Child Participation & Eligibility

General Eligibility

In all grade school divisions, a player is eligible to participate in the CYC Program in one of the following

1. Catholic parish of worship/registration.
2. Catholic school the player is attending.
3. Catholic parish of residence. If a parish boundary does not have an athletic program, the player qualifies to participate at a parish program that shares a boundary with the player’s parish of residence.
4. If a player attends a public school, the player can play for any parish whose parish boundaries fall within the boundaries of that player’s public grade school. Once a public-school player has enrolled to play sports in a particular parish program, that player must play for that same parish through 8th grade.

The child must be grade eligible to play in a particular sport. For example:

• The child must be in Kindergarten during the beginning of the season for Baseball/Softball, Soccer and Track
• 2nd Grade for Golf
• 3rd Grade for Basketball and Volleyball
• Pre-K (4 or 5 year old) for T-Ball and Pre-K Soccer.

Requirements 

• Any interested child of either St. Gerard Majella Catholic School or a member of St. Gerard Majella Catholic Parish is required to register on the TeamSideline website.
• A child must secure permission from his/her parent or legal guardian by filling out our online registration form, which shall include a Release/Waiver of Liability. If the parent or legal guardian cannot perform the online duties as described hereby, then he/she will not be eligible to play.
• A family registering a child to play a sport at SGM must pay all fees and deposits associated with that sport. The Sports Commissioners determine the registration fee with approval by the SGM Majella Club and sports council.
  
  The factors considered in determining a registration fee include:
  • registration fees
  • league fees
  • costs of officials
  • cost of facilities, including costs associated with SGM facilities and rental costs
  • costs associated with participating in tournaments
  • uniform replacement costs
• A child must be registered within the deadlines set forth by the registrar and commissioner of the sport being registered for. Children who fail to register before the deadline may only participate at the discretion of the Registrar and sports commissioner when their participation is in the best interest of the SGM sports programs. A $25 late fee applies to all late registrations.