About Us:
CYO provides for the development of young people's spiritual, emotional, intellectual, social and
physical potential. Based on Catholic values, CYO offers guidance to assist young people as they
assume responsibility for themselves and for their relationship with their faith, peers and
community. CYO strives to meet the diverse needs of all youth regardless of religious affiliation.
Every CYO activity provides opportunities that encourage and assist youth in their growth and
development towards Christian adulthood.
The specific purpose of the CYO athletic program is to develop in youth a sense of self-esteem,
self-discipline, cooperation and fair play by providing a competitive team sport activity through
which they will practice the teaching of their faith.
This is accomplished through the efforts of the adult volunteer coach. The CYO coach is to serve
the team with a Youth Ministry philosophy; more than being a sports technician, he/she is an
important role model for young people. In that capacity and above anything else, a coach in the
CYO program strives to exemplify behavior of a committed Christian adult. He/she lives by the
letter, but more importantly, by the spirit of these rules and philosophies.
Ultimate responsibility for the success of the CYO program lies with the volunteer adult
participant. Adults involved in CYO must remember that the program exists for the Christian
growth of young people. Conduct of adults must always model Christian values and virtues.
When adults forget the primary focus of CYO, the program becomes destructive. When adults
remain faithful to the Christian ideals of CYO, they exercise a unique and rewarding ministry to
the young with whom they come in contact.
The Mission of Holy Spirit’s CYO Program shall be to:
- Promote Christian values and the principles of the CYO philosophy through the vehicle of
sports.
- Promote good sportsmanship, team building and friendly relationships among the
players, coaches, officials, program administrators, parents, spectators and the parish
community.
- Promote loyalty to CYO ideals to both the youth and the parish community.
- Remain faithful to the Christian ideals of CYO, exercising a unique and rewarding
ministry for the youth with whom the program serves.
Boys Basketball Season Schedule and information here:
https://www.oakdiocese.org/mission-valley-cyo-basketball
Girls Volleyball Season Schedule and information here:
https://oakdiocese.org/sac-girls-cyo-league