Church League Basketball Rules

Church League Basketball Rules
THE ADULT BASKETBALL LEAGUE WILL BE PLAYING USING HIGH SCHOOL RULES WITH THE FOLLOWING
EXCEPTIONS:
1. GAMES WILL CONSIST OF TWO TWENTY-MINUTE HALVES WITH A “RUNNING CLOCK”. IN THE LAST TWO
MINUTES OF EACH HALF, THE CLOCK WILL STOP ON ALL DEAD BALLS. IF A TEAM HAS A LEAD OF 20 OR GREATER
BY THE 2:00 MINUTE MARK IN THE SECOND HALF, THE CLOCK WILL RUN WITHOUT STOPPING.
2. EACH TEAM WILL BE ALLOWED FOUR, THIRTY SECOND TIMESOUTS DURING THE GAME.
3. ON FREE THROWS, PLAYERS WILL BE ALLOWED TO GO FOR THE REBOUND ON THE RELEASE.
4. OVERTIME: A FOUR-MINUTE OVERTIME WILL BE PLAYED IN THE EVENT OF A TIE AT THE END OF
REGULATION. THE CLOCK WILL STOP ON THE LAST TWO MINUTES OF THE OVERTIME PERIOD. OVERTIMES WILL
BE PLAYED UNTIL THERE IS A WINNER.
5. RULES AND PENALTIES CONCERNING UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT WILL BE ENFORCED. THE OFFICIALS
RESERVE THE RIGHT TO EJECT ANY PLAYER, OR PLAYERS, WHO INTENTIONALLY COMMIT ANY UNSPORTSMANLIKE
ACT.
6. A POINT SYSTEM WILL BE USED TO KEEP PLAY CLEAN AND FAIR. THE FOLLOWING POINTS WILL BE ASSIGNED
TO PLAYERS IN THE LEAGUE:
CURSING:
1 POINT
HANGING ON RIM: 1 POINT
EJECTION:
2 POINTS
A PLAYER WHOM RECEIVES THREE POINTS WILL SERVE A ONE-WEEK SUSPENSION FROM THE LEAGUE AND WILL BE
REQUIRED TO SPEAK WITH A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE STOKES FAMILY YMCA. A PLAYER IS ALLOWED A TOTAL
OF FOUR POINTS FOR THE ENTIRE SEASON. ANY PLAYER WHO RECEIVES IN ANY COMBINATION, FIVE OR MORE
POINTS WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE LEAGUE WITHOUT A REFUND AND SERVE A ONE YEAR SUSPENSION FROM
ALL STOKES FAMILY YMCA SPORTS. THE YMCA RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REVOKE A PLAYERS PLAYING PRIVILEGES
FOR ANY REASON. PARTICIPANTS ARE EXPECTED TO ACT APPROPRIATELY IN A CHRISTIAN ENVIRONMENT. *IF A
TEAM RECEIVES SEVEN POINTS DURING THE COURSE OF THE SEASON, THAT SAME TEAM WILL BE UNABLE TO SIGN
UP FOR THE NEXT SEASON.
7. ALL STOKES FAMILY YMCA STAFF WILL ISSUE POINTS TO PLAYERS FOR CURSING AND HANGING ON RIMS IF
TECHNICAL FOULS ARE NOT CALLED. TEAM CAPTAINS WILL BE NOTIFIED AFTER EACH GAME OF ANY PLAYER WHO
HAS INCURRED POINTS.
STOKES FAMILY YMCA
105 Moore Road, King NC 27021
P 336 985 9622 F 336 985 3976 www.stokesymca.org A United Way Agency
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.
FAILURE TO DO SO WILL LEAD TO FURTHER DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS AGAINST THE OFFENDING PLAYER.
9. A FIVE-MINUTE GRACE PERIOD WILL BE ALLOWED, AFTER WHICH THE GAME CLOCK WILL BE STARTED. THE
CLOCK WILL START ON 20:00 MINUTES; IF THE GAME CLOCK IS DOWN TO 10:00 AND A TEAM IS STILL LACKING
THE REQUIRED FIVE PLAYERS TO START THE GAME, THE OFFENDING TEAM WILL SUFFER A FORFEIT. HOWEVER, IF
BOTH TEAMS HAVE THE REQUIRED NUMBER OF PLAYERS BEFORE THE GRACE PERIOD IS OVER THE GAME WILL
START AT THAT TIME. (I.E. – THE GAME IS SCHEDULED TO START AT 8:00PM BUT ONE OF THE TEAMS DO NOT
HAVE ENOUGH PLAYERS, AT 8:05 THE 20:00 MINUTE GAME CLOCK WILL BE STARTED, WHEN AND IF THE CLOCK
REACHES 10:00, THE GAME IS OVER. IF A PLAYER SHOWS UP AT 8:07 PM THEN THE GAME WILL BEGIN AT THAT
POINT WITH 18:00 MINUTES LEFT IN THE FIRST HALF. A TEAM IS REQUIRED TO HAVE FIVE PLAYERS TO START A
GAME.
10. DUNKING WILL NOT BE ALLOWED DURING WARM-UPS. DUNKING WILL BE ALLOWED IN THE GAME. HOWEVER
THERE IS TO BE NO HANGING ON THE RIM OR A TECHNICAL FOUL WILL BE ISSUED BY REF OR YMCA STAFF
11. TEAMS MUST HAVE SAME COLORED SHIRT, WITH A DIFFERENT NUMBER FOR EACH PLAYER. THE JERSEYS DO
NOT HAVE TO BE PROFESSIONALLY MADE, BUT THE COLOR NEEDS TO BE THE SAME. TEAMS THAT DO NOT
FOLLOW THIS WILL RECEIVE AN AUTOMATIC TECHNICAL FOR EACH GAME WITHOUT PROPER JERSEYS.
12. TEAMS MUST CLEAN THEIR BENCH AREA AFTER EACH GAME, PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE WATER BOTTLES, TRASH,
OR ANY OTHER ITEMS IN THE GYM. ALSO PLEASE ASK YOUR FANS TO KEEP THE BLEACHER AREA CLEAN AS WELL.
THE MORE TRASH AND DRINKS LEFT AND SPILLED THE WORSE CONDITION THE FLOOR WILL BE AND WE WANT TO
MAINTAIN A CLEAN, NICE FLOOR TO PLAY ON.
13. ROSTERS MAY NOT CONTAIN MORE THAN 15 PLAYERS. ONLY 4 PLAYERS ON THE TEAM MAY BE “OUT-
REACH” PLAYERS THAT DO NOT ATTEND YOUR CHURCH REGULARLY. ROSTERS MUST BE SIGNED BY YOUR
PREACHER PRIOR TO PLAYING IN YOUR FIRST GAME. ROSTERS ARE FROZEN AFTER YOU HAVE PLAYED YOUR
FIRST GAME. PLAYERS MUST PLAY IN 3 REGULAR SEASON GAMES TO QUALIFY FOR POST-SEASON.
14. ENTRY FEE IS $499 PER TEAM TO BE PAID PRIOR TO THE BEGINNING OF YOUR FIRST GAME.
STOKES FAMILY YMCA
105 Moore Road, King NC 27021
P 336 985 9622 F 336 985 3976 www.stokesymca.org A United Way Agency
Our Mission: “Helping people reach their God-given potential in spirit, mind and body.”