Pools with 4 teams - Top 2 teams play in Championship
Pools with 6, 8 or 10 teams - 1st place team from Pool I will play first place team from Pool II in Championship. Teams with 6 and 10 teams will play 2 games in their pool and 1 game in crossover pool
Pools with 16 teams – 1st place teams in each of four pools will play in semi-finals with winners of the semi-finals playing in Championship.
Tie Breakers
1st – Head to Head
2nd - Total Point Differential (max +/- 13 points per game)
3rd – Fewest total points allowed
4th – Coin Flip
Tournament Rules
(2) 15 Minute Stop Time Halves
No Shot clock, 10 Second backcourt rule
4 Minute Warm – Up
4 Minute Half Time
4 Time Outs per Game
Overtime 3 Minutes in Length
Each Team will receive 1 additional time out per overtime
1 on 1 @ 7 Team Fouls
2 Shots @ 10 Team Fouls
6th, 7th & 8th grade levels (both boys-girls) you may play full court defense of your choice, at all times.
6th, 7th & 8th grade levels (both boys-girls) you may play any type of offense of your choice, at all times.
No Defensive Zones in 4th and 5th Division (Boys - Girls)
I. In the frontcourt, between the 3 point arc and the timeline, 'help' defense is not allowed. This means there is no trapping or double teaming.
II. In the area between the 3 point arc and the 'paint', help defense is allowed.
III. Inside the paint there is no restriction. The feeling here is that inside the paint there is so much traffic that it is too difficult for a referee to manage the type of defense being played.
No Offensive Isolations in 4th and 5th Grade (Boys – Girls)
I. The ‘flip’ side of no zones is to discourage teams on the offensive side from isolating one strong player on one side of the court and going ‘1-1’ for the entire game or at least for an extended number of times.
II. The offensive team cannot clear out or send its players to a remote area of the front court so a player can go ‘1-1’ to prevent the defense from helping each other. This will be interpreted the same as a defense playing a zone.
No Pressing in 4th and 5th grade Division (Boys-Girls) except last 2 minutes of first half and last 4 minutes of second half and any subsequent overtime
I. In the last 2 minutes of the first half, and 4 minutes of the second half, teams may press full court, however this press must remain in a man to man defense (no zone). In short, they must be guarding their player, and not an area.
No Pressing with a lead of 20 points or more (4th - 8th Grade / Boys - Girls)
Foul 4th and 5th Grade Division (Boys - Girls)
I. Foul-shooting for the 4th grade boys-girls level will be allowed to take 1 step inside the key as determined by the ref. They must remain in this spot until the ball hits the rim.
II. Foul-shooting for the 5th grade-girls, the shooter must start behind the foul line to start their attempted free throw, but their forward progress may allow them to land on or over the free throw line. The shooter must wait until the ball hits the rim to attempt play of the ball
Other
Each team is responsible for cleaning bench area
Each team is responsible for their parent / fan behavior
Any coach or player who receive 2 technical fouls in a game or is ejected from a game may not participate in the next game.
1st team on the tournament schedule is the home team (Light Jersey)
2nd team on the tournament schedule is the away team (Dark jersey)
Home team takes the bench by the home score on the center court scoreboard and visiting team takes the bench by visitor score on the center court scoreboard. If the scoreboard is not at center court, coaches can mutually agree on bench or flip a coin.
12/21/11
Boy’s grades 4th – 6th and Girls all grades use standard women’s ball 28.5 inches in circumference.
Boys grades 7th – 8th use standard men’s ball 29.5 inches in circumference
