Basketball Parent Letter 2025-26
Dear Parents and Athletes,
The second half of the 2025-2026 Special Olympics sports will soon begin with basketball. Practice will be on Mondays and Thursdays from 6:30--7:30 p.m. There are a few dates where we will not have practice as stated below, and please plan your practice schedules accordingly through the area meet. The Skills meet will be on Saturday, February 28th and the Area meet is scheduled for Saturday March 7th for all team athletes. Athletes must be currently enrolled at a CFISD campus, be at least 8 years of age and have a complete Athlete Medical before participating, in which all pages must be filled out completely, and must be signed by a physician clearing your athlete to participate. All athletes must have a new Athlete Registration and Medical this year as the older forms will no longer be accepted.
1st Practice: Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026
- Times: 6:30-7:30 p.m.
- Season Dates: Jan. 8—March 7
Team practices: Langham Creek High School
17610 FM 529 Rd. Houston, TX 77095
*Performance Gymnasium
Skills practices: Langham Creek High School
17610 FM 529 Houston, TX 77095
*Auxiliary/Multi-Purpose Gym (We will direct you once you arrive!)
Practice Days: Mondays and Thursdays Time: 6:30pm to 7:30 p.m. for both skills and team practices. We may not enter the gyms early so please plan to arrive close to 6:30! The gyms are located on the back side of the school, nearest to LA Fitness. (Enter at the light on F.M. 529 going to the back of the campus. You cannot get to the gyms if you park by the football field, off of Hudson Oaks)
If you are unsure if your athlete is considered a team or a skills player, the coaches will assess your athlete and inform you on proper placement.
Important Dates:
- Jan. 20th-- No practice- student holiday
- Feb. 21st -- Team Classifications (location TBD)
*ALL ATHLETES MUST PARTICIPATE ON THIS DATE in order to play in all games on Saturday, March 7th! * - Feb.28th – Individual Skills Competition, info will be shared closer to event
- March 7th- Area 4 Team Competition for ALL Teams (location TBD)
*Please take note that the area tournament is the beginning of our CFISD Spring Break. Please advise your coach if you already know your athlete will not be here and will not play on that day, as this could make a difference when we are dividing up teams. *
Attendance and punctuality at practice are important to success, particularly with team sports. Please discuss any scheduling conflicts you may have with your team coach. Appropriate attire (i.e. shorts, shirt, and athletic shoes) is required for practice.
Athletes do not need to have previous knowledge or ability but must show interest in basketball to participate. As with any extra-curricular activities, all athletes must behave in order to participate in practice and competitions. There may be additional dates added for skills players, and that information will be shared later regarding those dates. Also, additional games may be added to the calendar, and if so, the team coaches will be sharing this information. Athletes are required to have a yearly physical before they can practice or compete. If your athlete participated last year, we are giving a year of grace and that physical will still be valid. The medical form must be current, less than one year old.
PLEASE BRING A COPY OF YOUR ATHLETE’S CURRENT MEDICAL FORM TO GIVE THE COACH ON THE FIRST DAY OF PRACTICE. A COPY IS REQUIRED FOR EACH SPORT (i.e. participation in basketball and swimming will require two copies—one for the Basketball coach and one for the swimming coach and so on) PLEASE RETAIN THE ORIGINAL TO MAKE COPIES AS NEEDED FOR ADDITIONAL SPORTS.
Open the following link to access the Athlete Medical Form directly:
https://www.sotx.org/files/misc/athlete+registration+form+english+as+4.7.2025.pdf
https://www.sotx.org/files/misc/athlete+registration+form+spanish+as+4.7.2025.pdf
If you have any questions, please let me know. I look forward to seeing all of you on the courts!
Go Cy-Fair! Sincerely,
Melissa McKay
Special Olympics Program Coordinator/ Head of Delegation
Melissa.mckay@cfisd.net
Basketball Parent Letter 2025-26
Dear Parents and Athletes,
The second half of the 2025-2026 Special Olympics sports will soon begin with basketball. Practice will be on Mondays and Thursdays from 6:30--7:30 p.m. There are a few dates where we will not have practice as stated below, and please plan your practice schedules accordingly through the area meet. The Skills meet will be on Saturday, February 28th and the Area meet is scheduled for Saturday March 7th for all team athletes. Athletes must be currently enrolled at a CFISD campus, be at least 8 years of age and have a complete Athlete Medical before participating, in which all pages must be filled out completely, and must be signed by a physician clearing your athlete to participate. All athletes must have a new Athlete Registration and Medical this year as the older forms will no longer be accepted.
1st Practice: Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026
- Times: 6:30-7:30 p.m.
- Season Dates: Jan. 8—March 7
Team practices: Langham Creek High School
17610 FM 529 Rd. Houston, TX 77095
*Performance Gymnasium
Skills practices: Langham Creek High School
17610 FM 529 Houston, TX 77095
*Auxiliary/Multi-Purpose Gym (We will direct you once you arrive!)
Practice Days: Mondays and Thursdays Time: 6:30pm to 7:30 p.m. for both skills and team practices. We may not enter the gyms early so please plan to arrive close to 6:30! The gyms are located on the back side of the school, nearest to LA Fitness. (Enter at the light on F.M. 529 going to the back of the campus. You cannot get to the gyms if you park by the football field, off of Hudson Oaks)
If you are unsure if your athlete is considered a team or a skills player, the coaches will assess your athlete and inform you on proper placement.
Important Dates:
- Jan. 20th-- No practice- student holiday
- Feb. 21st -- Team Classifications (location TBD)
*ALL ATHLETES MUST PARTICIPATE ON THIS DATE in order to play in all games on Saturday, March 7th! * - Feb.28th – Individual Skills Competition, info will be shared closer to event
- March 7th- Area 4 Team Competition for ALL Teams (location TBD)
*Please take note that the area tournament is the beginning of our CFISD Spring Break. Please advise your coach if you already know your athlete will not be here and will not play on that day, as this could make a difference when we are dividing up teams. *
Attendance and punctuality at practice are important to success, particularly with team sports. Please discuss any scheduling conflicts you may have with your team coach. Appropriate attire (i.e. shorts, shirt, and athletic shoes) is required for practice.
Athletes do not need to have previous knowledge or ability but must show interest in basketball to participate. As with any extra-curricular activities, all athletes must behave in order to participate in practice and competitions. There may be additional dates added for skills players, and that information will be shared later regarding those dates. Also, additional games may be added to the calendar, and if so, the team coaches will be sharing this information. Athletes are required to have a yearly physical before they can practice or compete. If your athlete participated last year, we are giving a year of grace and that physical will still be valid. The medical form must be current, less than one year old.
PLEASE BRING A COPY OF YOUR ATHLETE’S CURRENT MEDICAL FORM TO GIVE THE COACH ON THE FIRST DAY OF PRACTICE. A COPY IS REQUIRED FOR EACH SPORT (i.e. participation in basketball and swimming will require two copies—one for the Basketball coach and one for the swimming coach and so on) PLEASE RETAIN THE ORIGINAL TO MAKE COPIES AS NEEDED FOR ADDITIONAL SPORTS.
Open the following link to access the Athlete Medical Form directly:
https://www.sotx.org/files/misc/athlete+registration+form+english+as+4.7.2025.pdf
https://www.sotx.org/files/misc/athlete+registration+form+spanish+as+4.7.2025.pdf
If you have any questions, please let me know. I look forward to seeing all of you on the courts!
Go Cy-Fair! Sincerely,
Melissa McKay
Special Olympics Program Coordinator/ Head of Delegation
Melissa.mckay@cfisd.net