Rules
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Regular High School Rules will be used unless otherwise noted.
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Players must compete in their own grade classifications, with the exception that lower grade participants may play up. PLAYERS CAN PLAY ON ONE TEAM WITHIN THE SAME DIVISION.
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All Teams must have uniform shirts with visible numbers.
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FREE THROWS will be shot. (Bonus on the 7th team foul and 2 shots after 10 team fouls each half)
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3-point shot will be used on courts that are properly marked.
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Substituted on dead balls only.
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First OVERTIME will be 2 minutes with the clock stopping, 2nd overtime will be sudden death (first team to score wins), one time out per team in overtime.
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Half time is 3 minutes when games are on schedule otherwise in the discretion of officials.
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No player may be added to a roster after the team has played one tournament game.
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Players are allowed 5 fouls.
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Teams are allowed 2 time-outs per game. Time outs do NOT carry over to Overtime.
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Each team must supply their own warm-up balls and scorekeepers.
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No locker rooms available.
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Alternate possessions on jump balls after the initial jump.
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You may start a game with 4 players.
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Game length is 2 -18-minute halves, with clock stopping for time-outs, and the last 2 minutes of the game if the score is within 15 points.
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NO PRESSING in 4th and 5th grade until the last 2 minutes and the team is not up by 10 or more points, NO pressing by any division if up by 10 or more points.
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All defenses are allowed with the exception of 4th & 5th grade (no zones, traps, press from half or full court).
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Technical fouls will be 2 points and possession for the other team.
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Coaches are responsible for players and parents of their own team.
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Referees may remove a player, coach, or spectator from any game or the entire tournament for unsportsmanlike conduct.
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All teams MUST provide a Team Scorekeeper and Clock keeper and will be administered by the Gym supervisor for all rules and game clocks assistance.
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All officials know the rules and will ask coaches before each game if they have questions.
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Pool play winners are determined by:
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Head to Head play
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Total points allowed
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Coin toss