DIOCESE OF CLEVELAND CYO

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1 DIOCESE OF CLEVELAND CYO WINTER TH - 8 TH GRADE COACHES

2 DIOCESE OF CLEVELAND CYO GRADE SCHOOL COACHES MEETING 1. Welcome & Introductions 2. Program Planner 3. Clinics 4. Points of Emphasis 5. 8 th Grade Registration Chart/Division Classification 6. 7 th Grade Conferencing 7. Sanctioned Events 8. Gratitude & Prayer 9. Attendance Cards 10. Question Card CYO inspires young people to know God, to love God, and to serve God through athletics. 2

3 DIOCESE OF CLEVELAND CYO GRADE SCHOOL BASKETBALL PROGRAM PLANNER 2018/2019 October 25 Coaches Meeting at Magnificat High School, 6:30pm Hilliard Blvd., Rocky River. OH Winter season opens - practice may begin Winter sports Eligibility Request Form deadline #1 29 Coaches Meeting at Mayfield High School, 6:30pm 6116 Wilson Mills Rd., Mayfield Heights, OH Coaches Meeting at Our Lady of the Elms High School, 6:30pm 1375 W Exchange St. Akron, OH Grade school winter sports early registration ends November 2 Grade school winter sports season regular registration ends 4 Grade school winter sports late registration ends Last day to enter grade school teams blackouts 5 Grade school team fees and Confirmation Forms due 9 Grade school winter sports Eligibility Request Form deadline #2 17 Coaches Development Program at St. Basil the Great, 9:00am 8700 Brecksville Rd. Brecksville, Grade school schedules available online 26 Basketball Site Directors Meeting at Center for Pastoral Leadership, 6:30pm Euclid Ave. Wickliffe, OH Basketball Site Directors Meeting at St. Sebastian - Akron, 6:30pm 476 Mull Ave., Akron, OH Basketball Site Directors Meeting at CYO Office - Cleveland, 6:30pm 7911 Detroit Ave., Cleveland, OH Grade school winter sports Eligibility Request Form final deadline Deadline to register online grade school athletes and coaches to rosters December 1 Regular Season grade school competitions begin 4 Coaches Development Program at St. Sebastian, 6:00pm 476 Mull Ave. Akron, Last day to add to the grade school athletes rosters to meet minimum number Christmas Break No regular season games January Parents Day at the games 20 Team Mass Sunday February 9-March 3 Diocese of Cleveland CYO Winter Sports Championships March 3 Winter Season Ends 8-10 Ohio State CYO Boys and Girls High School Basketball Tournament in Cleveland CYO inspires young people to know God, to love God, and to serve God through athletics. 3

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5 Participation: DIOCESE OF CLEVELAND CYO 7 TH -8 TH GRADE POINTS OF EMPHASIS A player on a CYO team may not participate on any other basketball team during the CYO season. For purposes of defining eligibility, a player may not be on another team from the published CYO roster due date to the completion of the team s final game. Participation is now modifiable due to accumulation of personal fouls in the first half. Example; player #4 receives his third personal foul in the first segment of the game, you may now sub for #4. However, the player who subs in does not get credit for the segment. He/she must still play the mandatory minimum segments as dictated in the rules. Players may also be removed due of an injury or technical foul at the discretion of the game official. Elite: Each player on the team must play a minimum of 1 segment by the end of the third quarter. At no time is free substitution permitted in the first half. Guest Player: Guest Player Rule: If a team has less than 7 athletes at a game, a guest player may be moved from the members other CYO basketball teams to fill the positions at the start of a game. Please see the rules for the restrictions. Guest players cannot be used for sanctioned events or CYO championship competitions. Once an individual is a guest player twice, they may not be invited by any other team for the remainder of the season by any other team for the remainder of the season. 15 Point Rule: The defense must set-up below the half-court division line in 7th-8th Grade. Allow the offense to progress the ball beyond the half-court division line and the dribbler must establish frontcourt status before pressure on the ball is permissible. Frontcourt status is defined as that point when both feet and the ball of the player with the ball have made contact with the floor in the frontcourt. The defense cannot position any players along the mid-court division line to impede or challenge the offense from crossing over the division line. Once the offense initially crosses the ball below half-court division line, the defense is not restricted for the remainder of the possession from playing man to man or zone defense. Half Court pressing and trapping is strictly prohibited. The fifteen (15) point rule cannot be waived for playoffs, championship games or sanctioned events. Once the participation requirements have been fulfilled, the clock will not stop for whistles or free throws during the fourth quarter when a team has a fifteen (15) point lead. When this rule is in effect, the clock will only stop for team timeouts and instances when specifically directed by the game officials. Once the lead falls below fifteen (15) points, the clock will stop according to rules of the specific grade level. Sanctioned Events: No team or player is permitted to participate in more than the following number of sanctioned event tournaments, carnivals and competitions in a season. o 8 th and 7th Four (4) 5

6 Inclement Weather: Inclement weather may deter games from being played as scheduled. The safety of our players, coaches and their families are our primary concern when games are canceled due to inclement weather. Announcements related to the status of competitions will be posted on the main page of the schedule website, telephone announcement lines, Twitter and Instagram and media as needed. 8 TH GRADE CONFERENCING See below for the strength descriptions: A Stronger B Average C Weaker NR No ranking, please contact your Athletic Director Members are assigned to divisions for the purpose of registration. Members that sponsor only 1 team in the 8th grade division, must identify the team s strength as either; A Stronger Team or B Average Team or C Weaker Team and register in the division you have been assigned. Members that sponsor multiple teams in the 8th grade division must identify the stronger team as A Stronger Team. The remaining teams may be split evenly and identified as B - Average Team or C - Weaker Team and placed in Division 3. New this season, the remaining teams may be split unevenly and identified as B - Average Team or C - Weaker Team and placed in Division 2 or Division 3. If the member creates multiple teams that are split evenly, they are to contact the CYO Athletic Director for assistance with placement. Conferencing Process A member s only team OR A-Team is to be registered in their assigned division (Division 1 or Division 2). - A member s second team may be registered in a lower division(s). - Teams are placed in conferences by strength and location with-in the division. - If there is a low number of teams in a division, teams may be placed in conferences based upon location ahead of strength. In the 8 th Grade Division, post-season tournaments will be established for each division of play outlined above. Division 1 Division 2 Division 3 and John Abraham Tournament. Division Classification 8 th Grade Teams in the 8 th Grade Divisions of the sports of Boys Basketball and Girls Basketball will be assigned to tournament divisions using the following process: The Division breakdown for boys and girls has been pre-determined and split into Two (2) Divisions. (Please see chart on pages 9-10). 6

7 o Second/additional evenly split teams sponsored by members will be placed in Division 3 (see page 8). o Second/additional unevenly split teams sponsored by members will have a few options (see page 8). A member, at its discretion, may request to have a team placed in a higher division of play. If you wish to request to have your team move down a division, you must follow the Appeals Process (Bylaw ) in the CYO Charter and Bylaws. Elite Division (8 th Grade Only) The best of Division 1 and 2 from across the Diocese can play each other during the Regular Season. These teams will be placed into one (1) or two (2) Conferences with games being played at appropriate facilities across the Diocese. Keep in mind, teams in this conference will be playing strong competition and may be traveling to various locations. Must be identified with "A" strength. The teams can return to their respective tournaments for the post-season or they can move up a Division if an Elite only tournament is not scheduled. Majority of our Elite Division games will be played at our High School facilities throughout the Diocese. Extra games - 12 Game Regular Season 7

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11 7 TH GRADE CONFERENCING CYO Administration will conference 7 th grade teams to achieve the goals of competitive balance and reducing blowouts. Teams will be placed in conferences based on the following criteria: Travel time to game sites of 30 minutes or less is a priority whenever possible. Travel time is a lesser priority in the 7 th grade than lower grades. Travel time is a low priority for elite competition conferences. Team strength as defined by analytical information, including but not limited to: 1. member Athletic Director input 2. historical performance data, including point differential in past contests 3. CYO Staff input Final decisions on team placement in all CYO sports are the responsibility of CYO Administration. If you had two 6 th grade teams last season, and this year: have two 7 th grade teams, the A team will be in a higher ranked position and the B team will be in the lower ranked position. have one team this season as 7 th graders, this team will be placed in the higher ranked position. have three 7 th grade teams, the A team will be placed in the higher ranking, the B team will be placed in the lower conference, and the new team will be determined by CYO and the Member Athletic Director. If you had three 6 th grade teams last year, and this year: have three 7 th grade teams, the A team will be placed with a higher ranking; the B team in the second highest ranking and the third team in the lower ranked position. have two 7 th grade teams this season, the A team will be placed in the higher ranking position and the B team in the lower ranked position. have one 7 th grade team this season, the team will be placed in the higher ranked position. If you had one 6 th grade team last year, and this year: Have two or three 7 th grade teams, the first team will be placed in the higher ranking position and the second and third team will be determined by CYO and the Member A.D. If your 6 th grade teams were balanced last season, and are balanced this season, CYO will use that knowledge when placing your teams. In such cases we will try to schedule so that they will not play each other. If there are any special circumstances with the composition of your 7 th grade teams, only your Member Athletic Director may petition CYO to change your conference placements. Special circumstances to petition are limited to the following: The composition of your team s roster changed 50% or more from the previous season. Example: Last year s roster had 8 players; this year s roster has 8 players, with 4 new players. The more skilled players from last year are no longer rostered with your 7 th grade CYO team. Other exceptional circumstances. End of the season tournament conferencing will be determined by mid-january and will be based on team performance during the season. 11

12 FAQ S ABOUT SANCTIONED EVENTS Sanctioned Events are tournaments or competitions hosted by CYO members to provide additional opportunities for competition and to raise funds for their programs. Refer to information on the CYO website: Sanctioned Events tab. 1. When can I register for a sanctioned event? Whenever the event is listed on the CYO website. 2. Is it okay to register my team for a tournament under my assistant coach s name, since I will be out of town for most of the games? No, to register for a tournament, the official CYO Sports Pilot roster needs to be provided, which lists the head coach s name. However, an assistant coach can certainly be in charge at the games. 3. May I write a personal check for a Sanctioned Event entry? No - entry fees must be paid with an official check from the partner s account. 4. The Sanctioned Event Director asked me to provide an official CYO roster. Can I use an excel spreadsheet that lists all the athletes from my team? No - only the official CYO Sports Pilot Team Eligibility Roster that your Athletic Director registered with CYO can be submitted. Your Athletic Director should provide each coach with a copy of their roster at the beginning of the season. 5. My parish has three 6 th grade teams. Can we combine players from each team to enter a Sanctioned Event? No - athletes may only play and be rostered on one CYO team. 6. Can my team enter a community sponsored event if we use our nickname rather than the parish name? No - teams are eligible to participate in CYO sanctioned events only. Bylaw 4-3-1F 7. In how many sanctioned tournaments can my team play? Generally it is [4] for grades 6-8 [3] for grades 3-5. Please refer to CYO sport specific rules for clarification. 8. How many Guest Players may I use during Sanctioned Event Tournaments? ZERO! The Guest Player Ruler cannot be used in sanctioned events. Bylaw 5-3-2C7 9. If an athlete or coach is ejected from a sanctioned event, do they sit out the next scheduled CYO game or the next sanctioned event game? The athlete(s) or coach must sit out the next scheduled game whether it is a sanctioned event game or a CYO game. 10. The event director informed me my team s game starts at 8:15 pm. I thought we couldn t play after 8 pm. What should I do? Contact the Event Director and your Athletic Director immediately. Inform mhuber@ccdocle.org immediately. Please refer to Bylaw and sports specific rules for clarification/exception. 11. Most of our sanctioned event games were postponed due to bad weather. Can a sanctioned event be extended after the CYO season closes? No, events need to be concluded by the published CYO end of the season date for that sport. 12. Does CYO supply scoresheets for Sanctioned Events? No, unfortunately due to the high cost of printing, CYO is not able to provide Sanctioned Events with score sheets. It is recommended that sponsors buy a scorebook, along with other tournament supplies through Dick s, one of our partners. CYO inspires young people to know God, to love God, and to serve God through athletics. 12

13 5 WAYS COACHES OVERCOMPLICATE THINGS Posted by Coach Dave Stricklin As coaches, we often "blame" our players for the need to simplify everything but in reality is often us that make things more complicated than necessary. I think there are five reasons for this even though we don't always do these things intentionally. 1. We worry about things that will never happen. I'm all for being prepared; in fact I'm a big fan of being over prepared. However, my team does not practice three different jump ball plays and four different offenses to run against a triangle and two defense just in case we ever go into double overtime and see a junk defense! Instead, we concentrate on using the 80/20 rule - 80% of our practices are focused on the 20% of things that take place every game. (Sometimes it's more like 90/10 because we want to be very good at the things that happen most often.) Conversely 20% of our practices are focused on the other 80% of things that don't happen as frequently. 2. We have a strong desire to impress others. Most of us will say that we don't, but many coaches, especially younger ones, want to impress their peers, their players, their players' parents and their fans with their coaching ability. They mistakenly think that will happen if they run several complicated and intricate offenses. If that happens to be you keep in mind that Vince Lombardi's Packers ran only five plays and John Wooden's famous UCLA teams had only three offenses and he never used all three in the same season. If you want to be as impressive as Lombardi or Wooden don't overcomplicate things and instead create better leaders, help players improve and execute, and win more games! 3. We don't consider basketball IQ. Even though we talk about it all the time some coaches forget that their own basketball IQ and their ability to grasp and process detailed concepts is much greater than that of their players. Remember, it's not what a coach knows that is most important but rather what the players know and can execute. Look at it this way - the majority of students are average. A few will get mostly A's and B's and a few will get mostly' D's and F's but the vast majority are average in academic knowledge and/or execution. What makes you think your team would be any different? A few of your players will understand everything; a few will understand nothing, and the rest will be average. 4. We mentally get bored. Earlier I said that many younger coaches want to impress everyone but older coaches have their stumbling blocks too. Many eventually become mentally bored and so start looking for other challenges and other ways to stimulate their thinking. These coaches often begin studying other coaches and their systems and take detailed notes on every book, video, drill, and diagram they can get their hands on during the off season. When practice starts in the fall they are still excited about what they've learned and try to put in everything whether they completely understand how to teach it or not. Before long the players' heads are spinning and the same coaches are pulling their hair out. 13

14 5. We never throw anything away. Have you ever laughed at your parents or grandparents for never throwing anything away? Of course you have! Well coaches are the exact same way! A coach will put in a quick hitter for a particular game that involves using four post players and will win a game with it. Then every year after that he will put in the same quick hitter and will practice it regularly even if he doesn't have a single post player on his roster. Don't laugh because it happens all the time! Throw old drills, offenses, and defenses away or at least put them in storage. Your team doesn't need to have 10 offenses, 20 out of bounds plays, and 40 quick hitters - especially since your team is not going to learn/remember/use most of them. Before you blame your team for overcomplicating your program take a good look at yourself and see if any of these four things apply to you. It might not completely solve the problem but will certainly be a good start. LINK TO OTHER GREAT ARTICLES: CYO inspires young people to know God, to love God, and to serve God through athletics. 14

15 CYO GRATITUDE Go around the room and have each coach complete the following sentence: One thing that I am grateful for receiving this evening is Thank you for your comments and support. We wish you nothing but the best as the season begins. Commitment Prayer Leader: In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. All: Amen Leader: Thank you God for being with us today, and for entrusting your children to our care through CYO Sports. As we prepare to return to our parishes and communities, give us the strength to share your love and caring through our actions as CYO Coaches. We give our time, talent and treasures to you that we may better serve our CYO teams and families. I ask that you respond, I will! to each of the following commitments you are making today. Leader: Will you be a Christian role model who helps athletes discover their value and responsibility to the team, church and community? Response: I will! Leader: Will you coach every child on your team to improve their skills through practices, competitions and games? Response: I will! Leader: Will you teach and encourage good sportsmanship by demonstrating positive support, patience, courteousness and respect for all athletes, officials, fellow coaches, volunteers and administrators? Response: I will! Leader: Will you read and follow the letter and spirit of the sport rules, policies, and Diocese of Cleveland CYO Charter and Bylaws? Response: I will! Leader: Will you remain aware that your conduct has an influence on the love a child may develop toward sports, and therefore make an effort to have the children on your team have fun while also learning about athletics, themselves, their teammates and our Catholic Christian Community? Response: I will! Leader: Will you remain mindful that your conduct has an impact on the conduct of the players and fans at a competition and make a commitment not to yell at officials, players, opposing coaches or fans and always demonstrate an attitude symbolic of the CYO Mission and Values? Response: I will! Leader: Will you make an effort to grow as a Christian by going to mass and celebrating the sacraments to be strengthened to love and serve God and the young people entrusted to your care? Response: I will! Leader: Almighty God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has given us new birth by water and the Holy Spirit, hear the commitments made by your servants here today. We know you have given us spiritual capabilities, and with your light and direction we can fulfill these commitments and build the community of God. We ask this in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Response: Amen CYO inspires young people to know God, to love God, and to serve God through athletics. 15

16 Some exclusions ply. Seestore.com/Exclusions for details. 16