Tournament Guidelines

Basketball Guidelines

  • Teams will consist of 3 or 4 players with 3 players on the court at a time. Players on a given team may consist of all boys, all girls or coed.
  • If a team does not have all teammates at the start of the tournament, it will be considered a forfeit
  • Games will be officiated by certified officials. Additional rules will be determined by the tournament directors to ensure a competitive environment for participating teams.
  • Teams are encouraged to wear similar colored t-shirts.
  • Each team must have a team leader that is 18yrs. of age or older. Team leaders must stay with their team until their team wins the division or is eliminated from the tournament.
  • All teams guaranteed 2 games

Rules:

  • Team Roster: 3 player minimum, 4 player maximum, 4th player is substitute
  • Game Duration: 10mins (running time) for elementary level or first to 11pts.; 15mins (running time) or first to 16pts. for middle school, high school and adult divisions.
  • Initial Possession: coin flip
  • Overtime: Coin flip determines possession. First team to score a basket wins the game
  • Scoring: inside three point arc is 2 and behind three point arc is 3
  • Score Limit: 11 points elem.; first to 15 points or 15 minutes end time.
  • Possession following a successful field goal: defense gets possession ball to be dribbled/passed behind the arc, failing to do so results in no basket and change in possession
  • Possession following a dead ball: "Check ball" Exchange behind the arc (at the top)
  • Following a steal, turnover, a defensive rebound: ball to be dribbled/passed behind the arc. Failing to do so results in no basket and change in possession.
  • Following a shooting foul: 1 free -throw, 2 free throws if foul committed behind the arc, if made basket no foul shots although possession is awarded.
  • Foul limit per team: 5 team fouls, after 5 fouls all fouls result in 1 free throw
  • Penalty situation: One (1) free-throw
  • Substitutions: allowed in dead ball situations
  • Referee: 1
  • Time/Score keeper: 1
  • Time-outs: 1
  • The ball is considered as "behind the arc" when the offensive player in possession of the ball has both feet behind the 3 point line

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