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MENS 5‐ON‐5 BASKETBALL RULESSECTION I: GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONSA. PERSONAL AND TEAM CONDUCT
1. Participants are required to represent themselves and their respective schools with respect anddignity.2. Any team or individual involved in destructive or negative conduct at Post-Secondary Games 2009events or venues, including hotels, will be ejected from the tournament at the discretion of the AdvisoryCommittee. Spirit Deposits may also be forfeited.3. For a list of all on court violations leading to suspension or disqualification, please refer to the
Registration Package
.4. The Advisory Committee reserves the right to disqualify any team based on the behaviour of anygiven team member of that particular team.
B. CHECK‐IN PROCEDURES
1. A representative from each team (coach/captain) is required to check-in at the score table prior toeach game. Here they must fill out game roster sheets fully and accurately.2. Each member of the team is required to hand in provided lanyards with their student card and SpiritDeposit Coupon to officials at the score table prior to the game.
An individual who fails to do so isdefined as INELIGIBLE to play in that game. Failure to comply will result in a FORFEIT and the loss of half the Spirit Deposit ($10).
C. STARTING TIME OF GAMES
1. All teams are required to be at their games five minutes prior to start time.2. All games will start on time.3. A late team will be given a grace period of five (5) minutes past the scheduled start time, which will bededucted from the total playing time.4. If a team fails to meet the minimum number of players, as per sport specific rules (below), after thegrace period, the team will be required to default and a win will be awarded to the opposing team.5. If both teams are late, both will default and no points will be awarded.
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D. COACHES AND CAPTAINS
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Each team must have a designated captain.
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Referee’s decisions are final.
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Only captains and coaches may address a referee with concerns. The captain/coach is expected to becourteous and respectful. Any verbal abuse or physical contact with a referee will result in ejection andwill be reviewed by the Advisory Committee.
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Captains and coaches are expected to know the rules and abide by them. They must also make sureall team members are aware of the rules and their consequences.
SECTION II: THE GAMEA. NUMBER OF PLAYERS
1. Each team is required to have a minimum of 3 players on the court to start the game.2. If the 3-player minimum is not met, and the 5-minute grace period expires, the team will default thegame.3. In the event of a default, the winning team will be awarded 3 points and a 20-0 win.4. If both teams are late, they will both forfeit the game and no points will be awarded in the standings.5. Teams who default a game will lose half of their Spirit Deposit ($10).
B. EQUIPMENT
1. Game balls will be available on site. Teams are expected to bring their own balls to warm up with, asequipment will not be provided.2. Jewellery and non-elastic headbands are
not
permitted on the court. Players found with such itemsduring the game will be asked to leave play until the item is removed. Consistent violation during thegame is a technical foul.3. Each individual jersey must have a unique number on the back.
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C. GAME TIMES
1. All round robin games will consist of two 12-minute halves, running time. There will be a 1-minutehalftime in between periods.2. There will be no overtime in round robin. Games ending in a tie after regulation will remain a tie.3. Quarterfinal and Semi-final games will consist of two running time 15-minute halves with a 5-minutehalftime.4. Final games will consist of two running time 20-minute halves with a 5-minute halftime.5. The last 2 minutes of playoff games will be stop time only if the game is within 10 points.6. If a playoff game ends in a tie after regulation, the teams will play a 2-minute stop time overtime.Overtime periods will continue until one team is victorious at the end of a period.7. Teams will be permitted one 30-second time out per game. In playoffs, an extra 30-second time outwill be given per overtime period.8. A win gets 3 points in the divisional standings.9. A tie gets 1 point in the divisional standings.10. A loss gets 0 points in the divisional standings.11. Divisional standing will be ranked based on the number of points. In the event of a tie in thestandings, the following will be used as tie breakers (in this order): total wins, points for, points against,record between teams, coin toss.12. In the event of a division with an odd number of teams, one team chosen at random will play 2games rather than 3. This team will receive a 20-0 win and 3 points in the standings (default win).
D. GAME SPECIFIC RULES
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The referee administers throw-ins in the frontcourt. The referee only administers throw-ins in thebackcourt on a foul call and during stop-time situations. All other times, teams are allowed to inboundthe ball from the spot closest to where the ball went out, as soon as they gain control of the ball.
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Substitutions must report to the timer’s bench and only permitted when the ball is not in play.
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Players will have five seconds to inbound the ball whenever it is sent out of play, and ten seconds tocross half court.
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