Catholic Charities Corporation Administrative Offices:
7911 Detroit AvenueCYO Football is open to youth in grades 1 to 8. The football program is available in the spring and fall seasons.
Find all information and documents for CYO Football including Flag, Rookie Tackle and 11 Man Tackle.
For weight classifications and other sport-specific rules, please refer to the rule book.
Flag Football
If a team has less than 8 athletes at a game, a guest player may be moved from the member’s other CYO flag football team(s) to fill the positions at the start of a game under the following restrictions:
1. The athlete meets the age/grade restrictions of the squad he/she will assist.
2. The guest player is reported by means of the button below before the game in which he/she will be used.
3. The same individual may be moved as a guest player for no more than two (2) games during the season.
4. The athlete complies with the number of games per day competition limits as outlined in Section 6.
5. The guest player(s) must meet the minimum participation requirement.
6. Guest player must be reported on the participation form before the competition begins by listing the guest player’s name after all the original team’s athletes are listed and place “GP” next to their name.
7. Guest players cannot be used for sanctioned events.
Rookie Tackle Football
Guest Players may be moved from the member’s other CYO Rookie Tackle football team(s) to fill the positions at the start of a game under the following restrictions:
1. If a 7-man or 8-man Rookie Tackle football team has fewer than 12 athletes at a game.
2. The athlete meets the age/grade restrictions of the squad the athlete will assist.
3. The guest player is reported by means of the button below before the game in which they will be used.
4. The same individual may be moved as a guest player for no more than two (2) games during the season.
5. The athlete complies with the number of games per day competition limits as outlined in Section 6.
6. Guest players cannot be used for sanctioned event or CYO championship competitions.
Tackle Football
Since teams are assigned by sections, there is no Guest Player Rule in this program.
Click the Guest Player button below to enter your athlete information.
CYO Members, Parishes, Parish Organizations, Catholic high schools, or Catholic colleges are permitted to sponsor tournaments or competitions with the sanctioning of CYO. Sponsoring organizations submit a Sanctioned Event Application to sanctionedeventsapplication@ccdocle.org at least [10] ten days before the Tournament or Competition begins. A fee of $60 must be sent to Diocese of Cleveland CYO, Sanctioned Event, 7911 Detroit Ave, Cleveland, 44102. Make checks payable to Catholic Charities. Click the Sanctioned Event Application link on the right to download the form.
When CYO approval is given, the event is officially listed on the CYO website Sanctioned Event section and advertising is permitted. Advertising is NOT permitted before the event is approved. Click Sanctioned Event List on the right to download the current CYO Sanctioned Events list.
Click the button below to download the 2021-2022 Sanctioned Event FAQ.
Prior to the start of the sanctioned event, the sponsor needs to provide the list of participating teams (link on side bar) by coach or team #, and access to the tournament link with copy of the schedule to the CYO Athletic Office: nsperingo@ccdocle.org.
Please submit the Sanctioned Event Completion Report (link on the side bar), along with a completed copy of the results, no later than 10 days after the closing date of the event to the CYO Athletic Office: nsperingo@ccdocle.org. Penalty for noncompliance to any of these terms results in inability to sponsor events for one calendar year.
Parents: Looking for tickets for the upcoming game? Visit www.ccdocle.org/cyotickets or click the button below.
CYO urges all members that sponsor CYO Football to join USA Football's Heads Up Football program. The Heads Up program includes resources pertaining to:
Contact:
Noelia Speringo, CYO Membership & Communications Coordinator
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