Eligibility
I. ELIGIBILITY COMMITTEE
An Eligibility Committee appointed by the Boys'
Basketball Chairman will be established to rule on player and team eligibility
for national tournaments. Decisions of the Eligibility Committee are final.
III. PLAYING
RULES
This section shall be administered at all District Qualifiers,
National Championships, Super Regional
Championships, Disney Spring Classic’s and Inter-District competitions.
A. The Official Playing Rules
Will be the National Federation of State High School rules for the
current
year as modified by this rule book.
B. Playing Times
1. Age Divisions
Division Quarters/Halves Overtime Period
7:U/1st grade 6 Minute Quarters 3 Minute Overtime
8:U/2nd grade 6 Minute Quarters 3 Minute Overtime
9:U/3rd grade 6 Minute Quarters 3 Minute Overtime
10:U/4th grade 7 Minute Quarters 3 Minute Overtime
11:U/5th grade 7 Minute Quarters 3 Minute Overtime
12:U/6th grade 7 Minute Quarters 3 Minute Overtime
13:U/7th grade 8 Minute Quarters 4 Minute Overtime
14:U/8th grade 8 Minute Quarters 4 Minute Overtime
15:U/9th grade 8 Minute Quarters 4 Minute Overtime
16:U/10th grade 8 Minute Quarters 4 Minute Overtime
Junior Boys' 8 Minute Quarters 4 Minute Overtime
Senior Boys' 8 Minute Quarters 4 Minute Overtime
Game Time: The game time will also be the forfeit time. No grace period will be
allowed.
2. Halftime/Warm-ups
All events shall have a mandatory minimum warm-up and half time of eight (8)
minutes.
C. Basketball Sizes
The "undersized" basketball shall be used for all 7:U/1st grade, 8:U/2nd
grade, 9:U/3rd grade,
10:U/4th grade, 11:U/5th grade and 12:U/6th grade age division competitions.
Circumference
shall be 28.5
D. Coaching Restrictions
No person may be a coach for any team competing in an event for which
he/she is the
tournament director.
E. Press Rule
For 8U/2nd, 9U/3rd and 10U/4th Grade:
Teams ahead by 20 points or more at any point in the second half must play
defense behind their three-point arc. First offense: Warning, Second and all
additional offenses: 2 shot technical.
For 11U/5th Grade and older:
Teams ahead by 30 points or more at any point in the second half must play
defense behind their three-point arc. First offense: Warning, Second and all
additional offenses: 2 shot technical.