Game Notes:
Tournament/Competition Rules
Admission is $10 per day for adults and $5 per day for children 5-12. Children under 4 are free. These are daily prices. Concession stands will be available at each site.
Championship shirts will be awarded to all division winners in each age bracket. A team trophy will also be awarded to each of the aforementioned team champions.
Game Rules NYSHS Rules except:
Each Team must have a score keeper at the table at each game. Official score is the home team which is listed first on the schedule.
Games are two 16 minutes, stop time halves. Exception: If at any point in the second half a team takes a lead of 20 points or more, the clock runs. If the lead goes back below 20 points, the clock will once again stop.
Pre-game warm up will be 5 minutes. If a team is not prepared to play after the warm up period 5 more minutes will be put on the clock. If the team is still not ready to play the game will be considered a forfeit.
Halftime will be 3 minutes.
Overtime Period- First will be 2 minutes in duration, with 1 extra time out. Second overtime is Sudden Death.
Each team will be allowed (3) 30 second time outs per game.
1&1 will be awarded on the 10th foul per half. Last minute of game both teams are automatically in the bonus. No double bonus foul shots.
Players will be allowed 6 personal fouls.
Any player or coach receiving two technical fouls in one game is excused from the next game.
Each team must provide their own scorekeeper.
11 & 12u Must Play with a women ball 28.5 unless both coaches agree not to.
Foul Shots-
1. 1st Space is left open
2. 4 defenders from defensive team and 2 from offensive team are allowed.
3. Boys: All rebounders can go when shot hits the rim.
4. Girls: All rebounders can go on the release
Any age challenge, or any other protest, by an opposing coach will require a $25 cash fee.
Tie-Breaker System
Points will be accumulated for each game based on score differential. Each team can receive a maximum of 15 plus or minus points, even if the score differential is greater than 15.
The tie- breaker is applied in the following order:
1. Head to head (if 2 teams are tie)
2. Points accumulated ( only used if head to head doesn't apply and if 3 or more teams are tie with the same record)
3. Fewest total points allowed.
Misc.
- Any age challenge, or any other protest, by an opposing coach will require a $25 cash fee.
-Please bring grade proof and Birth Certificate to the games.
-Failure to have eligibility paperwork for any athlete playing may result in removal of the athlete from the tournament & forfeiture of any game(s) in which the athlete played. -Players cannot play on more than one team in the same age bracket. -MERCY RULE- If any team is down by 25 points with 3 minutes remaining in the game the game is automatically over in the winning teams favor