Athletics

Welcome to the St. Mark CYO Page!

CYO (Catholic Youth Organization) sports is the athletic component of a Parish or Catholic school youth ministry program. CYO enables the partnership between religious leaders, coaches, volunteers, and parents to manage and support a sports program that allows youth to grow in their relationship with God and come to a better understanding of themselves and the Catholic faith through sport.

- Archdiocese of Philadelphia Minitry Handbook

Athletics Director:

Daniel VanBuskirk-

  dvanb002@gmail.com
Coordinators:

   Greg Pezza-

     greg@itriwoodfired.com




Christopher Ziegelhofer-

cziegelhofer@comcast.net



Matthew Shaw-

mshaw@teksystems.com

Danielle Webb-

danielle.webb@comcast.net

To participate in our CYO program you must:
Be a registered member of our parish and attend our school or CCD/PREP program.

Everyone who wishes to participate in our program must review and follow the rules in our
St. Mark CYO Handbook (Click on this link to view)

Participants, parents, and coaches are also asked to review our handbook, then print out, sign, and return the following forms, found on the last pages:
1. St. Mark CYO Player, Parent, and Coach Code of Conduct Agreement
2. St. Mark Consent Form- Posting Pictures/Videos of Minors
3. Agreement and Release of Liability
Once completed, both forms should be returned to the coordinators.

We can always use a little help...
Parents wishing to volunteer with this program, should visit our Volunteer Page and turn in the requested forms in "Group C" before helping out.
Then they should also click on the image below to take the online Catholic Coaching Essentials Training listed in the coaches orientation information section of cyophilly.com

and click on the link to review other important program requirements 2023-2024 Archdiocese of Philadelphia CYO Handbook.

Registration link for all our CYO Programs:

https://tshq.bluesombrero.com/stmarkbristol

If you are eligible and want to participate in one or all of our programs, click the link above to select your sport and register.
Parents wishing to volunteer can also sign up by using this link.

Programs:

SPRING TRACK AND FIELD

March through June

Registration opens in January

All St. Mark Students, PREP/CCD Students, or Confirmed Students in 1st through 8th grade are eligible to join.
Register online using the blue sombrero link above.

A registration fee of $60 is due at sign-up.
If you need a uniform singlet, the cost is $25 and shorts are $20.
All Registrations and payments must be turned in before the first practice.

Practices: Begin on Monday, March 4th
Location: Bristol High School Track, from 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM
Days: Monday through Friday for grades 4th to 8th Graders
Tuesdays and Wednesdays for 1st to 3rd graders
Meets: On Sundays
If you have any questions please contact: Head Coach Chris Ziegelhofer @ cziegelhofer@comcast.net

We need a few parents to step up and help out with coaching, no experience is necessary, but clearances are required. (See the link above for other volunteer requirements)

ST MARK SHORT SHOTS - INTRAMURAL & SKILLS BASKETBALL CLINIC

March through April

Registration opens in March

St. Mark Short Shots is a Skills-Based Clinic and Lightly Competitive Intramural Play for children in Grades K-4.
Open to all St Mark School and CCD students.

Two days a week athletes will have the opportunity to learn to dribble, pass, shoot, and play basic defense. Each session will last from 1 hour to 1 hour and 15 minutes. For the first 30-45 minutes of each session, athletes will be taught the fundamentals of basketball in a clinic-like atmosphere with very little downtime. For the last 30-45 minutes athletes will compete in intramural games while also learning the rules of basketball.

When: March 5th through March 26th, 2024

Tuesday- March 5th, March 12th, March 19th and March 26th

Thursday- March 7th

Where: St. Mark School Gym from 5:45 PM-7:00 PM

Fee: TBA

Contact: Maggy McCay with questions @ 215-791-0768.

Register here: https://tshq.bluesombrero.com/Default.aspx?tabid=1390152

FALL SOCCER

August through November

Registration Opens in May

Open to St. Mark school students and CCD/PREP participants
in grades Pre-K to 8th.
2023 Fees (based on grade for the 23/24 school year):
Pre-K- $50, K to 4th grade - $70, 5th to 8th - $100
To register use the bluesombrero link above or contact the coordinator (Matt @ 267-980-5238) with questions.

WINTER BASKETBALL

November through February

Registration opens in October

Grades 4th-8th

Register using the link above

Message from Daniel VanBuskirk, St. Mark Athletic Director...10/12/23

I am excited to announce that registration is open for the 2023/24 CYO Basketball season for Grades 3-8.
*NEW FOR THIS YEAR*, 3rd graders can now play in the novice level.

Practices will start in early November. Assignments will be made for teams, coaches, and practice times. Greg Pezza will be coordinating basketball for us this season. An email will follow in a few weeks with further details.

If you can, please get registrations completed soon as we need to submit team counts to the Region soon.
https://tshq.bluesombrero.com/Default.aspx?tabid=1390152

Thank you and please let me know if you have any questions.