September 13th Update

An email was sent to all coordinators this morning with information about the 2018-19 season. Team registration will open on Monday and at that time, coordinators can register teams for the season, enter gym availability, and also enter schedule conflicts for their team. At this time, parents can/should be filling out liability waivers for the upcoming season. Coaches will be required to fill out the Coach Code of Conduct form on-line this year. They must be logged into their coach account in order to do this. More information will be send to coaches once registration closes in October regarding this process.

Open League/Divisions

Registration is now open for the CPYBL Open League!  We will be offering open divisions for 3rd-12th grade girls and boys for the 2018-19 season.  These divisions are meant for teams that want to build their rosters a bit differently than members of our standard league. If you have played in different leagues in the past and are looking for a better overall experience, go ahead and register a team OR shoot us an email and let us know a bit about your team or your organization. Registration will remain open for the Open League until October 20th.  At that time we will evaluate the registrations to determine if we have enough teams for that grade.  Season timelines will be the same for the Open League as those for our standard league.

Here are some things to expect from our open divisions:

  1. A single open division will be offered per grade/gender (i.e. 6th Open Boys, 4th Open Girls)
  2. Open divisions are available for 3rd grade through high school
  3. 10 or 20 game option (10 game option is standard, 20 game option will be offered if the number of teams registered supports it)
  4. No roster requirements other than players must be in the same grade in school (kids can "play up")
  5. Open means open.  There will not be different skill levels in the open league.  Just a single division for each grade.
  6. Modified rules (TBD)
  7. We can secure gym time for you (at a nominal cost) if you don't have a home court
  8. Same great scheduling, referees, customer service as our standard divisions
  9. Kids can play on one team in our standard league AND one team in our open league if they want.  We will not schedule around conflicts between open league and standard league teams.
  10. If you are an existing member organization and want to register teams both in our standard league and the new open league, the open league registration process is a bit different.  Please register standard league teams the same as you have done in the past.

Email [email protected] with questions or if you are interested in being a part of our open league!

Organizations who also register teams in our standard league should register teams in open divisions by using the existing team registration process (please note that pricing shown for open division teams is for individual teams or organizations that are not a part of our standard league).  This new registration process is only for individual teams and new organizations that are only going to register teams in the open divisions.

Register Teams  Informational Flyer

 

August Meeting Outcomes/Rules Changes

The August meeting is the working meeting for the year and we worked through several issues and rules changes that will be implemented for the upcoming 2018-19 season. Please familiarize yourself with the changes adopted at the meeting. The rules document, codes of conduct, and liability waivers will all be updated within the next few weeks.

Changes for 2018-19

  • 3rd Girls Athletic: We will be offering a third grade girls athletic division which will feature a 20 game schedule. We expect 10+ teams to be entered in this division which will make it viable.
  • 3rd Boys Athletic B: In addition to an athletic A division, we will now offer a 3rd grade boys athletic B division as there was a large disparity between the top and bottom of the 3rd boys athletic division last season. We need at least 8 teams registered in each division to make this work. If not, all teams will be grouped into a single athletic division the same as last season.
  • High School Boys: Splitting high school boys into grade level specific divisions was voted down. However, when registering these teams, we will ask you if a team is made up solely of 9th or 10th graders and we will attempt to pod these types of teams together when it makes sense to do so
  • Open Divisions: We will be offering open divisions this year for all boys and girls in grades 3 through 12. These divisions will not have roster requirements other than players must be the correct age based on grade. We anticipate some of our existing members to place teams in these divisions, however, these divisions will mostly accommodate AAU teams looking to get some game play in during the winter as well as other higher level teams made up of players from multiple communities. Existing CPYBL members can register teams in an open division using the standard registration form that has been available in the past (simply choose an open division) while individual teams or organizations that are new to the CPYBL and are entering teams solely in open divisions can register teams using a different process that is specified on the front page of the web site.

    • We will offer a 20 game rec schedule for boys 3rd-8th rec teams, girls 3rd-6th rec teams, and any open division. There are not enough teams at the 7th and 8th grade girls levels to support this. When registering a team in any of these recreational divisions, you can check a box to choose a 20 game schedule. These teams will be assigned to a primary pod and this is where the team will show up in the standings. The team will also be assigned a secondary pod and play 10 games against teams in each pod. Seeding of these teams in the season ending tournament will be based on winning percentage.

    The registration deadline for 7th-12th grade teams will be end of day November 14th. This is a hard deadline and no extensions will be granted. In addition, all 7th-12th grade teams will play a nine week season (10 games) and the tournament will take place a week earlier to help avoid issues with spring sports tryouts at their schools. The tournament for the upcoming season will take place on February 14-17.

    A representative from each member organization will be required to sign an on-line Liability Waiver for Organizations this season In addition, all head and assistant coaches must sign a Liability Waiver for coaches. these forms will be available by September 10th and more instructions will be available regarding where to find these forms and how to fill them out.

    By a wide-margin, league membership voted to move back to the 80/20 roster rule that was in place in our league until last season. In essence, this means that for teams of 10 or more, 2 players can be a "non-organization player" and for teams of 9 or less, 1 player can be a "non-organization player". There are many provisions that define what a "non-organization player" is, so please check the Rules document when updates are made available. A new process will be implemented and now organizations seeking a player waiver must fill out an on-line form that both the league and the "home" organization for that player must approve online. Information on the player waiver process will be emailed to coordinators before the start of the registration period. This rule does not apply to open divisions.

    In order to provide the flexibility demanded by high school teams, the league will operate under a 50/50 roster rule this year meaning at least 50% of the players on a team must be an "organization" player. This means t their primary residence is within the boundaries of that organization or they attend a school within those boundaries. Please check the Rules document for more specifics. Player waiver forms ARE NOT REQUIRED for "non-organization" players but the league reserves the right to audit rosters and if we find a high school roster with more than 50% "non-organization" players, the league reserves the right to sanction this team which might include removal from the league. This rule does not apply to open divisions.

    While we have always been governed by OHSAA rules unless specified in our rules document, we will be specifically calling out OHSAA rules on uniforms in our own document. Players are only to wear legal numbers and we are specifying what can and cannot go on uniforms. Here are the highlights, but please refer to the rules document when it has been updated. We will work with communities to grant a one year exemption on uniform numbers if a parent bought a jersey last year with the thought that they would use it for two seasons. This exemptions MUST BE CLEARED WITH THE LEAGUE.

  • The name of the Community is the only wording permitted on the front of the jersey. Nicknames are not permitted.
  • The last name of the player is the only wording permitted on the back of the jersey. Nicknames are not permitted.
  • Each team member shall be numbered on the front and back of the team jersey with plain Arabic numerals. The following numbers are legal: 0,1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 00, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55. A team member list shall not have both numbers 0 and 00.

    • There is absolutely no reason to approach a referee after a game. Referees do not have a safe haven to retreat to such as a locker room like they do at varsity basketball games for instance. We are doubling the penalty that was implemented last year. Anyone approaching a referee after a game will be given a two-game suspension. If a gym monitor approaches a referee after a game for any reason other than to provide support to the referee, they will be given a four game suspension. Please refer to the Rules document for an official statement of this new rule.

    Parent ejection totals were more than both the Head Coach and Assistant Coach combined last season. Each season parent ejections have increased, with a huge spike in 2017-18. In an attempt to deter this type of behavior and passed by a near unanimous member vote, a parent/fan that is ejected from a game may result in their player being suspended for the same amount of time the player/fan is suspended. If a parent/fan wants to get in a fight, confront a referee, or yell profanities at a game, be prepared to see your child suspended for your behavior. Again, please refer to changes in the official rules document when available.

    Looking for a League or a Team?

    The Cincinnati Premier Youth Basketball League works with local communities and organizations to provide the best possible basketball experience for youth in the Southwest Ohio area. We are not in the business of creating teams so if you are looking for a team for your child, please contact your local government or school district who can point you in the right direction. Also, feel free to browse our Organizations page which contains information about our member communities including contact information.

    If you are an organization or community that is thinking about joining us for the 2018-19 season, we'd like to familiarize you with our value proposition. We feel that we offer the best youth basketball experience in the Southwest Ohio area, and we do not rest on our past accomplishments. As our founding members will attest to, we will be busy in the off season working towards an even better product for next season. Please Contact Us with any questions you might have.

     

    Informational Pages

    If you would like to learn more about the CPYBL, feel free to access any of our informational pages which contain information about our league from the perspective of a coordinator, coach, and parent.

    Parents Page       Coaches Page       Coordinators Page

     

    Important Info

     

    Sep 15 New Member Deadline

    Sep 17 Team Registration Open

    Oct 15 Gym Availability Due

    Oct 20 Athletic Team Registrations Due

    Oct 24 2nd-6th Rec Registrations Due

    Nov 10-11 Pre-Season Tourney

    Nov 14 7th-12th Registrations Due

    Nov 21 Schedules Available

    Nov 26 Rosters and Waivers Due

    Nov 30 Opening Weekend

    Dec 17-Jan 3 Winter Break

    Feb 14-17 7th-12th Tournament

    Feb 21-24 3rd-6th Tournament

  • 2nd-12th grade teams
  • 10 game rec schedules
  • 20 game athletic schedules
  • Rec, High-Rec, Athletic, Open
  • Rec teams grouped by location
  • Athletic A/B/C divisions
  • League schedules all games
  • League manages/assigns refs
  • Games at member gyms
  • Preseason Shootout
  • Post-season tournament

    • ALL parents/guardians must fill out the CPYBL Liability Waiver form for each of their children. Players will not be allowed to participate in league games until the waiver has been submitted. Waivers for the 2018-2019 season can be submitted starting on August 1st.

    Liability Waiver Form

    Please take a moment to read the League Rules as well as the Codes of Conduct that are used to govern the league. All documents have been updated for the 2018-19 season.

    ​ League Rules

    Coach Codes of Conduct

    Officials Codes of Conduct

    Parent/Spectator Codes of Conduct

    Player Codes of Conduct

    Click on the button below to view information about tournaments that are being hosted by CPYBL members or to learn how to contact the league with information about your tournament if you are a member.

    Member Tournaments

     

    Big League, Local Feel

    CPYBL provides the diversity of a city-wide league with the feel of a smaller community based-league. Our large member base provides our athletic teams with the opportunity to travel and play the best competition while our pod system gives our recreational teams a community league feel.

    Where Are We?

    About Us

    The Cincinnati Premier Youth Basketball League is re-inventing youth sports leagues. We partner with our member organizations to ensure the best possible basketball experience for the youth of our communities and their families as well as our volunteer coaches. The CPYBL is committed to bringing a positive league experience to all of our members. We are a progressive league that is always looking to improve our operations based on the suggestions of our active membership. Please enjoy our expanded web experience by creating an account on our web site or by following us on Twitter @CPYBL