CYO amusement
 

You know you were at a CYO 6th grade girls game when both teams, in the course of 24 minutes of game play:

- combine for 88 missed shots.
- combine for 82 turnovers
- combine for 37 held balls
- somehow manage to find time to score 24 points (13-11).

(Yes, this happened at one of my games today)

I also wonder if I missed a full moon overnight. In two of three games this weekend (yesterday's 8th girls and today's 8th boys), the home coach took the official scorebook in the locker room at half time. :eek: At yesterday's game, the officials simply designated me official score for the remainder of the game. Todays officials told me I was taking things too seriously :confused: :mad:

In what's supposed to be an instructional league, I guess it would be a bit too much to instruct the home team that the book has to stay at the table -- at the very least. :rolleyes:

Must not have been a competitive grade 6 girls game.

just saying......

In what way did the officials think you were taking things too seriously? I think it's rightful that you pointed out the head coach took the book with him at halftime.

Someone actually counts and keeps track of this in 6th grade? :confused:

Well, the NCAA can legally look at kids in grade 8 now. So they really look at kids in grade 6. ;)

I did a 5th grade game this weekend. Select teams. My partner and called close to thirty travels. Didn't slow the game down because it was running clock. In another 5th grade game, coach thought we called to many travels. In my opinion and same for some coaches, call everything. Only way they learn. I ease up on the whistle for fouls though.

Calipari gets ultrasounds.

And if likes the results, the fetus goes on the payroll.

What about the fetus's coach?

I was the last to know...
 

My CYO story from Sunday.

CYO 6th Grade Boys National (lower).
I'm working solo, due to partner no-show.
Game not in doubt. Good natured game all around.

A1 in front of his bench, gets the ball dribbles, gathers the ball... then dribbles once more, then shoots.
Tweet!
Ball goes in.
"No shot! Illegal dribble."
HC and 2 ACs fall to the floor like a domino chain reaction.
I'm thinking WTF? Do I need to address this?

Turns out it was the kids first (almost) basket of the season.

Hell, the fetus' father is already down at Auburn selling his rights there.

Did they fall outside the coaching box? You may have had an opportunity for some T's here. :p

That's ok, the fetus will still be able to play in the Final Four.

Why ease up on whistles for fouls??

Ok... I'm dense...
 

CYO? Can someone help me out on the abbreviation? :confused:


EDITED: I get it. It's Catholic Youth Organization... thanks to everyone... :)

How's about Catholic Youth Organization?

That makes sense
 

Thanks. All I could come up with was "Call Your Own" ... and then couldn't figure out why someone was officiating these? :D

BTW, my priest is going to get a kick out of this when I tell him.

Yeah, the nearest comparison I can think of in DM would be summer league AAU, or maybe the annual middle school tournament down in Indianola.

Catholic Youth Organization
 

3rd grade thru 8th grade in these here parts, although there are some HS age programs starting up nearby.

Cyo = ??
 

:confused:Catholic Youth Organization

Catholic Youth Organization

I think he gets it, guys.

Gets what? That CYO stands for Catholic Youth Organization?

I hate it when I miss there's a second page.

Make your pages 40 posts a page like all the cool kids are doing. :cool:

And moreso: never accept the default forum settings for any forum.

Or the Dowling League....:D

LOL, yeah, I'd forgotten about that league.
Clock in the corner, team benches underneath the baskets.
Only time I really had a mother get mad at me about earrings.

Indianola - Chris Street Tourney
 

I'm working the Indianola tourney later this month. I was told there are nearly 150 teams and another 35 on the waiting list. 6 sites and 12 kinds of crazy. :)

CYO Versus Catholic School ...
 

Here in Connecticut, CYO means Catholic Youth Organization, and these are games played by kids who attend public schools, and they play for their parish church team.

Not to be confused with Catholic school games, which are games played by kids who attend a Catholic school, and play for that Catholic school team.

Neither of which is the standard in Des Moines, where the Catholic schools are part of the IHSAA and compete against public schools and other private schools based on enrollment numbers.

I'm still trying to get the lay of the land in this regard here in CO, where private schools seem to operate in their own little world.

Recruiting ??? Who ??? Us ???
 

Same here in the Provisions State.

Okay, I know there are some areas where the Catholic schools have their own leagues.

Hey Seven Footer, Want To Get A Good Catholic Education ???
 

The public high school coaches here in Connecticut would absolutely love that. Catholic high schools draw kids from many surrounding towns, while public high schools just draw kids from their own town, or worse, from just their own part of town.