It is the mission of the St. Bernadette Athletics to lead, teach and nurture our athletes in the likeness of Christ.
St. Bernadette Athletics are open to students from St. Bernadette Grade School and PSR students, as well as St. Ladislas PSR students.
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All athletes must have a physical completed and on file every year. This must be done BEFORE your child can participate in practice or competition.
In addition, a completed and signed EMA and Waiver are required. All forms must be sent to sbaa.physicals@gmail.com
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Students from neighboring parishes may also participate ONLY IF:
Your school does not offer the given sport
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Your school is in the CYO-designated “zone” with St. Bernadette. Contact your school’s athletic director or stbernadetteathletics@gmail.com for clarification on current “zones”.
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To be compliant with new 2017 Ohio Laws, all participants and parents must fill out a Lindsay’s Law form, for each sport, each season. These forms must be sent to sbaa.physicals@gmail.com
Equipment Return
If you have any St. Bernadette athletic gear from past years that have not been returned, please contact us at stbernadetteathletics@gmail.com to coordinate the drop-off of those prior to this year’s season.
SPORTS BY SEASON
Fall Sports
Winter Sports
Spring Sports
Coaches
Coaches are always welcome! Please download and fill out the Coaches Application, then email it stbernadetteathletics@gmail.com. Deadlines are posted in the bulletin, but generally this must be done 6 weeks prior to the beginning of the season.
All coaches are required to attend Virtus training and CYO sanctioned sports requires all coaches to attend a Coaches Development Program class. More details are listed below. A comprehensive list of CYO Coaching requirements can be found here.
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All coaching staff must attend VIRTUS or an approved abuse prevention program. This is a one-time session but you will be required to maintain training by completing periodic coursework through the VIRTUS system.
Click the "First-time registrant" button on the left-hand side to create an account, or log in with your user ID and password if you previously created an account.
Select "Cleveland, OH (Diocese)" in the drop-down menu.
*NOTE: Assistant coaches who are 16 & 17 years old are not required to completed VIRTUS
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Complete the Concussion Awareness Course
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The program is offered throughout the year in both the Cleveland and Akron areas and is a one-time requirement (although recertification may be required depending on your sport). Once a coach completes the program, they will be issued a coaching card and lanyard. Every coach on the coaching staff must wear their credentials to every contest.
The program includes interactive sessions on the following topics:
CYO Athletics as Ministry
CYO Governance
Risk Management
Coaching Pedagogy
Helping Young Athletes Safely Excel in Sports
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Complete Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) training
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All new coaching staff must complete a background check. One can be completed using selection.com through VIRTUS.
St. Bernadette Athletic Board 2022-2023
Athletic Director: Paul Cousineau
President: Bridget Gorman
Vice President: Brian Wathey
Secretary: Natalie Stolph
Treasurer: Shawn Huntington
Winter Sports Coordinators
Girls Basketball: Trina Poremsky
Boys Basketball: Bernie Niehaus
High School Basketball: Open
Fall Sports Coordinators
Football: Dan O’Leary
Rookie Tackle Football: Tim Buckley
Flag Football: Jon Levoy
Volleyball: Megan Koch
Cheerleading: Cara Santosuosso Foutty
Cross Country: Matt Kostecke
Spring Sports Coordinators
Track: Natalie Stolph
Baseball: Jon Levoy
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