Church League Basketball Rules
Church League Basketball Rules
Church League Basketball Rules
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<strong>Church</strong> <strong>League</strong> <strong>Basketball</strong> <strong>Rules</strong><br />
THE ADULT BASKETBALL LEAGUE WILL BE PLAYING USING HIGH SCHOOL RULES WITH THE FOLLOWING<br />
EXCEPTIONS:<br />
1. GAMES WILL CONSIST OF TWO TWENTY-MINUTE HALVES WITH A “RUNNING CLOCK”. IN THE LAST TWO<br />
MINUTES OF EACH HALF, THE CLOCK WILL STOP ON ALL DEAD BALLS. IF A TEAM HAS A LEAD OF 20 OR GREATER<br />
BY THE 2:00 MINUTE MARK IN THE SECOND HALF, THE CLOCK WILL RUN WITHOUT STOPPING.<br />
2. EACH TEAM WILL BE ALLOWED FOUR, THIRTY SECOND TIMESOUTS DURING THE GAME.<br />
3. ON FREE THROWS, PLAYERS WILL BE ALLOWED TO GO FOR THE REBOUND ON THE RELEASE.<br />
4. OVERTIME: A FOUR-MINUTE OVERTIME WILL BE PLAYED IN THE EVENT OF A TIE AT THE END OF<br />
REGULATION. THE CLOCK WILL STOP ON THE LAST TWO MINUTES OF THE OVERTIME PERIOD. OVERTIMES WILL<br />
BE PLAYED UNTIL THERE IS A WINNER.<br />
5. RULES AND PENALTIES CONCERNING UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT WILL BE ENFORCED. THE OFFICIALS<br />
RESERVE THE RIGHT TO EJECT ANY PLAYER, OR PLAYERS, WHO INTENTIONALLY COMMIT ANY UNSPORTSMANLIKE<br />
ACT.<br />
6. A POINT SYSTEM WILL BE USED TO KEEP PLAY CLEAN AND FAIR. THE FOLLOWING POINTS WILL BE ASSIGNED<br />
TO PLAYERS IN THE LEAGUE:<br />
CURSING:<br />
1 POINT<br />
HANGING ON RIM: 1 POINT<br />
EJECTION:<br />
2 POINTS<br />
A PLAYER WHOM RECEIVES THREE POINTS WILL SERVE A ONE-WEEK SUSPENSION FROM THE LEAGUE AND WILL BE<br />
REQUIRED TO SPEAK WITH A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE STOKES FAMILY YMCA. A PLAYER IS ALLOWED A TOTAL<br />
OF FOUR POINTS FOR THE ENTIRE SEASON. ANY PLAYER WHO RECEIVES IN ANY COMBINATION, FIVE OR MORE<br />
POINTS WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE LEAGUE WITHOUT A REFUND AND SERVE A ONE YEAR SUSPENSION FROM<br />
ALL STOKES FAMILY YMCA SPORTS. THE YMCA RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REVOKE A PLAYERS PLAYING PRIVILEGES<br />
FOR ANY REASON. PARTICIPANTS ARE EXPECTED TO ACT APPROPRIATELY IN A CHRISTIAN ENVIRONMENT. *IF A<br />
TEAM RECEIVES SEVEN POINTS DURING THE COURSE OF THE SEASON, THAT SAME TEAM WILL BE UNABLE TO SIGN<br />
UP FOR THE NEXT SEASON.<br />
7. ALL STOKES FAMILY YMCA STAFF WILL ISSUE POINTS TO PLAYERS FOR CURSING AND HANGING ON RIMS IF<br />
TECHNICAL FOULS ARE NOT CALLED. TEAM CAPTAINS WILL BE NOTIFIED AFTER EACH GAME OF ANY PLAYER WHO<br />
HAS INCURRED POINTS.<br />
STOKES FAMILY YMCA<br />
105 Moore Road, King NC 27021<br />
P 336 985 9622 F 336 985 3976 www.stokesymca.org A United Way Agency<br />
Our Mission: “Helping people reach their God-given potential in spirit, mind and body.”
8. ANY PLAYER EJECTED FROM A GAME WILL BE REQUIRED TO LEAVE THE BUILDING WITHIN FIVE MINUTES.<br />
FAILURE TO DO SO WILL LEAD TO FURTHER DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS AGAINST THE OFFENDING PLAYER.<br />
9. A FIVE-MINUTE GRACE PERIOD WILL BE ALLOWED, AFTER WHICH THE GAME CLOCK WILL BE STARTED. THE<br />
CLOCK WILL START ON 20:00 MINUTES; IF THE GAME CLOCK IS DOWN TO 10:00 AND A TEAM IS STILL LACKING<br />
THE REQUIRED FIVE PLAYERS TO START THE GAME, THE OFFENDING TEAM WILL SUFFER A FORFEIT. HOWEVER, IF<br />
BOTH TEAMS HAVE THE REQUIRED NUMBER OF PLAYERS BEFORE THE GRACE PERIOD IS OVER THE GAME WILL<br />
START AT THAT TIME. (I.E. – THE GAME IS SCHEDULED TO START AT 8:00PM BUT ONE OF THE TEAMS DO NOT<br />
HAVE ENOUGH PLAYERS, AT 8:05 THE 20:00 MINUTE GAME CLOCK WILL BE STARTED, WHEN AND IF THE CLOCK<br />
REACHES 10:00, THE GAME IS OVER. IF A PLAYER SHOWS UP AT 8:07 PM THEN THE GAME WILL BEGIN AT THAT<br />
POINT WITH 18:00 MINUTES LEFT IN THE FIRST HALF. A TEAM IS REQUIRED TO HAVE FIVE PLAYERS TO START A<br />
GAME.<br />
10. DUNKING WILL NOT BE ALLOWED DURING WARM-UPS. DUNKING WILL BE ALLOWED IN THE GAME. HOWEVER<br />
THERE IS TO BE NO HANGING ON THE RIM OR A TECHNICAL FOUL WILL BE ISSUED BY REF OR YMCA STAFF<br />
11. TEAMS MUST HAVE SAME COLORED SHIRT, WITH A DIFFERENT NUMBER FOR EACH PLAYER. THE JERSEYS DO<br />
NOT HAVE TO BE PROFESSIONALLY MADE, BUT THE COLOR NEEDS TO BE THE SAME. TEAMS THAT DO NOT<br />
FOLLOW THIS WILL RECEIVE AN AUTOMATIC TECHNICAL FOR EACH GAME WITHOUT PROPER JERSEYS.<br />
12. TEAMS MUST CLEAN THEIR BENCH AREA AFTER EACH GAME, PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE WATER BOTTLES, TRASH,<br />
OR ANY OTHER ITEMS IN THE GYM. ALSO PLEASE ASK YOUR FANS TO KEEP THE BLEACHER AREA CLEAN AS WELL.<br />
THE MORE TRASH AND DRINKS LEFT AND SPILLED THE WORSE CONDITION THE FLOOR WILL BE AND WE WANT TO<br />
MAINTAIN A CLEAN, NICE FLOOR TO PLAY ON.<br />
13. ROSTERS MAY NOT CONTAIN MORE THAN 11 PLAYERS. ONLY 4 PLAYERS ON THE TEAM MAY BE “OUT-<br />
REACH” PLAYERS THAT DO NOT ATTEND YOUR CHURCH REGULARLY. ROSTERS MUST BE SIGNED BY YOUR<br />
PREACHER PRIOR TO PLAYING IN YOUR FIRST GAME. ROSTERS ARE FROZEN AFTER YOU HAVE PLAYED YOUR<br />
FIRST GAME.<br />
14. ENTRY FEE IS $399 PER TEAM TO BE PAID PRIOR TO THE BEGINNING OF YOUR FIRST GAME.<br />
STOKES FAMILY YMCA<br />
105 Moore Road, King NC 27021<br />
P 336 985 9622 F 336 985 3976 www.stokesymca.org A United Way Agency<br />
Our Mission: “Helping people reach their God-given potential in spirit, mind and body.”