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9) Athletics: 2.0 Program Administration

Athletic Associations – Affiliated Parishes & Schools

2.1 Athletic Associations affiliated with CYM Sports

  • 2.1-1 Parishes and schools are to establish guidelines for participation and can include factors such as number of teams/participants, budgetary considerations, facility availability and similar considerations. These guidelines must be clearly stated and properly followed. (v.2223.9.0)
  • 2.1-2 Parishes and schools are required to assemble an Athletic Association to govern parish and school guidelines for participation in CYM Sports programming.
    • 2.1-2.1 Athletic Associations and departments must, at minimum, include a President, Coordinator, or Athletic Director.
    • 2.1-2.2 The Office for Catholic Youth Ministry requires each parish or school to name an individual as the Athletic Association President (AAP) or Athletic Director (AD). (2223.9.1)
      • 2.1-2.2.1 The AAP or AD is responsible for approving rosters and assigning head coaches. (2223.9.1.2)
    • 2.1-2.3 The representing athletics leader for the association or department shall be known by the Diocese of Wilmington and CYM Sports as the Athletic Association Representative or “AAR”.
      • 2.1-2.3.1 The AAR is to serve as the primary contact between CYM and each individual affiliated program. (2223.9.1.1)
      • 2.1-2.3.2 Parishes and Schools are to establish clear responsibilities and duties for their AAR.
      • 2.1-2.3.3 Parishes and Schools must provide their AAR with a parish or school registered email address, unique to that person and not generally accessible, for the purposes of administration for program and communication.
  • 2.1-3 Guidelines for Athletic Associations must be clearly stated on official association websites.
  • 2.1-4 All affiliated programs and their affiliated administrators, coaches, student-athletes and spectators are held accountable by the pastor of a parish or the principal of a school.
    • 2.1-4.1 All affiliated programs and their affiliated administrators, coaches, student-athletes and spectators are held accountable also to the Office for Catholic Youth Ministry and the CYM Sports Coordinator, when appropriate or deemed necessary.
  • 2.1-5 The Office for Catholic Youth Ministry reserves the right to overrule the Athletic Association of a parish or school on any decision if, in the opinion of the CYM Sports Coordinator, the decision is not in the best interest of the overall program. (2223.9.1.3)
  • 2.1-6 The Office for Catholic Youth Ministry may, for any grave reason, require the parish or school to replace their AAR. (2223.9.1.4)