CNR Basketball FAQ’s
Q. Are all teams in the league elite level teams?
No, not at all. We have a variety of good, average, and recreational teams. I’d say the vast majority of our teams are feeder based teams consisting of kids who will end up at the same high school together. In many cases, we have schools put in multiple teams at varying skill levels and grade levels.
Q. Are there any special quirks to the CNR rules?
We try to make things as much “high-school” like as possible. Especially at all of our high schools, we have the bleachers out, chairs set-up, scoreboard on, etc. We have two adult referees for the game and there’s a winner and a loser. We play two 20 minute halves with a running clock. The clock stops in the last minute of the first half and the last two minutes of the second half. We have some pressing regulations where at the younger ages, you can’t or can but with restrictions based on score or time of the game. We have a free throw rule where you shoot one free throw for two points until the last two minutes of the game. All of our rules can be found on the link below:
https://www.cnrbasketball.org/rules/
Q. Can you guarantee competitive matchups?
Sure, we’d like to be able to guarantee competitive match ups, but anyone who says they can is unrealistic. Whether it’s 10 year-olds or the professionals, games are determined by what happens on the court or the field. However, what we try to do is on paper put your teams in the best position by arranging what we feel are potential competitive matchups. We do this by using a ranking system. When each team joins the league, a team has to rank themselves based on a 10 thru 1 scale we’ve put together. So when the schedule gets put together, if you ranked yourself a 6, you’ll likely see the vast majority of your games ranked against teams within a number or two of your ranking. The link to the ranking system can be found below:
https://www.cnrbasketball.org/team-ranking/
Q. Can you schedule around conflicts?
Yes, as long as we know in advance of those conflicts we can work around them. Whether it’s a case of you need to avoid a certain time frame on a day or you have a few weekends you need to avoid all together, we can take care of that. Maye you’re a team who just wants to play four doubleheaders on a variety of dates, we can take care of that. We realize people’s lives are hectic and they have many things going on. We take pride in the fact that we can make things a little easier on people from a basketball standpoint.
Q. Do you host any tournaments?
Yes, CNR offers several tournaments. Our main tournaments include the CNR Pre-Season Tournament (November), the CNR January Bash (January) and the CNR Post-Season Tournament (February). All tournaments can be found under the link below:
https://www.cnrbasketball.org/cnr-tournaments/
Q. How do we know if we are the home or away team?
We get this question alot. Who is home and who is away. If you look at your schedule online, and if you see a Vs. then you are the away team and you will wear dark uniforms. If you don’t see a Vs. next to the opponent, you are the Home team and you will wear white uniforms. All that being said, we always ask teams to be prepared to switch colors. Whether it’s because some teams only have one color- or because another team simply wears the wrong color, please come to the game prepared to change colors.
Q. If you have questions about the league who do I contact?
You can email us at cnrbasketball2015@gmail.com
Q. Rescheduling games- how do we do it?
Prior to schedules being finalized, coaches are given several days to request schedule changes. Once schedules are finalized teams are expected to play the games as scheduled. Should a situation arise where your team isn’t able to participate in a scheduled game, we will make every attempt to reschedule your game at a mutually convenient date and time. However, this isn’t always possible due to conflicts the other team may have and/ or space availability.
If the request is made within two weeks of the originally scheduled game and CNR isn’t able to find another date and time to play the game, CNR will fill the game with another opponent and you will be charged for the game. It’s only fair that the other team is able to play their game as scheduled. In most cases, CNR is able to find another game for your team to play later in the season.
Q. What if issues arise during a game, what do I do?
At each gym, we have a supervisor in charge. That may be a separate person there or at some gyms- it may be a referee. They are there to help you with any questions you have, to collect any money you have to turn in, or if any problems arise, they are there to troubleshoot the situation.
If it’s an issue involving a code of conduct type situation, we have people who within those few days after the incident will contact you and handle those situations. Just email us at cnrbasketball2015@gmail.com
Q. What is CNR Basketball?
CNR is a youth basketball organization that has leagues year-round. To see the future leagues or tournaments that we have, you can check on our Important Dates to Know page on the link below:
https://www.cnrbasketball.org/important-dates/
Q. What is the cost?
For our games the cost is $80 per game. You pick the amount of games you want.
All teams should have their payment turned in by their third game. The league has the right to remove a team from the league for delinquent payment.
Q. Where do we play our games?
We use gyms all over the metropolitan area. To see a list of gyms we use for our league, see the link below (please realize that not all gyms are used every league).
Q. Will all of our games be close to our home gym?
Here’s what we try to guarantee teams. We try to get you some games at a gym we’d consider being closed to home. For example, if you are a St. Charles based team, we’d essentially consider all of the Zumwalts and the St. Charles based facilities as home schools. How many games we can get you close to home depends on a variety of factors, including gym availability, conflicts involving potential opponents, and when your team can play. The less conflicts you have, the better your location schedule will likely be.
Q. What is the goal of CNR?
Our goal in putting together a schedule is to give you competitive games at convenient locations working around your conflicts.