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• Sample Practice Plan

• Teaching Sportsmahship

• Effective Messages

• Injury Prevention

• Team Cohesion

• Coaching Essentials Courses (On Line Course)

  • Catholic Coaching Essentials

  • Volleyball Coaching Essentials

  Resources courtesy of American Sports Education Program (ASEP) (Note: On-line Coaching Essential courses do not meet coaches certification requirements, but are recommended resources.)

**Note, tournaments are open only to CYO girls' volleyball teams.**

Click Here for information on entering volleyball tournaments hosted by our CYO parishes and schools.

Jim Negri CYO Volleyball Tournament

The Oakland Diocese CYO hosts the annual "Jim Negri Tournament" for 7th and 8th grade CYO teams.  7th and 8th grade girls' Oakland Diocese CYO volleyball teams will play next January 2021

List of RC Camp Sportsmanship Award Winners

Because of the continuing pandemic and restrictions, all CYO activities in the Diocese of Oakland will continue to be suspended, in compliance with prohibitions on team sports activities from Alameda and Contra Costa Counties. This action is based on the uncertainties surrounding the pandemic and the current challenges in keeping our young people, volunteers, and families safe in our Church-sponsored activities, as well as to be in compliance with county prohibitions.  This suspension is taken after consultation with the presidents of the CYO leagues in the diocese.

 The suspension includes the winter sports of CYO Boys’ Basketball, CYO Girls’ Basketball (in the eastern half of the diocese) and Girls’ CYO Volleyball and includes practices, games, and activities. Previously, CYO Cross Country did not run this fall. Our intention at this point is to resume those sports in Fall, 2021. However, the league presidents will continue to monitor conditions and to make additional recommendations should conditions change.

CYO remains hopeful that this coming spring, CYO Track and Field, CYO Girls’ Basketball (in the western half of the diocese) and CYO Boys’ Sand Volleyball can be played as these sports were not played last spring. The CYO league and track section leadership will recommend decisions regarding these sports after January 1. Resuming these activities will depend upon participant and volunteer safety, local government directives and venue availability.

We look forward to our parish churches and our schools reopening safely, a necessary first step in a return to CYO sports. When we are able to resume play, CYO will continue to be a vital ministry in our Church for our young people. We all continue to rely on our leagues and on the dedication of our many players, coaches, athletic directors, coordinators, game officials and volunteers.

While we wait, we will all be praying for all those affected by the pandemic, both directly and indirectly, and for our children to stay healthy and safe.  
 

Information on coaches workshops, playoffs, tournaments and other information, when available, will be posted on this page or other pages in this website. For individual league game schedules, see the link to your team's league, to the left, or contact your team's coach or your parish/school CYO athletic director.

For more information on CYO Volleyball in the Oakand Diocese, contact your local parish/Catholic school CYO athletic director or click here to email CYO.

• Practice begins: Sunday, September 1, 2019
• Coaches Certification Workshops: Tuesday, October 8 and Thursday, October 24
• First day of League Play: Saturday, November 2
• Jim Negri Girls Volleyball Tournament: Sunday, January 19, 2020 (tentative)
• Diocesan Girls Playoffs: Saturday, February 15 - Tuesday, February 18

**2020 Boys' CYO Sand Volleyball**
Click Here to Visit the Boys' CYO Sand Volleyball Page

The 2020 Jim Negri Tournament

Oakland Diocese CYO Volleyball teams in the 7th and 8th grades played in this classic, one-day tournament, sponsored by the CYO Office, in  January, 2020 at Moreau Catholic High School, Hayward

The day began with a special Mass at 10:30 a.m., followed by exciting volleyball play with lots of cheering and excitement.

The  "RC Camp Sportmanship Award," was voted by the tournament referees to a team in each grade with positive sportsmanship throughout the tournament. Pictured above is the team from St. Bede, Hayward, RC Camp Sportsmanship Award winner.
 

Click Here for Tournament Results

Read the Story in the Catholic Voice

2020 Marty Mart Scholarship Awardee

(Pictured with Ashley (l to r) are father and coach Jose Carreño, Ashley, St Elizabeth CYO athletic director Paula Garcia, mother Griselda Marroquin Carreño,

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