Rules

Game Time:

• Games will consist of 4 quarters of 6 minutes each.
• There will be a running clock with the following exceptions: time outs, technical fouls, and dead ball situations during the final minute of the game.
• There will be a 1 minute intermission after the first and third quarters, and a 3 minute intermission at halftime.
• Overtime will be 1 minute played like the end of the 4th quarter, then sudden death.

Timeouts:

• Each team will be allowed 2 one-minute timeouts per half. These do not carry over for overtime.
• Each team will get 1 one-minute timeout in the overtime period. No timeouts are allowed in sudden death.

Personal Fouls:

• Each player is allowed 5 personal fouls per game.
• Technical fouls on players count as personal fouls.

Team Fouls:

• The 7th team foul will result in a bonus free throw and possession.
• The 10th team foul will result in a double bonus, free throw, and possession.
• Technical fouls count as team fouls.

Technical Fouls:

• Abuse and disrespect of the game’s referees, players, coaches, or fans shall not be tolerated.
• The first violation will result in a technical foul.
• A player receiving 2 technical fouls in a game will be ejected from the game and required to leave the building. The same rule applies to coaches.
• Referees and board members reserve the right to remove a player from the game for any actions that are deemed excessive.
• All technical fouls will result in the clock stopping and the other team receiving 2 free throws and possession of the ball.

Playing Time:

• Each player must play 2 full quarters in the game. 
  • *Exceptions can be made for medical reasons to split parts of a quarter.
• Players cannot be subbed out mid-quarter unless a player is injured.
• Unless there is an extreme circumstance, players must play both halves of a game. 
• No player can play a fourth quarter until ALL players have played three quarters.

In bounding the ball:

• All players must remain entirely behind the red line on inbound plays.

Scoring:

• There is no 3 point shot for College & Pro Level

Defense:

• No full court press is allowed unless:
  • Your team is down by 10 points or more.
  • It is the last minute of the game or overtime.

Stage Rules:

• Players on stage must remain behind the line on the stage.
• The board reserves the right to remove a team from the stage if they are disrupting the teams during the game.

Floor and Bench Restrictions:

• All players, coaches, and officials are allowed on the floor only during their scheduled game time.
• Coaches who are too far onto the court can be assessed a technical foul.
• Parents are only allowed on the bench under extreme medical conditions.

Defense

• Players may play any half court defense they choose.