With the COVID-19 restrictions for sporting events lifted, we are pleased to move forward with our introduction of several sports at the Catholic elementary school level. Many Catholic elementary schools may have one or two programs in place, but we have reached out to all school principals and points of contact to start the process of introducing up to six different sports (listed further below) throughout the entire Diocese of Biloxi.
As many of you know, this has been in the works for some time. We now feel we have a great group of leaders and volunteers in place that can help each sport develop, grow, and eventually help each school prepare students for when they reach the middle school and high school levels – knowing that our primary goal is Forming Intentional Disciples of Christ.
Our idea is to offer scheduling of games or meets as well as coaching training for each sport. In some instances, we will work with each school’s point of contact to ensure each school will be able to compete if they desire even if they do not have coaching or enough athletes. In instances where a school may lack athletes, we can possibly combine schools so they can field a team. Once leaders are in place for each sport, they will be reaching out when the time nears to both the principals and points of contact to guide them.
With this being one of the first years really pushing multiple sports, we will ask for some understanding as this will be a work in progress. We all feel this will help to bring the schools closer as well as greatly enhance the mission of discipleship.
Sports that we will introduce and promote for the 2021-2022 school year are:
Sports in consideration for the future include but are not limited to:
We hope that this excites you as much as it excites us. Please feel free to reach out to us with any questions or concerns.
I was asked by Ray Lacy to serve as the CYO Sports football commissioner for the upcoming school year. There are a number of items that need to be communicated to our parents and students before the beginning of the school year. In addition, there are a few items that we ask the Principals to assist us with as well in order to get this form of ministry underway. Please keep in mind that similar actions may be needed to get volleyball and cheerleading kicked off early in the Fall, but I am primarily writing to you about football.
Please send a communication to your parents and students ASAP informing them of the following items:
This is where I ask the Principals for assistance. There is no way for me to know who would be an ideal coach for your school. While this coach needs to understand the game of football, we need coaches who are people of character and open to integrating Christ into the sport and the student athletes lives. To get started I need a head coach for 1-3 flag and 4-6 tackle. We can work on assistant coaches later. You may already have someone in mind and if so please reach out to them. Hopefully you receive several inquiries about coaching, but I ask that you pinpoint who you think best represents your school and I will contact them or vice versa. My number is 228-236-5244 and my email is chadjrhodes@yahoo.com. I can answer all of your questions or prospective coaches questions if need be. In addition, if you have multiple candidates and need help making a decision please reach out to me and I will do my best to help with the selection process.
Thanks for your assistance and God Bless!
Chad Rhodes
CYO Sports Football Commissioner
Registration Form for Flag Football
Location: St. Stanislaus | ||||||||||||||
K-2nd Grade Teams | 3rd-4th Grade Teams | 5th-6th Grade Teams | ||||||||||||
Home | Away | Time | Field | Home | Away | Time | Field | Home | Away | Time | Field | |||
St. Vincent 1 | Fatima | 6pm | FBA | St. Vincent | Fatima | 6pm | FBB | St. Vincent | Holy Trinity 1 | 6pm | BB | |||
St. Vincent 2 | Holy Trinity | 7pm | FBA | St. Vincent | Holy Trinity | 7pm | FBB | Holy Trinity | Fatima | 7pm | BB | |||
Location: Jackson County Sportsplex | ||||||||||||||
K-2nd Grade Teams | 3rd-4th Grade Teams | 5th-6th Grade Teams | ||||||||||||
Home | Away | Time | Field | Home | Away | Time | Field | Home | Away | Time | Field | |||
Resurrection | St. Alphonsus | 6pm | 11 | Resurrection | St. Alphonsus 1 | 6pm | 13 | Resurrection | St. Alphonsus | 7pm | 10 | |||
Resurrection | Nativity | 7pm | 11 | Nativity | St. Alphonsus 2 | 7pm | 13 | |||||||
Location: St. Patrick's Catholic High School | ||||||||||||||
K-2nd Grade Teams | 3rd-4th Grade Teams | 5th-6th Grade Teams | ||||||||||||
Home | Away | Time | Field | Home | Away | Time | Field | Home | Away | Time | Field | |||
St. James 1 | Sacred Heart 1 | 6pm | FBA | St. James | Sacred Heart | 6pm | FBC | St. James 1 | Sacred Heart | 6pm | BB | |||
St. James 2 | Sacred Heart 2 | 6pm | FBB | St. James 2 | Sacred Heart | 7pm | BB | |||||||
FBA- Football Field A | FBC- Football Field C | |||||||||||||
FBB- Football Field B | BB- Baseball Field |
Location: St. Patrick Catholic High School | ||||||||||||||
K-2nd Grade Teams | 3rd-4th Grade Teams | 5th-6th Grade Teams | ||||||||||||
Home | Away | Time | Field | Home | Away | Time | Field | Home | Away | Time | Field | |||
Fatima | Resurrection | 6pm | FBA | Fatima | Resurrection | 6pm | FBB | Fatima | St.Alphonsus | 6pm | BB | |||
Fatima | Nativity | 7pm | FBA | Fatima | Nativity | 7pm | FFB | Fatima | Resurrection | 7pm | BB | |||
Location: Sacred Heart Catholic High School, Hattiesburg | ||||||||||||||
K-2nd Grade Teams | 3rd-4th Grade Teams | 5th-6th Grade Teams | ||||||||||||
Home | Away | Time | Field | Home | Away | Time | Field | Home | Away | Time | Field | |||
Sacred Heart1 | St.Vincent1 | 6pm | BBA | Sacred Heart | St.Vincent | 6pm | SB | Sacred Heart | St. Vincent | 6pm | FB | |||
Sacred Heart2 | St.Vincent2 | 6pm | BBB | |||||||||||
Location: Jackson County Sportsplex | ||||||||||||||
K-2nd Grade Teams | 3rd-4th Grade Teams | 5th-6th Grade Teams | ||||||||||||
Home | Away | Time | Field | Home | Away | Time | Field | Home | Away | Time | Field | |||
St.Alphonsus | St. James 1 | 6pm | 11 | St.Alphonsus1 | James | 6pm | 13 | Holy Trinity2 | St. James 1 | 6pm | 10 | |||
St. James 2 | Holy Trinity | 7pm | 11 | St.Alphonsus2 | Holy Trinity | 7pm | 13 | Holy Trinity1 | St. James 2 | 7pm | 10 | |||
FBA- Football Field A | BB- Baseball Field | |||||||||||||
FBB- Football Field B | BBA- Baseball Field A | |||||||||||||
FBC- Football Field C | BBB- Baseball Field B |
Location: St. Stanislaus | ||||||||||||||
K-2nd Grade Teams | 3rd-4th Grade Teams | 5th-6th Grade Teams | ||||||||||||
Home | Away | Time | Field | Home | Away | Time | Field | Home | Away | Time | Field | |||
Holy Trinity | St. James1 | 6pm | FBA | Holy Trinity | St. James | 6pm | FBB | Holy Trinity1 | St. James1 | 6pm | BB | |||
Holy Trinity | St. James2 | 7pm | FBA | Holy Trinity2 | St. James2 | 7pm | BB | |||||||
Location: Jackson County Sportsplex | ||||||||||||||
K-2nd Grade Teams | 3rd-4th Grade Teams | 5th-6th Grade Teams | ||||||||||||
Home | Away | Time | Field | Home | Away | Time | Field | Home | Away | Time | Field | |||
Nativity | St.Vincent1 | 6pm | 11 | Nativity | Fatima | 6pm | 13 | Fatima | St. Vincent | 6pm | 10 | |||
Fatima | St.Vincent2 | 7pm | 11 | Nativiy | St.Vincent | 7pm | 13 | |||||||
Location: St. Patrick Catholic High School | ||||||||||||||
K-2nd Grade Teams | 3rd-4th Grade Teams | 5th-6th Grade Teams | ||||||||||||
Home | Away | Time | Field | Home | Away | Time | Field | Home | Away | Time | Field | |||
Sacred Heart1 | Resurrection | 6pm | FBA | St.Alphonsus 1 | Sacred Heart | 6pm | FBB | Resurrection | Sacred Heart | 6pm | BB | |||
Sacred Heart2 | St.Alphonsus | 7pm | FBA | St.Alphonsus 2 | Resurrection | 7pm | FBB | Sacred Heart | St.Alphonsus | 7pm | BB | |||
FBA- Football Field A | BB- Baseball Field | |||||||||||||
FBB- Football Field B | BBA- Baseball Field A | |||||||||||||
FBC- Football Field C | BBB- Baseball Field B |
Location: Sacred Heart Catholic High School, Hattiesburg | ||||||||||||||
K-2nd Grade Teams | 3rd-4th Grade Teams | 5th-6th Grade Teams | ||||||||||||
Home | Away | Time | Field | Home | Away | Time | Field | Home | Away | Time | Field | |||
Sacred Heart1 | Fatima | 6pm | BBA | Sacred Heart | Fatima | 6pm | SB | Sacred Heart | Fatima | 6pm | FB | |||
Sacred Heart2 | Fatima | 7pm | BBA | |||||||||||
Location: St. Patrick Catholic High School | ||||||||||||||
K-2nd Grade Teams | 3rd-4th Grade Teams | 5th-6th Grade Teams | ||||||||||||
Home | Away | Time | Field | Home | Away | Time | Field | Home | Away | Time | Field | |||
St.James 1 | Resurrection | 6pm | FBA | St. James | Resurrection | 6pm | FBB | St. James1 | Resurrection | 6pm | BB | |||
St. James 2 | Resurrection | 7pm | FBA | St. James2 | Resurrection | 7pm | BB | |||||||
Location: St. Stanislaus | ||||||||||||||
K-2nd Grade Teams | 3rd-4th Grade Teams | 5th-6th Grade Teams | ||||||||||||
Home | Away | Time | Field | Home | Away | Time | Field | Home | Away | Time | Field | |||
St.Vincent1 | Holy Trinity | 6pm | FBA | St.Vincent | St.Alphonsus1 | 6pm | FBC | St.Vincent | Holy Trinity2 | 6pm | BB | |||
St.Vincent2 | Nativity | 6pm | FBB | Holy Trinity | St.Alphonsus2 | 7pm | FBB | Holy Trinity1 | St.Alphonsus | 7pm | BB | |||
Holy Trinity | St.Alphonsus | 7pm | FBA | Nativity | St.Alphonsus1 | 7pm | FBC | |||||||
FBA- Football Field A | BB- Baseball Field | SB-Softball Field | ||||||||||||
FBB- Football Field B | BBA- Baseball Field A | |||||||||||||
FBC- Football Field C | BBB- Baseball Field B |
Location: Jackson County Sportsplex | ||||||||||||||
K-2nd Grade Teams | 3rd-4th Grade Teams | 5th-6th Grade Teams | ||||||||||||
Home | Away | Time | Field | Home | Away | Time | Field | Home | Away | Time | Field | |||
Resurrection | St.Vincent1 | 6pm | 11 | Resurrection | St.Vincent | 7pm | 13 | Resurrection | St. Vincent | 6pm | 10 | |||
Resurrection | St.Vincent2 | 7pm | 11 | |||||||||||
Location: Sacred Heart Catholic High School, Hattiesburg | ||||||||||||||
K-2nd Grade Teams | 3rd-4th Grade Teams | 5th-6th Grade Teams | ||||||||||||
Home | Away | Time | Field | Home | Away | Time | Field | Home | Away | Time | Field | |||
Sacred Heart1 | St.James 2 | 6pm | BBA | Sacred Heart | St.James | 6pm | SB | Sacred Heart1 | St.James 1 | 6pm | FB | |||
Sacred Heart2 | St.James1 | 6pm | BBB | Sacred Heart2 | St.James2 | 7pm | FB | |||||||
Location: St. Patrick's Catholic High School | ||||||||||||||
K-2nd Grade Teams | 3rd-4th Grade Teams | 5th-6th Grade Teams | ||||||||||||
Home | Away | Time | Field | Home | Away | Time | Field | Home | Away | Time | Field | |||
Fatima | St.Alphonsus | 6pm | SB | Fatima | St.Alphonsus1 | 6pm | FBB | Fatima | St.Alphonsus | 6pm | BB | |||
Fatima | St.Alphonsus2 | 7pm | FBB | |||||||||||
Location: St. Stanislaus | ||||||||||||||
K-2nd Grade Teams | 3rd-4th Grade Teams | 5th-6th Grade Teams | ||||||||||||
Home | Away | Time | Field | Home | Away | Time | Field | Home | Away | Time | Field | |||
Holy Trinity | Nativity | 6pm | FBA | Holy Trinity | Nativity | 6pm | FBB | Holy Trinity1 | Holy Trinity2 | 6pm | BB | |||
FBA- Football Field A | BB- Baseball Field | SB-Softball Field | ||||||||||||
FBB- Football Field B | BBA- Baseball Field A | |||||||||||||
FBC- Football Field C | BBB- Baseball Field B |
Week One-October 6th | |||
Field | School | ||
St. Stanislaus | St. Vincent | ||
Jackson County Sportsplex | Resurrection | ||
St. Patrick Catholic High School | St. James | ||
Week Two: October 13th | |||
Field | School | ||
St. Patrick Catholic High School | Fatima | ||
Sacred Heart Catholic High School, Hattiesburg | Sacred Heart | ||
Jackson County Sportsplex | St.Alphonsus | ||
Week Three: October 13th | |||
Field | School | ||
St. Stanislaus | Holy Trinity | ||
Jackson County Sportsplex | Nativity | ||
St. Patrick Catholic High School | Resurrection | ||
Week Four: October 27th | |||
Field | School | ||
Sacred Heart Catholic High School, Hattiesburg | Sacred Heart | ||
St. Patrick Catholic High School | St. James | ||
St. Stanislaus | St. Vincent | ||
Week Five: November 3rd | |||
Field | School | ||
Jackson County Sportsplex | Resurrection | ||
Sacred Heart Catholic High School, Hattiesburg | Sacred Heart | ||
St. Patrick Catholic High School | Fatima | ||
St. Stanislaus | Holy Trinity |
Q. Who can coach?
A. Each team is a direct representation of your school and then the diocese, so we want coaches that your school gives the okay. Each one will need to complete a background check which is available on the site.
Q. Where does the money go from fees?
A. First, the monies should be collect by the school. For each sport we, (CYO Sports) will send to you what the allocation of funds for referees, jerseys, equipment, etc. will be. The point of contact (or whomever your school's principal deems fit) will be in charge of taking care of those details but all monies go through each individual school.
Q. If the sport is already in place and they charge a different amount is that okay?
A. Absolutely. Your school and your team. We only ask that again it follows into the rules. Also if the sport is up and going and always has been then we do ask that the kids get registered the same way (below), but the monies would have already been collected, so that is fine. Our registration fee is a base fee. Again the monies go to the school.
Q. Can we start practicing?
A. In any sport that we post we should have a start date for practices. Currently cheerleading is a go whenever they are ready. They can coordinate with coaches for football or other sports and plan their schedules accordingly. Now we do encourage each school to reach out to the feeder schools like St Patrick’s, Resurrection, Our Lady Academy, Sacred Heart Hattiesburg, and St Stanislaus. Maybe communicate with them and ask to cheer during some of their events.
We recommend contacting the athletic directors at your corresponding school to get the go ahead. This will also help with the kids transition to those feeder schools later on (and helps with stage fright). As far as flag football goes, this years registration has been extended until September 12th and would normally have had a an earlier start date for practices, but some teams haven’t even been formed quite yet. Once your team is formed they can start practices.
Q. Can my daughter play flag football or can my son cheer?
A. Yes and yes. The only sport that we truly limit is women’s volleyball. We believe the name will help address anyone’s concern on that one.
Q. What about other sports?
A. Yes, we have other sports coming. Soccer is just around the corner as well as golf, track, basketball, and women’s volleyball. I personally will send an email to the principals as each sport is coming out but we ask that you can always get a feel now for your coaches and main point of contacts for those sports.