CYC Athletic Association

Levels of Play

 

CYC grade school basketball is divided into 6 levels of competition, 4 of which have city-wide season ending championship tournaments.  Third and fourth grade basketball do not have district playoffs or a city-wide championship.  The grade school basketball levels of competition are as follows:

 

3^rd Grade - Bantam Minor        5^th Grade - Midget                   7^th Grade - Cadet                    

4^th Grade – Bantam Major        6^th Grade – Crusader                8^th Grade - Intermediate

           

In addition to the above grade levels, the South Central District has levels of play within each division.  Prior to the start of the season, each Parish basketball lay director rates each of the Parish’s teams at one of three categories of ability for grades 5-8 and at one of two categories of ability for grade 3-4.  The South Central District attempts to group teams into leagues where the majority of teams fall into the same category of ability.  The purpose for this rating system is to help improve the competitiveness of each team and allow players to have a more positive CYC basketball experience.  To prevent “sandbagging,” only teams entered in the top ability league in each grade are eligible for competition in the city-wide championship tournament.

 

The South Central District provides the Tom Elder B/C tournament at the end of the season for teams participating in a B or C league in grades 5-8.  In this tournament, the top teams are ranked.  The schedule for the remaining teams attempts to produce close games in first round games before the winner plays a seeded team.