St. Elizabeth CYO Athletics

St. Elizabeth CYO offers athletic activities for children in Kindergarten through high school. Volunteer opportunities are available for coaching in several activities. For more information, please contact Mike Neary of St. E's CYO at mjneary@gmail.com

2025-2026 CYO Basketball 

St. Elizabeth CYO Basketball registration is now open for boys and girls in Kindergarten through Grade 12. To be eligible to play with our CYO program, players must either be St. Elizabeth students or registered members of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church.  High schoolers cannot play CYO if they make their high school basketball team. 

Visit https://reg.sportspilot.com/106395/login to register your child. 

Grades K-2 

Registration deadline: Oct. 12 (regular registration). 

Cost: $105, payable via credit card through the online registration process.  

St. Elizabeth will partner with the City of Rockville Department of Recreation to offer basketball for boys and girls in Kindergarten, Grade 1 and Grade 2. All games will be played on the weekends at school gyms within the City of Rockville. Families should register their children through the St. E’s CYO website.  Teams will be assigned in November. Practices will begin in December and games will begin in early January 2026.  If you want to play on the St. Elizabeth team, do not register directly with the City of Rockville. Register through the CYO website. 

If you are interested in coaching, please email Mike Neary at  mjneary@gmail.com. 

Grades 3-4 (Rookie) 

Registration deadline: Oct. 12 (regular registration).  

Cost: $165, payable via credit card through the online registration process. 

St. Elizabeth will field teams for boys and girls in the CYO league. The teams are a combination of Grade 3 and Grade 4 players who play in an instructional league with no playoffs. There will be a skill evaluation process in November to evenly divide the teams. The date and time will be posted on the St. Elizabeth CYO website and families will receive an email with this information. Players can only participate in the evaluation if they have registered by the deadline. Play begins in early January. 

Grades 5-6 (Junior Varsity) & Grades 7-8 (Varsity) 

Registration deadline: Oct. 12 (regular registration).  

Cost: $165, payable via credit card through the online registration process. 

St. Elizabeth will field teams for boys and girls in the CYO league. Junior Varsity teams are a combination of Grade 5 and Grade 6 players and Varsity teams are a combination of Grade 7 and Grade 8 players. All Varsity teams play in competitive leagues with playoffs.  The Junior Varsity Mid Atlantic team also has playoffs.  Evaluations will be held in St. Elizabeth gym in late October or early November. The date and time will be posted on the St. E’s CYO website and families will receive an email with this information. Play begins in December. 

Grades 9-12 (Senior) 

Registration deadline: Oct. 12 (regular registration).  

Cost: $165, payable via credit card through the online registration process.  

If there is sufficient interest, St. Elizabeth will field boys and girls teams in grades 9-12. Players who register will be contacted by the coaches to inform them of team assignments. Play begins in December. 

IMPORTANT NOTES ABOUT EVALUATION AND TEAM PLACEMENT FOR GRADES 5-8: 

-Players can only participate in the evaluation if they have registered by the deadline. 

-All players who sign up on time will be placed on a St. Elizabeth CYO team. 

-To be considered for a Mid Atlantic team (the most competitive teams), you must be willing to commit to CYO basketball as your primary sports obligation this winter, otherwise the spot will not be held for you. 

–The evaluators and coaches will place each player based upon their evaluations. Coaches may have discretion over 2-3 spots on the roster in order to create the most competitive team. 

Refund Policy: Registration fees are refundable only in limited circumstances. Refunds will be granted if a team does not form because of insufficient player interest or inability to find coaches, a player sustains an injury prior to the start of the season, or a family relocates out of the area before the season begins. Please note that refunds will not be issued for a player not making the Mid Atlantic team or if assigned practice times conflict with other extracurricular activities. 

Please mark your calendars for the basketball assessments for fifth through eighth grade.  The schedule is:

Monday October 20:

Girls 5th and 6th grade from 6-7 pm

Girls 7th and 8th grade from 7:30 to 8:30 pm

Tuesday October 21:

Boys 5th and 6th grade from 6-7 pm

Boys 7th and 8th grade from 7:30 to 8:30 pm

All assessments will take place in the St. E's gym

If you have questions about CYO Basketball, want to learn more about the evaluation process or are interested in coaching, please  contact Mike Neary at mjneary@gmail.com.