RULES AND REGULATIONS OF BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT

I. ELIGIBILITY

1. To be eligible to participate in this tournament, a player must be a resident of

the participating barangay.

2. Players who already played for the past leagues are eligible to play.

Joining fee: P1,750.00 pesos per team for the 1 st and 2nd round, P350 pesos for the
Semifinals and P1,050 for the Finals.

II. TEAM COMPOSITION

1. Participating teams may have maximum of twelve (12) players and all players
will be allowed to play in each game.
2. Teams that will exceed to the limit of players will be automatically have a 20
points deduction on the final score (WIN/LOSE).

III. UNIFOMS

1. No team player shall be allowed to play without wearing the proper uniform

(identical).
2. Borrowing Jersey is NOT ALLOWED.
3. Player that will play without proper uniform will be automatically removed from
the specific game.

IV. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Both coaches of the playing team should know the rules and regulations of
the game and must see to it that they are in total control of their players and
their benches.
2. Only the coaches of the playing team are allowed to stand and make
necessary verifications/complains during the progress of the game.

V. TEAM DISCIPLINE AND CONDUCT OF PLAYERS

1. A team must be present at the playing court fifteen (15) before the scheduled
match. In case a team will not show up after the grace period of 15 minutes,
THE TEAM WILL LOSE THE GAME by forfeiture.
2. Any team who commits two (2) consecutive game defaults will be withdrawn
from the tournament without prior notice.
3. Any player, coach or manager who commits any of the enumerated acts of
violence or UNSPORTMANLIKE conduct shall be penalized with a technical
foul and or a suspension in the game depending upon the gravity of
the violation/situation.
4. Players who are under the influence of liquor or any prohibited substance are
not allowed to play.
 5. Only the team captain in the floor can communicate with the game officials
including table officials regarding technicalities but not judgment call.
However, it should be in a courteous and calm manner.
6. A player shall be disqualified/send out of the game if:

a. He commits two (2) technical fouls in the game.

b. He commits two (2) unsportsmanlike fouls in the game.
c. He commits both or combination of the two types of fouls mentioned.
d. The Technical Committee has the power to disqualify any player that may
cause detrimental values to the league.

7. A player/coach disqualified or send out of the game shall be automatically

suspended on his next game. Repeating this offense shall be automatically
disqualified from further participation in the league. In case it is the last game,
the suspension shall be imposed on the next league.
8. The following are prohibited from the court’s premises:

a. ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES.
b. PROHIBITTED DRUGS.
c. GUNS OR DEADLY WEAPON/S.

9. Team members found positive either alcohol or high on drugs will be

automatically banned from the league.
10. A team who “walked-out” on the game shall lose the game by forfeiture.
11. In case of fights, every player involved will be automatically banned from the
league. A fight means: someone who has thrown a punch or kick an opponent
or other physical contact that is not related to basketball. The officials and the
technical committees still have the final decision.
12. All postponed games will be rescheduled at the end of the round.
13. In the absence of the coach, the team captain will act as the playing coach.
14. Player/s caught giving an obscene sign such as dirty finger or heard saying
bad words to any official/s, technical committee/s or to an opponent, that
player/s will be given.

a. Technical foul on the first offense.

b. Thrown out of the game on the second offense and will be suspended on his
next team game.

15. ONLYTHE PLAYERS/COACH/ASSISTANT COACH AND THE BARANGAY

CAPTAIN are allowed to be on the bench of the playing team. NOTE: FOR STRICT
COMPLIANCE.
VI. GAME STOP PROCEDURE

1. If a game is stopped due to unavoidable circumstances like power failure, bad

weather condition and render the court is not unplayable.
a. If the match is in progress is stopped in the 1 st or 2nd period, the game shall be
reset to a new game with another playing date. The score will be back to zero
and the time will be reset. NOTE: PLAYERS WHO ARE NOT
AROUND/PRESENT DURINGTHE MATCH WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO PLAY
DURING THE RESCHEDULED GAME.

VII. BREAKING OF TIES

In case of 2-way tie on team standings, win over-the-other will be applied. In case of
3-way tie on team standings, quotient system will be applied. Two teams with highest
quotient will advance to the next round.

VIII. SUPPLEMENTAL RULES

The committee officials’ and referee’s decisions are final.

The FIBA rules and regulations shall govern this tournament.

IX. IMPERSONATION

Any player who is found out using other’s identity shall be suspended and
automatically
be blacklisted in any basketball competition as sanctioned by the New League
Lakersfield, and all the game/she played by the team he represents shall be
declared lost and the team shall be automatically out from the league.
The rest of the tournament’s criteria and ruling are to be clearly stipulated in the
tournament’s official ground rules.

Any rules, which is not cover by this undertaking, shall be announced by the

organizer as soon as the need arise.