2nd Grade Ballers League Rules

Basketball Rules for 2^nd Grade Boys

Schedule

• Every team plays 5 regular season games and 2 playoff games.
• First game is September 29,  Finals are December 15 .

Time

• Tip off either 9am or 12pm SHARP.
• All players are encouraged to arrive at least 15 minutes prior to tipoff in order to warm up and practice with your team.

• Games have four 6 minute quarters with a 2 minute half time.
• Clock runs continuously, and only stops for whistles with less than 1 min left in the 2^nd quarter and 2 min left in the 4^th
• The clock stops on free throws until the player receives the ball on the 2^nd free throw (unless under 1 minute of 2^nd quarter or 2 minutes of the 4^th quarter)
• There is one, 3 minute overtime per game, after the 3 minutes if it is still a tie game ends in a tie.
• An automatic timeout will be given at the halfway mark of each quarter to enable smooth substitutions.
• 4 timeouts per game. 2 per half. Does NOT carry over.

Team

• Each team has 7 players.
• NO player may be substituted if a player quits, ejected, or suspended from the league.
• Coaches MUST make sure that each player plays at least 50% of every game.
• We play 5 on 5. If one team only has 4 players, game is played 4 on 4. If one team only has 3 players or less, we’ll start the clock but wait for a 4^th If the first period ends before the 4^th player arrives then that team forfeits. For every 2 minutes that were run off waiting for the 4^th player, the opposing team will be awarded a technical foul.
• Games may not be delayed to wait for a missing player.
• Players MUST wear their jerseys to every game. If they have no jersey they cannot play. NO EXCEPTIONS!!
• ONLY HEAD COACH IS ALLOWED ON THE BENCH!!· Coach CANNOT be on the court while coaching. A warning will be given by the referee, after the warning, a technical foul will be given to the coach

Points

• We are playing with 2 pointers only (no 3 pointers.)
• Free throws count as 1 point. Free throws are taken from the line marked 24 inches above the foul line (towards the basket.)

Fouls and Penalties

• Players are allotted 6 personal fouls. If the child fouls for a 7th time, it will result in a technical foul. 1 shot & the ball. 
• Shooting fouls result in 2 free throws.
• Free throws must be taken at the free throw line.
• Non-shooting fouls are inbounded from the sideline or behind the basket, according to where the foul took place.
• After 7 Team Fouls all fouls are 2 shots (this resets for 2^nd half)
• Can advance the ball to half court for inbound if you call a timeout.
• You have 5 seconds to inbound the ball.
• There is a penalty for being in the paint for more than 5 Seconds. Referee will give a warning but after that it will be loss of possession.
• Loss of possession if a player is holding the ball without moving for 5 seconds.
• No Press. You can’t press or play defense outside of the 3 point line. The first press violation will result in a delay of game penalty. All subsequent violations are deemed technical fouls and a 10 second clock runoff.

• Substitutions must be made from the table; the player should be waiting at the table to get in at next whistle
• – FULL COURT PRESS is allowed when:

–      Under 30 seconds in the game

• The inbound passers cannot be guarded
• An inbound from the far end of the court are “free passes” up to the foul line point

• NO intentional fouls. We must teach our kids what “trying to foul”.

• NO FOUL LANGUAGE-Not permitted and Ref will assess a technical foul.

• A technical foul results in a personal foul and a team foul.
• Any player or coach receiving two technical fouls in a game will be ejected from the game, and will be suspended for their team’s next game.
• Technical fouls are penalized two foul shots by a player on the offended team, selected by the coach, and possession of the ball.
• Three technical fouls assessed to one team, regardless of the reason, will immediately cause the game to be forfeited. The team will leave the gym immediately.
• Any coach receiving a total of 3 technical fouls in a single season will be suspended from coaching for the remainder of that season.

• Any parent on the sideline deemed acting inappropriate will be asked to leave the gym.

Playoff Seeding

• Quarterfinals Matchups will be 1vs8 & 4vs 5 3vs6 & 2vs7.
• Semifinal winners will play in the championship.
• Seeds will be ranked in following order: Record>Head to head>Point differential.

Sportsmanship

• Any Player that acts unsportsmanlike, the ref can assess a technical foul to that player’s team.
• Dads and spectators are required to stay on the side of the court designated by the chairs setup.
• Scorekeepers/referees have final say in game matters. Please respect their authority and teach the kids to respect their authority.
• Trophies will be awarded to 1^st and 2^nd place teams.