The St. Martin de Porres CYO basketball program offers boys and girls within our community, active parishioners, inactive parishioners and non-parishioners, an opportunity to enjoy basketball at the instructional, intramural and travel team levels of competition. We also offer many clinics, contests and events to experience basketball in a variety of settings. It gives them a chance to develop their basketball skills, teamwork and sportsmanship, plus they are offered a chance for new friendships. CYO empowers young people to live as disciples of Jesus Christ, to participate in community service and to foster their spiritual growth. CYO also encourages parents to share in their children’s growth and to be a positive influence on our youth. Please also check us out on Facebook at St. Martin de Porres CYO Basketball using the Facebook link on the top of our home page! Click on photos, then click on see all to view all of our different photo albums.
We look forward to another eventful and fun season!
St. Martin CYO Season Cancelled
Parents, it's with great sadness and disappointment that I must announce the cancellation of our CYO season. Yesterday, I met with Father Matthew, our pastor, and Bill Kennedy, the parish finance director, who shared that religious ed will stay remote until at least mid-March. Given this decision, the next decision was to not allow CYO to start on 1/14. Shortly after this meeting, the Archdiocese sent an email stating that CYO can't start until at least 2/5, but would require new protocols, daily health screenings and detailed activity plans so onerous that no CYO organization would possibly undertake.
The health of our children is of utmost importance, which is the basis for this decision. Your St. Martin CYO Board of Directors put in so much effort to prepare for a season that adhered to all required protocols. We were confident and enthusiastic about our offering and were looking forward to seeing the smiles on the kid's faces starting next Friday. We sincerely know how much this will disappoint the kids, parents, coaches and directors. Personally, I've put my heart and soul into making the season happen going back to last summer.
Refunds will be processed to everyone in early February. While we have procured the instructional basketballs, t-shirts and other equipment, we can use these next season. The only financial loss is the registration fees charged by League Athletics, which are 3.5% on both the initial registration and the refund or 7% in total. While our CYO program is financially the strongest in the Archdiocese, if anyone would like to donate their registration fee, then that would be greatly appreciated.
We're already looking ahead to next season and in brief conversations with several directors yesterday, we want to front-end load next season with numerous clinics if not offer late summer leagues to get the kids back into basketball. We continually improve our program at St. Martin CYO and the current challenges only motivate us to make things up to the kids as soon as we can.
I can't thank you enough for your support of our program. I promise you that St. Martin CYO will be back stronger than ever once we can resume basketball activities.
Please stay safe, healthy and pray for the end of this pandemic.
Parents, on Friday, 2/4 we'll have a Vassar CYO Night when both the women's and men's teams play Bard at 5:30 PM and 7:30 PM, respectively. At halftime of both games, the girls and boys will play a mini-game with masks. Given Covid, we won't have high-5 lines or anthem buddies before the games as in prior years.
For those who haven't been to a Vassar game before, their games are FREE! For those who aspire to play basketball in college, most will play D3. You need to be vaccinated if eligible and would be checked at the door.
Please mark 2/4 on your calendar and as the date approaches, I'll share more information and confirm who can commit to the mini-games at halftime.
Parents, dates have been set for two Marist CYO Nights this season:
Saturday, 1/15 at 7 PM: Marist Women vs. Monmouth
Saturday, 2/12 at 7 PM: Marist Men vs. Canisius
Kids get in free with a paying adult. We will not have the pre-game contests (free throw, hot shot and dribble knockout) like we have in past years in the rec center, but these will resume in future years. More details will follow as these dates approach. Please note that masks must be worn at all times in the McCann Arena except while eating.
Please mark these dates on your calendar and I encourage you to come out and cheer on the Red Foxes!
Details on the Restart of St. Martin CYO in January
Parents, please take the time to read this very carefully, since it explains how we'll proceed with a season starting January 15, which is great news!
I’ve re-opened registration through November 15for those who still want to register. No registrations will be taken after November 15, after which I will supply the league directors with the final participants for their leagues, so that they can begin forming teams.
Below is a summary of the instructional and intramural leagues that we will offer this season:
K-1 Instructional: will play on Sunday afternoons starting January 16 at St. Martin gym, ending on March 27. K-1 is currently at 6 teams.
2-3 Instructional: will play on Friday evenings starting January 21 at St. Martin gym, ending on March 18, although it’s possible it could extend to March 25. 2-3 is currently at 7 teams.
B3-4 Intramurals: will play on Saturday afternoons starting January 15 at St. Martin gym, ending on March 19, although it’s possible it could extend to March 26. B3-4 is currently at 4 teams.
B5-6 Intramurals: will play on Saturdays mid-day starting January 15 at St. Martin gym, ending on March 19, although it’s possible it could extend to March 26. B5-6 is currently at 4 teams.
B7-9 Intramurals: will play on Saturdays from 10 AM to 2 PM starting January 15 at Gold’s Gym, ending on March 26. B7-9 is currently at 5 or 6 teams.
G4-6 Intramurals: will play on Saturday mornings starting January 15 at St. Martin gym, ending on March 19, although it’s possible it could extend to March 26. G4-6 is currently at 4 teams.
The reason for the possible extension at St. Martin is that the gym will be used by religious ed on March 25-26, although it’s possible that could change.
I’m very sorry to announce that there will be no travel leagues in Dutchess County this season at any grade level at any parish.If you don’t want to play intramurals, then please let me know and I’ll issue a refund. If you are OK with playing intramurals, then you need to do nothing and your son or daughter will be placed on an intramural team. Please be aware that I did pursue our travel teams playing in the Brewster Super League, but given outside of Archdiocesan guidance, this was not approved.
I’m also very sorry to announce that there will be no B10-12 or G7-10 intramural leagues, since no other CYO programs in Dutchess County were prepared to enter teams in these two Gold’s Gym leagues at our county meeting. But there’s good news, since I want the kids to play:
For the 5 boys still registered for B10-12, I will let you play in B7-9 this season. If you don’t want to play in B7-9, then I will issue you a refund. Please let me know what you would like to do. I’m not allowing additional 10th-12th grade boys to register for B7-9, since that would dramatically alter this league. We currently have enough players for 5 or 6 teams in B7-9.
For the 14 girls in 7th and 8th grade still registered for G7-10, I will let you play in an expanded G4-6 league this year. We would go back to what girls intramurals was 14 years ago before I took over when we only had one girls intramural league for 4th-8th grade with younger players on the B team and the older players on the A team. Depending on which 7th and 8th graders want to do this will dictate any rule adjustments, since G4-6 normally plays at 9’ foot hoops, i.e. would the A team play at 10 feet? If 7th and 8th grade girls aren’t interested, then I will issue you a refund. Please let me know what you would like to do. We currently have enough G4-6 girls for 4 teams without any older girls.
Given that we can’t start any basketball activities until January 15, there will be no intramural evaluations. We’ll form the teams ahead of time and if need be, make adjustments after the first week. We simply don’t have the luxury of time to form the teams in the manner that we historically have. It’s more important to simply get the kids playing basketball again. All teams will play every week and there will be no playoffs or championships in any league. These modifications are for this abbreviated season only.
Practices: Given we only have Kinry Road, Vassar Road and Oak Grove, once I know the final number of teams, I’ll work-up a practice schedule that hopefully ensures a practice at least every other week. Right now, St. Martin gym during the week is being used as a second cafeteria, so to avoid removing tables each night and setting up the next morning, I’m not planning to use St. Martin gym during the week for practices. This could change as we approach January 15 and I may have more practice slots. There will be no practices before the first game, since we can’t start any basketball activities until January 15.
Once instructional and intramural teams are formed, your coach will contact you the first week in January with the time for your first game on either January 15, 16 or 21. All kids will still receive t-shirts, which I need to order by early December, since it will take about a month to receive given the supply chain issues. Instructional kids will also receive their own junior size basketballs.
These are the two key protocols:
Limited spectators: 1 parent per child, no siblings, limited exceptions
Masks:must be worn at all times upon entering the gym and the kids must wear while playing. This is a NYS mandate, not CYO. High school teams laying indoors must also wear masks while competing. Given vaccines are starting for 5-11 years old, let’s pray that the requirement to wear a mask while playing is eliminated when we start play on 1/15.
Outside of games and practices, we’ll also do the following this season:
Brooklyn Nets Event on 11/27 vs. Phoenix Suns - We have 110 people participating at the Barclays Center in the 2-hour court-time and pre-game shootaround courtside prior to the public entering the arena. Tickets are no longer available for this event.
Our annual 3-point contest on a date TBD
Intramural and instructional hot shot contests on a date TBD
UConn women's game on Wed, 2/9 in Hartford versus Villanova and St. Martin CYO graduate, Maddy Siegrist. Please let me know now if you are interested in going to this game.
Hopefully a UConn men's game, but the St. John's game at MSG is at noon on Super Bowl Sunday
Marist CYO Nights
Vassar Tournament on 11/12 and 11/13 to see St. Martin CYO graduate Sam Peek play for Wesleyan.
While we won't do everything that we normally would, such as the pre-season clinics and our annual tournament, which will resume next season, we're at least able to have some events. We do not have enough people interested to purchase a MSG lounge for the NY Knicks game on 11/20. I'm also thinking of starting an annual St. Martin CYO Golf Outing so that we can connect during the off-season.
Picture Night: Please give me some feedback about wanting individual and team pictures this season. Sports Journal Photos has a creative, safe way to take individual pictures and merge into a team picture. I’ll also need to discuss with Father Matthew to confirm if he’s OK with proceeding with pictures. Picture night would most likely be a Friday night in February instead of in mid-January as in past years.
Thanks again for your patience throughout this process. Like all of you, I wish that we could have had a normal season. I firmly believe that it didn’t have to be this way, but at this point, it is what it is. At least the kids will be able to play basketball for a couple of months, which is a wonderful thing.
I hope that I have preemptively answered your questions, but if not, please contact me if you have further questions.
Ticket Orders Now Accepted for Brooklyn Nets Event on 11/27 vs.
Parents, great news! I've received final approval to proceed with our annual Brooklyn Nets event on Saturday, 11/27 versus the Phoenix Suns, however I can no longer offer a bus given current Catholic school protocols. Most people get to this event on their own anyways, but I know that several in the St. Martin CYO program have appreciated the bus over the years.
To participate in this event, everyone 12 or older must show proof of Covid vaccination. Everyone under 12 would get tested before the game at the old Modell's across the street from the Barclays Center. Per the Barclays Center website regarding masks, it is recommended, but optional, that fully vaccinated individuals (who have received their last dose of a COVID-19 vaccine at least 14 days prior to the game) wear a facemask inside Barclays Center. Everyone else age 2 and older must wear a facemask at all times in the venue. Facemasks are not required while actively eating or drinking.
Below is the current agenda. The highlight of the event is 2-hours of Barclays Center court time, high-five lines and anthem buddies. If you only go to one NBA game a year, why not go to this game with all the various activities! Please check out the Facebook photo albums in the attached email to see how much fun the kids have every year!
If you would like tickets, then please send $75 times the number of tickets to me in one of two ways with the first preferable:
via Venmo to @Chris-Fields-CYO
mail a check made out to Chris Fields to 79 Alda Drive, Poughkeepsie, NY 12603
Please note that the seats would be in sections 218, 219 and 220, rows 9-12. Please don't delay in securing tickets, since group tickets are limited given the number of season tickets sold.
Once I know who is going, I will keep you posted via email leading up to the event.
Thanks!
Chris
Proposed Agenda
1:00 PM - meet at the Barclays Center at an entrance TBD
1:30 PM to 3:30 PM - kids get to use the Barclays Center court for shooting lines, 5-on-5 games in each half court and a few full court games at the end
3:30 PM to 6:00 PM - enjoy Brooklyn....several us in the past have gone to BWW in the Atlantic Terminal, but there are many nice restaurants on 5th Avenue down the street from the team store, too. For those who have to get tested, please do so across the street at the old Modell's.
6:00 PM - earliest that you could re-enter the arena
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM - meeting point TBD for those selected for High Five Lines, Anthem Buddies and Captain's Huddle
7:30 PM - game
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From: FIELDS <fieldsc@optonline.net>
To:
Date: September 9, 2021 at 2:59 PM
Subject: CYO: Brooklyn Nets Event on 11/27 vs. Phoenix Suns
Parents, just like with our current CYO registration, we're proceeding with planning for our annual Brooklyn Net event at the Barclays Center, which will be contingent on resuming indoor activities in November. I've secured a great game versus the Phoenix Suns on Saturday, November 27, who lost to the Milwaukee Bucks in last season's NBA Finals. So many memories have been made over the years at this event organized by St. Martin de Porres CYO, which 3,610 people have attended since 2008! This doesn't include many who attended exciting playoff games last June!
I've placed a deposit to secure this game, but should this event not occur, we'll use it on another game at a later date. The highlight of this event is the two hours of court-time, high-5 lines, anthem buddies and captain's huddle plus time to shop and dine before the game. If you only go to one NBA game a year, why not go to this game with all the various activities!
If you'd like to participate in this event, then please let me know how many tickets you would like. Group tickets are $75 and would be in sections 218, 219 and 220, rows 9-12. Please check a Barclays Center seating chart to view these corner seats. Given high demand for Nets tickets, I can't currently offer lower level tickets yet, which are usually in sections 117 and 118, but should these become available, I'll let you know. At this time, no payment is required. I just want to know who definitely would go assuming this event occurs and if so, then I'll circle back for payment preferably via Venmo, but checks are accepted.
To participate in this event, everyone 12 or older must show proof of Covid vaccination. Everyone under 12 would get tested before the game at the old Modell's across the street from the Barclays Center.
For St. Martin CYO participants, I still plan to offer a FREE bus for this event, but should there be extra space, then non-St. Martin participants could take the bus for $25 per person. Please note that the bus leaves early so that families can go Christmas shopping before the start of the event. In past years, many chose to get down to the Barclays Center on their own.
Below is the proposed agenda for the day. Please also note that to participate in this event, the Nets require a signed waiver for any kid who will participate on the court. In talking with the rectory, they may also require a Covid waiver.
Anyone can attend this event. Many CYO parishes who have participated in our annual tournament have joined over the years. All you need to do is contact me to join this year!
Below are lists of all of our past events with links to their Facebook photo albums. Please take a few minutes to browse through these, since if you plan to go to a NBA game, then please consider going with my group given all the bells and whistles this event has.
Thanks!
Chris
Proposed Agenda
7:00 AM - bus departs from St. Martin
8:30 AM - 1:00 PM - Christmas shopping in NYC
1:00 PM - meet at the Barclays Center at an entrance TBD
1:30 PM to 3:30 PM - kids get to use the Barclays Center court for shooting lines, 5-on-5 games in each half court and a few full court games at the end
3:30 PM to 6:00 PM - enjoy Brooklyn....several us in the past have gone to BWW in the Atlantic Terminal, but there are many nice restaurants on 5th Avenue down the street from the team store, too. For those who have to get tested, please do so across the street at the old Modell's.
6:00 PM - earliest that you could re-enter the arena
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM - meeting point TBD for those selected for High Five Lines, Anthem Buddies and Captain's Huddle
7:30 PM - game
10:00 PM - bus departs from Barclays Center
Prior Nets Events
2008 vs. Denver Nuggets: 649 people.....224 people also attended the San Antonio Spurs game on free tickets from the Nets!
Update on Knicks Lounges and New Group Ticket Offer
Parents, so.....I received lounge pricing from the Knicks for 5 weekend games and the pricing is ridiculously expensive. Their lowest lounge price for any game this season is $6,500 or $155 per person, but it's a weekday game. We've typically paid $4,500 or $5,000 for a lounge in the past. Needless to say, no lounge event this season, which is a shame, since the lounges were a great way to watch a game as shown by the Facebook albums in the original email.
Sun, Nov 7 vs CLE - $7,500 or $179 per person
Sat, Nov 20 vs HOU - $8,500 or $202 per person
Sat, Dec 4 vs DEN - $12,500 or $298 per person
Sun, Jan 23 vs LAC - $15,500 or $298 per person
Sun, Feb 27 vs PHI - $12,500 or $298 per person
For our Knicks fans, I do have an alternative. Since group tickets for the premium games previously highlighted in the original email below were also very expensive, thus few orders, I can offer the following 3 weekend games at very reasonable group prices. If you are interested in purchasing tickets to any of these games, then please let me know the game, how many tickets and which of the 3 seats that you want.Once we have at least 10 orders for a game, then I can purchase group tickets. Our Brooklyn Nets event is contingent on indoor basketball in November, since we play on the Barclays Center court for 2 hours, which would be in violation of Archdiocesan guidance. I will check with the parish to make sure no issues with simply going to a game in the current Covid environment. But don't let that delay your order for tickets, so that I can quickly access if their is sufficient demand.
Please see vaccine, testing and mask requirements below for Madison Square Garden.
Thanks for your patience with Knicks tickets, since I do want our Knicks fans to have opportunities, too.
Chris
Sat, Nov 20 vs HOU (5PM) / Sun, Jan 23 vs LAC (1PM) / Sat, Apr 2 vs CLE (1PM)
200 level Upper Corners (Section 226/Rows 20-24)
$82/seat – 10-19 people
$78/seat – 20-49 people
$74/seat – 50+ people
West Balcony (Sections 317-323/Rows 1-BS3)
$93/seat – 10-19 people
$88/seat – 20-49 people
$83/seat – 50+ people
200 level Lower Corners (Section 221/Rows 13-14)
$97/seat – 10-19 people
$92/seat – 20-49 people
$87/seat – 50+ people
All Guests Age 12 And Older
Guests age 12 and older are required to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination
This means you’ve had at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine prior to attending
Guests may also show proof of full COVID-19 vaccination
This means the day of your event is at least 14 days after your final vaccine dose, which, depending on the type of vaccine, may be one dose or two
Fully vaccinated guests are not required to wear a mask. Everyone else will be required to wear a mask while in The Garden, except while actively eating or drinking
Children Under Age 12
Children under age 12 can attend events with a vaccinated adult, but please note:
Children ages 4 to 11 will need to provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test (an antigen test taken within six hours of the event start time, or a PCR test taken within 72 hours of the day of the event)
Children ages 2 to 11 will need to wear a mask while inside the venue, except while actively eating or drinking
Parents, just like with our current CYO registration, we're proceeding with planning for our annual Brooklyn Net event at the Barclays Center, which will be contingent on resuming indoor activities in November. I've secured a great game versus the Phoenix Suns on Saturday, November 27, who lost to the Milwaukee Bucks in last season's NBA Finals. So many memories have been made over the years at this event organized by St. Martin de Porres CYO, which 3,610 people have attended since 2008! This doesn't include many who attended exciting playoff games last June!
I've placed a deposit to secure this game, but should this event not occur, we'll use it on another game at a later date. The highlight of this event is the two hours of court-time, high-5 lines, anthem buddies and captain's huddle plus time to shop and dine before the game. If you only go to one NBA game a year, why not go to this game with all the various activities!
If you'd like to participate in this event, then please let me know how many tickets you would like. Group tickets are $75 and would be in sections 218, 219 and 220, rows 9-12. Please check a Barclays Center seating chart to view these corner seats. Given high demand for Nets tickets, I can't currently offer lower level tickets yet, which are usually in sections 117 and 118, but should these become available, I'll let you know. At this time, no payment is required. I just want to know who definitely would go assuming this event occurs and if so, then I'll circle back for payment preferably via Venmo, but checks are accepted.
To participate in this event, everyone 12 or older must show proof of Covid vaccination. Everyone under 12 would get tested before the game at the old Modell's across the street from the Barclays Center.
For St. Martin CYO participants, I still plan to offer a FREE bus for this event, but should there be extra space, then non-St. Martin participants could take the bus for $25 per person. Please note that the bus leaves early so that families can go Christmas shopping before the start of the event. In past years, many chose to get down to the Barclays Center on their own.
Below is the proposed agenda for the day. Please also note that to participate in this event, the Nets require a signed waiver for any kid who will participate on the court. In talking with the rectory, they may also require a Covid waiver.
Anyone can attend this event. Many CYO parishes who have participated in our annual tournament have joined over the years. All you need to do is contact me to join this year!
Below are lists of all of our past events with links to their Facebook photo albums. Please take a few minutes to browse through these, since if you plan to go to a NBA game, then please consider going with my group given all the bells and whistles this event has.
Thanks!
Chris
Proposed Agenda
7:00 AM - bus departs from St. Martin
8:30 AM - 1:00 PM - Christmas shopping in NYC
1:00 PM - meet at the Barclays Center at an entrance TBD
1:30 PM to 3:30 PM - kids get to use the Barclays Center court for shooting lines, 5-on-5 games in each half court and a few full court games at the end
3:30 PM to 6:00 PM - enjoy Brooklyn....several us in the past have gone to BWW in the Atlantic Terminal, but there are many nice restaurants on 5th Avenue down the street from the team store, too. For those who have to get tested, please do so across the street at the old Modell's.
6:00 PM - earliest that you could re-enter the arena
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM - meeting point TBD for those selected for High Five Lines, Anthem Buddies and Captain's Huddle
7:30 PM - game
10:00 PM - bus departs from Barclays Center
Prior Nets Events
2008 vs. Denver Nuggets: 649 people.....224 people also attended the San Antonio Spurs game on free tickets from the Nets!
Updated Archdiocesan CYO Guidance and Path Forward
Parent, please see the letter below from Archdiocesan CYO Director Seth Peloso about no indoor basketball at any gym in September and October Please read my email in its entrirety so that you understand how we'll proceed. Given this disappointing news, we're still going to have travel tryouts (9/18) and intramural evaluations (9/26) as currently scheduled, but outdoors using two hoops behind the St. Martin School that CYO purchased for the school years ago, which we've used for CYO season-end BBQ's. Additional tryouts or evaluations will need to be limited to Saturdays or Sundays in late Sept / early Oct so as not to impact masses, weddings and after school pick-up.
This will allow us to keep taking registrations and start forming instructional, intramural and travel teams with the plan to have indoor instructional and intramural games starting the first weekend of November and indoor travel games starting the first weekend of December, both dates the same as in prior seasons. We'd loose two weeks of indoor intramural and travel practices in late October at both St. Martin and the public schools, but these practices would resume in November.
I spoke with Father Matthew today, who is fine with this approach to keep things moving forward.
Per earlier guidance from the Archdiocese on Catholic school reopening, CYO was listed in Phase 2 with no timeframe. I believe this is the timeframe and I certainly anticipate indoor basketball returning in November with whatever the required protocols.
Given this new guidance, please continue to register for CYO by 9/14 (the earlier the better for planning purposes), otherwise your sons and daughters won't be able to tryout for travel or be placed on instructional or intramural teams this season.
Regarding our annual Brooklyn Nets court-time event, the 10/24 game against the Charlotte Hornets just came off the table, since we can't conduct indoor basketball activities anywhere in September or October and that includes the Barclays Center
Thanks once again for your patience and commitment during challenging times! The good news is that registration numbers continue to track 2018 and 2019, which shows that both you and the kids want to play basketball again! I pray that you agree that this revised approach is optimal and assuming a November return to indoor basketball, we'll be well positioned to start playing instructional and intramural games the first weekend in November and travel games the first weekend in December as always planned.
Chris
Re: 2021 – 2022 CYO Program Update
Dear CYO Community,
As school communities are planning to open their doors for the 2021-2022 academic year, we are presently monitoring the COVID numbers. Unfortunately, The Delta COVID variant has reversed
the positive trajectory that excited us all as recent as three months ago.
Our colleagues in the Catholic education department recently shared their reopening plans to keep their school communities safe as children converge back to the classroom setting after the summer. Because of the reopening plans and in support of prioritizing in-person learning, CYO will enter into a transition period for the months of September and October. During the transition period, there should be no indoor activity related to CYO programming in the school gyms or other indoor area locations in September and October. Any indoor activity should be moved outdoors in a safe environment and follow outdoor COVID related guidance provided by the CDC and your local health departments.
Last year, we were able to transition many of our programs outdoors, thanks to the dedicated volunteers and children who were willing to adapt. The CYO will once again be hosting our
traditional outdoor Fall programming as well as explore other outdoor offerings.
Throughout the pandemic we have shared our appreciation for your flexibility and understanding. That continues as we move forward. Based on the present conditions, we must realistically prepare ourselves for a range of possibilities from a delayed start, and even once again, the possibility of a suspended season.
The next community announcement will be made around October 1st. This update will address the next course of action and time frame based on the present conditions.
If anyone has any questions, or needs any assistance, please feel free to contact me directly at seth.peloso@archny.org.
Sincerely,
Seth Peloso | Director | Catholic Youth Organization
Possible Brooklyn Nets Court-Time and Group Tickets This Season
Parents, I need quick feedback on dates that interest you for this year's Brooklyn Nets event. 3,610 people have attended our Nets events since 2008! This event is more than just a game. It includes two hours of court-time, high-5 lines, anthem buddies and captain's huddle plus free time to shop and dine.
The NBA schedule just came out today and I've listed some possible games for our annual court time event plus some possible games to which I could purchase group tickets (no court time). I still need to talk to my Nets contact about potential dates as well as pricing.
Possible Court-Time Event
CHARLOTTE HORNETS, @
PHOENIX SUNS, @
CHICAGO BULLS, @
ORLANDO MAGIC, @
NEW ORLEANS PELICANS, @
Possible Group Tickets
MILWAUKEE BUCKS, @
MILWAUKEE BUCKS, @
NEW YORK KNICKS, @
For those new to our CYO organization, I typically offer a bus to Nets court-time events and usually subsidize the cost. Below is a sample agenda for a 6 PM game before Christmas:
Proposed Agenda
7:00 AM - bus departs from St. Martin
8:30 AM - 12:30 PM - Christmas shopping in NYC
12:30 PM - meet at the Barclays Center at the Atlantic Avenue Emblem Health entrance
1:00 PM to 3:00 PM - kids get to use the Barclays Center court for shooting lines and 5-on-5 games in each half court
3:00 PM to 4:30 PM - enjoy Brooklyn....several us in the past have gone to BWW in the Atlantic Terminal, but there are many nice restaurants on 5th Avenue down the street from the team store, too.
4:30 PM - earliest that you could re-enter the arena
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM - meeting point TBD for those selected for High Five Lines, Anthem Buddies and Captain's Huddle
6:00 PM - game
8:30 PM - bus departs from Barclays Center
Please let me know ASAP which games interest you, so that I can secure a date ASAP.
Please see Facebook albums below from prior Nets events.
Thanks!
Chris
Prior Nets Events
2008 vs. Denver Nuggets: 649 people.....224 people also attended the San Antonio Spurs game on free tickets from the Nets!
Possible New York Knicks Lounge and Group Tickets This Season
Parents, now that the NBA schedules are out, it's time to start planning which New York Knicks games we would like to attend this season. We purchase anywhere from one to multiple lounges at MSG for a weekend game plus I also inquire on group ticket prices for certain games.
It will still be a week or so until I receive lounge pricing from my Knicks contact, but please note that the best games have the highest lounge prices. Each lounge has 42 tickets and includes food, soda and water. During the game, you can sit in seats (28), at the counter on bar stools or in lounge chairs watching on TV. I typically try to get lounges that cost $5,000 per lounge or $120 per ticket. Anything more is generally too expensive for our group. Given the Knicks got better last year, I'm certain that lounge prices will increase this season. Also, some years we've had Knicks legends such as John Starks stop by our lounge to give autographs, received a tour of MSG before the game plus had a group picture center court with John Starks and Larry Johnson.
Please checkout photo albums on our Facebook page from prior Knicks lounge events:
Please give me some feed back from the list below on which games interest you for lounge tickets or group tickets (no food included).
Thanks!
Chris
Possible Lounge Games Cleveland Cavaliers, SUN, NOV 07, 6:00 PMHouston Rockets, SAT, NOV 20, 5:00 PMDenver Nuggets, SAT, DEC 04,1:00 PMLA Clippers, SUN, JAN 23, 1:00 PMPhiladelphia 76ers, SUN, FEB 27, 1:00 PM
Possible Group Tickets
Milwaukee Bucks, SUN, DEC 12, 12:00 PM
Los Angeles Lakers, TUE, NOV 23, 7:30 PM
Phoenix Suns, FRI, NOV 26, 7:00 PM
Brooklyn Nets, WED, FEB 16, 7:30 PM
St. Martin de Porres CYO registration for the 2021-2022 season will be online starting 8/1/21. $30 late fee applied starting 9/15/21 and late registration closes on 9/30/21.
Programs include boys and girls divisions for instructional (K-1st, 2nd-3rd grades), intramural (boys 3rd-4th, 5th-6th, 7th-9th, 10-12th grades and girls 4th-6th, 7th-10th grades) and travel (boys 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th grades and girls 5th-6th, 7th-8th grades). Travel-try-outs will be on 9/18. Intramural evaluatoins will be on 9/26. Boys high school league (10th-12th grades) will start on 9/25 at Gold's Gym.
Given the first post-Covid season, extracurricular events will be limited to 3-point, hot shot and free throw contests; Brooklyn Nets event at the Barclays Center with court-time, high--5 lines and anthem buddies; New York Knicks game in MSG lounges; UConn men's / women's games; Marist CYO Nights; open gym / pizza parties and season-end BBQ. There will be no pre-season clinics and we won't host our 13th annual tournament, which will return the following season.
If you are uncertain if you have active parishioner status, then please click on the email link to ask Chris Fields, who will confirm your parishioner status. All registrations will be reviewed for accuracy and registering with the incorrect parishioner status will result in an additional $25 fee per player. Please note that attending religious education at St. Martin has nothing to do with parishioner status, i.e. this does NOT make you an active parishioner.
Please note that family limit fee is $225 for active parishioners and $275 for inactive or nonparishioners. Since only one family limit fee of $275 can be input to the system, a reconciliation will be done after registration closes to process additional credits as needed.
