Important
Excerpts from 2002 - 2003 Constitution
Important
excerpts from the CYC Athletic Association 2002 - 2003 Constitution are
provided below. The Constitution is
attached to the rear of the 2002 - 2003 CYC Basketball Rules that are to be
distributed to each team’s manager.
Please note the following from Rule XVI: Managers shall be supplied
with a copy of this Constitution & By-Laws and they shall acquaint their
players with the contents. Ignorance
shall not be accepted as an excuse for violation of this Constitution &
By-Laws.
Article
III Section 3:
MANAGERS
AND COACHES, AS LEADERS, HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF SETTING GOOD EXAMPLE FOR
THEIR YOUTH TO FOLLOW. THEY SHALL GUIDE
THE YOUTH IN ACCORDANCE WITH CATHOLIC PRINCIPLES, AND THE PURPOSE OF THE CYC
ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION, WHICH IS PRIMARILY DEDICATED TO THE FORMATION OF
CHARACTER AND LEADERSHIP. WINNING IS OF SECONDARY IMPORTANCE.
Article
V Section 2:
Players
must be in the same grade in which they are participating.
a. Grade
School Divisions
The CYC Athletic Association/District reserves the
right to approve/disapprove any player whose birthdate falls within the proper
division classification but whose grade does not fall within the proper grade
classification, provided that player advanced in grade for academic reasons.
b. High
School Divisions
A player in high school may not play in the grade
school divisions. A player that has
graduated from high school may not play in any division except senior.
Players
seeking exceptions to this must request in writing special permission from
their District or the CYC Office, the request may or may not be approved.
Article
V Section 3:
In all divisions, except
Parochial (see Rule III, Sec. 7) and Seniors, teams must be sponsored by a
parish, synagogue, church, temple or agency that holds membership in and is
directly connected to an established recognized religion. The CYC or its designee shall be the sole
determining body of the acceptability of an application. All players on the
team must be official members of the sponsoring entity. The teams must
abide by all rules, guidelines & principles of the CYC. All accepted teams would be eligible for
District & Archdiocesan playoffs. Teams
not accepted with full membership may be allowed to participate for league play
only.
Rule
II Section 1:
Rule
III Section 1:
IDENTIFICATION CARDS – ALL registered managers,
coaches and players in all divisions of the CYC Athletic Association must have an Official CYC
Registration ID Card to be eligible to participate. (Exception—Emergency Coach
and Players in the Atom Divisions)
Teams should
have their ID Cards and Roster present for every game.
NOTE: Adult ID Cards do not expire.
a.
To
be eligible to participate all teams are required to have present at each and
every game/match played: their Official
CYC receipted roster and valid Official CYC Registration ID Cards.
b.
Each
CYC District’s Executive Board or their representatives reserves the right to
require a mandatory review of rosters and ID Cards prior to each game/match of
normal league play. This is recommended
to be followed at least during the first three weeks of each league’s schedule.
c.
Prior
to the start of any CYC game/match the opposing Manager may request the
appointed game/match officials to administer a roster and ID check.
d.
In
all Archdiocesan and all District Playoff games/matches CYC Identification Card
and Official CYC receipted Roster must be dated and follow Rule II –
Registration of Players/Managers Sec. 3, must be presented prior to the start
of the game/match to the appointed Official and on request to the opposing
manager.
e.
In
all games/matches where ID/Roster checks are required or requested the
appointed game/match Officials must verify each player visually with ID Card
and Official Roster. The opposing
manager is allowed to observe the verification process.
NOTE: Late
players prior to entering the game/match must display their ID card to the
appointed official.
f.
If
a manager, coach or player fails to display an Official CYC Identification Card
along with an Official Roster as requested he or she may participate in that
game/match provided that the said team or individual produces in person the ID
Card or Roster in question before or at the completion of the game/match. If the ID Card and/or Roster (whichever is
missing) is displayed in the above manner the manager, coach or player shall be
deemed eligible and game/match in point is not subject to protest on this
account. If manager, coach or player
participates in the game/match and fails to follow this procedure said
game/match may be awarded to opponent by governing Sports Committee without the
need of protest.
Rule
II Section 4
An
Open Division player may participate on the same day with another organization
in either the same or different sport.
Parishes may set their own guidelines concerning CYC activities missed.
A
Closed Division player may participate on the same day with another
organization provided it is a different sport.
Parishes may set their own guidelines concerning CYC activities missed.
(See By-Laws, Rule 1, Sec.4)
In
either of the above cases during the Archdiocesan Playoffs these games must be
participated in to entirety, if they are not, then the offending parties may be
disciplined by the Playoff Committee.
Rule
II Section 6
Those
eligible to play:
a.
1. Must be a resident of the Archdiocese.
2. If from another Diocese by special permission of Archdiocesan
Director, Associate Director or Sports Director.
b.
In
all grade school divisions, a Catholic player is eligible to participate in the
CYC Program in the following manner and order:
1.
Parish
of registration OR the Catholic School the player is attending as a full-time
student.
2.
Parish
of residence, if parish of registration or the player’s full-time Catholic
school does not have an eligible team for said player.
3.
If
there is no program or available team for the player in sections 1 and 2 above,
their parish representative shall submit the player to their District Chairmen
for assignment with another team in the District. The assignment should be done on a “need” basis, that is, the
assignment is to a team that is in need of players: while taking the player’s
past reassignments from previous seasons into consideration and also reasonable
geographic factors.
c.
In
all grade school divisions, a non-Catholic player is eligible to participate in
the CYC Program in the following manner and order:
1.
Parish
of residence OR the Catholic school the player is attending as a full-time
student.
2.
If
there is no program or available team for the player in section 1 above, their
parish representative shall submit the player to their District Chairmen for
assignment with another team in the District.
The assignment should be done on a “need” basis, that is, the assignment
is to a team that is in need of players: while taking the player’s past
reassignments from previous seasons into consideration and also reasonable
geographic factors.
For sections b-3 and c-2, assignments may, cross
District lines with the approval of both District Chairmen. These applications must be made no later
than the deadline for application of parish teams.
The parish must consent to accept the player who is
assigned and the player is subject to the rules of that parish.
In cases where a player is not placed on a team because
of parish restrictions, that player would be eligible under b-3 or c-2.
d. 1. If
in b and c above there is a program
in the player’s division but the parish or school team’s roster is filled, the
player may apply to the District for assignment with another parish team in the
District. There are no longer numbers
stated for a roster to be considered filled.
This assignment should
follow the same procedures as in b-3 and c-2.
(Not intended to move a majority of a team or intended to keep a player
from that parish from playing with that team)
2. If a parish has restrictions as to a player(s)
not being allowed to play for that parish then the player(s) may be assigned to
another team in accordance with b-3 and c-2 above. Such parish restrictions must be on file with the District. The final decision on the enforcement of the
parish restriction(s) and the assignment will rest with the District.
e. 1. In
all Grade School Divisions there must be at least one (1) Coach/Manager
(Non-Player) in attendance with an ID Card and be responsible for the team’s
actions for the entire game.
2. In the Junior and Juvenile Divisions there must be a least one
adult, 21 years or older, in attendance with a CYC ID card responsible for the
team’s actions for the entire game. The
Executive Committee reserves the right to require additional responsible adults
for any or all Junior or Juvenile teams on a sport by sport basis. Junior and Juvenile teams should contact
their District chairperson/sports chairperson and/or the supplementary rulebook
for a full explanation of that sport’s
requirements.
Any team/parish not having the above conditions met
is subject to forfeiture and disciplinary action. In an emergency a substitute coach must be appointed and the Head
Official notified.
f. Closed vs
Open Reassignments
A Closed Player can be reassigned to a Closed or an
Open team, with no regard so to what their home parish’s classification is.
An Open Player can only be reassigned to an Open
team, with no regard as to what their home parish’s classification is. Their assignment can only be to a team
within their district, unless there is no Open team in that district.
NOTE: A player who changes their status twelve
months or less prior to the opening of a season will be considered as being
eligible for their previous parish/school as a participant for the balance of
the season. Before participating said
player shall file a signed statement of change of registration/residence with the
CYC District to be attached to their team’s roster.
Rule
VII Section 1:
All
that is dishonorable and unsportsmanlike is particularly and expressly
condemned. The manager, coach, player,
spectator or team guilty of such violation shall be removed at the discretion
of the District/Officials. The
District, provided the District/Official’s report warrants, may further
penalize managers, coaches, players and teams.
If a player, coach or manager is
ejected from a game or placed on report, they must surrender their ID Card to
the game official(s) or CYC personnel, upon request.
Rule
VII Section 5:
Managers, coaches and team captains only may confer
with the Officials, provided it is done in a civil manner. Anyone attempting to rush the Officials,
cause scenes, or dispute decisions in an unsportsmanlike manner is to be
ejected from the game and/or placed on misconduct report.
