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Hilary5thGradeBasketballChampionships

FrequentlyAskedQuestions

WhyistherenoofficialCYOtournamentlikethereusedtobe? Unlikepastyears,CYOisnolongerprovidingpostseasonbasketballplayoffsfor4thand5th gradeboysandgirls.Therefore,StHilarywillhostaChampionshipTournamentfor5thgrade teamsasareplacementforthetraditionalpostseasonplayoffs. WhilethisisaCYOSanctionedEvent,wewillnotreceiveanyfundingfromCYO.Therefore, wemustchargeateamentryfeetocoverthecostsnecessarytorunthetournament. Whenandwhereisthe5thgradetournament? Thetournamentwillbeheldover4weekends,February10March4,atSt.HilaryParish,2750 WestMarketStreet,Fairlawn,Ohio44333. IsthisaCYOSanctionedEvent? Yes(seehttp://www.clevelandcatholiccharities.org/yyamcyo/athletics/sanctionedevents.htm). Isthistournamentforbothboysandgirls? Yes.Therewillbeseparatebracketsforboysandgirlsdivisions. HowdoIregistermyteam? Registrationformsareonthetournamentwebsite:http://sthilarybasketball.wordpress.com. Completedregistrationformsandpaymentshouldbemailedto:

5thGradeBasketballChampionships c/oScottDudek 175WestGraylingDr. Fairlawn,OH44333

ChecksshouldbemadepayabletoSt.HilaryAthleticAssociation. Howmuchdoesitcosttoentermyteam? Inordertoencourageearlyentries,assistwithourplanning,andcoverupfrontcosts,thereisa tieredentryfeestructure.Thecostforthetournamentis$80perteamifregisteredbefore January1,2012;$90ifregisteredbetweenJanuary115;and$110ifregisteredbetween January1629.PaymentsshouldbemadeouttoSt.HilaryAthleticAssociation. Whenistheregistrationdeadline? TheregistrationdeadlineisJanuary29.

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FrequentlyAskedQuestions(Contd)
Willlateregistrationsbeaccepted? Inordertofinalizeschedulingofthegym,referees,andvolunteers,andtonotifyallcoaches andparents,lateregistrationswillonlybeacceptediftheyeliminatebyeswithinadivision bracket. Whatruleswillapplyforthetournament? DioceseofClevelandCYOSouthGradeSchoolBasketballRuleswillbeineffectforall tournamentgames(seehttp://www.clevelandcatholiccharities.org/yyam cyo/athletics/pdf/2012GradeSchoolBasketballRulesSouth.pdf).Thoughthetournamentisnot runbyCYO,manyaspectsofthegameswillbetreatedinthesamemannerasaregularseason CYOgame,withcoacheslanyards/cardsrequired,spectatornotolerancepolicyenforced,pre andpostgameprayers,mandatoryparticipation,etc. Arethereanyrestrictionsontheteamroster? Yes.TeamrostersmustbeidenticaltothoseusedduringtheCYOregularseason.Therecan benocombiningofteamsoraddingplayerswhopreviouslywerenotontheroster. Whatisthetournamentformat? Thetournamentwillbeacascadingbracket,twogameguaranteedformat.Initialbracketswill becreatedforGold,Silver,andBronzedivisions(providedtherearesufficiententries).Losing teamsinthefirstroundwillcascadedowntothenextlowerbracket(golddivisionfirstround losingteamswillmovetothesilverbracket).Afterthefirstround,itisasingleelimination formatwithchampionscrownedforeachdivision. Howmanygameswillmyteamplay? Eachteamisguaranteedtoplaytwogames,butifyoucontinuetowinyouwillplaymore. However,thisisnotadoubleeliminationtournament,asateammightwinitsfirstgame,but willbeeliminatedbylosingtheirsecondgame. Howwillteamsbeassignedwithinadivision? Teamswillinitiallybeassignedtoadivisionandseededbasedonregularseasonrecordand otherfactors.Teamswillcascadedownonebracketlevel(GoldtoSilver,SilvertoBronze)if theylosetheirfirstroundgame.

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FrequentlyAskedQuestions(Contd)
Myteamstruggledduringtheregularseason.WhyshouldIenter? TheGold/Silver/Bronzeformatensuresthatteamswillbeplacedinabracketwithother teamswithsimilarrecords.Therefore,ashashappenedinthepast,teamsthathavestruggled duringtheregularseasonmayfindgreatersuccess(oratleastmorecompetitivegames)inthe postseasonwhenplayingagainstcomparableteams. WhenwillIknowmyteamsschedule? InordertotakeintoaccounttheresultsfromtheCYOseasonslastweekend,thetournament schedulewillnotbefinalizeduntilthemiddleoftheweekofFebruary6.Scheduleswillbe emailedtocoachesandpostedtothetournamentwebsite: http://sthilarybasketball.wordpress.com Willboysandgirlsgamesbeonparticulardays? Therearenoguarantees,butweintendtoscheduleboysgamesforSaturdaysandgirlsgames forSundays.However,dependingonthenumberofentrants,adjustmentsmighthavetobe made.Furthermore,somegamesmightbeplayedonFridaynights. Willspectatorshavetopayadmission? Yes.WewillchargethesameadmissionfeesthatCYOchargesforbasketballplayoffs. WhodoIcontactifIhavefurtherquestions? ScottDudek(sadudek@babcock.com,3303102921),and JoeMorris(jmorris@firstcomm.com,3303283843). Forthelatestinformation,seethetournamentwebsite: http://sthilarybasketball.wordpress.com