RULES

Game Basics:

🏀 Games have two 13-minute halves.
🏀 Players get a 1-minute break at halftime.
🏀 Running clock, no stoppages.
🏀 No timeouts.
🏀 No overtime for a tied game.

Teams & Players:

🏀 Teams should have between 5 and 12 players per game.
🏀 Players need to register before playing.
🏀 Teams can start with 4 players but need 5 by the start of the 2nd half.
🏀 Only players and coaches are allowed on the bench.
🏀 Uniforms require matching tops (no need for numbers). Underlays like t-shirts or religious attire are acceptable.
🏀 Players must wear a mouthguard.

Fouls:

🏀 All fouls count as team fouls.
🏀 Shooting fouls grant 1 point and sideline possession.
🏀 After 5 team fouls, each subsequent foul grants the opposing team 1 point and sideline possession.

Substitutions:

🏀 Rolling subs can happen anytime. Players need to high-five their substitute on the bench before entering.
🏀 Incorrect substitutions result in a team foul.

Defence

🏀 Teams use five coloured wristbands. Players must mark the opponent with the matching wristband at all times.
🏀 Once a team secures possession in their backcourt, defenders retreat to half-way.
🏀 Teams ahead by 10 or more points must retreat to the 3-point line when on defence.

Offence:

🏀 No offensive screens are allowed.

Scoring System:

🏀 Win: 4 points.
🏀 Draw: 2 points.
🏀 Loss: 1 point.
🏀 Default: Opponents earn a 10-0 win and 4 points; defaulting teams get 0 points.

Tiebreakers:

🏀 Fewest defaults.
🏀 Head-to-head record.
🏀 Cumulative point differential.

Set-Up:

🏀 Y3/4: Full court, 9ft hoop, size 5 basketball.
🏀 Y5/6: Full court, 9.5ft hoop, size 5 basketball.

Game Basics:

🏀 Games have two 13-minute halves.
🏀 Players get a 1-minute break at halftime.
🏀 Running clock, no stoppages.
🏀 No timeouts.
🏀 No overtime for a tied game.

Teams & Players:

🏀 Teams should have between 5 and 12 players per game.
🏀 Players need to register before playing.
🏀 Teams can start with 4 players but need 5 by the start of the 2nd half.
🏀 Only players and coaches are allowed on the bench.
🏀 Uniforms require matching tops (no need for numbers). Underlays like t-shirts or religious attire are acceptable.
🏀 Players must wear a mouthguard.

Fouls:

🏀 All fouls count as team fouls.
🏀 Shooting fouls grant 1 point and sideline possession.
🏀 After 5 team fouls, each subsequent foul grants the opposing team 1 point and sideline possession.

Substitutions:

🏀 Rolling subs can happen anytime. Players need to high-five their substitute on the bench before entering.
🏀 Incorrect substitutions result in a team foul.

Defence:

🏀 Teams must play man-to-man defence.
🏀 Teams ahead by 20 or more points must retreat to the 3-point line when on defence.

Scoring System:

🏀 Win: 4 points.
🏀 Draw: 2 points.
🏀 Loss: 1 point.
🏀 Default: Opponents earn a 10-0 win and 4 points; defaulting teams get 0 points.

Tiebreakers:

🏀 Fewest defaults.
🏀 Head-to-head record.
🏀 Cumulative point differential.

Set-Up:

🏀 Y7/8: Full court, 10ft hoop, size 6 basketball.

Game Basics:

🏀 Games have four 9-minute quarters.
🏀 Players get a 1-minute break after the 1st and 3rd quarters and a 2-minute break at halftime.
🏀 Running clock throughout, but stops for dead-ball situations in the last 2 minutes of the 4th quarter.
🏀 Teams can call one timeout per quarter. No timeouts in overtime.
🏀 We use Golden Point Overtime for tied games: It starts with a jump ball, and the first team to score wins.

Team & Players:

🏀 Teams should have between 5 and 12 players per game.
🏀 Players need to register before playing.
🏀 Teams can start with 4 players but need 5 by the start of the 2nd quarter
🏀 Only players and coaches are allowed on the bench.
🏀 Uniforms require matching tops with clear, large numbers. Underlays like t-shirts or religious attire are acceptable.
🏀 Players must participate in at least 3 regular season games for playoff eligibility. Injury replacements might be allowed.
🏀 Players must wear a mouthguard.

Substitutions

🏀 Substitutes must be made at the score bench.
🏀 The referee will signal when substitutes can go on the court.

Defence

🏀 Teams must play man-to-man defence. If a team fails to play man-to-man defence, they will receive a team foul.

Score Bench

🏀 Each team must provide one person for score bench during their games.

Scoring System:

🏀 Win: 2 points.
🏀 Loss: 1 point.
🏀 Default: Opponents earn a 20-0 win and 2 points; defaulting teams get 0 points.

Tiebreakers:

🏀 Fewest defaults.
🏀 Head-to-head record.
🏀 Cumulative point differential.

Set-Up:

🏀 Y7/8 IPL: Full court, 10ft hoop height, size 6 basketball.

Game Basics:

🏀 Games have one 11-minute period (12-minutes for Social College).
🏀 During a check-ball, the ball is at the disposal of the offensive player after the check-ball has been completed.
🏀 Rolling subs can happen while the ball is dead.
🏀 The team with the most points at the end of regular playing time wins the game.
🏀 We use Golden Point Overtime for tied games. First team to score wins.

Team & Players:

🏀 Teams should have 5 players per game (3 players on the court and 2 substitutes).
🏀 Players need to register before playing.
🏀 Teams can start and finish with 3 players.
🏀 Only players are allowed on the court and substitution seats.
🏀 No coaching during the game.
🏀 Uniforms require matching tops (no need for numbers). Underlays like t-shirts or religious attire are acceptable.
🏀 Players must wear a mouthguard.

Beginning of the Game & Overtime

🏀 Both teams shall warm up simultaneously before the game.
🏀 A coin flip shall determine which team gets the first possession. The team that wins the coin flip can choose to benefit from the ball possession at the beginning of the game or at the beginning of a potential overtime.

Scoring

🏀 Every shot inside the arc (1-point field goal area) shall be awarded 1 point.
🏀 Every shot from behind the arc (2-point field goal area) shall be awarded 2 points.

Fouls

🏀 If a foul is committed on a player in the act of shooting, that player shall be awarded point(s) as follows:
➡️ If the shot is successful, the goal shall count and, in addition, 1 point.
➡️ If the shot released from inside the arc is unsuccessful, 1 point.
➡️ If the shot released from behind the arc is unsuccessful, 2 points.

How the Ball is Played

🏀 Following each successful field goal:
➡️ A player from a non-scoring team shall resume the game by dribbling or passing the ball from inside the court directly underneath the basket (not from behind the end line) to a place on the court behind the arc.
➡️ The defensive player cannot play for the ball in the "no-charge semi-circle area" underneath the basket.

🏀 Following each unsuccessful field goal (except those followed by ball possession):
➡️ If the offensive player rebounds the ball, they may continue to attempt to score without returning the ball behind the arc.
➡️ If the defensive player rebounds the ball, they must return it behind the arc (by passing or dribbling).
🏀 If the defensive team steals or blocks the ball, they must return it behind the arc (by passing or dribbling).
🏀 Possession of the ball given to either team following any dead ball situation shall start/resume with a check-ball.
🏀 A player is considered "behind the arc" when neither of his feet is inside or on the arc line.
🏀 In a jump ball situation, the game shall be resumed with a check-ball for the last defensive team.

Stalling

🏀 Stalling or failing to play actively (i.e. not attempting to score) shall be a violation.
🏀 An offensive player, after the ball has been cleared, shall not dribble inside the arc with their back or side to the basket for more than 3 consecutive seconds.

Scoring System:

🏀 Win: 2 points.
🏀 Draw: 1 point.
🏀 Loss: 0 points.
🏀 Default: Opponents earn a 10-0 win and 2 points; defaulting teams get 0 points.

Tiebreakers:

🏀 Fewest defaults.
🏀 Head-to-head record.
🏀 Cumulative point differential.

Set-Up:

🏀 Y3/4: Half court, 9ft hoop height, size 5 basketball.
🏀 Y5/6: Half court, 9.5ft hoop height, size 5 basketball.
🏀 Y7/8: Half court, 10ft hoop height, size 6 basketball.
🏀 Y7/8 IPL: Half court, 10ft hoop height, size 6 basketball.
🏀 Y9-13: Half court, 10ft hoop height, size 7 basketball.