Fairfax County Youth Basketball League

FCYBL  GAME  INFORMATION

• Schools open 15 minutes before the first game.
  Entering the school through the entrance for religious services is not permitted.
• Identify your scorekeeper or timekeeper BEFORE your team’s warm-up period.
• ONLY coaches are allowed to bring balls into the gym.
• Half-time is 3 minutes for all leagues.
• ONLY the teams playing in the current game are to shoot or warm up on the floor.
• LEAVE THE BENCH IMMEDIATELY after your game (so that the following games may begin on time).  Post-game discussions should be elsewhere.
• ALL schedules are subject to changes by the school’s/facility’s availability.
• Designate someone to check the schedules for last-minute updates.
• If four teams show up for a game slot, per FCYBL rules, a coin flip determines who plays (others will be rescheduled), except that a 10U pool play game takes precedent and must be played.
• Games that do not begin by the start time of the following game will be rescheduled (a 6:30PM game must begin by 7:45PM).
• If no refs are present at the start of game time:
  Teams may begin play IF BOTH AGREE by using volunteers.
• Call the appropriate number listed on FCYBL.ORG.
• Home team wears lighter color. 
• If Fairfax County schools are CLOSED on the game day, all games are cancelled.
• If Fairfax County schools are opening late, games are to be played as scheduled.
• Games in Loudoun, Gainesville, Arlington, and Alexandria may be cancelled even if Fairfax County facilities are open.
• If schools are closed on Friday that does not mean games are cancelled on the weekend.
  Facility status numbers- 
  Fairfax County 703-324-5264 (Priority)  
  Arlington 703-228-4715 
  Loudoun 703 7770456
• When Fairfax County Public Schools have a schedule change (closing or delay) due to inclement weather or other emergencies, the information is communicated as soon as the decision is made in these ways:
  
  a) Posted on TV Channel 21 (Cox Communications and Reston Comcast cable customers only. 
  b) Recorded on the FCPS hot line, 800-839-FCPS (3277), in English, Korean, and Spanish.
  c) Sent via e-mail to subscribers to the Keep in Touch e-mail notification system.
  d) Called in to area radio and televisions stations.