PLAYING RULES
2008-2009 SEASON
Effective:
The East Marietta Basketball Program shall be played under the
Georgia High School Athletic Association Rules with the following exceptions:
*The 10 and Under and 12 Under
Girls and Boys will play 4 quarters of 7 minutes each.
* The 14, 15, 16, & 18 and
Under Girls and Boys will play 4 quarters of 8 minutes each.
Overtime: During the regular
season, if the score is tied at the end of regulation play, there shall be a
series of three possible overtime periods with the winner being the team
leading at the end of the earliest period.
The first and, if necessary, second periods shall be 1/2 the length
of the regular quarters, and the third, if necessary, sudden death. During the tournament, overtime rules shall
conform to GHSA Rules.
Mercy Rule: if a team has a 30 point lead with 4 minutes left in the
game, then the remainder of the game will be played with a “running clock” (clock will only be stopped for time outs).
A.
Each team will have 3 full time outs plus 2 thirty (30) second time outs
per regulation game.
B. During each overtime period one
additional time out is added. All unused
time‑outs accumulate and may be used at any time.
C. Game time outs will be for one
minute. Three (3) minutes will be allowed
between halves of a game. Two (2) minutes will be allowed at the end of the 1st
& 3rd quarters as well as between overtime periods for water
breaks.
3. Pressing / Defense
In the 10 and Under Boys Div. II and 10 Under Girls, full court pressing is not permitted except for the last minute of the 4th quarter and overtime periods, including sudden death. Once a team gains possession of the ball in its' backcourt, the other team must retreat to the half court line. If the team, which is now on defense, causes a turnover in the backcourt, possession will be returned to the team that had the ball in the backcourt. Whether a team has possession is at the discretion of the referee. If a team violates this rule, it will be warned. Repeated violations will result in a technical foul on the offending player at the discretion of the referee. Criteria will be whether the violations are premeditated and intentional. It is up to the commissioner in other age groups as to what types of defense can or cannot be played and when they can and cannot press. Full court pressing is not allowed once a team has a 20 point lead. It can resume if the lead is cut to 15.
14 & Under Division 2: There is no full court pressing in the first
half only… for the first 4 games. After the first 4 games, full court pressing
is allowed at any time in the game.
PLAYING RULES
2008-2009 SEASON
Effective:
4.
Free Throw distance/3 point shot
3rd grade boys and 3rd and 4th grade girls will shoot their foul shots from the bottom of the foul circle. All other children in these leagues will shoot from the standard distance. 3 point shots are now allowed at all ages.
5.
Behavior and Conduct:
The first incidence of player profanity will result in his/her ejection from the game.
The second incident will result in a review by the East Marietta Basketball Board of Directors, which may suspend the player for the season.
The third technical foul charged to any coach, or any one-squad member of bench personnel shall result in the banishment of the offender from the premises until the game is concluded. For failure to comply, the referee may forfeit the game. Please note an official may toss you or your player at his discretion regardless of number of technical fouls.
If a coach or player is ejected, either by means of three technical fouls or otherwise, then he shall be automatically suspended from coaching or playing in the next game. If a coach or player is ejected from two games, for whatever reason, he shall be automatically suspended for the remainder of the season (including tournament play), subject only to reversal by appeal to the Rules Committee, which may reinstate the coach or player.
All
guests in each gym are to sit across from the scorer’s table and player’s
benches whenever possible. If not, sit as far away from the scorekeeper and
timekeeper as space permits.
6.
Playing Time
All
players must play at least one
complete continuous (uninterrupted) quarter in the first half of each
game, and make an appearance in the 2nd half,
regardless of the foul situation. Only injury can prevent a player from his
continuous quarter. If a player arrives
at a game during the 2nd quarter, then they must play their
continuous quarter in the 3rd quarter. At the discretion of the coach, a player may
be kept from playing for disciplinary reasons, excessive absence from practice,
sickness or injury, provided he puts
this in writing and gives notice to the League Commissioner prior to the game.
Whenever this happens, the scorer must be notified. Repeated exceptions by the same team will be
investigated. If a coach intends to
withhold a player from a tournament game, he must notify a Commissioner three
days in advance to validate the justification.
Failure to abide by any of the above rules will lead to forfeiture of a
game and the coach will be suspended for the next game. In addition, coaches of Division I team
shall make every effort to play each player a total of one half of each game. If your team has 2 or more players than your
opponent at a given game, then you may play one of your players
continuous quarter in the third quarter. He/She must however make an appearance
in the 1st half.
PLAYING RULES
2008-2009 SEASON
Effective:
7.
Basketballs:
A. 10 and Under Girls ‑ junior sized basketball
B. 12‑16 and Under Girls ‑ intermediate sized basketball (28.5) (leather)
C. 10 and Under Boys Division II ‑ junior sized basketball
D. 10 and Under Div I - intermediate sized basketball (28.5) (leather)
E. 12 and Under Boys Div I regulation high school basketball (leather)
F. 12 and Under Boys Div II ‑ Intermediate sized basketball (28.5) (leather)
G. 14 to 18 and Under Boys ‑ regulation high school basketball (leather)
8.
Scorekeeper/Timekeepers
/ Scoresheets
Each team will be responsible for providing
either a scorekeeper or timekeeper for
each game they play. A scoresheet must also be provided by each team with names and uniform numbers completed. Each coach is responsible for keeping the final score sheets for their team for each game. It is the responsibility of the coach of the winning team to notify the commissioner of the game results as soon as possible.
9.
Game
Day
It will be the responsibility of each referee, coach, commissioner, and league officer to enforce no shooting of basketballs during down time in or between games (spectators and players waiting to play in the next game are not allowed on the basketball court during time outs and half time, etc). Players should not bring basketballs to games.
Tee Shirts – tee shirts worn underneath the players basketball jersey must be the same color of the jersey (i.e. blue tee shirt can be worn with a blue jersey). The undershirt must be hemmed and not have frayed or ragged edges. Sleeves must be of the same length. No exceptions.
Shorts – compression shorts can be worn underneath the players basketball shorts as long as they do not extend below the basketball shorts. Length must be above the knee and they must be the same color of the basketball shorts
10.
Practices
may not last longer than 1 hour. Also, parents of these players cannot be forced to pay for any additional
gym time which is not furnished by the league.
PLAYING RULES
2008-2009 SEASON
Effective: 10/09/08
11.
Notes on other high school rules which are in effect:
1. Bonus foul shots will be awarded on the 7th team foul in each half and double bonus on the 10th foul of each half.
2. Team fouls will be the combination of personal and technical fouls.
3. Total player personal fouls will be the combined total of personal and technical fouls.
4. Two technical fouls on any assistant coach, player, or other personnel sitting on the bench will result in disqualification and ejection from the gym.
5. All bench technical fouls are charged to the head coach; therefore a total of three technical fouls will result in the head coach being ejected from the gym.
6. Three (3) free throws will be awarded to a player fouled in the act of shooting an unsuccessful 3 point shot.
7. Flopping or falling down without contact to draw a charge is now a technical foul
8. When a player fouls out, a team may not convene for a meeting… if so, now a technical
9. No player will be allowed to occupy the
low block on foul shots. The top
position next to the
shooter (formerly not allowed) can
be occupied under the new rule. The
defense must occupy the
first open slots on both sides of the line,
the offense may occupy the next open slot next to the
defense or leave them open. You still can have up to 3 players on each
side of the free throw lane;
two defensive players and one offensive
player on each side.
12.
Drinks/Food/Gym Etiquette
East Marietta
Basketball has signed contracts stating there will no food or drinks in gym facilities either during games or practices. It will be the responsibility of all coaches
and parents to ensure that we do not violate our contracts. Any violation of this rule will take these
privileges away from that team (and
possibly the entire league) for future games. Be sure and listen to all directions of gym attendants. Do not engage
in any conflict whatsoever.
The
Board of Directors of East Marietta Basketball has met with the
Following are the drink, food and gym etiquette policies that have been agreed to (no exceptions):
No food is allowed in any gym
Bottled water will be the only drink
allowed in the gyms that allow drinks (exception noted below). Bottled water is
only allowed for the players and must be kept directly behind the player’s
bench.
Dickerson and
Each team is required to clean their bench
area after a practice / game. No water
bottles should be left behind.
Any issues or questions with this policy
should be reported immediately to the President of