After School Athletics

A variety of after-school athletics are offered to the students throughout the school year.  These activities are offered for all grade levels, from Primary through the Adolescent Community.  The Athletics Department and Booster Club are working to build an athletics tradition that provides opportunities for students of all skill levels to enjoy the excitement, community and physical development of after-school sports. 

Galveston Houston Catholic Athletic Association

St. Catherine’s is a member of the GHCAA (Galveston Houston Catholic Athletic Association).  The GHCAA is made up of 52 Houston-area Catholic Schools.  Student’s in their 5th – 8th year participate in this competitive athletic league.  (SCM students are eligible at the 4th year level).

Team sports include:

    • Coed Soccer - Fall
    • Girl’s Volleyball - Fall
    • Boy’s Basketball – Winter
    • Girl’s Basketball – Winter
    • Track and Field – Spring

Volleyball

For Volleyball game schedule ... click here.

For addresses and maps to each school we will visit for our volleyball games, please click on the websites listed below:

Seton
St. Ambrose
St. Anne
St. Jerome
St. Mary Houston
St. Peter the Apostle
NOTE:  both St. Peter games may be played at our gym – theirs is under construction
St. Theresa School

Soccer

Soccer League Details Fall 2007 .... click here (updated Details coming soon)
GHCAA Soccer Schedule 2008 .... click here

Primary Soccer

In 2005 a group of our parents joined together to start the St. Catherine’s Primary Soccer League.  The soccer league has two sessions of 8 weeks each, one in the fall and then again in the spring.  Parents and students meet on Saturday mornings at our athletics field for a practice and game.  The players are broken up into small groups for 30-minute practice sessions and then play a 30-40 minute game.  Parents are provided with some basic drills and coaching techniques at the beginning of the season and run the drills and oversee the games.  The games are 3-on-3 micro soccer format that follows the USYSA regulations.

The players learn the basic skills of soccer, but most of all they have fun.  Parents get the opportunity to work with the players and get to know other families from St. Catherine’s.  After the final game the children are presented with medals, and the parents are presented with a commerative picture. Directly following, all enjoy a pot-luck breakfast.

Lower Elementary Soccer

As some of the Primary children moved up, a group of families started the Lower El Soccer League in 2006, enabling the children to continue playing together.  These families meet directly after the Primary Soccer session on Saturday mornings. Children practice and participate in games much like the Primary Soccer.  The Lower El Soccer games are 4-on-4 micro soccer format that follows the USYSA regulations.

These soccer leagues provide a wonderful opportunity for the kids to be introduced to soccer and for our families to get to know each other better.  After the final game the children are presented medals, and the parents are presented with a commerative picture. Directly following, all levels enjoy a pot-luck breakfast.

Gymnastics

Keith Peters of Creative Development Gymnastics has been a part of the St. Catherine’s community since 1981.  Coach Keith offers weekly gymnastics lessons to Primary students throughout the school year, after school. He also offers summer camps at St. Catherine’s.  Coach Keith currently serves as head gymnastics coach at Debakey High School for Health Professions and is a certified instructor by USA-Gymnastics.

Roller Hockey

Keith Peters provides a morning roller hockey league that meets once a week at St. Catherine’s.  Participation is available to Lower Elementary Students and up.

Facilities

We are very fortunate to have some wonderful facilities for our students to use for after-school sports.  Our campus includes a gymnasium and three-acre athletics field.