Ridgefield St Mary’s CYO Travel Basketball

2019/2020 Season Tryouts Announcement

Ridgefield St. Mary’s CYO is announcing tryouts for its Girl’s 5th – 8^th grade and Boy’s 5^th – 8^th grade travel basketball teams. The season will begin in early November.  We participate in the Fairfield County Basketball (FCBL) league and are looking for dedicated, hard-working players with a positive attitude.

Requirements are as follows:

1.  Residency: All players participating on a Fairfield County Basketball League (FCBL) team must reside in the boundaries of Ridgefield.  St. Mary’s school student exceptions may be granted.

2.  Eligibility: A player's team eligibility will be determined by his or her current school year class grade.  Anyone can play for St. Mary's CYO regardless of the school they attend or their religious affiliation.

3. Priority:  A player must commit to the St. Mary’s CYO basketball team as his/her #1 sports priority.  If a player elects to participate in another sport this participation must not conflict with team practices or games. 

Players must register on www.stmaryshoops.com prior to attending tryouts. 

2019-2020 season head basketball coaches:

• 8^th grade boys: Jeff Sansone
• 7^th grade boys: Jim Jannace
• 6^th grade boys: Nick Lang
• 5th grade boys: Chris Carlson
• 8^th grade girls: Jack Jancin                      
• 7^th grade girls: Chris Spahn
• 6^th grade girls: Karyn Moroney                    
• 5^th grade girl: Bob Marczak               

Important Dates:

• Registration begins September 9^th: Please register to participate in tryouts
• Last opportunity to register for CYO Travel Basketball: prior day of first tryout date

How to register:  Go to  www.stmaryshoops.com and register

2019/2020 Winter Season Try-out Schedule

Please note tryout locations below: St. Mary’s = St. Mary’s gym; ERMS = Eastridge Middle School; SRMS = Scott’s Ridge MiddSle School

Grade                Tryout                      Date                                                  Time                                  Location

8th Girls                #1                          Sunday September 22^nd                    6:00 pm – 7:15 pm              St. Mary’s

7th Girls                #1                          Sunday September 22^nd                    4:30 pm – 6:00 pm              St. Mary’s

6th Girls                #1                          Wednesday September 25^th               5:30 pm – 7:00 pm              SRMS

5^th Girls                 #1                          Friday September 27^th                       5:30 pm – 7:00 pm             St. Mary’s

8th Boys                #1                          Monday September 23^rd                    7:00 pm – 8:30 pm              ERMS   

7th Boys                #1                          Monday September 23^rd                    7:30 pm – 9:00 pm              SRMS

6th Boys                #1                          Wednesday September 25^th              7:30 pm – 9:00 pm               SRMS                  

5th Boys                #1                          Monday September 23^rd                    6:00 pm – 7:30 pm              SRMS

St. Mary’s CYO Basketball

Announces 2019 Fall Season basketball skills building programs

Registration is now underway for the St. Mary’s 2019 Fall CYO off-season basketball skills program led by Mike Evans.
 
Program Objective:  To teach fundamental basketball techniques, to show players how to improve their abilities, to inspire them to spend time on their own to work on their skills and to prepare players for their winter seasons.  In order to further prepare players for the winter season, they will be playing full court games, in addition to their usual skill workouts. The 90 minute sessions will be split in half - 45 minutes of skills and 45 minutes of scrimmaging, with score kept and new teams organized every week.

Mike Evans Coach Bio:  Mike is the Head Varsity Coach at Wooster School, where in the past two seasons he's compiled a record of 37-7, winning two straight conference championships. Mike is a Shooting Coach, and recently landed his first NBA player in Jakkar Sampson, newly signed to the Indiana Pacers. Mike spent a year coaching Division 1 college basketball at Harvard, where he got his Master's in Education, after playing two years of professional basketball in Ireland. Mike played college basketball at Hamilton College, and high school basketball at Weston High School.

Who:     Ridgefield boys & girls currently attending grades 5^th thru 8^th beginning in August 2019 are eligible to participate.

When: 

• Boy’s 5^th & 6^th grade times: Thursday’s at 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm beginning September 5th (except Oct 5 & Oct 26)
  • Dates: 9/5, 9/12, 9/19, 10/3, Sat 10/5@5:00 pm, 10/10, 10/17, Sat 10/26@ 5:00 pm
• Boy’s 7^th & 8^th grade times: Thursday’s at 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm beginning September 5^th (except Oct 5 & Oct 26)
  • Dates: 9/5, 9/12, 9/19, 10/3, Sat 10/5@6:30 pm, 10/10, 10/17, Sat 10/26@ 6:30 pm

• Girl’s 5^th & 6^th grade times: Tuesday’s at 4:30 pm to 6:00 beginning September 3^rd  
  • Dates: 9/3, 9/10, 9/17, 9/24, 10/1, 10/8, 10/15, 10/22
• Girl’s 7^th & 8^th grade times: Tuesday’s at 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm beginning September 3^rd  
  • Dates: 9/3, 9/10, 9/17, 9/24, 10/1, 10/8, 10/15, 10/22

Cost:     $120 per athlete (Check made payable to St. Mary’s CYO)

Participants:  Up to 20 players

Important Dates:

• August 11^th: Registration begins
• August 31^sth: Last day to register for CYO spring basketball program (pending space availability)
• Sessions begin September 3^rd (for girls) & September 5^th (for boys)

How to register:

1. Go to  www.stmaryshoops.com and register
2. Complete a medical release form (go to  www.stmaryshoops.com and select documents). Seperate release must be filled out for each program.
3. Submit registration fee (to St. Mary’s CYO) and medical release form to:

St. Mary’s CYO
PO Box 596
Ridgefield, CT 06877

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Announcing St. Mary’s CYO Basketball

2019 Summer League

Registration is now underway for the 2019 Ridgefield St. Mary’s Summer Basketball League.

Boys and girls currently attending grades 4 thru 7 are eligible to participate.   There are no tryouts.  The first 40 players registered per division* will be accepted for the 2019 CYO Summer League.  The deadline to enroll is June 20th.   Players must be a resident of the town of Ridgefield, Connecticut or attend St. Mary’s School.

The St Mary’s CYO summer league is designed to provide friendly competition in a structured environment.  There will be no practices and no coaches (players will coach themselves; parents are invited to enjoy watching but not coach or offer instruction during games).  Players will show up and play games with their assigned teams.   An organizer will be on the sidelines to make substitutions every few minutes.  The game scores are kept, so the kids play hard to win, but no standings will be maintained, nor is any championship is awarded.  Each game will have an official referee.

The league will begin on or after June 24^th through August 2^nd.  Each team will play 10 games.  The games take place during weekday evenings from 5 pm to 9 pm and Sunday’s from 4 pm to 9 pm (No Saturdays)

Highlights:

• Cost: $95 per player.
• No tryouts.  The first 40 registered players per age group will be accepted for the 2019 CYO summer league.
• Eligibility: Must be a resident of Ridgefield, CT
• Each team plays 10 games (no practices)
• All games will be full court with a referee (High School basketball game rules apply)
• Up to 10 players per team
• The League emphasizes sportsmanship by players, parents and spectators.

Important Dates:
 

• June 17^th: Last day to register for CYO Summer Basketball League (pending space availability)
• June 24^st: last day to receive payment fee (wait list players will be moved up)
• Week of June 24^th: team notifications
• June 24^th or after: Summer league begins (team shirts handed out at the first game)

• August 2^nd: Last summer league games
   

How to register:

1. Go to  www.stmaryshoops.com and register
2. Complete a medical release form (go to  www.stmaryshoops.com and select documents)
3. Submit $95 registration fee (to St. Mary’s CYO) and medical release form to:

St. Mary’s CYO, PO Box 596, Ridgefield, CT 06877

*St Mary’s will make every effort to construct age/grade appropriate divisions based on the number of sign ups. If there is low turnout, we may choose to merge age/grade groups or may choose to not field an age/grade division at all.

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St. Mary’s CYO Basketball

Announces spring season basketball skills building programs

Registration is now underway for the St. Mary’s 2019 Spring CYO off-season basketball skills program led by Mike Evans
 
Program Objective:  To teach all fundamental basketball techniques and to inspire kids and show them how to spend time on their own to improve their abilities.

Becoming a great basketball player requires discipline and practice.  These sessions will provide specific instruction on defense, passing, shooting, dribbling, rebounding and scoring. While the sessions are drill-focused, every week will feature scrimmaging and other fun games.

Mike Evans Coach Bio 

Mike Evans is the current Head Coach at The Wooster School. His team recently won their second consecutive HVAL championship this past winter.  Mike is also the Founder of Right Angle Shooting, a basketball shooting instruction company, which he runs with NBA Shooting Coach, Dave Hopla.

A native of Weston, Mike was an All-State player in high school, played in two NCAA tournaments as a player at Hamilton College, and was a Manager of the Ivy League Champion Men’s Basketball Team at Harvard University, where Mike earned a Master's Degree in Education in 2011. A former high school varsity coach, Mike is one of the most sought-after shooting instructors on the east coast, and he speaks at camps and runs clinics around the country throughout the summer. He is also a Spanish teacher at Wooster and the Founder of Full Court Peace.

Who:     Ridgefield Boys & Girls currently attending grades 4^th thru 7^th grades are eligible to participate.

When:  Girl’s 4^th & 5^th grade times: Tuesday’s from 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm beginning March 25th

Dates: 3/25, 4/2, 4/9, 4/23, 4/30, 5/7, 5/14, 5/21

               Girl’s 6^th & 7^th grade times: Tuesday’s from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm beginning March 25

Dates: 3/25, 4/2, 4/9, 4/23, 4/30, 5/7, 5/14, 5/21

              Boy’s 4^th & 5^th grade times: Thursday’s now from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm beginning March 28

Dates: 3/28, 4/11, 4/25, 5/9, 5/16, 5/23, 5/30, 6/6

              Boy’s 6^th & 7^th grade times: Thursday’s from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm beginning March 28

 Dates: 3/28, 4/11, 4/25, 5/9, 5/16, 5/23, 5/30, 6/6

Cost:     $120 per athlete (Check made payable to St. Mary’s CYO)

Participants: Up to 20 players

Workouts: Eight

Important Dates:

• March 9^th: Registration begins
• March 22nd^th: Last day to register for CYO spring basketball program (pending space availability)
• w/o March 24^th: First workouts

How to register:

1. Go to  www.stmaryshoops.com and register
2. Complete a medical release form (go to  www.stmaryshoops.com and select documents)
3. Submit registration fee (to St. Mary’s CYO) and medical release form to:

St. Mary’s CYO
PO Box 596
Ridgefield, CT 06877