Frequently Asked Questions - Game Play

All levels of basketball will play on a 10 ft rim.

The breakdown for girls volleyball is as follows:

• 3rd-4th (6 ft) 
• 5th (6 ft 6 in) 
• 6th (7 ft) 
• 7th-8th (7 ft 4 1/8 in).

Games can be played at any time the host parish/school has available gym time. That being said, most games are scheduled on Friday evening, any time on Saturday, or 1:00 or later on Sunday. In some cases, games will be playing during the week but only if available gym time is not available on Fri-Sun.

All teams will play in a season ending tournament that will be single elimination format. Teams may be grouped in divisions for the tournament that look slightly different than the divisions they played in during the regular season in order to make the tournament more competitive.

At this time, all teams in the GCCYS will play 10 regular season games, usually one per weekend. However, some leagues take place over the course of 8 or 9 weeks. In those cases, teams will play multiple games during one or more weeks. All teams are eligible to play in the league-sponsored post-season tournament.