The MHSAA Health Questionnaire will not be in use next school year (2021-22).  

An MHSAA pre-participation sports physical is again required for all students who participate in sports in 2021-22.

A valid physical examination must be completed on or after April 15, 2021. 

The MHSAA two-page physical form has not changed and is available on MHSAA.com, at www.CatholicCentralSports.com under the "FORMS" tab or at the link following link:  MHSAA Sports Physical Form 

CC fans watch or listen to the MHSAA Boys Basketball Regional Final game on Thursday, April 1st (6:00pm):

• To listen:  www.michigansportsradio.com  =  Audio broadcast with Eric Wells and Scott Morgan on the call.
• To watch & listen:  www.nfhsnetwork.com (subscription required)  =  Video & Audio broadcast with Eric Wells and Scott Morgan on the call

Pre game coverage will start at 5:45pm with a 6:00pm start.

GO COUGARS!!!!

Attention Cougar fans!  Christmas shopping made easy!!

Featured at the Cougar Gear Sales we will have a table of beautiful handmade CC Gemstone Bracelets (pictured below), made by the Varsity Basketball moms.  All proceeds from the sale of these bracelets will go directly to the CC Basketball program.

The last sale date to purchase your bracelets, including the "cougar stack" is this Monday, December 14 from 4:00-6:30pm at the CAT Cougar Gear Store.  

Pick up a CC Spiritual Gemstone Bracelet for your #1 fan!! 

Please come support our amazing school & athletic department! 

#gocougars 

2020/2021 - BOYS BASKETBALL TRYOUT INFORMATION

***PHYSICAL INFORMATION*** -  Send your son's sports physical information to loribailey@grcatholiccentral.org, OR you can drop them off in the athletic office which off of the lobby of the downtown gym. If Mrs. Bailey isn’t in the office, please slide the physical under the locked door.  Please make sure all information is complete on the MHSAA Consent page and all signatures (Parent/Guardian and Student Athlete) are present.  A missing physical or a missing signature constitutes an incomplete physical and the student cannot be cleared for sports participation. If you have any questions about sports physicals, please contact Lori at the email address above. 

• After this Friday, basketball is officially in a dead period for 2 weeks prior to the season. We are not allowed to host open gyms in those 2 weeks. 
• Freshmen/JV tryouts will be November 16, 17, and 18 from 5:30-7:30 pm in the downtown gym.
• Varsity tryouts will be November 16, 17, and 18 from 3:15-5:15 pm in the downtown gym. 
• If you are a fall sport athlete still competing on a team, you must finish that season before coming to basketball tryouts. When your season is finished, please report to the next practice and then you will have a tryout for a spot on the team. 
• Please bring a reversible practice jersey with you. Colors don’t matter as long as one side is white. If you don’t have a reversible jersey, please bring a dark and light t-shirt each night. 
• Tryouts and practices are closed to parents or friends watching, and the buildings are closed to parents, grandparents, or siblings entering to pick you up now because of Covid. Please remind all of this. 
• The tryout will consist of assessing your skill level, condition, position, work ethic, how you play in game settings, and how coachable you are. Coaches will meet with each player individually on the 3rd day to personally let you know if you’ve made the team, what you did well during the tryouts, and what you can work on to improve your game. 
• Coaches from all 3 levels will be there working with players and assessing players during tryouts. 
• Per the new Covid rules and regulations, you will need to be masked up during the entire tryout and while entering/exiting the building. Coaches and trainers will also be masked up.
• Bring your own water bottle. 
• Especially with the weather being warmer right now, I recommend throwing on some sweats and a winter hat and going for a few runs before tryouts. 3 miles is a good distance to prepare for the running you will be doing in a 2-hour practice. 

TJ Meerman | Student Support Services  | Boys Basketball Coach

Catholic Central High School

319 Sheldon Plaza SE | Grand Rapids, MI 49503

p 616-233-5826| f 616-459-0257

e tjmeerman@grcatholiccentral.org w www.grcatholiccentral.org   

CC Winter “Online” Sports Sign Ups

Wednesday, October 13

In previous years coaches and their staff have come into our CC Cafeteria during lunch periods to hold sports team sign ups.  However, due to COVID-19 we are going to be holding winter sports sign ups via email.

Any student interested in playing a winter sport should reach out directly to the varsity head coach at the email listed below.  

Please include the following in your email:

1. Name

2. Grade

3. School Email

4. Parent Email

5. Parent or Home Phone Number

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Boys Basketball (TJ Meerman) - tjmeerman@grcatholiccentral.org 

Girls Basketball (Colleen Nagel) - girlsbasketball@grcatholiccentral.org

Boys & Girls Bowling (Bob Lomonaco) - bowling@grcatholiccentral.org

Competitive Cheer (McKenzie Southerington) - compcheer@grcatholiccentral.org 

Hockey (Mike Slobodnik) - hockey@grcatholiccentral.org

Boys & Girls Ski (Scott Inman) - skiing@grcatholiccentral.org

Boys Swim (Kristena Poll) - ccswim@grcatholiccentral.org

Boys Dive (Neil Mastellone) - ccdiving@grcatholiccentral.org

Wrestling (BJ Schroder) - wrestling@grcatholiccentral.org

Click link for the MHSAA Summer Guidance Update 4