OFFICIAL GAME RULES
This league plays by a multitude of rules from high school, college, and pro rules.
Section I—Timing
a. Each team will be allotted six minutes for pre-game warm-up.
b. All players should be listed in the scorer’s book before the warm-up session has ended. Players should be listed by first initial and last name (no nicknames). If a player is not listed in the book, the team will be awarded a technical foul for every player not listed in the book.
c. A player must arrive by the start of the second half to be eligible to play in the game.
d. All games will consist of two 20-minute halves of regulation play.
e. All overtime periods of play will be 3 minutes... After the 4th overtime, we will go to sudden death.
f. A team is permitted a total of 30 seconds to replace a disqualified player.
g. The game is in the two-minute part when the game clock shows 2:00 or less time remaining in the half.
h. The game clock shall be equipped to show tenths-of-a-second during the last minute of each period.
Section II—Stoppage of Timing Devices
a. The shot clock timing devices shall be stopped whenever the official whistle sounds.
b. The timing devices shall be stopped:
During the last 2 minutes of each half.
c. Each team will shoot one and one on the 7th team foul and two shots will be shot on the 10th team foul.
d. Technical fouls will count as a personal foul toward a player’s disqualification (5 fouls and a player is disqualified).
e. A technical foul will consist of two shots plus the offensive team will be awarded possession of the ball.
Officials may not use official time to permit a player to change or repair equipment.
Section III—Timeouts
a. Each team is allowed 2 one-minute (Full) timeouts per half with no carry overs. Each team will also have 1 (:30 second) time out and this time out may be carried over into the second half if not used in the first half.
b. In the final minute of the game, a team may use a timeout to advance the basketball to half court. This is known as the "advancement rule."
c. In the final minute of the game, a team may use a timeout to advance the basketball to half court. This is known as the "advancement rule."
d. With a minute or less to go in the game or overtime period, if the offensive team takes a timeout prior to inbounding the ball or if it secures the ball from a rebound or turnover but prior to advancing it, the team may choose to inbound the ball at midcourt.
e. They have the option to choose which side of the court that they would like to inbound the basketball.
STANDINGS AND SCORING
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Official scorekeepers and timekeepers are provided by the league (Weekly results are posted on the website).
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For any league record ties, the following guidelines will determine final seeding for playoff brackets:
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1. Head-to-Head competition
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2. Unsporting technical foul total
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3. Coin Flip
PLAYOFFS