RULES
Competition Rules
The official rules for this AAU sanctioned tournament are the 2017-2018 NFHS Basketball rules except where noted.
Game Playing Times
Fouls
Timeouts
Bench Personnel
Only those persons whose names appear on the roster sheet may sit on the players’ bench. This is limited to 15 players and no more than 3 coaches for a maximum of 18 persons.
Please Note: Home team (listed first on the schedule or on top in the championship bracket) is responsible for the official scorebook. All teams are responsible for cleaning bench areas (i.e., picking up bottles) before leaving court.
MERCY RULE: RUNNING TIME after your team has a 20 POINT lead. Time will not stop except for time outs – Time will run until lead is less than 10 Points, then it would become stop time. This rule only applies during the second half.
Pool Play Tie-Breaker Procedures
1) If 2 teams are tied within the pool, head-to-head competition between the teams determines the winner.
2) If 2 or more teams are tied or Rule #1 does not determine the winner, a point differential tie-breaker will be applied. The maximum amount of points you can win or lose by is 15. In the case of a forfeit the score will be 15-0.
3) If the 15 point rule results in a tie, then we go back to head to head. The final tiebreaker is least total points allowed.
Ejections
1) Any player recorded in the official scorebook as ejected for fighting by the officials shall be prohibited from competing in the next scheduled game.
2) If a coach or player is ejected from a game they will sit out the next game.
3) If a coach or player is ejected for a second time he/she will be suspended for the remainder of the tournament.
OTHER ITEMS
The official rules for this AAU sanctioned tournament are the 2017-2018 NFHS Basketball rules except where noted.
Game Playing Times
- 16-Minute Halves (14-Minute Halves for the 4th-5th grade division)
- Overtime periods are 3 minutes.
- Half time is 3 minutes for all age divisions.
- Teams shall have a minimum of 5 minutes to warm-up before games.
- Game time is game time. If a team arrives just prior, then they shall have no minutes to warm-up.
Fouls
- 10 team fouls – One and one
- Each player is allowed five (5) personal fouls.
Timeouts
- Each team has two (2) timeouts per half.
- If a team does not use any timeouts in the first half, no timeouts carry over to the second half.
- Overtime games: each team is awarded one (1) timeout.
Bench Personnel
Only those persons whose names appear on the roster sheet may sit on the players’ bench. This is limited to 15 players and no more than 3 coaches for a maximum of 18 persons.
Please Note: Home team (listed first on the schedule or on top in the championship bracket) is responsible for the official scorebook. All teams are responsible for cleaning bench areas (i.e., picking up bottles) before leaving court.
MERCY RULE: RUNNING TIME after your team has a 20 POINT lead. Time will not stop except for time outs – Time will run until lead is less than 10 Points, then it would become stop time. This rule only applies during the second half.
Pool Play Tie-Breaker Procedures
1) If 2 teams are tied within the pool, head-to-head competition between the teams determines the winner.
2) If 2 or more teams are tied or Rule #1 does not determine the winner, a point differential tie-breaker will be applied. The maximum amount of points you can win or lose by is 15. In the case of a forfeit the score will be 15-0.
3) If the 15 point rule results in a tie, then we go back to head to head. The final tiebreaker is least total points allowed.
Ejections
1) Any player recorded in the official scorebook as ejected for fighting by the officials shall be prohibited from competing in the next scheduled game.
2) If a coach or player is ejected from a game they will sit out the next game.
3) If a coach or player is ejected for a second time he/she will be suspended for the remainder of the tournament.
OTHER ITEMS
- Admission is $10.00 per DAY. Children ages from 7-10 are $5 while kids under the age of 6 are FREE.
- 1-Head Coach and 2-Assistant Coaches/Bench Personnel will be admitted FREE per Team.
- Teams need to be at the gym and ready to play 30 minutes in advance of game time. Games will start promptly 5 minutes after the previous game ends. This is due to the probability of overtime games and other possible delays.
- The coaches are in charge of your players, assistant coaches, parents and fans. Poor behavior of any or all of the previously mentioned will NOT be tolerated.
- All teams are required to check-in 45 minutes (30 minutes if the game starts at 9:00 a.m.) before their first game at Bishop State Community College or Spanish Fort High School.