Resources

2012-2013 Calendar - PDF Athletic Directors should compare this Calendar to their parish/school calendar early and often to identify conflicts.	View
Sample Process and Timeline Athletic Directors may find this sample timeline helpful in developing their own checklist for various administrative duties.	View
Sample Coaches Meeting Agenda Athletic Directors may find this sample Agenda helpful when thinking through their own pre-season coaches meeting agendas.	View
Coach Training Requirements - Letter to AD's August 2012 - Letter to Athletics Directors outlining the coaches training requirements for all coaches in CYO Athletics.	View
Summary of Coach Training Requirements for CYO Athletics Some coaches requirements take place before coaching, or by the end of the program year. Others have specific due dates.	View

Directions to Gyms and Fields Directions to game fields can be found on the Schedule for each sport. Simply click on the location and the system will automatically find the online map. Otherwise, use this PDF to find directions.	View
The American Sport Education Program (ASEP) ASEP has many resources available for coaches on their website	View
NCYOS Check out the National CYO Sports website for resources	View
60-90 Minute Soccer Practice Plan Andy Hendricks, CYO Soccer Commissioner and Seattle Prep Soccer Coach, breaks down how to maximize a soccer practice.	View
60 Minute Soccer Practice Plan Ways to maximize a 60 minute Soccer practice	View
Soccer Drills Drills and Techniques to Develop Soccer Players in Practices and Games - Coach Survey Feedback.	View
Keeping it Fun! Soccer Soccer Coaches - Games and drills to keep it fun for the kids	View
Keeping it Fun! Cross Country Cross Country Coaches - Games and drills to keep it fun for the kids	View
Cross Country Drills Drills and Techniques to Develop Cross Country Athletes in Practices and Meets - Coach Survey Feedback.	View
4th and 5th Grade Basketball Development Checklist This is a sample checklist provided by St. Louise that you can adapt and use to help keep track of various skill development pieces in 4th and 5th grade basketball.	View
4th and 5th Grade Basketball Goals Sheet - Sample This is a sample from St. Louise that you can adapt and use to help players AND parents understand the goals for the upcoming season, and how the players can work on things outside of practice and games.	View
Basketball Tip: Strong Side Vs. Weak Side To help 4th and 5th grade basketball coaches and players understand how to play man-to-man defense with proper spacing when the ball is on one side of the court. Players should learn how to deny one pass away, and two passes away.	View
Basketball Tip: Defensive Spacing To help coaches and players know appropriate spacing when playing man-to-man defense in 4th and 5th grade basketball. Players should learn to deny one pass away, and then leave a little more space between them and their man to deny two passes away.	View
Basketball Tip: Player Development in Practices CYO Coaches share their strategies to maximize player development during practice time.	View
Basketball Tip: Player Development in Games CYO Caoches share their strategies for developing players during games.	View
Keeping it Fun! Volleyball Volleyball Coaches - Games and drills to keep it fun for the kids	View
Volleyball Tip: Player Development A list of ideas from CYO volleyball coaches for maximizing the growth and skill development of players during practices and matches.	View
Through An Umpire's Eyes Baseball Coaches - A story from the perspective of a youth baseball umpire	View
Queen Anne Food Bank For those of you with teams looking to do “team” or “family” service projects to build team community, here is flyer for the Queen Anne Food Bank you can use, or adapt for another organization such as St. Vincent de Paul or your local food bank.	View

Expectations of Officials in CYO Athletics Referees and Umpires play important roles in sports, and these expectations help outline that role for all Officials working CYO Athletics games.

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Champion Committee To promote a positive team culture, parents should work together to form a Champion Committee.	View
Bullying Prevention Eight effective People Safety actions from Kidpower that you can use to protect the young people in your life from bullying.	View
Bullying Q & A Seven common Questions and Answers about bullying.	View
Bullying Safety Tips Eight practices you can work on with the young people to safely deal with bullying.	View
Volleyball 101 for Parents and Fans A quick reference sheet of all you need to know to be a parent/fan of CYO Volleyball. Rule clarifications and referee signals to help fans better understand the game.	View
Teachable Moments - A Story for Parents Sports are filled with teachable moments, and all parents must help create the environment where our youth can learn and grow. Sometimes it can be hard to watch those we love struggle, and we want to jump in and fix things for them. This leads us to reflect on this story of a Man, a Cocoon and a Butterfly.	View