YOUTH BASKETBALL LEAGUE RULES
| Youth Basketball Rules ( Printable Version) |
1. AMOUNT OF TIME PER QUARTERS DEPENDING ON AGE LEVEL ARE AS FOLLOWS
3RD AND 4TH GRADE PLAY TWO (15) MINUTE HALVES
5TH AND 6TH GRADE PLAY TWO (17) MINUTE HALVES
2.(3) MINUTES WILL BE ALLOWED BETWEEN HALVES.
3.(7) MINUTES WILL BE ALLOWED BETWEEN GAMES.
4.EACH TEAM WILL BE ALLOWED (4) FOUR TIME-OUTS PER GAME.
5. THE CLOCK WILL STOP FOR ALL DEAD BALLS DURING THE LAST MINUTE OF EACH HALF.
6.EACH TEAM MUST HAVE AT LEAST (4) FOUR PLAYERS AT THE SCHEDULED GAME TIME OR FROFEIT THE GAME.
7. THE “THREE SECOND LANE RULE” WILL NOT BE CALLED IN 3RD AND 4TH GRADE GAMES.
8.THE 3RD, 4TH, 5TH, AND 6TH GRADES CAN PLAY HALF COURT DEFENSE ONLY; DEFENSE CANNOT GUARD OFFENSE UNTIL THE HALF COURT LINE IS CROSSED.
9.EACH PLAYER WILL BE ALLOWED (5) FOULS.
10.ALL 3RD THROUGH 6TH GRADE PLAYERS ARE REQUIRED TO PLAY (2) I HALF, UNLESS THEY HAVE NOT ATTNDED AT LEAST HALF THE SCHEDULED PRACTICES, NOT TO EXCEED (3) THREE QUARTERS, UNLESS SEVEN OR LESS PLAYERS. SUBS WILL BE PERMITTED AT THE REFEREE AND SCOREKEEPER’S DISCRETION.
11.ALL COACHES ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO DISTRIBUTE PLAYING TIME EQUALLY BETWEEN ALL PLAYERS ON ALL TEAMS.
12.ALL CHILDREN ATTENDING BASKETBALL GAMES MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT WHO WILL SEE THAT THE CHILD OR CHILDREN REMAIN SEATED IN THE BLEACHERS AT ALL TIMES.
13. IF YOU EAT OR DRINK IN THE WINTER SPORTS COMPLEX, PLEASE USE THE TRASH RECEPTACLES PROVIDED FOR ALL LITTER.
14.THESE RULES ARE IN ADDITION TO THE RULES POSTED AT THE WINTER SPORTS COMPLEX.
15. COACHES: PLEASE INFORM ALL OF YOUR PLAYERS THAT THEY ARE NOT TO BRING IN ANY PRACTICE BALLS. BASKETBALLS WILL BE FURNISHED FOR EACH TEAM TO WARM UP WITH. ANY BALL BROUGHT INTO THE COMPLEX WILL BE HELD IN THE CONCESSION STAND UNTIL THE GAMES ARE OVER. BALLS CAN THEN BE PICKED UP AND TAKEN HOME.
16.AT THE START OF THE GAME AND AT THE START OF EACH QUARTER, ALL PLAYERS MUST CHECK IN AT THE SCORER’S TABLE TO BE MARKED IN THE SCOREBOOK.
17.IN THE CASE OF A TIE AT THE END OF (4) FOUR QUARTERS, AN OVERTIME PERIOD OF (2) TWO MINUTES WILL BE PLAYED. THE CLOCK WILL NOT STOP!
