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7911 Detroit AvenueCYO player eligibility requirements are outlined below. Required documents and forms are also included on this page.
To be eligible to participate in the Diocese of Cleveland CYO, your child must meet one of the following criteria:
If your parish/school does not have a team in the sport you wish to play, you will need to contact the CYO parish/school that is nearest to your residence for information on their offerings. To find out which parish/school is the nearest to your residence, you must use the Diocese of Cleveland Parish Locator. Simply type in your complete address, set the distance to "10 miles" and click search.
Diocese of Cleveland Parish Locator
Your child must have a current Pre-Participation Form on file with the sponsor of the team before he/she may participate in any CYO practices or games.
The form consists of three parts:
All three sections must be complete and current in order for the form to be valid and for your child to authorized to participate in CYO practices and games.
The complete Pre-Participation Form is valid for 13 months from the date of the physician's signature. The Pre-Participation Form will become invalid if any of the information contained in the information and release section or emergency medical authorization section of the form changes, or if 13 months have elapsed since the date of the physical exam.
Click the button below to download the Pre-Participation Form.
To make the athlete eligibility process more inclusive, the following modification was put into effect in fall 2018:
Section Assignments 2020-20212
For more information regarding who needs an Eligibility Request Form, please download and read our Fact Sheet.
Eligibility Request Form Fact Sheet
If your child requires an Eligibility Request Form, the form must be completed and approved before your child can participate in any CYO practice or game.
Please download the individual Eligibility Request Form below and read the directions on how to complete the form. Once Section 1 is complete, submit the form to the athletic director of the sponsoring team.
The Group Eligibility Request Form is only to be used for a group of athletes from the same parish/school seeking permission to play on another CYO member's team.
If, after using the Parish Locator for each individual address, ALL individuals from the group have the same parish/school as their nearest CYO Member, a Group Eligibility Request Form may apply.
Parents may download the Group Eligibility Request Form, read the directions on how to complete the form, and then contact the athletic director of the sponsoring team for the process to complete the form. Please note that the Group Eligibility Request Form cannot be used for children from different teams or different parishes/schools, nor for those that are not nearest to the sponsor of the team according to the Parish Locator.
Group Eligibility Request Form
The Ohio High School Athletic Association Bylaws outline the limitations on recruitment by an OHSAA member high school. The following summary is provided for educational purposes only. Official rules can be obtained through the OHSAA website.
Parents should be aware that violations of these policies could result in loss of eligibility for the student-athlete.
Recruitment Limitations
The Cleveland area Catholic high schools have an agreed-upon "No Contact" period that runs during the application review process from early January to mid-February. During this time representatives from high schools are not to have contact with prospective students.
Transferring Limitations
The Ohio High School Athletic Association Bylaws have recently been updated with limitations on the transferring of high school students during their four years of schooling. The transfer bylaws apply to all students enrolled in grades 9 to 12. These bylaws apply to all schools, both public and non-public.
The following are some exceptions to the general transfer bylaw that may apply with the approval of the OHSAA commissioner:
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