division information
*Players must play at their grade level.
*CYBA reserves the right to combine divisions based on number of registrations received at the time of team coordination.
*CYBA may not be able to honor coach/friend requests.
Boys and girls in Grades k, 1st, & 2nd will use a 27.5" ball.
Boys and girls in Grades 3rd, 4th, 5th, & 6th and girls in Grades 7th-12th will use a 28.5" ball.
Boys in Grades 7th-12th will use a full size ball
Kindergarten - 1st grade division info
Boys divisions:
- Kindergarten
- 1st grade
Girls division:
- Kindergarten & 1st grade
Fee: $150
Equipment provided: Team uniform shirt
Games/practices: Beginning January 4th (opening day), teams will have a combination model of 20-30 minutes of practice/warmup and a game every Saturday through February 22nd, 2025.
Games played: 8
Teams are formed first by school attendance and then by availability. To be placed on a team with your school peers, you must register by October 19th. Girls and boys play in their own divisions. This is not a coed league.
Boys divisions:
- 2nd grade
- 3rd grade
- 4th grade
- 5th grade
- 6th grade
- 7th grade & 8th grade
Girls division:
- 2nd grade & 3rd grade
- 4th grade & 5th grade
- 6th grade, 7th grade, & 8th grade
Fee: $150
Equipment provided: Team uniform shirt
Games/practices: Team practices begin in November. Teams get one practice of 90 minutes per week. If a scheduled practice is canceled due to a school activity, the missed practice may be made up if a time can be worked out with the facility where you practice or at another CYBA authorized facility. Weather makeups are not rescheduled through CYBA. Games begin January 4th and continue through February 22nd 2025.
Games played: 8
Location: Columbia Sports Fieldhouse or a CPS gym
Teams are formed first by school, then by space available on other teams. Please note that early registrants take precedence and returning to coaches will be based on the majority of the players' and coach's school of attendance. If there is more than one team per school, then teams within that school will be formed randomly. Players must register by October 19th before team formation to be guaranteed a position on a team with school peers.
2nd-3rd grades will have a score on paper only. The scoreboard will show time only.
Teams in 2nd-5th grade boys and 2nd-5th grade girls start with a pre-season Jamboree on December 14th and 15th with a guarantee of 2 games per team! This is not a tournament, but a great way to start the season that's a lot of FUN!
***6th grade: CYBA does not accept player requests to return to their elementary school team/coach. CYBA forms teams randomly by the middle schools that players attend. CYBA is a recreational league and we strive to keep the teams balanced as much as possible.
***7th graders who play on their school team can play/practice with CYBA after their season is complete at their school (We suggest signing 7th/8th graders up before October 19th to ensure a spot on a team by the team formation deadline). Teams are typically full if you wait to sign up after the school season is over on November 15th.
***8th grade boys who make their school ball team are ineligible to play CYBA. CYBA encourages you to register your player to save a spot at team formation. Please notify CYBA if your player makes the team.
High School division info
Boys divisions:
- 9th grade & 10th grade
- 11th grade & 12th grade
Girls division:
- 9th grade, 10th grade, 11th grade & 12th grade
Fee: $150
Equipment provided: Team uniform shirt
Practice: Team practices begin in November.
Game/practices: Beginning January 4th (opening day), teams will have a game every Saturday through February 22nd 2025. Every team will have 1 practice per week of the season following the 1st game. May have 1 week off for ACT test.
Games played: 8
Location: Armory Sports and Recreation Center
*If you make the school team , you are NOT eligible for CYBA. If you register for CYBA early and make your school team, CYBA will give a 100% refund for registration or you can choose to wait to make the payment until CPS announces the school teams.
