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Thanks to the commssioners, coaches and parents for making the 2009-2010 season a success.



2009-2010 Season:

Important dates:

  • February 28th: End of Season

Gym Locations

Refer to game locations for the addresses of our practice and game locations.

CYS Philosophy and the Positive Coaching Alliance

Our basketball program is an affiliate member of the Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA) at Stanford University. CYS joins in the effort to promote a positive youth sports environment that encourages the development of positive attitude and character as well as athletic skills. A Positive Coach is a "Double-Goal Coach" who wants to win but has a second goal: to help players develop positive character traits, so they can be successful in life. Winning is important, but the second goal, helping players learn "life lessons," is more important. A positive coach puts players first. Our basketball program promotes the PCA theme "Honor the Game" which means that we value and show respect for: Rules, Opponents, Officials, Teammates, and Tradition of the game.

CYS Philosophy

"CYS provides various sports programs that encourage Nikkei boys and girls of all levels of ability to develop their skills and confidence. While we certainly do not discourage spirited competition, winning games is secondary to our basic philosophy of participation and having fun."


CYS Basketball Program

Eligibility
  1. Boys ages 5 through 17 years of age as of December 3rd of the current season.
  2. Girls Kindergarten through 9th grade
High School Varsity and Junior Varsity players are ineligible to participate.

Season (September through February/March)
The season starts with divisional team mass practices, usually two consecutive weekends, beginning at the end of September. The players are evaluated so the coaches can draft/select teams of relatively equal ability.

Two-hour team practices are held on Saturday afternoons until the start of league play in December. Practices are then scheduled for Saturdays as league games are played on Sundays.

The instructional program practices are usually held on Sundays at the start of the season (September through November) and then moves to Saturdays for the remainder of the season (December through February). The instructional program stresses the fundamentals of basketball. It is an introductory program for 5-, 6-, 7- and 8-year-old boys and Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grade girls within CYS.

League
San Jose CYS is a member of the Nikkei Youth Basketball Association. The NYBA is an organized basketball league consisting of member organizations from San Francisco, San Mateo, Palo Alto, Tri-City, and San Jose.

Girls Division
  1. G3: 5th and 6th grade
  2. G2: 7th, 8th, and 9th grades
Boys Division
  1. D-American: 9 and 10 year olds
  2. D-National: 11 year olds
  3. C-American: 12 year olds
  4. C-National: 13 and 14 year olds
  5. B: 15, 16, and 17 year olds
Tournaments
CYS teams, when invited, are encouraged to participate in various basketball tournaments throughout the season. The Basketball Commissioners and Coaches coordinate team tournament entries. The participating members pay tournament entry fees.

CYS sponsors its own basketball tournament for the Boys B, D-American, D-National, C-American and C-National divisions and the Girls G-2 and G-3 divisions.

All parents of participating players are required to sell program ads and provide manpower for the CYS tournament.

Role of Parents
All parents are asked to volunteer: to help with team practices and games.

Some of the required assistance to be provided by parents:
  1. Coach
  2. Manager
  3. Practice assistants
  4. Provide drinks and snacks for practices and games
  5. Scorekeeper
  6. Timer