BASKETBALL RULES 2008-2009
JAMESTOWN YOUTH LEAGUE
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GAMES CONSIST OF (4)
QUARTERS W/ A “RUNNING” CLOCK. THE CLOCK STOPS ON SHOOTING FOULS &
TIMEOUTS. THE CLOCK ALSO STOPS ON ALL WHISTLES IN THE LAST (2) MINUTES OF THE 4TH
QUARTER
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LENGTH OF QUARTERS(MINUTES) BANTAM(5) BOYS MITE(6) BOYS/GIRLS
MINOR(7) BOYS/GIRLS MAJOR(8) BOYS JR(8)
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BANTAM & BOYS MITE MUST
PLAY MAN-TO-MAN DEFENSE. ALL OTHER LEAGUES MAY MAN-TO-MAN OR ZONE DEFENSE
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TEAMS CAN PLAY DEFENSE
AFTER: THE OFFENSIVE PLAYER CROSSES THE RED LINE PAST HALF COURT(BANTAM,BOYS
MITE,GIRLS MINOR) THE OFFENSIVE PLAYER CROSSES HALF COURT (BOYS MINOR) FULL COURT PRESS IS ALLOWED (BOY/GIRLS
MAJOR,BOYS JR) & THE LAST (4) MINUTES OF BOTH HALVES (BOYS MITE, BOYS/GIRLS
MINOR) NO TEAM MAY PRESS WHEN THEY ARE LEADING BY (10) OR MORE POINTS
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POSSESSION BEGINS W/ A JUMP
BALL & ALTERNATES EACH QUARTER
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EACH TEAM WILL HAVE (2)
TIMEOUTS PER HALF. TIMEOUTS ARE (60) SECONDS & DO NOT CARRY OVER.
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BANTAM, BOYS MITE, &
GIRLS MINOR SHOOT FREE THROWS FROM 12 FEET
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IF THE GAME IS TIED @ THE
END OF REGULATION (EXCEPT BANTAM), EACH TEAM WILL SHOOT (5) FREE THROWS TO
DETERMINE A WINNER (FREE THROWS MUST BE SHOT BY THE (10) PLAYERS ON THE COURT @
THE END OF REGULATION) IF IT REMAINS TIED, THE GAME IS RECORED AS A TIE
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ALL LEAGUES HAVE THE 3-POINT
GOAL (EXCEPT BANTAM) ALL OTHER GOALS ARE (2) POINTS - FREE THROWS ARE (1)
POINT
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BANTAM, BOYS MITES, &
GIRLS MINOR TEAMS WILL SHOOT FREE THROWS BEFORE THE GAMES & THE POINTS WILL
BE COUNTED TOWARD THEIR SCORE-IF TEAMS HAVE UNEQUAL PLAYERS, THE TEAM W/ LESS
PLAYERS WILL SELECT SOME PLAYERS TO SHOOT TWICE
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(1) COACH PER TEAM IS
ALLOWED ON THE COURT W/ BANTAM
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THE REFEREE WILL ALLOW
BANTAM, B MITE, & G MINOR TO “MATCH-UP” (@ THE START OF THE GAME, AFTER
EACH QUARTER, & AFTER TIMEOUTS. New: Coaches should match up with players of "like" skills. If they are unable to agree on match-ups, the "home" team will be allowed to match players in the 1st and 3rd qtrs and the "visiting" team in the 2nd and 4th qtrs. Coachs are reminded, this is RECREATION LEAGUE Basketball.
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THE HOME TEAM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TIME CLOCK & THE VISITING
TEAM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SCOREBOOK.
IF THE TEAMS DO NOT HAVE PEOPLE IN PLACE @ THE START OF THE GAME, THE
REFEREE WILL BEGIN USING A “RUNNING
CLOCK” (WE MUST TRY TO STAY ON SCHEDULE)
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COACHES PLEASE FOLLOW PLAYER PARTICIPATION RULES
New: PLAYERS MUST PLAY ½ THE GAME & SIT A MINIMUM ONE COMPLETE QUARTER. IF A TEAM HAS ONLY 6 PLAYERS, COACHES SHOULD DIVIDE PLAYING TIME BY THE TOTAL NUMBER OF MINUTES PER GAME. (Example: Boys Minor - (4) 7 min quarters/28 minutes divided by 6 players = approx. 4 1/2 minutes each player should sit.
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THANKS FOR
COACHING!!!!! HAVE A GREAT SEASON!!!!!