RULES & FORMAT
The Home Team will be first on the schedule and on top in the bracket.
PRESSING IS ALLOWED IN EVERY AGE GROUP EXCEPT KINDERGARTEN
Girls all ages will use a 28.5 ball for the tournament.
OTHER RULES:
1. Each team will be given 3 minutes to warm up and 3 minutes for halftime. (The game time will also be the forfeit time. No grace period will be allowed).
2. Mercy Rule: teams ahead by 20 or more points in the game will result in a running clock. If the lead drops below 20 points normal rules (stopped clock) will resume. If a team is a ahead by 20 with 2 minutes left in the game (GAME OVER))
3. Each team is allowed two coaches and all players free admission.
5. Teams will shoot one and one on the seventh team foul and two shots (bonus) on the tenth team foul.
TIME OUTS:
Each team will be given three timeouts per game ( they dont carry over to time)
Each team will have 1 timeout in Overtime
If a player plays on two teams in the same age division both teams will be disqualified from the tournament.
ELIGIBILITY:
*** There can be NO players playing on two different teams in the same age division.
*** This tournament is grade based and we follow The AAU grade exception rules. Almost all of the coaches know the rules so please NO CHEATING!
Overtime Rule:
Overtime will be 2 minutes (running clock). The clock will stop on every dead ball with 30 seconds remaining
Second overtime sudden death the game can end on a free throw
TIE BREAKER RULES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
1. Head to Head 2. Point Differential 3. Points Against
If a team is up 20+ points with less than 2 minutes left in the game, the game is over
6 Fouls to Foul out
All Girls Divisions
7U - 17U ------- 20 Minute Halves
Clock stops last minute in the 1st half & last 2 minutes of the 2nd half
Overtime See below:
All Divisions Boys
20 Minute running clock for 3rd grade and under
13 Minute stop clock for grades 4th and above
Clock stops last minute in the 1st half & last 2 minutes of the 2nd half