Sports as Ministry
Discover how sports can support your parish mission and ministry to youth
Schedules
Link to the latest schedules
Rules & Forms
Find rules for each sport as well as forms and more
Parishes Participating in NVJCYO
Find out if your parish participates in NVJCYO and, if so, who your parish representative is
Catholic Sports/NVJCYO
The Diocesan Northern Virginia Junior Catholic Youth Organization provides sports leagues which are an important component of comprehensive youth ministry in our parishes. Activities should foster cooperation, respect, sportsmanship, responsibility, leadership, competitiveness, fairness and courtesy.
- Fall Sports: Cross Country, Tennis, Track & Field
- Winter Sports: Basketball, Cheer
- Spring Sports: Track & Field, Volleyball
2025-26 Calendar/Events
- September 14, NVJCYO Tennis Matches Begin
- September 27, NVJCYO Cross Country Meet 1
- October 7, Deeper Waters: “25% of Young People are Neurodivergent. What does that mean for you?”
- October 18, NVJCYO Cross Country Meet 2
- November 1, NVJCYO Track & Field Fall Championship Meet
- November 8, NVJCYO Cross Country Championship Meet
- November 2, NVJCYO Tennis Matches scheduled to end
- December 6, NVJCYO Basketball and Cheer scheduled to begin
- December 25 (Thursday), Christmas
- January 22 & 23, 2026 Life is VERY Good Prayer, Rally & Mass
- March 14, 2026 Cheer Competition
- March 21, 2026 NVJCYO Volleyball matches scheduled to begin
- April 5, 2026 Easter
- April 25, 2026 BASH (for middle schoolers)
- May 16, 2026 NVJCYO Track & Field Spring Championship Meet
- June 20-26, 2026 Diocesan High School WorkCamp (always looking for coach leaders to help serve)
- Youth and Young Adult Ministry Highlights Calendar (includes other, non-sporting, events)
Sports contribute to the love of life, teaches sacrifice, respect and responsibility, leading to the full development of every human person.
St. John Paul II

