Updates - Hoops Classic

Fri, Mar. 17th, 2023

Hoops Classic Update 4 – Opening Day

Tomorrow marks the first tipoff of the Hoops Classic! Unlike other events the Hoops Classic takes place at multiple locations. Please make sure to review the schedule to see when your friendly game(s) and bracket games take place. Bracket play is single elimination games with only the winners advancing.

Schedule and how to read it: https://ocyouthsports.org/tournament/hoops-classic/schedules/
The Schedule reads Away (top) at Home (bottom). Home teams should wear the white OC Youth Sports T-Shirt while the Away teams wear the shirts decided on by the team (non white).

1. Select your division
2. Find or click on your team name to find all scheduled games.
3. Check your bracket – Brackets can be found at the bottom of the page before clicking on your team. Example looking at the Boys 3rd A the bracket is found above the Standings closer to the bottom of the page. If using a mobile device you would need to click on the expand button to view.
4. Make sure to find your first game and always look at what time and location the winner will play

Scorer’s Table: Each team will need to provide 1 parent volunteer to run the table. One volunteer will be running the Clock, the other will be running the official scoresheet – which tracks participation, fouls, time outs, and overall running score. Individual stats are not tracked except fouls and participation.

If you have any issues during your games please communicate directly with your coach as they are the only one that should be communicating with the table or referees. Please do not directly approach the referees or table.

Rosters: Each table has a printed roster. There are a number of errors as parents that registered as themselves (even if updating it on the profile later) are not updated when downloading the roster. If there are any discrepancies teams must refer to our website: https://ocyouthsports.org/tournament/hoops-classic/team-rosters/ Any players not on this list are ineligible to participate. If a team plays a player not on this list the game will be called and result in a forfeit. This must be done prior to the game ending.
Coaches must print the names of their players and their number on the scoresheet prior to tipoff. Additionally the winning coach should print their full team name (ex G3401 – Westpark – Carino). This is to verify the score is correct and ensure that the correct team is updated on the schedule.

Tournament Rules: https://ocyouthsports.org/tournament/hoops-classic/rules/
Please note that the mercy rules have been updated.

Important Reminder – Sportsmanship and Mercy Overview

1. Tournament of Champions is a recreational tournament.
2. Mercy rule will go into effect if a team has a lead of 20 or more. If your team finds yourself in this situation we ask that you use the opportunity to play your players that may not see as much game time in the later rounds. In addition we ask that your team slow the game down and back off from fast breaks if possible. Scoreboards will be turned off at 30 points. Coaches that are encouraging their team to run the score during a mercy game may receive a Technical Foul. Repeated offense will result in being ejected from the game. Ejected players and coaches are unable to participate for the remainder of the tournament.
3. Adjusted Scores – When posting scores our staff will adjust the higher score down until the score difference is 25 points.

Tues, Mar. 14th, 2023

Hoops Classic Update 3 – Schedule and Tournament Overview

The schedule is now live! As a reminder there are no schedule or location requests. We are unable to move games to accommodate coaches with multiple teams as we have limited space. Coaches should be prepared to have a parent fill in in the event there is a conflict.
Link: https://ocyouthsports.org/tournament/hoops-classic/schedules/
Schedule reads as Away (top) at Home (bottom). Home teams should wear white while Away teams wear their team away shirts.

Tournament Overview:
1 referee per court
Each team will need to provide 1 parent volunteer to run the table.

The schedule has two parts to it – scheduled play (friendly games) and bracket play.
Friendly Games: Friendly games are at the top of the schedule, occupying the list of games. To simplify what you are looking at simply click on your team name to filter out the other games.

Bracket Play: The bottom portion displays the brackets. If you are viewing on a mobile device make sure to click on the small black box to expand to a full screen. Brackets are single elimination games with winners advancing to the right. Please make sure to follow the bracket to know when your next game(s) may occur.

The following teams have 2 friendly games:
B503 – Springbrook – Suryoutomo
B801 – Venado – Stearns
G5601 – Westpark – Nolan
G7801 – Sierra Vista – Le
B702 – Cadence Park – Valenton
B701 – Cadence Park – Wilson

What to bring on game day:
1. Athletic Attire (shorts, close-toed shoes)
2. Water – no colored drinks allowed inside the gyms (Gatorade, Powerade, etc)
3. T-shirts for Home and Away

Venues:
Beckman High School:               3588 Bryan Ave, Irvine, CA 92602
Beacon Park School Gym:          200 Cultivate, Irvine, CA 92618
Cadence Park School Gym:       750 Benchmark, Irvine, CA 92618
Irvine High School:                     4321 Walnut Ave, Irvine, CA 92604
Northwood High School:            4515 Portola Pkwy, Irvine, CA 92620
Portola High School:                  1001 Cadence, Irvine, CA 92618
Uni High School:                         4771 Campus Dr, Irvine, CA 92612
Woodbridge High School:          2 Meadowbrook, Irvine, CA 92604

Fri, Mar. 10th, 2023

Hoops Classic Update 2 – Tournament Rules and what next

We are looking forward to the opening tipoff of the Hoops Classic! To get ready for the upcoming tournament we have a few important updates to go over.

Rosters have been updated on the website: https://ocyouthsports.org/tournament/hoops-classic/team-rosters/

Rosters have been released and will also be made available at each location during the tournament. Coaches will be required to fill in the numbers at each table for their respective players before tipoff. This is to help parents and coaches identify who is on each team. If a player is not on the official list they are not registered and ineligible to participate. Additionally this list will be used to confirm any issues regarding player eligibility. As a reminder any team caught in violation of eligibility rules will forfeit their game and be disqualified from the tournament. If you see an error please contact us immediately so we can address it.

Player Eligibility Rules:
1. Held Back Students may only play for the grade they would have been in had they not been held back.
2. Home Schools Players can only participate at the public school they would have attended based on where they live within district boundaries. Home schooled players cannot take a spot from an enrolled student/player that wants to play. This exception does NOT apply to private school students.

Sportsmanship and Mercy Overview
1. Tournament of Champions is a recreational tournament.

2. Mercy rule will go into effect if a team has a lead of 20 or more. If your team finds yourself in this situation we ask that you use the opportunity to play your players that may not see as much game time in the later rounds. In addition we ask that your team slow the game down and back off from fast breaks if possible. Scoreboards will be turned off at 30 points. Coaches that are encouraging their team to run the score during a mercy game may receive a Technical Foul. Repeated offense will result in being ejected from the game. Ejected players and coaches are unable to participate for the remainder of the tournament.

3. Adjusted Scores – When posting scores our staff will adjust the higher score down until the score difference is 25 points.

Wed, Mar. 8th, 2023

Hoops Classic Update 1 – Schedule and T-Shirts

Teams: All teams have been built and rostered in TeamSnap. Please do not change the names of your teams. We will not be updating team names on the schedule.

T-Shirts – We will reach out with an update regarding shirts once they are ready. We anticipate having shirts ready for pickup (1 coordinator or coach per school) early next week. Each team will receive an official white Tournament of Champions T-Shirt to be worn by the home team of each game.

Away teams are required to bring their own T-Shirts. We suggest using the school PE T-Shirt or school color as your team shirt. Each team may choose its own away color if they would like but it must be the same for the entire team. You do not need to notify us of your color.

Home – White ToC Shirt
Away – Team’s Shirt color (not white)
In addition we will be supplying Iron on numbers for your Home and Away Shirts. 

Hoops Classic Overview
Schedule will be released by Tues March 14th at Noon. There are no schedule requests. Coaches with multiple teams should be prepared to have a parent fill in in the event there is a conflict.
Officials: 1 referee per game.
***Please note that for games each team will need to have 1 parent or volunteer to run the table***

Each team will have 1 friendly game followed by single elimination bracket play.  In divisions with an odd number of teams one team will have an extra friendly game.

Rules for the Hoops Classic: https://ocyouthsports.org/tournament/hoops-classic/rules/
Special note – All friendly games (including teams who have two friendly games) and the 1st round of bracket play must follow participation rules. If a team has not played their 1st round of bracket play yet both teams must follow participation rules.

**Each team will need to provide 1 parent volunteer to run the table.
One volunteer will be running the Clock, the other will be running the official scoresheet – which tracks participation, fouls, time outs, and overall running score. Individual stats are not tracked except fouls and participation.**

Note: Participation only needs to be tracked through the first round of bracket play.

We hope you are excited for the final event of the 2022-23 Tournament of Champions, the Hoops Classic! Please review our expected timeline for where each school should be below. Of note the Team Submission Deadline is Feb 24th. Team Submission is scheduled to open Friday Feb 10th for schools that are ready to submit teams (Coordinator or Head Coaches only). As teams are built you can track the progress of each team submission as well as issues including division, bracket, missing players, not enough players on our Team Page: https://ocyouthsports.org/tournament/hoops-classic/teams/

Building teams is a manual process so please allow 5 days after team submission for us to build your teams.

Hoops Classic Timeline:
Sun, Feb 12th: Mandatory player tryout registration closes
Mon, Feb. 13th – Fri, Feb. 17th: Player tryouts (times & locations TBD by each school)
Fri, Feb. 24th: Team submission deadline
Mon, Feb. 27th – Thu, March 16th: Practices start (after head coach submits official team roster)
Mon, March 13th: Tentative schedule released
Sat, March 18th – Sun, March 19th: Hoops Classic

School Communication:
OC Youth Sports does not facilitate communication regarding your schools tryouts and practices. Each school has a volunteer coordinator responsible for communicating this information. All registered participants can see their place holder school team by logging into their TeamSnap account and clicking on the team School Name – Hoops Classic. This will display all players and volunteers registered at your school. Volunteers can be found at the bottom of the team under Non-Players. If you have any questions regarding tryouts please reach out to your school coordinator. If you would like to volunteer as a coach or coordinator please fill out the volunteer form: https://ocyouthsports.org/tournament/volunteer/

Refunds:
Tournament of Champions is a fundraiser event for IPSF and TPSF. Once rostered onto a team you will have until March 3rd to cancel your registration and be eligible for a refund. If your child is no longer participating before or after being rostered please contact us immediately as we will be unable to issue any refunds after March 3rd for any reason (including injury, sickness, etc). We will begin the process of refunding all registered participants not rostered on a team starting March 3rd.