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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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PARENTS: Contact your parish CYO (KS) AD/DSM or PLKC (MO) PLKC AD 2026  for registration, practice, coach, team, uniforms, cost, registration information. 

Grade School Basketball /  GSBB Page / REGISTRATION IS OPEN!
Boys / Girls 3rd - 8th grade
Regular Registration: Sept 18,2026 – Nov 6, 2026 Late Registration: ($50 Price increase): Nov 7, 2026 – Nov 15, 2026
Program Duration: Nov 2nd, 2026 – Mar 6, 2027
Games played TH, F, Sat
Preseason Dec 3, 2026 – Dec 19, 2026 and Regular Season Jan 7, 2027 – Feb 20, 20275th -8th grade End of Season Tourney: Feb 25, 2027 – Mar 6, 2027

 

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

 

IMPORTANT DATES

November 27th     Preseason Schedule posted

December 3rd        First Week of Basketball Pre-Season

December 21st      Basketball Regular Season Seeding Meeting

January 1st       Regular Season Schedule posted

January 7th           First Week of Basketball Regular Season

February 15th       Basketball Tournament Seeding Meeting
February 19th       Tourney Schedule posted

February 25th       Grade School Basketball Tournaments (February 25th – March 7th)

 

Tournament details: One game guarantee with a single elimination style bracket / 5th - 8th grade only / Games on Fridays and Saturdays 8:00 am - 10:00 pm

Hosting Parishes

  • Cure of Ars does not offer a 3rd grade program. If you have a 3rd grader at Cure of Ars please register and we will reach out to place you with another parish.

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.