St. Charles Borromeo Parish School participates in the Burlington County Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) Basketball League, competing with other schools and parishes in the area for 3rd through 8th grade, with a developmental clinic for 2nd graders. To participate, students must be attending St. Charles Borromeo School OR attending the St. Charles Borromeo Religious Education Program. We follow the philosophy and guidelines set forth by CYO, as well as those of our parish and school. The CYO Basketball program exists to continue the student's educational learning in the area of healthy competition, teamwork, healthy physical skills and habits, and striving to be the best one can be.
For 3rd through 8th graders, teams will practice up to 2 days a week Monday through Thursday sometime between 5:30 - 9PM. Schedules will be created based upon the coaches’ availability and gym availability once teams are formed. Practices will be held at either St. Charles, Holy Cross Academy, or one of the schools in the Cinnaminson area. Home games will be held on Friday evenings, Saturday afternoons, or Sunday afternoons at either St. Charles or Holy Cross Academy or one of the schools in the Cinnaminson area. Away games can vary based on the teams being played and their gym availability. For the 2nd grade developmental clinic, we are looking to have at least one session a week. This will be based upon the number of participants and gym availability.
Each program also has a participation fee that covers the CYO registration, referee and league fees, gym time, equipment, and miscellaneous expenses. For 3rd through 8th graders, the fee per player is $100, which includes 2 books of raffle tickets worth $40. For the 2nd grade developmental clinic, the fee per player is $50, which includes 1 book of raffle tickets worth $20. You receive the raffle tickets in January and can either keep them for yourself or sell them to recoup some of your registration cost.
For 3rd through 8th grade, there are player evaluations to make up the teams, and every effort is made to ensure that everyone has a team on which to play.
St. Charles Borromeo Basketball season runs from October to March. Teams are as follows:
- Developmental Clinic - 2nd Grade
- Frosh Boys & Girls - 4th Grade and lower
- Sophomore Boys & Girls - 5th Grade and lower
- JV Boys & Girls - 6th Grade and lower
- Varsity Boys & Girls - 8th Grade and lower
Registration for the 2020-2021 season will open in October 2020.