8/21 Update: Schedule is out and can be found by clicking on the Tournament Web Site link below.  All coaches participating were sent an email this afternoon

Amerileagues will be hosting a girls volleyball tournament for 3rd-6th grades and skill levels on August 26-27.  This tournament will feature teams from our league as well as the Cincinnati Premier Youth Volleyball league.

Tournament Info

1. 3 three set round robin matches played on August 26/27
2. Matches at Sports Express and Elite Athletics
3. No championship bracket
4. Amerileagues will work around your regular season schedule
5. Open to all girls teams and levels grades 3-6
6. Registration is now open until August 19th:  Register Here (Closed)
7. $60 registration fee per team + ref fees (total cost $105)

Tournament Web Site

Based on a recent league vote, there will be some changes for the 2022-23 girls basketball season. Due to declining numbers, the GCCYS wants to be proactive and provide fewer obstacles for girls who want to play basketball but also play another sport.  The hope is that these changes result in increased numbers for girls basketball.

Here are the changes for the upcoming season:

1. The girls season will begin the first weekend in November and will take place on the following weekends:  11/5, 11/12, 11/19, 12/3 (boys start at this time), 12/10, 12/17, 1/7
2. The girls tournament will take place from January 12-15
3. Instead of separate 5th and 6th grade divisions, there will now be a combined 5th/6th grade division and will be referred to as the "reserve" division.  Levels of play offered will be levels 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.  Level 5 is recreational and we are adding level 4 back in for girls since the size of the division should be twice as large.  Parishes/schools can choose how they want to build the combined grade teams, but they need to register them in the appropriate skill level.
4. Instead of separate 7th and 8th grade divisions, there will now be a combined 7th/8th grade division and will be referred to as the "varsity" division.  Levels of play offered will be levels 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.  Level 5 is recreational and we are adding level 4 back in for girls since the size of the division should be twice as large.  Parishes/schools can choose how they want to build the combined grade teams, but they need to register them in the appropriate skill level.

A season timeline can be found on the girls basketball page.  Please note that in order to start earlier, teams must be registered earlier so parishes/schools need to pay close attention to the timelines and hold tryouts/evaluations (if applicable) earlier than in past seasons.

This information was emailed to all league members in the spring.  If you have any questions, please contact the league.  Thanks!

Amerileagues will be hosting a Holiday Tournament again this year. This tournament will take place from December 29th through January 1st.  More information is available on the Ameritourneys web site for more information!

Tournament Info

1. December 29th through January 1st
2. Game times:  12/29: 12pm-8;  12/30 and 12/31: 9am-8;  1/1: 12pm-7
3. Registration deadline is December 20th
4. 3 game guarantee (pool play + bracket play)
5. Boys and girls teams in 3rd-6th grade, all levels of play (no AAU teams)
6. $100 registration fee per team + ref fees
7. Individual medals for all championship game participants
8. 3 point shooting contest on January 1st
9. Schedule out by December 24th

Tourney Info  Tournament Flyer

Here is some information about the upcoming basketball tournaments.  A tentative gym usage schedule will be sent to all member organizations by Monday, January 31st.  This won't be final, but will give all parishes/schools information to start planning.

Girls Tournament

1. All games will be played on Feb 10-13
2. NEW this year ... Bracket assignment and seeding will take place beginning at 8pm on Sunday, February 6th.  Please have all scores reported!
3. Schedule will be released on Tuesday, Feb 8
4. For 3rd-5th graders, top bracket of 12 teams, other brackets will be 8-10 teams depending on number of teams playing in that grade.  More info to come on 6th-8th grade brackets
5. Championship games will not start any later than 4pm on Super Bowl Sunday and must be played as scheduled

Boys 3rd-4th Tournament

1. All games will be played on Feb 9-13
2. Bracket assignment and seeding will take place beginning at 8pm on Sunday, February 6th.  Please have all scores reported!
3. Schedule will be released on Tuesday, Feb 8
4. Top bracket of 16 teams, other brackets will be 8-12 teams depending on number of teams playing in that grade
5. Opening round matches for large brackets will take place on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
6. Championship games will not start any later than 4pm on Super Bowl Sunday and must be played as scheduled

Boys 5th-8th Tournament

1. All games will be played on Feb 17-20
2. Bracket assignment and seeding will take place beginning on Tuesday, February 8th after the schedule has been released for the first tournament weekend.  Please have all scores reported!
3. Schedule will be released on Friday, Feb 11

As girls volleyball teams are approved and assigned to divisions/zones, they will appear on the Standings page.  Please note the following about how this process works.

6th-8th Teams

6th-8th grade teams are registered by their coordinator into Level 1, 2, 3, or 4 with level 1 being the most competitive division and level 4 being considered as a recreational division which plays by a different set of playing time rules.  Our girls volleyball commissioner reviewed the registrations and we had a league meeting on June 24th to discuss with all volleyball coordinators.  Some teams were moved up or down a level from where they registered to try and find the best level of play for each team based on how that team finished last year and how their roster looks for the upcoming season.

3rd-5th Teams

A survey was sent out to all girls volleyball coordinators asking them to re-affirm (or not) the methodology used to group these teams into zones.  The results of the survey overwhelmingly confirmed the approach the league has taken since its inception four years ago.  Since all of the teams in 3rd-5th grade are considered to be "balanced" teams (i.e. talent is spread evenly across teams if a league member has multiple teams for a given grade), our member's first priority is to reduce travel time to away games for parents, players, and coaches.  Thus, teams are assigned to zones mostly be geography.  We would like to have fewer teams per zone (ideally 11 teams), however, it is also a high priority for our members to not play other teams from the same parish.  Since some of the larger parishes can have 3 or 4 teams per grade, we are forced to create larger zones with enough teams to avoid intra-parish matchups and to also avoid a team playing another team twice in the regular season.

We hope you find this information useful!

The boys basketball tournament is fast approaching and we have put together a list of preliminary site assignments for the tournament.  These will be emailed to all parishes on January 26th.  Please note that when a time is listed such as 12pm-6, that means the first game starts at 12pm and the last game starts at 5pm, meaning that we hope the last game ends by 6pm.  All parishes/schools hosting on Sunday will be hosting championship games.  Those hosting championship games will be notified in a separate email.  Trophies will be available for pickup at All Saints beginning on Thursday evening, Feb 9.

Tournament Gym Assignments

Team registration for the boys volleyball season is now open!  Coordinators should register teams, enter gym availability, and enter any team schedule conflicts by February 17th.

The following are key dates for the current season:

Moeller Volleyball in partnership with Cancer Free Kids would like to invite you to their 2023 Courage Court Challenge on April 21st when they take on Elder High School. Please read the flyer for more information. Grade school students are admitted at no charge!

The Ohio Department of Health has announced new legislation referred to as Lindsay's Law which addresses Sudden Cardiac Arrest in youth athletes.  The law went into effect on August 1, 2017.  GCCYS sent an email to all parishes during the week of August 1st to provide guidance regarding how this should be implemented for our member coaches, athletes, and parents.  You can read more about Lindsay's Law on the Ohio Department of Health web site:   READ ABOUT LINDSAY'S LAW 

We have included links to resources below which might be helpful for our members, but please note that it is the obligation of the parish/school to make sure everyone for their program is trained and in compliance with the Ohio state law.

The following resources were developed to implement Lindsay’s Law:

For parents/guardians and youth athletes:

• Required video
• Required SCA Informational Handout
• Required Signature Form

For coaches:

If you are a coach for an interscholastic sport and are licensed by the Ohio Department of Education, please visit their website for information about their training requirements around Lindsay’s Law.

If you are a coach in a community program, please use the following resources:

• Required video
• Required SCA Informational Handout

All parents should take a moment to read "10 Things Parents Need to Know" which is a great reminder to all. Coaches, if you need help tracking playing time for basketball, please print out and use the Basketball Player Tracker. League specific information is available under the Leagues menu.

Also as a reminder, the maximum gate fee that a parish/school may charge is $5/family (meaning two adults for this year) or $3/adult

Basketball Rules Basketball Player Tracker 10 Things Parents Need to Know

All league fees ($110 per team for all leagues) can be paid to "GCCYS" and sent to the following address:

GCCYS
PO.Box 42376
Cincinnati, Ohio 45242

In early August all teams for volleyball season were set to "Approved" status which triggers the creation of web site account for coaches (or an update to your existing account). If you received an email from the web site with account information but did not reply within 24 hours OR you never received an email, you need to claim your account. To do so, please request a new password by navigating to the Password Reset Page and enter the email address that your coordinator gave the league.

If you are not sure which email address this is, then go to the Teams Page on the Organization menu and look for the email address associated with your team. When you request a new password, if the system does not recognize your email address or you never receive a subsequent email (it should happen within 30 minutes), please Contact Us and we will get it sorted out. Thanks!

Account registration is now open for those that want to follow and subscribe to teams. To register, please click on the Register link in the upper left corner of the web site. You will be asked to choose a user name, password, and enter your first and last names and email address. Choose the organization you are affiliated with and then one of more teams (winter league teams will not be available until late October/mid November) from the parish/school that you want to follow. You can also choose to subscribe to a number of different email and text message notifications.

Once you have created your account, you can login to the web site and will now notice a Portals menu which has a Subscriber option. By choosing that option, you will see your own personal portal with information about the teams you are following. PLEASE NOTE ... that coaches and coordinators have accounts with higher level access created for them. Coaches and coordinators CAN create their own account if they like, but PLEASE USE THE EMAIL ADDRESS that your school/parish supplied to the league. Coordinator or coach privileges will be added to your account after your organization contact information or team information has been communicated to the league.

Regular account holders can choose to subscribe to the following types of notifications:

1. Game Change Notifications - receive an email or text message any time a scheduled game is changed (new location or time), added, or removed from the schedule.
2. League Announcements - receive an email of any league wide announcements that are published on the web site.
3. Score Reporting Reminder - Coaches can choose to receive an email with a link to the score reporting form which will be sent during the game.