Guest Player - Winter 2022-2023 |
Guest Player Rule - The coach needs the approval of their Athletic Director prior to the game to invite a Guest Player. If a team has fewer than 7 athletes at a game, a guest player may be moved from the member’s other CYO basketball teams to fill the positions at the start of a game under the following restrictions:
- The athlete meets the age/grade restrictions of the team they will assist.
- The same individual may be invited as a guest player for no more than two (2) games during the season with any team. Once an individual is a guest player twice, they may not be invited by any other team for the remainder of the season.
- The athlete complies with Game and Time limits as outlined in the rules
- The guest player(s) must meet the minimum participation requirements outlined in the division specific section of the rules.
- Guest player movements are to be reported on the basketball scoresheet before the competition begins. The guest player’s name should be listed after all of the regular team athletes and put “GP” next to their name.
- Guest player playing restrictions - If the guest player is the sixth and/or seventh player on the roster, they cannot start the first segment of the first quarter of the game. Coaches are encouraged to not play guest players more segments than players on the original roster.
- Uniform Requirements
- Guest players must wear the uniform of the team that they are playing on, not their rostered team uniform.
- There are to be NO duplicated uniform numbers.
- Guest players cannot be used for sanctioned events or CYO championship competitions.
Provide the information requested below to register your use of a guest player for your upcoming game. If you have questions, please contact your member athletic director or CYO athletic commissioner.