ABOUT CSSA

who we are

The City Schools Sports Association is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to advancing a holistic educational approach through athletic opportunities and beyond. Since our founding in 2019, we have built strong relationships with schools across New York City by providing a wide range of after-school programs—including in-person sports, virtual e-sports, and sport-specific training.

Through partnerships with organizations such as the NY Rangers, Under Armour, Good Sports, MLB RBI, we ensure our student-athletes receive the support needed for equitable participation.

Having positively impacted thousands of student-athletes, we are deeply committed to cultivating meaningful connections. Our leagues empower students to develop leadership, sportsmanship, and interpersonal skills while fostering civic responsibility through community engagement.

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our mission

Our mission is to ensure that every young person in New York City has access to high-quality athletics at no cost to them or their families. By partnering with school districts, running high quality athletic competition, and providing our students with key support, we empower students to develop into healthy, confident, and well-rounded leaders in their communities.

OUR IMPACT

Ensuring fair access for all students, regardless of race or background.

OUR Survey insights

Survey Insights: Coaches and Administrators Reflect on Participant Outcomes

Noted a boost in participants' self-esteem

100%

89%

Recognized the development of healthier habits

89%

Confirmed the formation of stronger friendships

100%

Reported stronger community connections

94%

Received programming at no cost to student-athletes

100%

Observed improved attendance among participants

MEET THE CSSA TEAM

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HALL OF champions

OUR CHAMPIONS THROUGH THE YEARS

  • SPRING​​

    • CSSA D11 Coed Elementary Futsal Champions - PS 108

    • CSSA D11 Coed Elementary Nukem Champions - PS 108

    • CSSA D8 Coed Elementary Kickball Champions - PS 140

    • CSSA D8 Coed Elementary Soccer Champions - PS 119

    • CSSA D8 Coed Elementary Minecraft Champions - PS 146

    • CSSA D9 Coed Elementary Softball Champions - PS 55

    • CSSA D8 Middle School Baseball Champions - PS 101

    • CSSA D8 Girls Middle School Volleyball Champions - MS 302

    • CSSA D9 Coed Middle School Volleyball Champions - PS 361

    • CSSA Girls Middle School Basketball Champions - MS 424

    • CSSA Boys Middle School Basketball Champions - MS 562

    • CSSA Coed Middle School Minecraft Champions - MS 562

    • CSSA D9 Girls Middle School Softball Champions - PS 55

    • CSSA Boys High School Baseball Champions - Adlai E. Stevenson HS

    • CSSA Boys High School Volleyball Champions - Pharos Academy

    • CSSA Girls High School Soccer Champions - Atmosphere Academy

    • CSSA High School Boys Track Champions - Charter School of Educational Excellence

    • CSSA High School Girls Track Champions - Charter School of Educational Excellence

    • CSSA High School Softball Champions - Charter School of Educational Excellence

    • CSSA Coed Esports FIFA Champions - PS 108

    • CSSA Coed High School FIFA Esports Champions - Pharos Academy

    WINTER

    • CSSA Boys Varsity "AA" Basketball City Champions - Earl Monroe

    • CSSA Boys Varsity "AA" Basketball State Champions - Earl Monroe

    • CSSA Boys Varsity "A" Basketball City Champions - Broome Street Academy

    • CSSA Girls Varsity "AA" Basketball City Champions - Earl Monroe

    • CSSA Girls Varsity "AA" Basketball State Champions - Earl Monroe

    • HVSSA Boys Varsity Basketball City Champions - Charter School of Educational Excellence

    • HVSSA Girls Varsity Basketball City Champions - French American School of New York

    • HVSSA Boys Junior Varsity Basketball City Champions - Pierrepont

    • HVSSA Middle School Boys Basketball City Champions -  Charter School of Educational Excellence

    • HVSSA Middle School Girls Basketball City Champions - Green Meadow Waldorf School

    • CSSA D11 Coed Elementary Basketball Champions - MS 121

    • CSSA Girls MS D8 Coed Volleyball Champions (East Division) - MS 302

    • CSSA Girls MS D9 Coed Volleyball Champions - MS 361 The Highbridge Green School 

    • CSSA HS Coed Esports NBA 2K Champions - Urban Dove

    • CSSA HS Coed Esports Minecraft Champions - South Bronx Community Charter HS

    • CSSA MS Coed Esports Minecraft Champions - MS 22

    • CSSA MS & Elementary Coed NBA 2K Champions (South Division) - MS 101

    • CSSA MS Coed Cheer Champions - Charter School of Educational Excellence

    • CSSA HS Coed Cheer Champions - University Prep

    • CSSA Elementary Nukem Champions - PS 14

    FALL

    • CSSA HS Cross Country Boys Champions - New York School for the Deaf 

    • CSSA HS Cross Country Girls Champions - Atmosphere 

    • CSSA HS JV Basketball Champions - Pharos

    • CSSA HS Cheer Competition Champions - Seward 

    • CSSA MS Cheer Competition Champions - University Prep  

    • CSSA HS Boys Flag Football Champions - University Prep 

    • CSSA HS Girls Volleyball Champions- AECI 2

    • HVSSA HS Girls Volleyball Champions - Charter School of Educational Excellence 

    • HS Girls Volleyball State Champions - Charter School of Educational Excellence 

    • CSSA HS Boys Soccer Champions - University Prep 

    • CSSA Elementary Coed Kickball Champions - PS 140

    • CSSA MS Boys Flag Football Champions - MS 562

    • CSSA MS Boys Soccer Champions - MS 123

    • CSSA MS Madden Esports Champions - MS 123

    • CSSA MS M Esports Champions - MS 004

    • CSSA HS Boys Soccer Champions - University Prep

    • HVSSA HS Boys Soccer Champions - German International School New York 

    • HS Boys Soccer State Champions - German International School New York

    • HVSSA HS Boys Soccer Champions - FASNY

    • CSSA HS Girls Volleyball Champions - AECI 2

    • CSSA HS Boys Soccer Champions - Charter School of Educational Excellence

    • CSSA HS Boys Soccer State Champions - Charter School of Educational Excellence

    • HVSSA HS Girls Volleyball Champions - Charter School of Educational Excellence

    • HS Girls Volleyball State Champions - AECI 2

    • HVSSA Boys JV Basketball Champions - Cardinal Kung

    • HVSSA Boys Varsity Basketball Champions - Charter School of Educational Excellence

    • HVSSA Girls Basketball Champions - FASNY

    • CSSA MS D8 Volleyball Champions - MS 101

    • CSSA Boys JV Basketball Champions - Stevenson HS

    • CSSA Girls Basketball Champions - Earl Monroe

    • CSSA Boys Basketball Champions - Earl Monroe

    • CSSA Girls Basketball State Champions - Earl Monroe

    • CSSA Boys Basketball State Champions - Earl Monroe

    • CSSA Elementary Nukem Champions - PS 14

    • CSSA HS Boys Volleyball Champions - Pharos

    • CSSA MS D9 Coed Volleyball Champions - MS 361

    • CSSA HS Softball Champions - Charter School of Educational Excellence

    • CSSA HS Boys Track Champions - Charter School of Educational Excellence

    • CSSA HS Girls Track Champions - Charter School of Educational Excellence

    • CSSA HS Baseball Champions - Charter School of Educational Excellence

    • CSSA Girls Soccer Champions - Charter School of Educational Excellence

    • CSSA MS Baseball Champions  - MS 71

    • CSSA MS Basketball Champions - MS 101

    • CSSA Elem Kickball Champions - PS 140

    • HVSSA HS Boys Soccer Champions - FASNY Sharks 

    • HVSSA HS Girls Volleyball Champions - The Montfort Academy

    • CSSA HS Boys Soccer Champions - University Prep

    • CSSA HS Coed Flag Football Champions - Charter School of Educational Excellence

    • CSSA HS Girls Flag Football Tournament - Innovation High School

    • CSSA MS Flag Football Champions - Mott Hall Community School 467

    • CSSA MS Soccer Champions - Pugsley Prep

    • CSSA MS Madden Esports Champions - MS 301

    • HVSSA HS Girls Basketball Champions - FASNY

    • CSSA MS Volleyball Champions - MS 302

    • HVSSA HS Boys Basketball Champions - Charter School of Educational Excellence

    • CSSA HS Boys Basketball Champions - University Prep

    • CSSA HS Girls Basketball Champions - Innovation

    • CSSA HS Girls Basketball State Champions - Innovation

    • CSSA HS Boys Basketball State Champions - University Prep

    • CSSA MS NBA 2K Esports Champions - MS 375

    • CSSA HS Boys Volleyball Champions - University Prep

    • CSSA HS Girls Soccer Champions -  Charter School of Educational Excellence

    • CSSA MS Esports FIFA Champions- MS 101

    • CSSA HS Softball Champions - Charter School of Educational Excellence

    • CSSA MS Coed Basketball Champions - MS 301

    • CSSA HS Baseball Champions  - University Prep

    • CSSA Elem Kickball Champions - PS 14

    • CSSA Girls Volleyball Champions - AECI 2

    • CSSA Girls Volleyball State Champions - AECI 2

    • CSSA HS Boys Baseball Champions - University Prep

    • CSSA HS Boys Volleyball Champions - Stevenson HS

    • CSSA HS Boys Basketball Champions - Broome Street Academy

    • CSSA HS Girls Basketball Champions - University Prep

    • CSSA HS Flag Football Champions - University Prep

    • CSSA HS Girls Volleyball Champions - Math Engineering and Science Academy Charter High School

    • CSSA HS Girls Softball Champions - Charter School of Educational Excellence 

    • CSSA HS Coed Soccer Champions - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Industries Charter High School

    • CSSA HS Girls Softball Champions - Charter School of Educational Excellence

    • CSSA HS Coed Soccer Champions - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Industries Charter High School

    • CSSA HS Boys Basketball Champions - Broome Street Academy

    • CSSA HS Girls Basketball Champions - Architecture, Engineering & Construction Industries Charter High School

    • CSSA MS Coed Volleyball Champions - PS 302

    • CSSA MS Coed Flag Football Champions - PS 371

    • CSSA MS Coed Floor Hockey Champions - PS 371

    • CSSA MS Coed Soccer Champions - PS 71

    • CSSA HS Coed Flag Football Champions - MESA Charter HS

    • CSSA HS Girls Volleyball Champions - Epic North 

Our sponsors

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Our Partners

    • P.S. 14 Senator John Calandra

    • P.S. 36 Unionport

    • P.S. 48 Joseph R. Drake

    • P.S. 62 Inocensio Casanova

    • P.S. 69 Journey Prep

    • P.S. 71 Rose E. Scala

    • P.S. 72 Dr. William Dorney

    • P.S. 75 School of Research and Discovery

    • P.S. 93 Albert G. Oliver

    • P.S. 100 Isaac Clason

    • P.S. 107

    • P.S. 119

    • P.S. 130 Abram Stevens Hewitt

    • P.S. 138 Samuel Randall

    • P.S. 140 The Eagle School

    • P.S. 146 Edward Collins

    • P.S. 152 Evergreen

    • P.S. 182 The Bilingual Bicultural School

    • P.S. 304 Early Childhood School

    • P.S. 333 The Longwood Academy of Discovery

    • P.S. 392

    • P.S. 583

    • Amani

    • P.S. 55 Benjamin Franklin

    • P.S. 35 Franz Siegel

    • P.S. 11 Highbridge

    • P.S. 58

    • P.S./M.S. 4 Crotona Park West

    • P.S. 555 Mount Eden Children’s Academy

    • P.S. 457 Sheridan Academy for Young Leaders

    • P.S. 105 Sen Abraham Bernstein

    • P.S. 108 Philip J. Abinanti

    • P.S. 89 Bronx

    • P.S. 103 Hector Fontanez

    • P.S. 83 Donald Hertz

    • P.S. 76 The Bennington School

    • P.S. 160 Walt Disney

    • P.S. 121 Throop

    • P.S. 96 Richard Rodgers

    • MS 101 Edward R. Byrne

    • J.H.S. 123 James M. Kieran

    • Urban Institute of Mathematics

    • Pugsley Preparatory Academy

    • J.H.S. 131 Albert Einstein

    • Soundview Academy for Culture and Scholarship

    • The School for Inquiry and Social Justice

    • M.S. 302 Luisa Dessus Cruz

    • The Bronx Mathematics Preparatory School

    • M.S. 301 Paul L. Dunbar

    • Mott Hall Community School

    • Bronx Academy for Multi-Media

    • M.S. X101 Edward R. Byrne

    • Urban Institute of Mathematics

    • Bronx Studio School for Writers and Artists

    • Archimedes Academy for Math, Science and Technology Applications

    • P.S. 071 Rose E. Scala

    • Great Oaks Charter School

    • Atmosphere Academy Public Charter School

    • French American School of New York

    • Legacy College Preparatory Charter School

    • Charter School of Educational Excellence

    • International Leadership Charter High School (ILCS)

    • Metropolitan College of Academics (MCA) (if confirmed)

    • Amani Public Charter School

    • University Prep Charter High School (UPREP)

    • New York French-American Charter School (NYFACS)

    • J.H.S. 22 Jordan L. Mott

    • M.S. 117 Joseph H. Wade Academies

    • M.S. 4 Crotona Park West

    • M.S. 361 Highbridge Green School

    • M.S. 327 Comprehensive Model School Project

    • M.S. 594 New Pathways Academy

    • M.S. 229 Roland Patterson School

    • M.S. 313 School of Leadership Development

    • M.S. 593 South Bronx International Middle School

    • M.S. 215 Kappa (Knowledge and Power Preparatory Academy)

    • M.S. 303 Leadership & Community Service

    • M.S. 568 Young Women’s Leadership School of the Bronx

    • Pelham Gardens Middle School

    • Bronx Park Middle School

    • I.S. 181 Pablo Casals

    • Pelham Academy of Academics & Community Engagement

    • One World Middle School at Edenwald

    • J.H.S. 127 Castle Hill

    • P.S. 108 Philip J. Abinanti

    • NYC Charter High School for Architecture, Engineering and Construction Industries (AECI)

    • NYC Charter High School for Architecture, Engineering and Construction Industries (AECI 2)

    • Atmosphere Academy Public Charter School

    • Broome Street Academy Charter High School

    • Charter School of Educational Excellence

    • Computer Science High School

    • Earl Monroe New Renaissance Basketball School

    • Great Oaks Charter School

    • University Prep Charter High School

    • Innovation Charter High School

    • New Heights Academy Charter School

    • New York School for the Deaf

    • Pharos Academy Charter School

    • South Bronx Community Charter High School

    • Stevenson High School

    • The Montfort Academy

    • The Renaissance Charter High School for Innovation

    • Urban Dove Team Charter School – Bronx

    • Urban Dove Team Charter School – Manhattan

    • Urban Dove Team Charter School – Queens

    • The Winchendon School