Coaches Clipboard, Weymouth Girls Basketball League

Rules For Division A (Grades 8, 9 & 10)

1. Game Length:

The game will consist of two 20 minute running time half's. Each half is divided into four 5 minute periods for substitutions. The last two minutes of the game will be stop time unless a team is losing by more than 15 points.
A tie game at the end of regulation time will result in a two minute overtime period. Regular season games that are still tied after one overtime period will end as a tie.
Three minute break at halftime.
Shooting Fouls - The clock will stop for the first shot and run when the referee hands the ball for the second shot, except the last two minutes of the game, which has stop time.

2. Time Outs:

3. Playing Time & Substitutions:

Equal playing time for each player is REQUIRED through the first three periods and the first half of the forth period. Free substitution is allowed during the second half of the forth period (2:30 left) but we recommend that all players appear in the final 5 minute period.
The game is divided into eight 5 minute periods. No girl can play four periods before all girls play three periods. Coaches are responsible for tracking playing time for their team.
Substitutions can only enter the game at 5 minute intervals of each 20 minute half. Subs must report to the scorer's table before entering a game. Free substitution is allowed in the second half of final period (2:30 left in the game) and any OT period).
Important: This is not a timeout and coaches must have subs ready or risk a time out being charged for any delay.
Any abuse of the substitution rule to delay playing time will not be tolerated and may result in a charged time out.

4. Start Of Each Game:

Each team must be ready to start the game at the scheduled time.
Each team must have a minimum of five eligible players (in uniform) to start the game. (If a team does not have five eligible players (in uniform) at the scheduled start of a game, the team will be charged with a bench technical foul. They will be allowed ten minutes before a forfeit is declared.)
A jump ball will start the game and all overtime periods (alternating possession arrow will be used at all other times).

5. Fouls And Penalties:

A player with five personal fouls must leave the game and cannot return to the game under any circumstances.
Shooting Foul: Two free throws, three if fouled on a three pointer.
Offensive Foul: No free throws, but counts as a team foul.
Intentional Foul: Two free throws, plus possession.
Flagrant Foul: Two free throws, plus possession. A dangerous foul may result in disqualifications from the game. A player disqualification will result in a one game suspension.
Technical Foul: Two free throws, plus possession.
Bonus Situation: When a team commits seven fouls in a half. On the seventh foul the opposing team shoots "one on one". On the tenth foul, shoots two (double bonus).

6. Advancing The Ball, Backcourt Press & Defense:

The offensive team will have 10 seconds to advance the ball to the frontcourt.
Backcourt press allowed at anytime when a team is losing by ten or more points.
Pressing is allowed throughout the second half but a team is not allowed to press in the backcourt when leading by ten or more points (except overtime periods). Penalty: one warning per game, followed by a bench technical foul for each successive violation.
Zone defense allowed but man-to-man preferred.

7. Decorum:

Verbal abuse of officials, vulgar or disrespectful language, fighting, rough play, delay of game by; players, coaches or spectators will NOT be tolerated under any circumstances. Referees may issue warnings, and /or technical fouls; they may eject players, coaches or spectators and may declare the game a forfeit.
Ejected players cannot return to the game.
Ejected coaches and spectators must leave the building.
Players or Coaches ejected are subject to suspension or dismissal from the League by the Board Of Directors.

8. Coaches Responsibilities: