**EARLY REGISTRATION FOR VOLLEYBALL IS CLOSED - It is still possible to register, but your placement is not guaranteed.**


Signing up is a two step process; you will sign up for St. Mary’s below and have to register with CYM to be placed on the league roster.
 

Registration deadlines:

• Volleyball deadline to sign up is June 18th
  • Can sign up after but may be placed on waitlist.
• Football and Cross Country rosters are more flexible and sign ups run to the beginning of practices in August.

Parents of all athletes, please read the following:

• Go to https://www.cdowcym.org/athletics/
• If you are a returning athlete, you will need to go to your profile page on the CYM site after July 1, and update your information.  Once completed, you will be officially registered.
  • Authorization form should automatically appear next to your child’s name on the profile page.
• If you are a NEW athlete, do the following:
  • Create a profile
    • You will create a parent and a child profile
  • Make sure to mark St. Mary Assumption as your parish
  • It will take a few days for CYM to approve your profile.
  • Print Athlete Authorization Form should appear next to your athlete when process is complete
    • IMPORTANT-CYM assigns athletes so check the form to make sure that SMA is your primary affiliation.  If not, contact athletics@smachurch.com to discuss
• print out the Authorization form that appears next to your and bring it with you to the first practice/tryout in August

Sport Specific Information is below; please read as important dates are listed for your planning purposes.

For complete league information, go to http://policymanual.cdowcym.org/commentary/athletics/ and look up your sport.

Cross Country

• Cross Country is for grades 3 through 8 for girls and boys
• Practices will start the week of 8/16
• Practices are held at HB DuPont, time TBD.  Location could change if there is a school function.
• Cross country can practice up to 3x a week and 1 meet on the weekends.
• 6th graders can be classified as either JV or Varsity depending on their ability.  Once classified, they cannot move up or down.
• JV=3rd through 6th grade
  • JV races are usually around a mile
• Varsity=6th through 8th grade
  • Varsity races are roughly 2 miles

Football

• Football is for grades 4 through 8.
• Summer Conditioning begins the week of June 20th and will run on Tuesdays and Thursdays through August 5th.  Time TBD-evening time
• Equipment handout will be on August 14th starting at 1pm.  More details will follow as we get closer.
• Practice will begin on August 15th.  Practices will be 4 or 5 days a week for the first two weeks.
  • After the first 2 weeks, practice will be 3x a week.
    • JV and Varsity may have different practice schedules.
    • CYM forbids Monday practice for football
• Practice will be held at HB DuPont unless there is a conflict with a school function.
• Games will begin the weekend after Labor Day
• A vs B team
  • If numbers allow, we try to create 2 teams per age group so that everyone gets an opportunity to play.
  • A games are on Sunday and playing time is not guaranteed
  • B games are Saturday mornings and everyone will play
    • Being placed on the B team does not mean your son cannot move up to the A team.  Placement on the B team can happen for any number of reasons but the main reason is that it is the best place for your son at the moment to have success.
• Current Weight Limits(subject to change)
  • LEAGUE WEIGH INS ARE NORMALLY HELD THE SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE THE FIRST GAMES.  ATTENDANCE IS MANDATORY FOR ANYONE WHO WILL NOT BE A LINEMAN
  • JV 
    • Less than 94.9lbs=can play any position and run with the ball
    • 95lbs-106.9lbs=can play offensive or defensive end and run with the ball
    • Over 107lbs=Must play line
  • Varsity
    • Less than 140=can play any position and run with the ball
    • Over 140lbs=Must play line
    • There is a 2nd weigh in before playoffs for Varsity with a 9lb increase in weights.

Volleyball

• Initial registration ends on June 18th
  • You may sign up after June 18th but you may be placed on weight list
• Volleyball is for girls in grades 4 through 8.
  • JV is for grades 4, 5, and 6
  • Varsity is for 7th and 8th grade
• Tryouts will be held in August after August 16th; they are usually held over the course of a couple nights at the Hockessin PAL.  
• Games will begin the week after Labor Day.
• Teams generally practice 2 times a week with a game on the weekend.
  • HB DuPont, Skyline Middle, and McKean High School are the 3 most likely practice locations.
  • Practice is 90 minutes long and will be done by 9pm.
• There are playoffs for Varsity teams in the C and Y divisions
• There are no playoffs for other divisions but there is an end of the year tournament for JV
• Jerseys will be provided but knee pads and shorts are purchased by the family.

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