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CYO Boys/Girls Grade School Basketball

 

Welcome to CYO Basketball!
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Rules: NFHS Website/KSHAA Website/KSHAA Basketball 24-25 Manual

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Regular Season Schedule is Live!

PARENTS: Contact your parish CYO (KS) AD/DSM or PLKC (MO) PLKC AD 2024 for registration, practice, coach, team, uniforms, cost, registration information. 

Regular Registration: Sept 13, 2024 –Oct 27, 2024
Late Registration: ($25 Price increase): Oct 28, 2024 –Nov 10, 2024
Program Duration: Oct 28, 2024 – Mar 8, 2024
Games played TH, F, Sat: preseason Dec 5, 2024 – Dec 21, 2024 and regular season Jan 9, 2025 – Feb 22, 2025
5th -8th grade End of Season Tourney: Feb 27, 2025 – Mar 8, 2025

Per NFHS Rules, earrings are prohibited from being worn during games.

 

Please review our Refund policy.

 

IMPORTANT DATES

November 29th     Preseason Schedule posted

December 5th        First Week of Basketball Pre-Season

December 23rd     Basketball Regular Season Seeding Meeting

January 3rd           Regular Season Schedule posted

January 9th            First Week of Basketball Regular Season

February 17th       Basketball Tournament Seeding Meeting
February 21st       Tourney Schedule posted

February 27th       Grade School Basketball Tournaments (February 27th – March 8th)

Tournament details: Two game guarantee / 5th - 8th grade only / Games on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays 8:00 am - 10:00 pm

Hosting Parishes

  • Good Shepherd 7th Grade Girls will be hosted by St. Joseph.
  • Holy Cross 3rd Grade Boys will be hosted by Ascension.
  • Holy Cross 7th Grade Boys will be hosted by John Paul II. 
  • Holy Cross 8th Grade Girls will be hosted by Holy Spirit.
  • Holy Spirit 8th Grade Boys will be hosted by Holy Cross.
  • John Paul II 4th Grade Boys/Girls will be hosted by Holy Cross.
  • John Paul II 5th Grade Girls will be hosted by Holy Cross.
  • John Paul II 5th Grade Boys will be hosted by St. Agnes.
  • Cure of Ars and Saint Ann do not offer a 3rd grade program. If you have a 3rd grader at Cure of Ars or Saint Ann, please register and we will reach out to place you with another parish.
  • Xavier will not be offering a basketball program this year.

COACH CERTIFICATION / VIRTUS TRAINING REQUIRED
Coaching Certification info: https://cyojwa.org/content/20962/Certifications

As a reminder, coaches are required to be VIRTUS trained and compliant when in the company of any players under 18 years of age.  If you or any other adult spending time with minor players has not taken VIRTUS training in person, please plan on attending a session.  At a minimum, a parent or other VIRTUS certified individual needs to be present at practice and games until the coach is certified. 
To register and to find out more information, VIRTUS.

CYO Game Swap Rules click here

Coach Evaluation Form
We are asking for feedback on our CYO coaches. Please fill out a Coach Evaluation Form

How can officials be held accountable for their performance?
Anyone can provide feedback on our officials by filling out our online form.

CYO follows up with our Official's Assignor with all submitted comments.

Register     Schedule     Locations     FAQs
Contact your AD/DSM regarding coaching, volunteering, and/or cost per sport at your parish. 
AD/DSM Parish contact     Parent/Coaches Certifications

FAQs

Q: Why do we schedule Friday night games when there are Friday night high school basketball games?
A:  Games are scheduled Fridays to accommodate parish conflicts, to accommodate multi team coaches.

Q:  Why can’t CYO accommodate outside conflicts?
A:  The schedule is created taking into account parish, sacramental, school, and multi-team coaches.  These conflicts alone limit flexibility each weekend.  


Q:  Why aren’t all games in the regular season considered when doing the tournament reseeding?
A:  The tournament reseed meeting is done prior to completion of the 7th week to allow the schedule to be completed and published in a timely manner.


Q:  When does the season begin and end?
A:  Early Dec - Early Mar. Check with your AD/DSM for information regarding practices.

 

Q:  Who can play and when are games typically held?
A:  Boys and Girls 3rd - 8th Grade F/Sat (TH if needed)

 

Q:  How many games in a season?
A:  3rd - 8th Grade Regular Season is guaranteed 6 games. 

 

Q:  Does the parish provide uniforms?
A:  Yes. Contact your parish Director of Sports Ministry AD/DSM.

 

Q:  When are practices during the week?
A:  Practice starts in late Oct. Contact your parish AD/DSM for details. CYO is not involved with parish practices or tryouts.


Q:  What if I need to make changes to the published schedule?
A:  Changes can be made using the uniform swap procedure listed at https://cyojwa.org/content/20963/Game-Swap

 

Q:  Where can we read the Rules of Competition?
A:  Click here to read the Rules of Competition: Rules of Competition

 

Q:  Who do I contact about sports at my parish?
A:  Contact your parish AD/DSM. 

 

ADDITIONAL GENERAL INFORMATION
► All coaches of any sport are required to be VIRTUS compliant before any sport begins. Please click here for more  information: VIRTUS Training

► A prayer is said before each sporting event.  Suggested prayers can be found here:  Catholic Prayers

► There is a no tolerance rule for unsportsmanlike behavior by players, coaches or parents at any sporting event.