PLAYOFFS WINTER 2012-2013
HOME TEAM IS ALWAYS HIGHER SEED.IF HIGHER SEED CANNOT SUPPLY GYM BY PLAY BY DATE BUT OPPONENT CAN GAME SHALL BE PLAYED AT LOWER SEED.
4TH BOYS AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP
IHM DEFEATED WARREN
4TH GRADE BOYS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
CRANFORD DEFEATED SPRINGFIELD
4TH BOYS CENTRAL CHAMPIONSHIP
LONG HILL DEFEATED MADISON GOLD
5TH GRADE AMERICAN BOYS CHAMPIONSHIP
WESTFIELD BLUE DEFEATED CHATHAM
5TH GRADE NATIONAL BOYS CHAMPIONSHIP
NEW PROVIDENCE DEFEATED WESTFIELD WHITE
5TH GRADE CENTRAL BOYS CHAMPIONSHIP
BERNARDSVILLE DEFEATED WESTFIELD BLACK
6TH AMERICAN BOYS CHAMPIONSHIP
EAST ORANGE DEFEATED WESTFIELD BLUE
6TH GRADE NATIONAL BOYS CHAMPIONSHIP
TEWKSBURY DEFEATED NORTH HUNTERDON
6TH GRADE BOYS CENTRAL CHAMPIONSHIP
MIDDLESEX DEFEATED SUMMIT
7TH GRADE BOYS AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP
IHM DEFEATED CLARK
7TH GRADE BOYS NATIONAL UPPER HALF CHAMPIONSHIP
BERKELEY HEIGHTS DEFEATED NEW PROVIDENCE
7TH NATIONAL LOWER HALF CHAMPIONSHIP
MADISON DEFEATED READINGTON
7TH BOYS CENTRAL CHAMPIONSHIP
ORANGE DEFEATED FLEMINGTON
8TH BOYS AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP
WESTFIELD BLUE DEFEATED EAST ORANGE
8TH NATIONAL BOYS UPPER CHAMPIONSHIP
ST MARYS DEFEATED MIDDLESEX
8TH GRADE BOYS NATIONAL LOWER CHAMPIONSHIP
ST BERNARDS DEFEATED NORTH HUNTERDON
8TH CENTRAL BOYS CHAMPIONSHIP
SPRINGFIELD DEFEATED MOUNTAINSIDE
4TH AMERICAN GIRLS CHAMPIONSHIP
MENDHAM DEFEATED READINGTON
4TH GRADE NATIONAL GIRLS CHAMPIONSHIP
MONTGOMERY DEFEATED CHESTER
5TH GRADE GIRLS AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP
MORRISTOWN DEFEATED BRIDGEWATER
5TH GIRLS NATIONAL UPPER
CHAMPIONSHIP
MENDHAM DEFEATED LONG HILL
5TH GRADE GIRLS NATIONAL LOWER
CHAMPIONSHIP
WATCHUNG DEFEATED FLEMINGTON
6TH GRADE AMERICAN GIRLS CHAMPIONSHIP
CLARK DEFEATED RANDOLPH
6TH GRADE NATIONAL GIRLS UPPER CHAMPIONSHIP
BASKING RIDGE DEFEATED COLONIA
6TH GRADE NATIONAL GIRLS LOWER CHAMPIONSHIP
LONG HILL DEFEATED BERKELEY HEIGHTS
7TH GRADE GIRLS AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP
IHM DEFEATED CHATHAM BLUE
7TH GRADE GIRLS NATIONAL UPPER CHAMPIONSHIP
WARREN DEFEATED WATCHUNG
7TH GRADE NATIONAL GIRLS LOWER
CHAMPIONSHIP
MORRISTOWN DEFEATED EDISON
8TH GRADE AMERICAN GIRLS
CHAMPIONSHIP
IHM DEFEATED NEW PROVIDENCE
8TH GRADE GIRLS NATIONAL UPPER PLAYOFFS
CHAMPIONSHIP
BERKELEY HEIGHTS DEFEATED BOUND BROOK
8TH GRADE NATIONAL LOWER PLAYOFFS
CHAMPIONSHIP
CHATHAM DEFEATED LONG HILL
2012-13 RULE CHANGES
FOR 6 AMERICAN GIRLS ONLY .FREE SUBSTITUTION THE WHOLE 2ND HALF.
PRESSING
FOR 6 AMERICAN GIRLS ONLY pressing will be allowed the whole 2ND HALF OF GAME .
4TH GRADE GIRLS ONLY
CAN SHOOT FOUL SHOTS FROM END ( END MEANS CLOSEST TO THE BASKET) OF FIRST LANE SPACE CLOSEST TO THE FOUL LINE.
IT IS ABOUT 12 FEET.
IT DOESNT NEED TO BE MARKED WITH TAPE.
REF CAN POSITION PLAYER
September 2012
Garden State Basketball League
P.0. Box 135, Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922
2012
Dear Coaches:
SEASON WILL BEGIN FRIDAY NOVEMBER 30.
The Garden State Basketball League is entering its 26th season.Last year,295 teams encompassing twenty three divisions competed with more than 3000 players participating.
Within the league there will be 4th grade,5th grade, 6th grade ,7th grade and 8th grades A and B divisions .Some towns may have enough players to enter two teams within a division.The fees this year will again be $125.00 per team entered.
Depending upon the number of teams in each division,each team will play 10-14 regular season games.In addition,single elimination playoffs will be held in early March.
Trophies will be provided and awarded within each division as follows:
* Individual player trophies (12 Maximum)for the first place team (regular season)
* Individual player trophies (12 Maximum)for BOTH the first and second place playoff finishers.
Towns with both 5th and 6th grade teams,and 7th and 8th grade will have home games scheduled back to back.In the 4th grade league,games must be scheduled as doubleheaders with another team in the boy or girl divisions.A single game at one site will not be scheduled unless their are unusual circumstances.
As always,a 4th grade team will not be able to participate in the 5th grade league and a 5th grade team will not be able to participate in the 6th grade league,etc., unless that team was dominate last year and they choose to move up.
Go to leaguelineup.com/gsb to find a copy of the league rules.You should note that these rules differ from high school basketball rules.
Entrance fees and insurance need to be received by November 12.Schedules will be developed and distributed by late November for all December games for BOTH BOYS AND GIRLS.Games will begin Friday December 2nd.The last schedule game will be December 20th .Games will begin again on January 3rd
Please send all correspondence to the address noted above or email.If you know of any other towns that are interested in joining the league,please have them contact me.
Sincerely,
Marian Byrnes
marian-byrnes@hotmail.com
Garden State Basketball League Rules 2012/2013
The purpose of this league is to give young athletes in fourth, fifth, sixth,
seventh and eigth grades the opportunity to compete in a competitive environment against the better players from other communities. Developing skills, sportsmanship, teamwork and discipline are the objectives of the league. The goals will be attained through the concerted efforts of all players, coaches and officials. Coaches are responsible for controlling their own fans.IF A COACH IS NOT ABLE TO CONTROL HIS FANS,THE GAME MAY BE TERMINATED.
1). League rules will be high school rules as per N.J.S.I.A.A. The exceptions are :
(a) NO three-point shot for 4th grade .
b) (5th AMERICAN,6th,7th,and 8th boys and 7th and 8th girls). no full court press or fastbreaking by a team winning by 20 or more points at the 4th,5th, 6th, 7th and 8th grade boy's level.Also a team losing by more than 20 points at the 5th thru 8th grades cannot press in the last 4 minutes of the fourth quarter.4th graders cannot press at any time except the last 3 minutes of the game.If the total fall under that than they may press .HALF COURT TRAPPING OR DOUBLE - TEAMING THE BALL BY THE TEAM AHEAD BY 20 OR MORE POINTS IS NOT ALLOWED EITHER.
A TEAM FASTBREAKING AHEAD BY 20 OR MORE POINTS LOSES THE BALL AT THE SPOT OF THE START OF FASTBREAK
5TH GRADE NATIONAL BOYS OR CENTRAL BOYS CANNOT PRESS UNTIL THE 4TH QUARTER!!!
FREE INBOUND PASS INTO THE BACKCOURT UNTIL THE 4TH QUARTER.BE AWARE A DEFENDING TEAM CAN STEAL THE PASS WHILE IT IS IN THE FRONT COURT.
b)(girls). girl's 4th ALL DIVISIONS ,5th ALL DIVISIONS and 6th national grades can press in the 4th quarter for the last 3 minutes only - 20 point margins as above prevail.
2)4th boys,4th through 6th national girls - If the ball has been advanced over mid-court, an inbound pass into the backcourt is a free entry EXCEPT DURING THE LAST THREE MINUTES.The play can only be defended in the front court.BE AWARE A DEFENDING TEAM CAN STEAL THE PASS WHILE IT IS IN THE FRONT COURT
(3).BOYS mandatory substitution during the first half for 4th ,5th and 6th grade boy's teams(7th and 8th grade- free substitution anytime)
(3A).GIRLS For 4th, 5th, and 6th national grade girl's- mandatory substitution for quarters 1, 2 and 3 .6TH GRADE AMERICAN GIRLS FIRST HALF ONLY(7th and 8th grade girl's- free substitution anytime).
2. Mandatory Substitution Rule
4TH,5TH,6TH NATIONAL GRADES ONLY( For girls replace the words FIRST HALF with FIRST 3 QUARTERS) - To assure at least 10 players are being used in the first-half, there is a mandatory substitution rule in effect for only the first half of the game. Second half, regular basketball. The rule will operate as follows:
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First Half - Players that play in the first four minutes of the first quarter cannot play in the second four minutes of the first quarter, but can play in the first four minutes or second four minutes of the second quarter. Similarly, players that play in the second four minutes of the first quarter can play in the first or second four minutes of the second quarter.
NOTE: IF A TEAM HAS FEWER THAN 10 PLAYERS THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED TO SUBSTITUTE THE FIRST HALF OF THE QUARTER UNLESS A PLAYER IS INJURED OR PICKS UP A 3RD FOUL IN 1ST HALF OR FOR GIRLS A 4TH FOUL IN 3RD QUARTER.
If a player picks up a third foul in the first or second quarter,or a 4th foul in the 3rd quarter, his coach shall be allowed to substitute( ONLY IF HE OR SHE DESIRES TO SUBSTITUTE) for the player as a common courtesy.Teams that have more than 10 players must sub a player who has not played in the quarter or only played 2 minutes or less for the first part of the quarter.THE OPPOSING COACH PICKS ONE PLAYER WHO IS NOT ALLOWED TO REPLACE THE PLAYER WHO HAS TOO MANY FOULS. IF THE COACH TRIES TO PUT THAT PLAYER BACK IN THE GAME ( WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE OPPOSING COACH )A 2 SHOT TECHNICAL FOUL WILL BE ISSUED TO THE COACH.HE WILL BE RESTRICTED TO THE BENCH THE REST OF THE GAME EXCEPT FOR TIMEOUTS.
7th and 8th grades there are NO substitution rules
b - Mandatory Substitution Requirements for 4th, 5th and 6th Grade Boys AND GIRLSis as follows:
Teams are required to substitute a second full unit (5-on/5-off ) after the first 4 minutes of play. This second unit will then play the remaining 4 minutes of the quarter. In situations where a team has less than 10 players, the opposing coach may choose which ONE player will NOT be allowed to play in the second 4-minute segment of said quarter. This choice may remain constant, or it could be changed from quarter to quarter. If you have more than 10 players, you can substitute the additional players, but the player can only play in one 4-minute interval per quarter.
Games may be played in which one or both teams have less than 10 players.
3. For 4th,5th and 6th grade Teams must have a minimum of seven players or it could count as a loss (GSBBL DECISION ).If a team has 5 players at the gym the game must be played .The reason behind this is because in the past some teams left their weaker players home.
7th and 8th grades only - 5 players are needed to start a game.It is never a problem if 7th and 8th graders have less than 7 players.
4.Players on the 8th grade team must be in the 8th grade or below and not turn 15 before 4/1/13.Players on the 7th grade teams must be in the 7th grade or below and may not turn 14 before 4/1/13. Players on the 6th grade teams must be in the 6th grade or below and may not turn 13 before 4/1/13.Players on the 5th grade teams must be in 5th grade or below and may not turn 12 before 4/1/13.Players on the 4th grade teams must be in 4th grade or below and may not turn 11 before 4/1/13.
5. Use of the small youth or women's ball (28.5') is mandatory for 4th,5th,and 6th grade boys divisions. Of course all girls teams will use the women's ball
The ball must be leather or synthetic leather.
6. Each team is responsible for payment of the officials prior to the start of the game
$45.00 from each team for 5th,6th,
$50.00 for 7th and 8th grade,and
$40.00 from each team for 4th grade.
7.If only 1 ref shows he or she is to be paid $65.00 for the 4th grade,$70.00 for 5-8 grades.This fee is split between both teams.
8. Teams must be comprised of players from only one town.Those players must be permanent town residents.In the case of a religious team, the players must be members of that church/synagogue and are ineligible to play for their own town team if applicable in the same grade.
Teams that are feeding into the same regional High School would be able to enter a combined team, only if one
of the towns is not entering a team at that grade level. This would allow for the case, where players were needed,
to complete a team using players who will be feeding into the same High School.Both recreation directors would have to approve this arrangement via email on township stationery to me.Placement of the team will be up to my discretion.
9. Rosters with players name, address, grade, school and date of birth must be submitted to the league by 12/1/12. Rosters are limited to 15 players. Exceptions to add a player who moved in to your town during the season when the roster is full or to replace an injured player will be considered on an individual basis by the league.
PLAYERS CAN BE ON ONLY ONE ROSTER PER GRADE. A CHILD CANNOT PLAY FOR MORE THAN ONE ORGANIZATION IN A GRADE LEVEL.
FIVE QUARTERS IS THE MAXIMUM A PLAYER MAY PLAY ON A DAY FOR DIFFERENT TEAMS THAT ARE REGISTERED IN THE GSBBL.
EXAMPLE:A 6TH GRADE BOY MAY PLAY ON THE 6TH ,7TH AND 8TH GRADE TEAMS BUT MAY NOT PLAY MORE THAN 5 QUARTERS IN THE LEAGUE THAT DAY(HOME AND AWAY TOTALS ARE COMBINED). HE MAY ONLY PLAY FOR THE TOWN TEAM OR THE RELIGIOUS TEAM;NOT BOTH IN A GRADE LEVEL.
note:since some grades have mandatory substitutions half a quarter is only .5 quarter to a maximum of 5 quarters.
THIS WILL HELP TEAMS WITH ROSTER FILLING.
NOTE:THE PLAYER COUNTS AS A ROSTER SPACE ON EACH TEAM
10. The coach from the winning team is responsible to report the exact score to the league within 24 hours of the game's conclusion.
11. If there are unsportsmanlike incidences by players, coaches or fans, the league will place that team on probation for the next season. A second occurrence will result in that team not being invited into the league next year. A third occurrence will result in suspension of the remainder of their games for this season. Let's remember the league is for the kids.
Players play, coaches coach, officials officiate and fans applaud for good plays.
FOURTH GRADE ONLY (Boy's and Girl's)
A. Game will consist of four eight-minute quarters. There will be two referees.
B. No full court pressing until the last THREE minutes of the fourth quarter. A team cannot press if it is winning by 20 or more points.A losing team cannot press if behind by 20 or more points.
Fastbreaking,trapping and doubleteaming by the team leading by 20 points are more is also not allowed.Fastbreaking is a turnover.
C. If the ball has been advanced over mid-court, an inbound pass into the backcourt is a free entry EXCEPT DURING THE LAST THREE MINUTES.The play can only be defended in the front court.
D. There is no violation if a player at the free throw line steps over the line after the shot.
FIFTH AND SIXTH GRADES (Boy's and Girl's)
A. Games will consist of four eight minute quarters.
B. There will be two referees per game.
C. For girl's- there is no violation if a player at the free throw line steps over the line after the shot.
FOR BOYS 5TH AND 6TH GRADE IT IS A VIOLATION IF THEY STEP OVER THE LINE ON FREE THROWS
Remember that high school rulebooks state that children in grades 8 and below should( NOT MUST) play no more than 24 minutes per game.Try to keep that in mind and use your substitutes.
Referees are to be paid by both teams BEFORE THE START OF THE GAME
The winning team must email the score within 48 hours to the appropriate email address.
4th grade boy's marian-byrnes@hotmail.com
5th grade boy's james_byrnes@hotmail.com
6th grade boy's marian-byrnes@hotmail.com
7th grade boy's marian-byrnes@hotmail.com
8th grade boy's marian-byrnes@hotmail.com
All Girl's divisions report scores to: tbarton@bhtwp.com
NOTES:
The GSBBL should take precedent over all other leagues.
Teams should refrain from postponing or moving games within the schedule for OTHER THAN weather related reasons.
***GAMES NOT PLAYED WILL BE SUBJECT TO FORFEITURE WITH A LOSS INCURRED BY BOTH TEAMS.AT THE DISCRETION OF THE LEAGUE,EXCEPTIONS MAY BE CONSIDERED.
GARDEN STATE BASKETBALL LEAGUE
2012-13 Season ROSTER
Team Name: ________________________________ Grade:____________
Roster - Due in League Office by December 1, 2012
Name Grade Date of Birth Address
1._______________________________________________________________
2._______________________________________________________________
3._______________________________________________________________
4._______________________________________________________________
5._______________________________________________________________
6._______________________________________________________________
7._______________________________________________________________
8._______________________________________________________________
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Garden State Basketball League
Boys/Girls 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th & 8th Grade
2012-13 Season
RETURN BOYS FORMS BY NOVEMBER 12,2012 to marian-byrnes@hotmail.com
RETURN GIRLS FORMS TO above email address
Team/Town Name:___________________________________________
Circle: Boys Girls
Circle the Appropriate Grade:
8th Grade Team
7th Grade Team
6th Grade Team
5th Grade Team
4th Grade Team
Uniform Color:______________________________________________
Coach's Name:______________________________________________
Street:_____________________________________________________
Town:_____________________________________________________
Home Phone:_____________ Work Phone:______________
Cell Phone___________________
E-Mail Address:_____________________________________________
Name/Location of Home Gym:_____________________________________
Days & Times Available for Home Games:
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
Days Unavailable for Away Games:__________________________________________
SCHOOL CALENDAR WAS CHECKED _______________________________
**Please keep your conflict dates to a minimum- scheduling is difficult enough¡Xthanks.
PLEASE ONLY SEND CHECK OR VOUCHERS TO ADDRESS BELOW.
ALL REGISTRATION FORMS AND ROSTER EMAIL TO marian-byrnes@hotmail.com
GARDEN STATE BASKETBALL LEAGUE
P.O. BOX 135 BERKELEY HEIGHTS,07922
We need GIRLS form by November 12, 2012 to begin the scheduling process.
BOYS form needs to be returned by November 12,2012
TOURNAMENT RULES LISTED BELOW
!!!tournament will be played under regular season (winter )rules!!!!!!!!!!!
with 2 exceptions
1)trapping as pressing the whole game since the final score matters.
2) free substitution the whole game.
NO ADMISSION MAY BE CHARGED.
FOOD AND DRINK SETUPS ARE ENCOURAGED
TIEBREAKER BRACKET ADVANCEMENT AND/OR TROPHY AWARD RULES:
2 TEAMS - HEAD TO HEAD
3 OR MORE TEAMS - POINT DIFFERENTIAL PER GAME UP TO A MAXIMUM OF + 15 FOR A WIN OR MINUS 15 FOR A LOSS.
EXAMPLE YOU WIN 55-35,LOSE 35-34,WIN 30-28
POINT TOTAL IS 16.
FOR 3 AND 4 TEAM BRACKETS ONLY YOUR BRACKET GAMES COUNT FOR POINT DIFFERENTIAL.
4 OR 5 TEAM FLIGHTS - NO PLAYOFFS. ROUND ROBIN DETERMINES WINNER AND 2ND PLACE
fall league
RULES ARE SAME AS WINTER RULES WITH EXCEPTIONS NOTED BELOW
OPEN ROSTER .PLAYERS MAY BE ADDED UP TO GAME TIME.(TEXT OR EMAIL ME PLAYERS NAME)
WE WILL PLAY 20 MINUTE HALVES.RUNNING CLOCK WHOLE FIRST HALF.FOUL SHOTS WILL BE SHOT IF THE REFS STATES THAT THE FOUL OCCURED BEFORE THE HORN.CLOCK STOPS ONLY THE LAST 2 MINUTES OF THE GAME FOR ANY WHISTLES.
TIMEOUTS 3 FULL AND 2 30 SECOND CAN BE ASKED FOR ANY TIME IN THE GAME.
THE CLOCK STOPS ON ALL TIMEOUTS.
SUBS - ON ANY REF WHISTLE.SUBS CAN NOT SUB ON FLY.
NO SUBSTITUTION REQUIREMENTS-4 MINUTE SUB RULE REQUIREMENT IS NOT USED
HOW TO SCHEDULE GAMES
CONTACT OPPONENT(SAME CONTACT AS LAST WINTER)
SETUP GAME TIME AND GYM
EMAIL JIM BYRNES INFO ( I WILL CONFIRM AND SCHEDULE REFS)
IF YOU DO NOT GET A CONFIRMATION ON YOUR EMAIL CALL ME AS NO REFS WILL SHOW.
THE WEEK OF SCHEDULE IS NOT CAST IN STONE.IT IS FLEXIBLE.
IF THE OPPONENT THAT IS SCHEDULE CANNOT PLAY THAT WEEK YOU CAN TRY TO SCHEDULE ANOTHER TEAM THAT WAS SCHEDULED FOR A LATER DATE.
ALL SCORES WILL BE POSTED NEXT TO GAME SCHEDULE .
SEND SCORES TO MARIAN-BYRNES@HOTMAIL.COM
TOURNAMENT
TOURNAMENT BRACKETS LISTED BELOW
!!!tournament will be played under regular season (winter )rules!!!!!!!!!!!
with 1 exception
1)trapping as pressing the whole game since the final score matters.
