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Welcome to SJCYO′s home on the web!

Welcome to the website of Saint John CYO Basketball.  Here, you'll be able to get news, schedules, rosters, directions and other information about our program.

The League offers moderately competitive teams from nearby parishes.  Boys and girls programs are offered for ages 9-10 (Juniors), 11-12 (Bantams) and 13-14 (Cadets).  The cut-off date for determining a player's age is August 31, 2009.

Registration occurs in October.  Tryouts and team selections are held in early November.  All players registered prior to the first tryout will be assigned to a team.  Practices and games start in December and end in March.

Saint John CYO Basketball depends on the assistance from volunteers.  If you have experience playing or coaching basketball and are interested in coaching a CYO team, please indicate your desire using the on-line registration form to the left, "Coach Registration".

Throughout the season we will continue to add content to the site.  Check back frequently for the latest information. If you have any questions or constructive comments, use the Contacts or Feedback tabs at the left or email Ken Jones at .

 
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Support Wellesley High School Basketball -- CYO Player Discount
by posted 01/19/2010
 
The school basketball season is well underway, and both teams are playing great basketball.  If you haven't made it out to see a game, boys or girls, I strongly encourage you to do so.  This year's girls team is once again in the hunt for a State championship.  Coach Cieri has her team, led by senior Mary Louise Dixon and junior Blake Dietrick, firing on all cylinders.  On the boys' side, Coach Day has his guys playing aggressive, fast-paced basketball.  They will certainly be a playoff contender again this year with their strength coming from a balanced attack of talented players.  

Thanks to AD John Brown, participants in the CYO program are eligible for a discounted admission price ($2) to all Wellesley High School games.  Those interested in attending should wear their jerseys and let the gate attendees know that they are CYO players.

In addition, both Coach Cieri and Coach Day have agreed to have a few select teams sit behind the WHS bench during games.  We will work together with St. Paul to make this available to as many teams and players as are interested.

If you click on the "Wellesley High School" tab to your left, I have added the schedule of the remaining games for both teams.  The schedule is also available on the WHS website.

See you at the gym.
Have fun.

Ken Jones
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A Note about Wellesley CYO Basketball
by posted 10/12/2009
 
As most of you know, the Wellesley CYO program is comprised of two parish programs, St. John and St. Paul, and participates in a league including two Framingham parishes, St. Tarcisius and Marian.  While the Wellesley teams dominate in terms of the number of players, the league typically produces balanced results among the parishes.  We find the play among the 4 programs keeps the league challenging and interesting for the kids.  As in the past, you do not have to be Catholic, nor do you have to attend one of the churches, to participate.

Among the two Wellesley programs, participation is based generally on where you live in town: if you live west of Cliff and Abbott roads, you should join the St. Paul program; if you live to the east of those roads, you should join the St. John program.  The exceptions to this general geographical rule relate to (i) where you attend mass and (ii) where you attend school or have an affiliation with either parish, as applicable.  In each of those cases, you should join the program of your parish/school/affiliation.  I cannot speak to the origins of this rule, I believe it generally follows the districting of parishioners.  Regardless, it is one that we have followed for some time, though I can honestly say that enforcement is another issue--neither the St. John nor St. Paul programs have the time to run a plot of the registered players against a town map.  However, migration among the programs other than in accordance with the exceptions stated above occasionally becomes an issue, and is one that we greatly discourage for a number of reasons.  We hope that you respect the established rule.

Another issue that gets raised annually relates to our age requirements, set forth in other places on this website.  These are not waivable.  We have to certify the ages to the other programs at the start of the season.  Children that are not yet 9, though likely as gifted on the court as their parents tell us, cannot play in our league.  Similarly, undersized children, or children that are "old for their grade" in school, cannot play down in a younger league.  It pains us to not make exceptions, even if we know it may be the best course of action, but we cannot play favorites.

Our goal is to make the season a fun and enjoyable experience, with some learning and development on the court, for as many kids as possible.  We accept that the positions of the league and programs outlined above may at times run counter to this goal, and that is a painful reality.  Thank you for your time and consideration in reading this note, and I hope it has been useful in explaining a few details.

As always, please do not hesitate to contact me directly if you have any questions about our program.

Enjoy the Season!
Ken Jones
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