MEYAA BASKETBALL

1. All players will play at least half the game. We will be playing four 8 minute quarters. 

Subs will come in only at the 4 minute mark in the quarter or beginning of each

period. Injury is the only time you can sub during the game.

2. Try and have a woman on or near your bench in case you have a situation with a girl

on your team. Have one of your parents do the scoreboard it really isn’t hard, we had

several 3rd and 4th graders do it 2 years ago, so I think a parent can do this just as well.

3.  Players will be matched up by their coaches at half court. We only play man to man defense.

No double teaming

4. No defense played above the white line at the top of the key at any time. On

change of possession, have your team run back to the other foul line. This seems to

be the best way of doing this.

5. There is no 3 second violation at this level.

6. Traveling rule will be relaxed in the first 4 games but if a player is continuously running

around he or she will be stopped and the referee will instruct the youth that they can

only pass. Players who are doing well, will be the first to be called for traveling after a

few warnings.

7. Fouls shots will be up to the referee where to start them at, about half way seems to

work out best.

8. We have an unwritten rule, if a player isn’t getting a shot at some point towards the end of the

season we might call an imaginary foul and put them on the foul line. 

9. There will be three games on Tuesday night.

The first game will be at 5:40, The second game will be at 6:40 and the third game starting at  to start at 7:30. Try and work on something that you need to work on from the previous

game. We have to be out of the gym by 8:30 sharp. 

During Practices you can scrimmage another team but I would like for you to work

on skills more than playing a game if you want to scrimmage do it against your self.

10. No playoffs, just a trophy presentation.