Rules

LEAGUE BASKETBALL RULES

CHRISTIAN LEAGUE

 BASKETBALL RULES

1. ALL GAMES WILL BE PLAYED IN ACCORDANCE WITH OHSAA RULES EXCEPT FOR THE FOLLOWING SPECIFIC CHANGES
2. CLASS I & II OFFICIALS WILL BE USED
3. BASKETBALLS WILL BE 28.5  3^RD – 6^TH GRADE DIVISIONS
4. RIM HEIGHTS & FOUL LINE DISTANCES AS FOLLOWS

                3^RD – 4^TH GRADES 9 or 10 FT. BASKETS

                5^th – 6^th  GRADES 10 FT BASKETS

                3^RD & 4^TH GRADE FOUL LINE 12 FT.

                5^TH & 6^TH GRADE REGULATION FOUL LINE

5. 4 (6) MINUTE QUARTERS—SUB ANYTIME ON DEAD BALL
6. (3) MINUTE HALFTIME PERIOD
7. (2) MINUTE OVERTIME PERIOD
8. (3) FULL TIME OUTS AND (2) THIRTY SECOND TIME OUTS PER GAME
9. (3) POINT SHOTS WILL COUNT AS 3 POINTS ALL DIVISIONS
10.  FOUL OUT ON 5^TH FOUL
11.  SHOOT ONE & ONE FREE THROWS ON 7^TH TEAM FOUL
12.  SHOOT TWO FREE THROWS ON 10^TH TEAM FOUL
13.  COACHES, SCOREKEEPERS AND PLAYERS ARE THE ONLY ONES PERMITTED ON SIDELINES.
14.  YOUR TEAM NEEDS TO BE WARMED UP AND READY TO PLAY. IF WE ARE RUNNING BEHIND ON TIME WE WILL GIVE EACH TEAM A FEW MINUTES FOR WARM-UPS
15. OVER TIME WILL BE 2 MINUTES PER OVERTIME PERIOD —(1) TIME OUT
16. WE ENCOURAGE EQUAL PLAY TIME

 

3^RD & 4^TH GRADE LEAGUE

• MAN TO MAN ENTIRE GAME
• NO DOUBLE TEAM EXCEPT WHEN BALL IS IN THE PAINT
• NO PRESSING AT ANYTIME / PICK UP AT HALF COURT
• YOU WILL BE ABLE TO MATCH UP AT BEGINNING OF GAME AND BEGINNING OF EACH QUARTER ONLY

 

5^TH & 6^TH GRADE LEAGUE

• MAY PLAY MAN TO MAN OR ZONE DEFENSE AT ANYTIME / HALF COURT PICK-UP
• MAY PRESS ENTIRE 4^TH QUARTER UNLESS YOU ARE WINNING BY 15 OR MORE POINTS. PLEASE USE PROPER JUDGEMENT ON PRESSING