Tuesday, August 7, 2012
New Website
Visit the new CYO Athletics website at http://www.seattlearchdiocese.org/athletics/default.aspx
Friday, June 8, 2012
PLC Coaches Training in Everett July 26th
St. Mary Magdalen parish in Everett will be hosting a Play Like A Champion Today (PLC) coaches training on Thursday, July 26th, 2012 at 6:30pm. To register for this training, visit the PLC page of the CYO Athletics website and fill out the registration form found near the bottom.
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Adult Softball Coaches Meeting Tomorrow Night
Reminder that the coaches meeting for the Adult Softball league is tomorrow night, May 23rd at the Isaac Orr Conference Center (910 Marion St. Seattle) at 7:00pm. Each team will need a coach representative at this pre-season meeting. For more information about the upcoming season, visit the Adult Softball page of the CYO Athletics website.
Friday, May 18, 2012
Pitch Hit and Run CANCELED
CYO Athletics has canceled the Pitch Hit and Run competition for tomorrow. Unfortunately, there were not enough registrations to hold the event.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
What is a Champion?
The Play Like a Champion Today(R) Educational series focuses on producing “Champions” in sport and in life. Being a “Champion” means much more than being a winning athlete. It means being a leader, a team player, a hard worker, someone who demonstrates good sportsmanship, and someone who can take the lessons they have learned from sports to fuel their own growth and development and make a positive difference in the lives of others. Champions are formed through genuinely loving the sports they play, and sports should be a way for them to learn valuable life lessons, not for boosting their own ego.
In the dictionary, a Champion is, “a person who has defeated or surpassed all rivals in a competition, specifically in sports.” However, the true definition of Champion actually encompasses much more than just what an athlete does on the playing field. To enhance this discussion for coaches and athletes, below is an acronym created by Kayla McBride (ND Women’s Basketball and Student in ND’s Social Foundations of Coaching class) to describe each letter in the word "Champion" with a different quality.
C - Confidence: Champions must have confidence in their individual abilities (the talent level that God has given them), in their teammates and coaches.
H - Humble: Champions must respect their ability and never take it for granted. They should express gratitude to those who assist them in their success and thrive with them.
A - Attitude: Champions must have a positive attitude throughout their career and understand that there will be good and bad days along with wins and losses. They should have a growth mindset of striving to get better and encouraging others around them.
M - Mental Toughness: Sports are physically and mentally challenging. Champions must work to obtain the mental toughness to persevere through the obstacles that will come with the demands of sport.
P - Passion: Champions must have passion for the game. All the hard work and dedication should be done out of the love and pride they have every time they participate in their sport.
I - Idol: Champions, nowadays, are seen in the public eye much more than ever before. When being a role model, it is important that athletes maintain all those qualities of character that equal being a Champion.
O - Open-Minded: Champions must be open to new ideas; they can never settle.
N - Noble: Being a champion becomes more than just athletically performing. Champions must have the noble and morally-just qualities of a champion every day. It is a person’s character, not their athletic success, that truly matters.
Play Like A Champion Today!
VIA Play Like A Champion Today(R) Sport Parent Notes
In the dictionary, a Champion is, “a person who has defeated or surpassed all rivals in a competition, specifically in sports.” However, the true definition of Champion actually encompasses much more than just what an athlete does on the playing field. To enhance this discussion for coaches and athletes, below is an acronym created by Kayla McBride (ND Women’s Basketball and Student in ND’s Social Foundations of Coaching class) to describe each letter in the word "Champion" with a different quality.
C - Confidence: Champions must have confidence in their individual abilities (the talent level that God has given them), in their teammates and coaches.
H - Humble: Champions must respect their ability and never take it for granted. They should express gratitude to those who assist them in their success and thrive with them.
A - Attitude: Champions must have a positive attitude throughout their career and understand that there will be good and bad days along with wins and losses. They should have a growth mindset of striving to get better and encouraging others around them.
M - Mental Toughness: Sports are physically and mentally challenging. Champions must work to obtain the mental toughness to persevere through the obstacles that will come with the demands of sport.
P - Passion: Champions must have passion for the game. All the hard work and dedication should be done out of the love and pride they have every time they participate in their sport.
I - Idol: Champions, nowadays, are seen in the public eye much more than ever before. When being a role model, it is important that athletes maintain all those qualities of character that equal being a Champion.
O - Open-Minded: Champions must be open to new ideas; they can never settle.
N - Noble: Being a champion becomes more than just athletically performing. Champions must have the noble and morally-just qualities of a champion every day. It is a person’s character, not their athletic success, that truly matters.
Play Like A Champion Today!
VIA Play Like A Champion Today(R) Sport Parent Notes
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Food Donations at CYO Track and Field Saturday
CYO Athletics will be accepting food donations this Saturday, May 19th, at the All Comers and Individual Championship Meets. The food will be donated to the Food Bank @ St. Mary's. CYO Athletics families are encouraged to participate and take the opportunity to talk with their athletes about the importance of incorporating proper nutrition into their diet. For more information about what food to donate to St. Mary's, Click Here, and for a resource for you to discuss proper nutrition and facts about hunger with your athletes, Click Here.
Friday, May 11, 2012
Case Study: Overcoming Fear of Failure
In the PLC coaches training, we discuss a scenario where a volleyball player is due up for their turn in the service rotation, and they are afraid to mess up. What do you do as the coach?
In a powerful way, a very similar situation happened this last season in volleyball. Here is one coach's story:
"One boy would get so distraught from the pressure, that I sat him more than some of the others in fear that he was going to cry. He really had a hard time keeping it together. We all talked at the next practice about composure, grace, and confidence. He improved greatly in the next match!"
This coach strategically used time in practice to discuss composure, grace, and confidence. That communication helped the team support one another and this player was able to overcome his fear of failure. What would you have done in this situation? Have you had a similar situation with a player's fear of failure?
In a powerful way, a very similar situation happened this last season in volleyball. Here is one coach's story:
"One boy would get so distraught from the pressure, that I sat him more than some of the others in fear that he was going to cry. He really had a hard time keeping it together. We all talked at the next practice about composure, grace, and confidence. He improved greatly in the next match!"
This coach strategically used time in practice to discuss composure, grace, and confidence. That communication helped the team support one another and this player was able to overcome his fear of failure. What would you have done in this situation? Have you had a similar situation with a player's fear of failure?
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Head Injury Risks in Soccer
This article was forwarded to CYO Athletics, and discusses some of the medical risks involved in playing soccer, particulary in relation to concussions. It is important that athletes are continuously educated as to how to use proper technique when heading a soccer ball, and learn how to identify proper spacing with other players when making the decision to go for a header.
In addition, coaches, parents and athletes should all be able to identify the signs and symptoms of a concussion. For more information about concussion safety, visit the Lystedt Law section of the CYO Athletics website.
In addition, coaches, parents and athletes should all be able to identify the signs and symptoms of a concussion. For more information about concussion safety, visit the Lystedt Law section of the CYO Athletics website.
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Young People Need Good (PLC) Coaches
It seems that today’s athletic culture is driven by the notion that sports is nothing more than an opportunity to assert physical dominance over an opponent. Winning has become the ultimate goal with little or no concern for the shrapnel that is left in the lives of the young people who are reared in this single-minded environment.
Ok, perhaps the first paragraph was a little strong… but here are some simple reasons why coaches are now more important than ever in the lives of young people.
• Only 3.8% of elementary schools provide physical education (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2009).
• Children are on the average spending over 50 hours a week on electronic media – television, video games, email, social media, etc. (Bloomberg Business Week, 2010).
• According to the Center for Disease Control, one in three children are likely to develop type 2 diabetes, heart disease or high blood pressure due to sedentary lifestyles (Good Housekeeping, 2012).
• 58% of children age 2-5 can play simple computer games versus 44% who know how to ride a bike (CNN, 2012).
Heart disease…as a teenager? No P.E.? Kids don’t know how to ride a bike? Fifty hours per week on electronic media? That’s a full time job plus overtime on and above school related activities. Now more than ever the role of the coach is critical in helping shape the lives of young people. The critical question is: “What are our coaches teaching our young people?”
According to Play Like a Champion Today® philosophy, coaches are teachers using a different platform to educate. Instead of English, math and science they use practice time, discipline and teamwork to teach life lessons and moral development through sport.
That said moral development doesn’t spontaneously happen through organized sports. Just as practices require “reps” to get better physically, coaches have to be deliberate about promoting moral development by taking “moral development reps” throughout the day. Here are a few fundamentals that will support anyone who is truly coaching their student-athletes for moral development:
• emphasize that moral values come before all else
• take time before each practice and game to call attention to moral values
• take time after each practice and game to evaluate how well the team lived up to its espoused values
• help players to develop their moral reasoning by discussing moral problems as a team
The wide world of sports has changed in many ways…the one thing that stays consistent is the need for good coaches to guide, mentor and love young people. Remember to Play Like a Champion Today®!
VIA Play Like A Champion Today(R) Sport Parent Notes
Ok, perhaps the first paragraph was a little strong… but here are some simple reasons why coaches are now more important than ever in the lives of young people.
• Only 3.8% of elementary schools provide physical education (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2009).
• Children are on the average spending over 50 hours a week on electronic media – television, video games, email, social media, etc. (Bloomberg Business Week, 2010).
• According to the Center for Disease Control, one in three children are likely to develop type 2 diabetes, heart disease or high blood pressure due to sedentary lifestyles (Good Housekeeping, 2012).
• 58% of children age 2-5 can play simple computer games versus 44% who know how to ride a bike (CNN, 2012).
Heart disease…as a teenager? No P.E.? Kids don’t know how to ride a bike? Fifty hours per week on electronic media? That’s a full time job plus overtime on and above school related activities. Now more than ever the role of the coach is critical in helping shape the lives of young people. The critical question is: “What are our coaches teaching our young people?”
According to Play Like a Champion Today® philosophy, coaches are teachers using a different platform to educate. Instead of English, math and science they use practice time, discipline and teamwork to teach life lessons and moral development through sport.
That said moral development doesn’t spontaneously happen through organized sports. Just as practices require “reps” to get better physically, coaches have to be deliberate about promoting moral development by taking “moral development reps” throughout the day. Here are a few fundamentals that will support anyone who is truly coaching their student-athletes for moral development:
• emphasize that moral values come before all else
• take time before each practice and game to call attention to moral values
• take time after each practice and game to evaluate how well the team lived up to its espoused values
• help players to develop their moral reasoning by discussing moral problems as a team
The wide world of sports has changed in many ways…the one thing that stays consistent is the need for good coaches to guide, mentor and love young people. Remember to Play Like a Champion Today®!
VIA Play Like A Champion Today(R) Sport Parent Notes
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Hands only CPR 1 minute video
Here is a link to a video put together by the American Heart Association which shows how to do hands-only CPR on adults. A person is two to three times more likely to survive cardiac arrest if hands only CPR is performed on them after 9-1-1 is called and before paramedics arrive. As their website states, “The life you save is most likely someone you love.”
Thursday, May 3, 2012
CYO Athletics - "Lay your heart on the line"
In these words, the head football coach of Marshall University exhorts his team to give their best effort in the movie, "We Are Marshall". Heart is a much used word in athletics. We can point to athletes giving their best effort and Jesus Christ living out his full commitment in His Passion as lessons for our youth in CYO Athletics.
In our upcoming track season, we are asking our athletes to lay their heart on the line and "wear red" to advocate for heart health. We are sending out materials for our coaches to review with our athletes and families about the importance of cardiovascular health and encouraging them to wear red socks, bands, wrist bands, ribbons, shoelaces, etc. in our preliminary (May 5) and qualifying (May 12) meets.
In our upcoming track season, we are asking our athletes to lay their heart on the line and "wear red" to advocate for heart health. We are sending out materials for our coaches to review with our athletes and families about the importance of cardiovascular health and encouraging them to wear red socks, bands, wrist bands, ribbons, shoelaces, etc. in our preliminary (May 5) and qualifying (May 12) meets.
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Volunteers Needed This Saturday
CYO Athletics Track & Field season starts this Saturday with the Preliminary Meet at Southwest Athletics Complex in West Seattle (2801 SW Thistle St, Seattle, WA 98106). Every Track meet requires over two dozen volunteers. Track teams are assigned events to have volunteers for, so people interested in earning volunteer hours should contact their team's coach to see if they can help. For the full schedule of this season's Track & Field events, visit the Track & Field page on the CYO Athletics website.
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Is WINNING everything?
Champions always play to win, but understand that both winning and losing are important parts of the game they love.
Parental Tips:
• Always support your children, whether they win or lose;
• Emphasize good play over winning; and
• Focus on athlete performance, rather than game outcome.
SUGGESTION:As parents, remind your athlete (and yourself) that every sporting event has a victor. Some of the time your children will be on the winning side, many times, they will not. It is important to accept both sides of the spectrum with grace. Help your children realize the process of the game – how the game was played – is more important in the overall scheme of their whole sport career than simply the final score.
VIA Play Like A Champion Today(R) Sport Parent Notes
Parental Tips:
• Always support your children, whether they win or lose;
• Emphasize good play over winning; and
• Focus on athlete performance, rather than game outcome.
SUGGESTION:As parents, remind your athlete (and yourself) that every sporting event has a victor. Some of the time your children will be on the winning side, many times, they will not. It is important to accept both sides of the spectrum with grace. Help your children realize the process of the game – how the game was played – is more important in the overall scheme of their whole sport career than simply the final score.
VIA Play Like A Champion Today(R) Sport Parent Notes
Monday, April 30, 2012
Congratulations Volleyball Champions!
CYO Athletics wishes congratulations to all our CYO Volleyball Champions for 2012:
6th Grade Girls St. Francis (R)
6th Grade Boys ASB (W)
7th Grade Girls AA Christ the King/St. Benedict
7th Grade Girls AAA St. George
8th Grade Girls AA St. George
8th Grade Girls AAA St. Joseph Seattle
8th Grade Boys St. Louise (W)
6th Grade Girls St. Francis (R)
6th Grade Boys ASB (W)
7th Grade Girls AA Christ the King/St. Benedict
7th Grade Girls AAA St. George
8th Grade Girls AA St. George
8th Grade Girls AAA St. Joseph Seattle
8th Grade Boys St. Louise (W)
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
2012 Volleyball Playoff Brackets Posted
The 2012 CYO Volleyball playoff brackets are currently posted on the CYO Athletics Website. Our championships will be at Lakeside High School this year, and we thank them for allowing us to use their facility, but we also want to thank all the other parishes and schools who graciously offered up their gym for this event.
Due to conflicts with school plays, Environmental Education, 1st Eucharist, etc. we had to get creative with some of the game times in a few of the tournaments. Mostly this occurred in the 6th grade girls tournament as there were 27 teams, but there are some other brackets as well that may look a little quirky after avoiding parish/school conflicts.
Obviously we have two weeks before playoffs begin, so Happy Easter and enjoy the break, but be ready to go come April 18th.
Due to conflicts with school plays, Environmental Education, 1st Eucharist, etc. we had to get creative with some of the game times in a few of the tournaments. Mostly this occurred in the 6th grade girls tournament as there were 27 teams, but there are some other brackets as well that may look a little quirky after avoiding parish/school conflicts.
Obviously we have two weeks before playoffs begin, so Happy Easter and enjoy the break, but be ready to go come April 18th.
Thursday, March 8, 2012
2012 Baseball Schedules Posted
The 2012 CYO Baseball schedules are posted online. As usual field time was limited, so we had to make do with some of the locations for home games. As it is, in the 7th/8th divisions there are still four games we do not have a location or time for as we ran out of field time in those areas. As soon as we have a field, we will plug in those times and locations. Here are some other things to remember going forward.
As we only had one division with enough teams to create a normal working schedule, once again we had to get creative with how things were put together. Like last year, to ensure equality in the schedule, there are a good many “non-counting games”. All non-counting games are highlighted in yellow on the schedule.
In the 7th/8th grade divisions, we did need to play inter-division games. Those games are all non-counters, but all teams are indicated with either an (N) for National, or an (A) for American.
We did do our best effort to avoid all volleyball conflicts on March 11th, and 25th for parishes playing both baseball and volleyball. In some situations the most we could guarantee was 30 minutes of travel time, but in most cases it is no less than an hour.
As we only had one division with enough teams to create a normal working schedule, once again we had to get creative with how things were put together. Like last year, to ensure equality in the schedule, there are a good many “non-counting games”. All non-counting games are highlighted in yellow on the schedule.
In the 7th/8th grade divisions, we did need to play inter-division games. Those games are all non-counters, but all teams are indicated with either an (N) for National, or an (A) for American.
We did do our best effort to avoid all volleyball conflicts on March 11th, and 25th for parishes playing both baseball and volleyball. In some situations the most we could guarantee was 30 minutes of travel time, but in most cases it is no less than an hour.
Monday, February 27, 2012
Senior Boys Playoff Brackets Posted
The Senior Boys HS Basketball Playoof Brackets are posted Here. The Sophomore boys playoff brackets will be posted on Wednesday.
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Volleyball Coaches Meeting 2/16 and 2/21
There will be two pre-season volleyball coaches meetings. One will be on Thursday, February 16th and one will be on Tuesday, February 21st. Both meetings will be in the Isaac Orr Conference Room at 910 Marion St. Seattle from 7:00-8:30pm. The meeting scheduled for Feb. 16th was originally scheduled on Feb. 15th but was recently rescheduled due to the availability of Isaac Orr. We could not find an adequate replacement location for the meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 15th when we determined Isaac Orr would not be available, and in order to have a space that would meet the needs of the volleyball community, we determined that moving the meeting to Thursday, February 16th was the best course of action.
There will also be a Play Like A Champion coaches training following both meetings from 8:30-11:00pm for any coaches who need the training prior to the start of volleyball season.
We apologize for any inconvenience.
There will also be a Play Like A Champion coaches training following both meetings from 8:30-11:00pm for any coaches who need the training prior to the start of volleyball season.
We apologize for any inconvenience.
Friday, January 20, 2012
CYO ATHLETICS BASKETBALL - JANUARY 21-22
Reminder as we face continuing weather conditions, our mainline for CYO Athletics at 206.654.4643 will be the most reliable source of any updates throughout the weekend and is our primary means for communicating this information.
FULL INFORMATION ON WEATHER POLICY is in the blog below from FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2011.
This blog, as access allows, will also have updates.
All games are on unless specifically stated otherwise.
Current status:
St. VINCENT DE PAUL and HOLY FAMILY KIRKLAND GYMS ARE CLOSED.
As always, please use prudence when deciding to travel during adverse weather conditions.
If you need to report a gym closure or a team that cannot make its game, please contact Director of CYO Athletics, Tauno Latvala on his pager at 206.344.9119 so that we can update our information and officials can be notified.
It is still the responsibility of coaches to notify one another - it is expected and most courteous to do so 2 hours prior to gametime.
Thank you and God Bless.
FULL INFORMATION ON WEATHER POLICY is in the blog below from FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2011.
This blog, as access allows, will also have updates.
All games are on unless specifically stated otherwise.
Current status:
St. VINCENT DE PAUL and HOLY FAMILY KIRKLAND GYMS ARE CLOSED.
As always, please use prudence when deciding to travel during adverse weather conditions.
If you need to report a gym closure or a team that cannot make its game, please contact Director of CYO Athletics, Tauno Latvala on his pager at 206.344.9119 so that we can update our information and officials can be notified.
It is still the responsibility of coaches to notify one another - it is expected and most courteous to do so 2 hours prior to gametime.
Thank you and God Bless.
Sunday, January 15, 2012
SUNDAY, JANUARY 15 - REMAINING GAMES FOR THE DAY ARE CANCELLED
Due to the snow storm hitting areas previously unaffected, the rest of the game schedule for today, January 15 is cancelled.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 15TH UPDATE
All gyms in Seattle are closed.
Last games of the day for any gyms that are still open will be at 2:30pm.
Please use best judgment in traveling to these games. If you cannot make it, please communicate with the opposing team and notify Tauno Latvala so that the referees can be notified.
Last games of the day for any gyms that are still open will be at 2:30pm.
Please use best judgment in traveling to these games. If you cannot make it, please communicate with the opposing team and notify Tauno Latvala so that the referees can be notified.
GYM CLOSURES - SUNDAY, JANUARY 15
Due to inclement weather, the following gyms have been closed:
ALL Seattle gyms
Holy Family Kirkland
As more information becomes available, we will add to this list.
For the most up to date information, please call 206.654.4643.
As always, use precaution when determining your ability to travel in these conditions. Reminder to please notify your opponent first and then CYO Athletics at 206.344.9119 if you will not be attending your game. We will notify the referees.
ALL Seattle gyms
Holy Family Kirkland
As more information becomes available, we will add to this list.
For the most up to date information, please call 206.654.4643.
As always, use precaution when determining your ability to travel in these conditions. Reminder to please notify your opponent first and then CYO Athletics at 206.344.9119 if you will not be attending your game. We will notify the referees.
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