2025 Eastern Ohio Youth Basketball Fall League

Coaches,


The BLANK brackets have been posted. We tried to look at each division and find a good break point between Gold, Silver, and Bronze. These are not final and could possibly change. Final Brackets will be posted Monday evening with times. On the standings, all teams that are not playing have been moved to the very bottom(last few places if multiple teams). Please check and let me know if you feel your spot in the standings has not been moved to the bottom. The only way to make sure the teams opting out of the playoff is to seed them in last place and then not have that seed on in the brackets.


Weather:

We have some potential weather coming through tomorrow into Sunday. All games will carry on as scheduled. If there are any cancellations, I will send out a message through the system and on the App. If the school/facilities are open, we will play the games. All records are final at the conclusion of games on Sunday. The system will apply all tiebreakers and see the teams. If there are games cancelled due to the weather, the games will be removed from the schedule and all standings will be based on the completed games.


Please double-triple check your rosters to make sure they are correct for next weekend's bracket play.


Any questions please don’t hesitate to ask


Coach Huckshold

Apologies,

I only need an email form you if YOU ARE NOT playing in the tournament. Sorry, I should have clarified that.

Coaches,

I plan on posting the brackets (NOT GAME TIMES) for the tournament. I need to know today if you are playing in the tournament, or removing one team.

Below are the teams reported to me so far - let me know if you are not on the list.
St Charles Lions Gold - 2nd Boys
Western Reserve - 4th Boys
Heartland Lions - 5th Boys
Lisbon - 2nd Girls
Salem Lady Quakers - Black - 6th Girls

Also, please help us out and register early for 2nd session. You can make the payment later. If you are playing please get registered. We are trying to get gyms secured at all the schools before the xmas break.

Also, if you are playing at East Palestine this weekend. Keep checking your schedule. There maybe some adjustments to game times due to a gym conflict.

Thanks,

Coach Huckshold

Coaches and Parents,

Please read this message carefully, We are sending this message to all coaches and parents so everyone is informed. Everyone, please help remind your team coaches or youth directors to make the necessary updates. Every session, we have it happen where a coach doesn’t update their roster and has issues during the tournament.

The brackets will be posted soon for the end of year tournament Dec. 21st and 22nd.

We need notified ONLY if one of the following it occurring:
1. Your team is not playing in the tournament
2. You have two teams in an age group, but will only have one in the tournament

ALL TEAMS ARE IN THE TOURNAMENT UNLESS YOU NOTIFY ME OF ONE OF THE TWO THINGS ABOVE.

BRACKETS:

All divisions will be divided into multiple brackets depending on how many teams are in that division/grade. Depending on the number of teams, we may have Silver and/or Bronze brackets as well in age groups.

AWARDS:

For all gold brackets, we will give out medals to the winner and runner-up. For the second time, we will give out medals to the WINNERS only of any Silver or Bronze brackets.

ROSTERS:

All rosters will be locked for the tournament. Coaches will be able to make adjustments on their coaches account until 10pm on Dec. 17th. After this time, coaches will not be able to update rosters. Whatever prints on the scoresheet will be the only players allowed to play. Every session, we send this message out multiple times and it still happens where a coach does not update the roster and players are not allowed to play in the tournament.

Tournament Roster Rules:

1. Players can only play on ONE team regardless of division. If a player currently plays on the 3rd grade team and the 4th grade team, they will have to choose which team they want to play on. Players CANNOT play on two different teams in the tournament.

2. For the tournament, coaches cannot adjust the scoresheet to add players or change numbers.

3. Everyone needs to look at their rosters now and make updates. The site directors are reporting multiple teams with incorrect numbers as well as writing players names and numbers on the scoresheets each game. For the tournament, you will not be able to add/remove/adjust the scoresheets.

4. Rosters - All rosters should be adjusted to reflect only the players playing on that team. Remember a player CANNOT play on multiple teams for the end of year tournament.

5. Any players that do not meet the eligibility requirements are not allowed to participate in the end of year tournament. Please review the rules. If you play a player that is not eligible, you will forfeit that game. You can make players inactive on your roster. BASIC RULE OF THUMB - IF YOU DO NOT ATTEND THAT SCHOOL YOU CANNOT PLAY IN THE TOURNAMENT FOR THAT TEAM.

6. Scorekeepers will not allow write-in players for the tournament. All adjustments need to be made in your coaches account.

7. We are going to give everyone to 10pm Thursday Dec. 17th to get any changes submitted.

8. COACHES WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO ADD OR CHANGE THE SCORESHEET THE DAY OF THE GAME! What prints on Friday Dec 17th will be the only players allowed to play in that game. We know this has been mentioned before but please take the time to review rosters online and make sure they have the correct info.

Please double check and make sure you have your info correct in your coaches account. Schools that have multiple teams in a grade make sure you have your rosters set up correctly. Coaches, Please double check your numbers as well, if the player is listed with the wrong number they will not be eligible to play unless a technical foul is accessed as well as player name verification is done.

Teams with multiple teams in a grade that are playing as two teams. Please make sure you have your rosters divided correctly in your coaches account. Example, if you have all 14 players listed on both the Red and the White team. You should adjust the roster to have them 7 and 7(or however you want to divide them) If you do not fix this and the red team plays first all 14 players on that score sheet are not eligible to play on another team.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask. We would rather you ask and confirm then not ask and risk a forfeit.

Thanks,

Coach Huckshold
330-853-2312
coachhuck@ohiolakers.com

Tournament Roster Rules:


1. Players can only play on ONE team regardless of division. If a player currently plays on the 3rd grade team and the 4th grade team, they will have to choose which team they want to play on. Players CANNOT play on two different teams in the tournament.

2. For the tournament, coaches cannot adjust the scoresheet to add players or change numbers.

3. Everyone needs to look at their rosters now and make updates. The site directors are reporting multiple teams with incorrect numbers as well as writing players names and numbers on the scoresheets each game. For the tournament, you will not be able to add/remove/adjust the scoresheets.

4. Rosters - All rosters should be adjusted to reflect only the players playing on that team. Remember a player CANNOT play on multiple teams for the end of year tournament.

5. Any players that do not meet the eligibility requirements are not allowed to participate in the end of year tournament. Please review the rules. If you play a player that is not eligible, you will forfeit that game. You can make players inactive on your roster.

6. Scorekeepers will not allow write-in players for the tournament. All adjustments need to be made in your coaches account.

7. We are going to give everyone at 10pm Thursday Dec. 18th to get any changes submitted.

8. COACHES WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO ADD OR CHANGE THE SCORESHEET THE DAY OF THE GAME! What prints on Friday Dec 19th will be the only players allowed to play in that game. We know this has been mentioned before but please take the time to review rosters online and make sure they have the correct info.


Please double check and make sure you have your info correct in your coaches account. Schools that have multiple teams in a grade make sure you have your rosters set up correctly. Coaches, Please double check your numbers as well, if the player is listed with the wrong number they will not be eligible to play unless a technical foul is accessed as well as player name verification is done.


Teams with multiple teams in a grade that are playing as two teams. Please make sure you have your rosters divided correctly in your coaches account. Example, if you have all 14 players listed on both the Red and the White team. You should adjust the roster to have them 7 and 7(or however you want to divide them) If you do not fix this and the red team plays first all 14 players on that score sheet are not eligible to play on another team.


Session 2 Registration is Open - Link to Register


Lots of new teams have already signed up. Should make for a great session 2. We are reviewing all of the divisions and looking to divide each division into A and B to maximize the competition.


If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask. We would rather you ask and confirm then not ask and risk a forfeit.


Thanks,

Coach Huckshold

330-853-2312

coachhuck@ohiolakers.com

8. COACHES WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO ADD OR CHANGE THE SCORESHEET THE DAY OF THE GAME! What prints on Friday Dec 15th will be the only players allowed to play in that game. We know this has been mentioned before but please take the time to review rosters online and make sure they have the correct info.

Everyone,

The Winter Session of the EOYBL is coming fast. All teams please register early! The winter session is bigger than the fall session and poses a lot more logistic issues.

The Eastern Ohio Youth Basketball League Fall Session starts on January 3rd-4th weekend. Last year, we had over 450 teams play in Session 1(Nov-Dec) and Session 2 (Jan-Feb). Last year's Winter Session had 248 teams! This is the biggest and most affordable league in Northeast Ohio. The league is administered by a committee of head coaches. Below you will find some basic information on the league and the registration process.

Basic Information:

Winter Session 2 of EOYBL:
Teams - Community based teams Kindergarten-6th grade Boys and Girls

League Start - Jan 3rd-4th Weekend
League Finish - Feb. 21st-22rd - Weekend
League Cost - $445 per team - 10 games plus single elimination tournament. This is a cost league, meaning the team fees go to paying for regular season and tournament referee fees, awards, website, assignor etc. Facility rentals are paid from the gate at the host school or facility.

New for this season, the league has purchased an umbrella insurance policy to cover all league participants for practice and games. This will be part of your league fees for the 2025-2026 season. This will add an extra layer of protection for all participants. We will took the policy out near the start of the Fall Session. If your school or where you practice requires proof of insurance, we will be able to provide the proper documents. We will put in place a process to request these documents at a later date.

Important Dates:
November 30th - Registration Open
December 22nd - Schedule Request Form Sent out
December 23rd - Registration Closed
December 28th - Week 1 Schedule Posted
January 3rd - League Play Begins
January 5th - remaining schedule will get posted

League Website: (Previous season results are listed for reference)

https://easternohioyouthbasketball.com/

Registration is open -
https://basketball.exposureevents.com/251969/2026-eastern-ohio-youth-basketball-winter-league/registration

All registrations are done online by your school's youth coach, not each individual player. League fees will be paid online or turned in before your first game.

Any questions don't hesitate to ask, good luck this season to everyone!

Coach Huckshold
330-853-2312
coachhuck@ohiolakers.com

Coaches,

The remaining schedule was just made live. This schedule was a killer. There were almost 400 opposite requests, either day or time. That means 400 teams did not get their requests for those games. The last 60 games of the schedule were placed on schedule wherever they fit at the end. We did our best to give everyone the best schedule possible. There were a few instances where a team had to play at two different venues on the same day. If you can make it work, Thank You! If you can't make it work send me an email, I will do the best I can to fix it. Some of the coaching of multiple teams became an issue, but for the most part was taken care of to the best of our ability.

Change requests send me an email, no gurantees, but we will take a look. Most changes are not made until the week of game if we can make change.

If your league fees were not paid this weekend, please take care of payment online or contact me to make arrangements ASAP.

Thanks,

Coach Huckshold

UPDATED UNSIGNED WAIVER LIST 8AM THIS MORNING

Coaches,

Please click the link below and see the list of players that have not signed a waiver. We have done a phenomenal job over 2000 signatures, but we have a little more to finish this up. This was one of the requirements from the insurance carrier, signed waivers. It is your responsibility to check the email addresses with the parents. I can only see the data, I cannot edit. So if it is incorrect you need to update.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16KaGUMBLVk0r-Xyy4XIemsTGmtT7u2FQm9bKV69Ee_c/edit?usp=sharing

Thanks in Advance,

Coach Huckshold

Coaches,

We are excited to kick off the 2025-2026 youth league season. The Eastern Ohio Youth Basketball League is the biggest youth league in Ohio. We are excited to announce that we are over 220 teams for this November-December fall session. This email will cover just a few important things, schedule requests, important dates, and payments.

Schedule Requests:
All schedule requests must be submitted online. Our form collected schedule requests for this session. We use these to import into the scheduling software. This form was active for a week. Once we start to schedule, this form will not be used for additional requests. Please be aware, this form is for submitted "requests". We do our best to honor all requests, but sometimes requests cannot be honored. We have 6 weekends to get 1100+ regular season games played. Here are a couple situations that we run into often that your request may not be honored:

1. There is a matchup where one team requests before 2pm games and the opponent requests after 2pm games. We will schedule these games at 1pm,2pm, or 3pm. We try to hit right in the middle.

2. There is a matchup where one team requests no Saturday games and another team requests no Sunday games. The game has to be played, so we will flip a coin and play the game on the day based on the coin toss. We try to put these games at the end of the session so teams have time to prepare.

3. K-1-2 games in Salem. We are rotating these “lower hoop” games each weekend between Saturday and Sunday the best that we can, but there are some requests here that are tough to meet.

Fees:
CHECKS MADE PAYABLE TO EASTERN OHIO YOUTH BASKETBALL LEAGUE
(ALL PAYMENTS MUST BE SUBMITTED ONLINE OR @ SALEM CENTERPLEX)

Must be turned in before your first game. The fee is $445 (cash or check payable to Eastern Ohio Youth Basketball League). Please give to the person that is collecting the admission and they will make sure that it is given to the onsite administrator.

Waivers:
All waivers should have to be digitally signed and submitted. Paper waivers will not be accepted this season. Click the link below to see players that still have unsigned waivers. If you have a player on this list, please go into your coaches dashboard and confirm correct email addresses. A misspelled or incorrect email is the most likely cause for not receiving a waiver digitally. All waivers were re-sent this morning.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16KaGUMBLVk0r-Xyy4XIemsTGmtT7u2FQm9bKV69Ee_c/edit?usp=sharing

Rules:
Please review the rules on the link below. We will be sending out further information soon. It is very important to review the coach and parent conduct sections.

Here is the link to the Rules:

https://docs.google.com/document/u/1/d/e/2PACX-1vTkHNpqRfDyNZX80lhNJ3GZtPGm0Zto6U4j7PaU_oTcPoNScTuFbvezQHvMWRuIXtL9wQgUQTuAFLP6/pub

Rosters:
Just as an FYI, the website is our communication center. All info entered for parents and coaches is what the system utilizes to send out all communications. We know it is a pain for coaches to enter all the emails and phone numbers into the system, but it is a one time task. Your login will keep all that info for all future sessions and future years. Example, if you enter the info for your 3rd grade team, you will only have to update/add/delete any players for future sessions. Most coaches entered random numbers that may or may not be correct. The names and numbers you have on your roster under your account is what prints on the scoresheets. We have already printed the scoresheets for this weekend. You will be able to make adjustments to the scoresheet before your game to adjust numbers or add players. If this is a permanent change, please adjust your roster under your coaches account to ensure that future score sheets are correct. Very early reminder, you will not be able to adjust the paper scoresheet for the tournament, the roster that prints must be correct for the end of session tournament.

Inclement weather:
Any cancellation of games will be done by communicating through the website. We will send out a message informing everyone if any games are canceled.


Remaining Schedule:
I am working through the schedule and have a long way to go, but hope to have it posted Sunday Night/Monday Afternoon for the rest of the season.

Basketballs:
This question came up via email. The league does not provide game or warm-up basketballs. Please have a couple balls for your team to use for warm-ups. Coaches and referees will agree upon a game ball.

We are excited for a great youth season.

Best Swishes,

Coach Huckshold
330-853-2312
coachhuck@ohiolakers.com

Coaches,

Please click the link below and see the list of players that have not signed a waiver. We have done a phenomenal job over 2000 signatures, but we have a little more to finish this up. This was one of the requirements from the insurance carrier, signed waivers. It is your responsibility to check the email addresses with the parents. I can only see the data, I cannot edit. So if it is incorrect you need to update.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16KaGUMBLVk0r-Xyy4XIemsTGmtT7u2FQm9bKV69Ee_c/edit?usp=sharing

There will be a few more emails coming out today.

Thanks in Advance,

Coach Huckshold

Coaches,

Please keep an eye on schedule for week 1. Lot's of changes are happening, we are doing our best to work through and not drastically change schedules. Please be patient and understanding of any changes, things happen and requests were not entered by some teams. In the future, it may be you requesting a last minute change.

Also, I have parents that are sending me emails about incorrect info on the waivers. I cannot edit the roster info, I can see it but can't edit. You have to update the info in your coaches dashboard. Remember, it is the responsibility and requirement for all players to have a digitally signed waiver. Proof of waiver compliance must be submitted to the insurance carrier.

Thanks
Coach Huckshold
330-853-2312

Coaches,

Week 1 schedule is posted. Please review the schedule. The schedule could possibly change, DO NOT SEND SCREENSHOTS of schedule to your parents. Point all of your parents to the APP. The schedule can and will change occasionally. We were able to meet almost all schedule requests.

There are some teams that do not play week 1, this is not a mistake. There are a lot of variables that come into play when doing the schedule. The main one is schedule requests. There were over 1600 schedule requests submitted by the teams in the league. You may not play week 1 because of a request you made or the opponent you were slated to play was off this weekend.

As in the past, the first session we will just have one big division for each age group. In most all age groups, there were only 4-5-6 teams that designated themselves as “A” teams. We will use the records from the 1st session to break into A, B, and possibly C divisions in the second session. The end of the session tournament will be split up based on record, Gold, Silver, Bronze brackets.

There are some situations where teams playing have opposite requests of each other (one before 2pm and one after 2pm), we will put this game in the middle at 1-2-3pm. Teams should only play at one location each day, with the exception of Salem Community Center and Salem Centerplex. If you are playing at two different locations let me know via email @ coachhuck@ohiolakers.com.

We will be sending out additional information this week to the entire league. All parents, players, and coaches will receive this email containing all league info. The plan is to work throughout this week to finish the schedule. I will post the remainder of the schedule after Week 1 of play. We are excited for the upcoming season.

Thanks,

Coach Huckshold

Coaches,

Attached is proof of insurance for the league. Some of you may need this for your school or location of practice. Let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,

Coach Huckshold

Attachment

Coaches,

Welcome to the league! We still have a lot of teams in the process of registering, but wanted to get some info out to you guys.

Below is the link to the schedule requests. Please do your best to only submit one time. Multiple submissions can cause confusion. Reminder, you can select certain days off or before 2:30pm/after 2:30pm. This link will be open until Friday, Oct. 31st.

https://form.jotform.com/252998262002155

If your team is listed on the website currently, we have received your registration successfully. If you do not see your team, you did not complete the registration or there was possibly an issue during your registration.

VERY IMPORTANT:

Waivers:
It is imperative that you enter the correct contact info parent email and phone number for your players. All waivers will be submitted through the website. A link to the digital waiver is sent to the email address for each player. Every session, we have coaches that shortcut and put their info in for all players. This year, all your players will have to complete the digital waiver or they will not be allowed to participate. This is a change from past years where we utilized a paper waiver. Please take time to check the contact info for all of your players, the link to the digital waiver will be going out soon.

It is the Coaches responsibility to insure all players have signed the digital waiver. We will forfeit games for your team if the digital waivers are not signed by all players. You can check who has signed by logging into your coaches account and checking your roster.

Payments:
Option 1 - Easiest and Quickest - Pay Online thru your Coaches Login

Option 2 - Mail Check Made Out to Eastern Ohio Youth Basketball - 51 Sawmill Run Dr Canfield OH 44406

Option 3 - Payment Cash or Check must be turned in opening weekend in Salem. A staff member will be onsite at Centerplex to collect all payments.

We are excited about the upcoming session starting Nov. 8th. We will be sending out multiple emails over the next couple weeks. Stay tuned for additional information.

Thanks,

Coach Huckshold
330-853-2312