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BIG LEAF BASKETBALL RULES AND BYLAWS

 

Admission Pricing

 

  • All regular season games are $4 adult and $2 Student/Senior Citizen.  

  • Tournaments are $5 Adult and $3 Student/Senior Citizen.  

  • All games at Hiram College and Gilmour Academy are $5 for all adults and $3 Student.

  • There is no Family Pass Available.  With so many locations it is logistically impossible.

 

Universal

 

  • All rules not mentioned under Big Leaf Rules and Regulations will follow OHSAA Rules

  • A maximum of two coaches are allowed on the bench at any given time

  • Teams must provide a scorekeeper and have score sheet filled out before tip off of each game.

  • Coaches and scorekeepers must sign in upon arrival.

  • Rules will be reviewed with coaches by officials at score table during the warm up of each game.

  • Coaches and players must clear bench area of all trash after their game.

  • The home team will provide the scoreboard operator and the away team the scoresheet attendant.  The home team will wear the lighter color jersey. If each team has identical uniform colors the away team will have to wear pullovers.

 

Eligibility

 

  • Participant must attend the school or live in the community to participate in all Big Leaf events. Unless cleared through the director.

  • Participants can only play on one roster unless cleared by Big Leaf for extreme circumstances.

  • Participants may only play up a grade unless it is a blended team that is okayed by the director.

  • Any player flagged for breaking these rules will be investigated and will be removed if ruled guilty.

 

Time

  • 18 minute halves with running clock

  • 4 timeouts per game.  3 carryover to 2nd half. One timeout is for clock stoppage only.

    • Clock stops in final minute of each half

    • Clock will stop for all free throws unless team is down 15 points or more in 2nd half. Clock starts after player receives ball before final attempt.

    • Clock will stop for all injuries regardless of score

  • Overtime is sudden death (first team to score wins)

  • Warm up time is minimum of 5 minutes

  • Warm up times may be extended if games are ahead of scheduled times

  • Warm up times will not be shortened regardless of the finish time of the previous game

  • Halftime is 3 minutes

  • In the last 30 Seconds of any game the ball will advance to half court following a timeout.

 

Defenses

 

Advanced 5th Boys/Advanced 6th Girls

 

  • Must play half-court defense in first half

  • Press is allowed entire 2nd Half

  • NO ZONE

 

6th Grade: Boys Advanced

  • Must play half-court defense in first half

  • All Defense Allowed 2nd Half

 

All Other Levels

  • Must play half-court defense in first half

  • Full court defense allowed in the final minute of the game unless team is up by 15 or more

  • Man to Man defense only

 

Fouls

  • Players fouls out after 6 personal fouls

  • Technical fouls are treated as a personal foul

  • Teams will shoot 1 and 1 at 8 fouls

  • Teams will shoot 2 shots at 11 fouls

 

Technical Fouls

 

Game

  • 1st.  Must Sit down for remainder of game

  • 2nd. Removal of game

 

Season

  • 1st.  Warning

  • 2nd. Warning

  • 3rd. Week Suspension

  • 4th. Removal of League