ATHLETIC INFORMATION
Dear Parents,
The St. Mary Athletic Association would like to welcome everyone to another school year which also means another year of sports for your Rams. I want to start by reminding everyone interested in coaching must attend the Protecting God’s Children Workshop and be fingerprinted. All coaches must have these requirements completed prior to coaching.
2011-2012 Athletic Participation Fees
Volleyball - $65 or $75 if you need athletic shorts
Basketball - $70 or $80 if you need athletic shorts
Soccer - $60
Track - $55
Baseball / Softball - $75
Fees that are not paid by the deadline will be accessed a $10 late fee and the player will not be able to play until the fee is paid.
Sports Signups
Here is the protocol for signing up for sports.
Volleyball – email David Oddi at daoddi@cdeducation.org or call 561-5415.
Deadline to sign up is Friday, August 26.
Basketball – every Saturday from
September 24th to October 29th
Signups will be held at the gymnasium on the stage from 9 to 2 p.m.
Track, Baseball, Softball – every Saturday from January 7th to February 18th
Signups will be held at the gymnasium on the stage from 9 to 2 p.m.
Parents may also go to www.diocesanrecreation.com and print the parent consent form, complete the form and send the form and fee to the school office in an envelop marked athletics. Sports are for students in grades 4 to 8. Payment must be made at the time you sign up. Checks made payable to St. Mary Athletic Association and each sport needs its own parent consent form.
Mandatory Parent Meeting
The Diocesan Recreation Association is requiring each parish to hold a mandatory
parent meeting. Every athlete must have at least one parent attend
the meeting in order to play any sport
for the upcoming season. The date for
the mandatory parent meeting is Saturday,
August 27 @ 10 a.m. in the gym. Attendance
will be taken at the meeting so please make sure you attend if your child is
interested in playing any
sport at St. Mary this school year.
Sports Pictures
We use Photographics for our sport pictures. Here are the tentative dates for the pictures, times will be determined later at the coaches meeting. Each athlete will receive a picture form about a week before pictures.
Volleyball and Soccer Pictures – Tuesday, September 13
Basketball Pictures – Tuesday, November 29
Track – To be announced
Baseball/Softball – To be announced
Sports Banquets
The Athletic Association will hold banquets following each sport season in the gym. Each athlete is asked to return their jersey at the banquet. The banquets will start at 7 p.m. and will be held in the gym.
Soccer and Volleyball Banquet – Saturday, November 19
Basketball Banquet – Saturday, March 24
Track, Baseball, and Softball Banquet – TBA
Athletic Association Meetings
The St. Mary Athletic Association meets the second Thursday of each month at
6 p.m. in the school gym on the stage. The meetings are open to all parents who wish to attend. We would appreciate an email prior to the meeting to make sure we have enough space for the meeting. Also, if you have a suggestion or a complaint, please email it to daoddi@cdeducation.org.
Athletic Update and Important Information
In order to reduce the amount of paper used by the Athletic Association, the weekly athletic updates will be posted on the parish website. The website is www.stmarygv.com and all athletic information is posted under the athletics web link. On the site will be practice schedules, game schedules, picture schedules and the athletic updates.
Gym Staffing
St. Mary hosts volleyball and basketball games every Saturday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. We need people to work the concession stand and take admission money. Each team will be responsible for working at least one Saturday during their sport season. In addition, 7th and 8th graders can work for service hours with a parent.
Sincerely,
St. Mary Athletic Association
David Oddi Joe Plageman Mark Johnson Paul Kaple