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 may be updated.
Parents: Do not cross the gym floor for any reason during or
after the contest. Meet with players after the contest in a designated area or
hallway. Parents must accompany children when leaving
the gym to go to concessions or common areas within the facility. Please be
aware games could possibly start 10 minutes early if time permits.
Shooting: No shooting at
baskets during halftime or between games for anyone but players participating
in the current scheduled contest
Game Time
Silver Division
Shall consist of (4) 8-minute quarters of stop
clock. 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.
Bronze
Division
Shall consist of (4) 10-minute quarters of running clock. For the final 2:00
minutes of the 2nd and 4th quarter,
a stop clock will be used.
Warm up time: Shall consist of
the difference of the end of the previous game and the
official start time of the next game. If no time is available a maximum of 3
minutes shall be used as warm-up time.
Divisions: Teams will be
separated into geographical divisions.
Coaches: Two coaches shall
be allowed on the bench during games. Head coach should wear schools dark
color shirt to be identified by officials. 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 their right for a scorekeeper. The scorekeeper in violation shall be
removed from the bench area to the opposite side of the gym. Please clear the
bench and after completing handshake. Hold any post
game meetings in designated area or hallway.
Covid-19: Please
be aware of the communities Covid-19 policy and be
aware of that’s community’s requirement. Admission and participation will be followed,
or the team’s game will be a forfeit.
Coaches Conduct: Public criticism of
officials or players is unethical and will not be tolerated. The coach shall
respect and support contest officials. The coach shall not indulge in conduct which would incite players or
spectators against the officials. A sportsmanship technical foul will
result in 2 points and possession of the ball to the opposing team that did not
commit the technical foul.
Uniforms
Team
uniforms may consist of T-shirts and shorts with the player’s number on the front and back.
Free Throw Line
5th Grade will be three feet inside the regulation free throw line and marked with
a piece of tape. Players will use the
lower three blocks and abandon the traditional high school block alignment.
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 not allowed in the bronze division. The Silver division may press
the last 2 minutes of the contest if the game. The
only press allowed is man to man. Bronze division no pressing is allowed
Free Throw Bonus
MHSAA
rules, 5 fouls per quarter, then
double bonus.
Time Outs: Each coach will be
granted two full (1 minute) timeouts per game and two (20 second) timeouts.
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 not 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 for reporting this to the
league. Officials shall file an incident report to the host site. This shall be
completed in 24 hours and turned into the league director. If a player, coach or spectator
is removed from any league tournament or league sponsored tournament they will
not be eligible for the remainder of the tournament.