady Catholic school or you are registered in and attending the OLMC CCD program, through Religious Education.
At the High School level, you MUST be Catholic and must be a member of a Catholic Parish, and you MUST NOT participate, at any level, on your High School's Interscholastic basketball team.
If you fulfill the above requirements at OLMC, or attend Academy Of Our Lady, then you are eligible to play for ANY OLMC team.
If you fulfill the above requirements at a Parish other than OLMC, or a Catholic school (Grammar / Middle school) that is not affiliated with OLMC, then you may play for an OLMC team IN THE BERGEN COUNTY CYO LEAGUE ONLY and ONLY if your parish releases you to do so (through a form Q1) AND the Bergen County CYO league agrees.
REGISTRATION INFORMATION:
DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION FOR: 5th - 12th Grade is October 15, 2008
How To Register:
Please register ONLINE at: https://register.communitypass.net/ridgewood (link above at left of page) and follow the instructions. You will be sent a confirmation with instructions for forms that MUST be filled out and sent back to us at:
Mark Caffrey, 155 Walthery Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ 07450.
ALL PAPERWORK MUST BE IN BY October 18, 2008.... DON'T GET LEFT BEHIND
Beginning on October 16, 2008 Players that register (late) will be charged a $50 late fee and will be placed on a waitlist. They will only be allowed to play if there is room on an existing team. For High School Players: We understand that Interscholastic High School Team tryouts are around Thanksgiving, but we cannot wait that long to hold registration. If you feel there is a chance that you may not make your HS team, we suggest you register for CYO on time, and confirm intentions once your HS team is posted.
If you have any questions about the registration process, please send an email to the address at the top left of this page, or call Mark Caffrey at 201-218-0499(cell).
COACHES:
If you would like to be a CYO Basketball coach, please go to the registration site (above) and register yourself as a coach. PLEASE be aware that coaching CYO involves MORE than just coaching basketball. SOME of the requirements are:
1) You MUST take BOTH the Rutgers Safety Course offered by Valley Hospital AND the Protecting God's Children course offered by the Archdiocese of Newark
2) You MUST attend at least one coaches gathering held by the Archdiocese
3) Your team MUST complete a service project in order to be invited to the year end tournament
4) Your team MUST volunteer to cover one day of home games at OLMC Gym, taking admission, selling refreshments, etc.
5) There may be more requirements after the league meetings
VOLUNTEERS:
We will be looking for volunteers this year to help out with certain tasks and to chair certain committees that will be formed. If you are interested in volunteering, please go to the registration site (above) and register yourself as a volunteer.
SPONSORS:
We will be looking for sponsors this year to support our program. A sponsor will provide a banner that will be displayed at the OLMC Gym during all OLMC Home games (approximately 75 games per season). If you are interested in sponsoring OLMC Basketball, please send an email to the address listed at the top left of this page.
Other Links:
OLMC CYO Basketball Registration
Bergen County CYO WebSite
CYO Directions, Forms & Handouts
Email: mbcaffrey@aol.com
