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Mission Statement: The North Metro First Baptist Basketball league’s primary purpose is to promote, encourage, operate and direct basketball programs that

glorify God to the children of our community. In an effort to support the physical, mental, social, educational, and spiritual welfare of all

participants in our programs, and to support the ideals of Christ likeness and good sportsmanship through organized athletics, the

volunteers commit their time, technical and professional expertise, to provide a fun, safe and supportive environment.

RULE BOOK

2015-16

ANY RULES NOT LISTED IN THIS RULE BOOK WILL REVERT BACK TO NFHS RULES. IF YOU HAVE

ANY QUESTION REGARDING THOSE RULES, PLEASE CONTACT THE RECREATION DIRECTOR

North Metro First Baptist Church Basketball League

Thank you for your willingness to serve in our Recreation Ministry. It is my prayer that your contributions to this ministry will be tremendous and you will be blessed. The North Metro Recreation Ministry exists to help young people grow physically and spiritually through athletics. Emphasis is placed on Christian attitude, fellowship and sportsmanship. The rules set forth in our programs help us create a less stressful atmosphere for players and spectators. This is accomplished by allowing our players to learn the sport, playing different positions and enjoying their experience. As a participant in our recreation ministry, we unashamedly incorporate the spiritual element of life into our teaching/coaching by allowing time for prayer, encouraging children and each other and always lifting high the name of Jesus Christ. We are committed to ensuring that everything we do honors Jesus Christ. Best wishes for a great year. I look forward to serving with you…

Scott Henry Director, Sports and Recreation Dan Enoch Basketball Director

“I press on toward the goal…” -Philippians 3:14

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Basketball Rule Book

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. JEWELRY .............................................................................................................................................................. 5

2. UNIFORMS ........................................................................................................................................................... 5

3. CONDUCT ............................................................................................................................................................. 5

4. GAME SCORES AND LEAGUE STANDINGS ............................................................................................................. 5

5. INCLEMENT WEATHER ......................................................................................................................................... 5

6. RULES (COMMON) ............................................................................................................................................... 6

6.1 BENCH COACHES .............................................................................................................................................. 6 6.2 START OF GAME .............................................................................................................................................. 6 6.3 TIME OR LENGTH OF GAMES ............................................................................................................................... 6 6.4 TIMEOUTS ...................................................................................................................................................... 7 6.5 FREE THROW SHOOTING .................................................................................................................................... 7 6.6 OUT OF BOUNDS PLAY ...................................................................................................................................... 7 6.7 SUBSTITUTION ................................................................................................................................................. 7 6.8 TIE GAMES ..................................................................................................................................................... 8 6.9 MERCY RULE ................................................................................................................................................... 8 6.10 PERSONAL FOULS ............................................................................................................................................. 8 6.11 FLAGRANT FOULS ............................................................................................................................................. 8 6.12 TECHNICAL FOULS ............................................................................................................................................ 9

7. LEAGUE EXCEPTIONS .......................................................................................................................................... 10

7.1 06U ............................................................................................................................................................ 10 7.1.1 Equipment / Court .............................................................................................................................. 10 7.1.2 Timeouts ............................................................................................................................................. 10 7.1.3 Free Throw Shooting .......................................................................................................................... 10 7.1.4 Playing Offense................................................................................................................................... 10 7.1.5 Three-Point Line and Scoring .............................................................................................................. 10 7.1.6 Over and Back .................................................................................................................................... 11 7.1.7 Lane Violations ................................................................................................................................... 11 7.1.8 Playing Defense .................................................................................................................................. 11 7.1.9 Personal Fouls .................................................................................................................................... 11 7.1.10 Violations ............................................................................................................................................ 11

7.2 08U ............................................................................................................................................................ 12 7.3 10U ............................................................................................................................................................ 12 7.4 12U ............................................................................................................................................................ 12 7.5 BASKETBALL COURT DIMENSIONS ...................................................................................................................... 13 7.6 BASKETBALL REFEREE SIGNALS .......................................................................................................................... 14 7.7 14 7.8 WEBSITES FOR BASKETBALL DRILLS ..................................................................................................................... 15




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1. Jewelry All Jewelry is prohibited. Medical-Alert medals is not considered jewelry. Medical-

Alert medals must be taped down. All Jewelry includes the following: o Earrings (ALL). Taping or covering up the earrings is not acceptable. o Bracelets (exception would be medical-alert bracelets which must be taped

down) o Watches or timing devices o Metal and/or Plastic Headbands as well as bobby pins prohibited. o Necklaces (ALL) only exception is medical-alert medals that are taped down

Game officials have final say regarding issues of safety & legality.

2. Uniforms ONLY Uniforms issued this year (2015-16) shall be worn. Any uniform that does not

match NMREC issued uniform that is worn on the court is a violation. The result of such violation will result in a technical foul on that team. This is in compliance with NFHS rules. All undershirts must match color of game day jersey’s main color OR a white t-shirt but all players much match. Exceptions to this rule can be overruled by the officials and/or any basketball board member.

Home team shall wear white color jersey, visitors shall wear the dark color jersey

Game officials shall not permit any team member to wear equipment or apparel which, in his/her judgment, is dangerous or confusing to other players or is not appropriate. Any medical type braces must be approved by the officials BEFORE the game.

3. Conduct Coaches, Officials, Players and Parents are to conduct themselves in a manner that is

pleasing to God. Behavior that denigrates from the integrity of the game is inappropriate behavior and will be dealt with on a case by case basis by the basketball commissioner and/or the recreation director.

Only the head coach is allowed to address the game officials and must do so in a sportsmanship like spirit.

4. Game Scores and League Standings Scores and standings will be kept in ALL leagues.

League standings will be maintained in order to determine seeding for the tournament at the end of the year.

Go to www.northmetrorec.com to view League standings.

5. Inclement Weather Call the inclimate weather line at 678-405-5064 for weather related question (practices

/ games still on, etc.)

6. Rules (Common)

6.1 Bench Coaches

Only the Head Coach can stand up. All other coaches must be seated on the bench with the subs.

Questions to the officials should come ONLY from the head coach.

Coaches are NOT allowed to talk to book keeper or scoreboard operator until a stop in action has occurred. Violation of this rule will result in the coach having to sit for the balance of the game. Repeat offenders may be subject to expulsion from the league.

Violations of the above rules will result in a technical foul being called on the Head Coach.

No more than three (3) bench coaches (including the Head Coach) will be allowed to occupy bench area. ONLY one coach can stand during play.

No parents or siblings allowed on side of gym where the teams sit unless given permission by a board member.

6.2 Start of Game

Line-ups must be turned in to the official scorekeeper at the scorer’s table 15 minutes prior to the game.

Teams must have at least four (4) players to start a game.

Home team will designate a score board operator if a worker is not present.

A five (5) minute grace period will be given to allow this minimum to be met.

After this five (5) minute grace period, if 4 players, including the pickup players, are not available the team must forfeit the game.

If not enough players are available, up to 2 pick-up players will be allowed (during regular season only). Pick–up players must be registered in our league and in the same age group or lower. Coaches will only be able to pick up enough players to max (7) on the team. For example, if a team only has FIVE players they will be able to add two players to equal SEVEN players on the team. If they only have FOUR players, they can add TWO players to equal SIX on the team. Coaches must confirm with each other that pickup players are being used prior to the start of the game.

Before each game, the home team coach will lead both teams in prayer at center court.

6.3 Time or Length of Games

Each game will consist of four (4) quarters of eight (8) minutes.

Each game will have a three (3) or five (5) minute half time break (depending on the daily game schedule).

The game clock is a running clock and will stop ONLY for any fouls that result in free throws, team time outs or Officials time outs.

The clock will stop on each Officials whistle inside the final 1 minute of the 2nd period and the last 2 minutes of the game.

For tournament overtimes, the clock will stop on every whistle throughout overtime play.




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6.4 Timeouts

Each team will be allowed FIVE (5) time outs per game. 2 – 30 second and 3 – Full.

There will be NO time outs during regular season overtime play.

One (1) timeout (full) per overtime period during tournament games.

Time outs do not carry over to overtime periods

6.5 Free Throw Shooting

Players may enter the lane once the ball is released by the shooter. Only the players next to the lane may enter the lane. The shooter and those outside of the arc must wait until the ball hits the rim.

6.6 Out of Bounds Play

At North Metro’s gym, the defensive player must give the offensive player three (3) feet to pass the ball into play. This lane extends all the way down the line where the ball is being thrown in.

The offensive team must abide by the 3 foot rule as well.

If the offense OR defensive player enters or violates this neutral zone the play will be called dead and result in:

First Occurrence—delay of game warning to the Coach & ball awarded to offense;

Second Occurrence by same team—result in: OFFENSE – A turnover will result. DEFENSE - One Free Throw administered same as shooting foul. (Offense will retain

possession)

6.7 Substitution

EACH PLAYER MUST BE ON THE COURT FOR AS CLOSE TO 16 MINUTES OF CLOCK TIME AS POSSIBLE. This rule may only be waived due to injury, illness, or failure to participate in practices.

Violation of allowing each player ample playing time will result in the board monitoring the team for playing time and can result in suspension of the head coach for one game.

Continued violation of this rule can result in the head coach from being banned from the league.

Players are required to check in at the scorer’s table and wait to be beckoned onto the court by the officials at the next dead ball.

ALL PLAYERS SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO START IN AT LEAST 2 GAMES DURING THE SEASON

6.8 Tie Games

FOR THE REGULAR SEASON ONLY: If the game is tied at the end of regulation time, there will be a jump ball and the

first team to score, wins the game. No substitutions are allowed. Players that finished the regulation game will be the

players that will play in overtime. o The only exception is injury or foul outs

FOR THE TOURNAMENT: Tournament games will play a three (3) minute overtime period until a winner is

produced Players that finished the regulation game will be the players that will start in

overtime

6.9 Mercy rule

Any team up by 20 or more points at the end of the 2nd or 3rd quarter OR any time during the 4th quarter will result in a running clock (the only exception will be for an officials time out for injury or a coaches time out) until the losing team reduces the score to 15 points or fewer, then the clock resumes as normal.

No back court defense will be allowed when a team is up by 10 points or more.

6.10 Personal Fouls

The Game Officials will come to the scorer’s table and report all fouls, reporting team color; players number, foul, and result of foul.

Non-shooting fouls will result in a spot throw in out-of-bounds nearest spot of foul.

All shooting fouls will result in free throws

There will be no explanations to players during tournament play.

Players will be limited to a maximum of five (5) personal fouls per game.

Any player receiving the maximum number of fouls in a game will be disqualified & removed from the game.

Bonus will be applied to both halves. Bonus will be when a team has 7 team fouls in a half, the opposite team will have 1 and 1 (one free throw and if made will get another one) free throws and if a team has 10 fouls in a half, the opposite team will have 2 free throws.

6.11 Flagrant Fouls

A flagrant foul will be called when, in the official’s judgment, there has been a deliberate attempt to injure an opposing player.

The following will occur on the first infraction: The offending player is ejected from the game and suspended from the next game. The player fouled shoots two (2) free throws & the team fouled is awarded spot

throw in out of bounds closest to the spot of the foul.




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6.12 Technical Fouls

On a technical foul, two (2) free throws are shot and the ball is awarded to the offended team at the half court line. The coach may choose any player currently in the game to shoot the free throws

Any Coach/player being called for two (2) technical fouls in one (1) game will be removed from that game, and suspended from the next scheduled game.

Any team being called for three (3) technical fouls in one (1) game will result in an immediate end to the game and a forfeit.

Each coach will be required to review/sign the Code of Conduct and the Coach’s Profile and Inventory.

There will be no protests.

7. League Exceptions

7.1 06u

7.1.1 Equipment / Court

27” Ball

8’ Goal

10’ Free Throw Line

7.1.2 Timeouts

Each team will be allowed TWO (2) thirty (30) second and TWO (2) full time outs per Game.

One (1) timeout per overtime period during tournament games.

Clock will stop when a player fouls out and a substitute needs to be inserted in the game. Coaches will have 20 seconds to make the change. Referees are instructed to continue the game after 20 seconds. Coaches are not to abuse this rule (i.e. have a player foul out so they are to get an extra time out). Any coach that abuses this will be subject to disciplinary actions by the league commissioners / director.

7.1.3 Free Throw Shooting

Player will shoot (1) free throw if the foul occurs in the act of shooting and the attempt was no good. The (1) made free throw will count 2 points.

If the foul occurs in the act of shooting and the attempt is a good basket, 3 points will be awarded or 4 points if the foul occurred during a three point shot. The ball will be taken out by the defense on the end line.

Player will shoot one (1) free throw if the foul is an intentional foul. If the Free Throw attempt is good it will count 2 points.

7.1.4 Playing Offense

A made basket in the wrong goal will NOT be treated as a made basket for that team’s goal. Ball will be awarded to the team who didn’t make the error as a spot throw in under the basket.

7.1.5 Three-Point Line and Scoring

If a shot is made from behind the half court line, the team will be awarded 3 points.




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7.1.6 Over and Back

Crossing over and going back over the half-court division line will not be enforced.

The five (5) second closely guarded count will NOT apply.

7.1.7 Lane Violations

Five (5) second violation will be enforced.

7.1.8 Playing Defense

Any defense may be played.

No backcourt defense is allowed.

When the defensive team controls the rebound the opposing team must set up their defense behind the three point line. The offensive team must be allowed to get the ball into the front court before defensive pressure is applied.

7.1.9 Personal Fouls

Game Officials will give an explanation of the foul to the player. These explanations will vary according to the understanding of the players and will decrease as the season progresses.

After week four (4) explanations will be up to the judgment of the officials calling the game.

Players will be limited to a maximum of six (6) personal fouls per game.

Any player receiving the maximum number of fouls in a game will be disqualified & removed from the game.

Next player in rotation shall be substituted.

NOTE: When a team has five (5) or less players for the game and a player from that team commits their 2nd personal foul in the quarter the personal foul rule above may be replaced with a one shot for two points free throw (Coaches Discretion). If the player committing the foul reaches the maximum number of fouls allowed in a game they will be removed from the game and the team will play with (4 or less) players.

7.1.10 Violations

Game Officials will NOT call all violations (i.e. double dribbling in the back court, etc.) unless it causes the offending team/player to gain an advantage. This is a learning division and multiple violations will occur. This is to help speed up the game.

7.2 08u

28.5” Ball (27” for the girls)

8.5’ Goal for the girls and 9’ for the boys

12' Free Throw Line

No Back Court until the last 2 minutes of the game. Defense must be positioned BEHIND the three point line and allow the offensive team the opportunity to cross the half court line before they can press.

7.3 10u

28.5” Ball

1 back court until the last two minutes of the game where full court defense will be allowed. Defense must be positioned BEHIND the three point line and allow the offensive team the opportunity to cross the half court line before they can press.

7.4 12u

3 back court until the last two minutes of the game where full court defense will be allowed. Defense must be positioned BEHIND the three point line and allow the offensive team the opportunity to cross the half court line before they can press.




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7.5 Basketball Court Dimensions

7.6 Basketball Referee Signals




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7.8 Websites for Basketball drills

www.havenport.com/hosa/btdrills.html www.jes-soft.com/playbook/plays.html www.degerstrom.com/basketball/drills/ www.coachesclipboard.net/ www.hoopsu.com/basketball- playbook www.powerbasketball.com/drills.html www.sacredhoops.com www.online-basketball-drills.com/ http://sportsvl.com/ball/basketball.htm swish22.com

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