Welcome to the 2026 - Jr. Crusaders Basketball program.

Jr. Crusaders will allow our youngest athletes to participate in organized sports for ages that current CYO athletics does not offer yet. The goal of Jr. Crusaders is to teach children the basics and fundamentals of organized sports, improve gross motor development, interact with peers outside of school settings, and have fun! Jr. Crusaders will strive to offer multiple sporting options throughout the calendar year for children in grades Pre-K 3 through Kindergarten (Children must be 3 by Oct. 1st to participate). The structure for each session is athletes will come together as a team with their coach(es) to learn the basics and rules of the sport with a 30 minute practice, and then they will participate in a 30 minute competitive game against their peers on opposing teams. Teams will be co-ed and divided based on age and will compete against their same-aged peers.

Registration will open on December 15-31st for the 2026 PreK-Kindergarten Basketball session. Basketball will run for 5 weeks in February and March, Saturday mornings; 2/28/25 - 3/28/25 (NOT 3/14/25)

 

In order to make the Jr. Crusaders program a success, we need volunteers and coaches from family members like you! Please consider signing up to coach or volunteer for the season. Coaches will be provided a detailed practice plan to help with consistency across teams and for the ease of coaches for all sessions. A coaches meeting will also occur before the start of the season. If you would like to coach, you must complete the Safe Environments training at OLGC including a background check and attending a Protecting God’s Children Workshop. Please visit https://school.olgcparish.net/safe-environments/ for more information.

 

I am very excited to begin this journey with our pilot program of Jr. Crusaders Athletics. I look forward to this year and all it has to offer at OLGC!

 

God Bless,

Jon Schneider

Physical Education Teacher & CYO Athletic Director

Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Parish