MHSAA rules except:
Ball
Intermediate sized (28.5 in.) ball.
Results
Results of all weekly games shall be emailed to your community coordinator
so that the weekly standings maybe updated.
Game Time
Shall consist of (4)
8-minute quarters. A running clock shall occur whenever the score of the
game has a difference of 20 points and shall resume to normal after the score returns to a 15 point
difference.
Playing Time–
League Recommendation
o
Be equal
through the first three quarters.
o
Fourth
quarter is at the coach’s discretion.
o
Missing
practices can affect playing time in the first three quarters.
Divisions: Teams will be separated into
geographical divisions.
Coaches:
Two coaches shall be allowed on the bench during games. Scorekeepers shall
only keep the book and not serve as additional coaches. Teams not following
this rule shall be assessed a technical foul and the team in violation will
lose there right for a scorekeeper. The scorekeeper in violation shall be
removed form the bench area to the opposite side of the gym.
Uniforms
Team uniforms may consist of T-shirts and a short with the player’s number
on the front and back.
The League will conclude with a double elimination tournament. The top half
of each division shall play in Silver I tournament and the bottom half of
the divisions shall play in the Silver II tournament. Tie breakers shall be
as follows: Head to head, points scored, flip of the coin. The division in
case of odd teams shall be up to the director and all decisions shall be
considered final.
Free Throw Line
5th
Grade will be three feet inside the regulation free throw line, and marked
with a piece of tape.
6th
Grade will be from the normal regulation free throw line
3-Second Rule
6th
grade games will observe the 3-second rule in the free throw lane, 4 seconds
for 5th grade games.
Defense
Man-to-man or zone defenses are allowed, beginning at half-court.
And may play zones and trap. It is recommended that most teams teach
the fundamentals of man to man defense.
Pressing
Pressing is
allowed only in the last 2 minutes of the game. This shall occur on the fly
with no stoppage of play.
Full court
pressing must stop if you are a head by 15 points or more.
Free Throw Bonus
1-and-1 after seven team fouls in a half, no double bonus.
Time Outs
Each coach will be granted three full (one minute) timeouts per game, plus
one timeout for each overtime period.
Overtime
In the event of a tied game at the end of a regulation time, a
2-minute overtime period
will be played after a one-minute break. Coaches will be allowed one more
timeout. Further 2-minute overtimes will be played until the game is
decided. Pressing is allowed
Ejections:
If a player, coach or spectator is ejected from a contest they will be
suspended from the next contest. A second offense shall result in removal
from the league for the remainder of the season. The host site is
responsible to report this to the league. Officials shall file an incident
report to the host site. This shall be completed in 24 hours and turned in
to the league director.
If a player, coach or spectator is
removed from any league tournament or league sponsored tournament the will
not be eligible for the remainder of the tournament.