7th Grade Ballers League Rules

Basketball Rules for 7th Grade Boys & Girls

Schedule

· Every team plays 5 regular season games and 3 playoff games (if team moves on).

· First game is January 4th, Finals are March 7th.

Time

· There are two possible time slots, please check your schedule.

o Tip off at TBD  **Depends on when Shabbat ends**

o 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 7 minute quarters with a 2 minute half time.

· Clock runs continuously, and only stops for whistles with less than 1 min left in the 2nd quarter and 2 min left in the 4th quarter.

· There is one, 3 minute overtime per game, after the 3 minutes if it is still a tie game ends in a tie.

· 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 4th player. If the first period ends before the 4th player arrives then that team forfeits. For every 2 minutes that were run off waiting for the 4th 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!!

Points

· We are playing with 2’s and 3’s pointers

· Free throws count as 1 point. Free throws are taken from the free throw line.

Fouls and Penalties

· Players are allotted 6 personal fouls. After that, a technical foul will be allotted.

· Shooting fouls result in 2 free throws.

· 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 2nd half)

· Can advance the ball to half court for inbound if you call a time out.

· 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.

Clock ALWAYS RUNS, except is stopped for the following:
– on all whistles during the final 1 minute of the 2nd quarter and 2 min of the 4th quarters

– on all substitutions

-Substitutions must be made from the table; the player should be waiting at the table to get in at next whistle
– HALF COURT PRESS is allowed all game
– FULL COURT PRESS is allowed when:
-whole 4th quarter

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

· Semifinals matchups will be 1 Vs 4 and 2 Vs 3.

· Semifinal winners will play in the championship; No consolation game!

· 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.

· Coaches are allowed to designate 1 assistant coach to stay on the bench and help coach / monitor minutes.

· 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 1st and 2nd place teams.