02/24/2026
🏀 CYO PLAYOFF SEASON MESSAGE 🙏
Dear CYO Parents, Families, and Coaches,
As we begin playoff season, we thank you for your time, commitment, and dedication. Playoffs are an exciting reward for our athletes’ hard work and growth throughout the season.
With that excitement often comes heightened emotion. Please remember that our athletes are watching how we respond to adversity, officiating decisions, victory, and defeat. They will remember our example far longer than the final score.
CYO is a ministry first and a sports league second.
Our mission is to form young people in faith, character, discipline, and sportsmanship.
🏀 Coaches – Your composure sets the tone.
🏀 Parents – Your reactions shape the atmosphere.
🏀 Together – We create the environment for our athletes.
Let us compete hard while remaining humble.
Let us cheer passionately while remaining respectful.
Let us demonstrate the calm leadership our children deserve.
Officials are doing their best in a challenging environment.
Coaches are volunteers.
Players are children.
All deserve our respect.
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🚨 ZERO-TOLERANCE REMINDER 🚨
Disrespectful, threatening, or unsportsmanlike behavior toward officials, coaches, players, or spectators will not be permitted.
Violations will result in immediate action, including removal from the gym if necessary.
Playoff intensity does not change our standards — it strengthens our responsibility to live them.
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Let every playoff game reflect the best of CYO:
✝️ Christ-Centered
🤝 Respectful
🏆 Competitive with Integrity
Together we create a safe and positive playoff environment for our athletes.
Thank you for supporting our CYO ministry.