Fairfax County Public Schools has now closed all schools through Wed. Feb. 10th due to the impact of the Winter storm and thus all school gyms are closed. Hoop Magic however has decided to open today. As a result, please note the following:

• All Travel basketball games are cancelled for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday as are all Travel practices at all school locations.

• All House practices/games are cancelled for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at all school locations.

• Travel practices and high school league practices scheduled at Hoop Magic can proceed as scheduled for Monday 2/8. We will evaluate the situation for Tuesday and Wednesday by early Tuesday afternoon as we know more about the approaching storm. Players should check with their coach to determine whether or not practice is being held. Players should not go to Hoop Magic for practices if local driving conditions are hazardous.

If the next snow is significant, schools could close through the rest or the week and even into the weekend. Families should check this CYA website for nightly updates as conditions change.

CYA offers a Spring basketball program for all those in Grades 4-12 (due to gym space limitations, we cannot run programs for 1st-3rd grade in the Spring). Although the exact season start and end dates have not yet been finalized (see below), Spring basketball will run essentially from mid- April until early June, with teams playing the same number of regular season games (9 or 10) as in the Winter season and participating in end of season tournaments. Due to the shortness of the Spring season, those in the upper grades (7-12 grade) will have a limited number of pre-season practices and then go to two games per week (either one weeknight game and one weekend game or two weekend games). Those in the elementary grades (4-6) will have one weekday practice and one weekend game until near the end of the season, at which time they two may go to 2 games per week (depending upon gym availability). Games will be played in local area schools and at the Hoop Magic Basketball Academy in Chantilly.

Online registration will begin on January 4th and runs through the end of February. Late registration begins March 1st and runs until midnight on March 15th. Beginning 12:01 AM on March 16th, registrations will only be accepted for leagues that still have space; all others will be placed on a waiting list. Registration is $120 plus the $5.50 Fairfax County fee and $10.00 indoor facilities capital improvement fee for a total of $135.50; a late fee of $25 is added after March 1.

Note that players who participated in the FCYBL travel program or played for their HS team are eligible to participate in the Spring program, along with the normal house players. CYA also accepts individual players who played for other youth clubs during the Winter season (pre-formed teams from other clubs are not allowed). Full or partial scholarships are available for those families in need.

We are currently in the process of planning the dates and locations for Spring skills assessments for those leagues that hold them -- our aim is to hold these prior to FCPS Spring break if possible. Dates and locations will be announced as soon as these are finalized. Some leagues may start practices prior to Spring break, while others will begin practices right after Spring break. The planned start of games is the weekend of April 17-18.

For registration questions, contact the CYA registrar, Cindy Aune, at registrar@chantillyyouth.org. General questions should be directed to the Basketball coordinator, Rick Shryock, at basketball@chantillyyouth.org.