Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) Emergency Announcements Herndon Optimist Youth Travel Basketball teams practice and play games in FCPS gyms, so we are affected by FCPS facility closings. Use this link to check for announcements related to FCPS facility closings.
Fairfax County Youth Basketball League (FCYBL) Herndon Optimist Youth Travel Basketball is a member club of the Fairfax County Youth Basketball League (FCYBL). Use this link to access our parent league home page.
FCYBL Codes of Conduct Fairfax County Youth Basketball League Codes of Conduct for Players, Coaches, and Spectators
FCYBL Rules Fairfax County Youth Basketball League Rules
HHS CDC Concussion Awareness Information The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides online "Heads Up: Concussion in Youth Sports" information on preventing, recognizing, and responding to a concussion.
HHS CDC COVID-19 Youth Sports Recommendations The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides online recommendations for ways in which youth sports organizations and their participants can protect players, families, and communities and slow the spread of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).
SafeSport Abuse Awareness and Prevention Training U.S. Center for Safe Sport provides free online training for parents and youth and adult athletes to understand best practices for preventing and how to respond to signs of abuse (online training and certification for coaches and other program staff is available for a fee).
Virginia Dept of Health (VDH) COVID-19 Guidance Revised August 2022 - Provides masking and quarantine guidance for persons that have COVID-19 symptoms, tested positive, or been exposed to persons infected with COVID-19.
Volunteer Building Director (VBD) Training/Exam and Forms In order to help community groups reduce the cost of using gyms for athletics, we require Head Coaches and Assistant Coaches become a VBD. We ask that parents also help the league by becoming a VBD. Use this link to access the VBD training/exam and forms.
