Game rules for Basketball

WHEN ????  Jan 26th 2008
(from 2 pm)

WHERE ????    PGP Basketball Courts

Registration Fee : $15
Maximum number of teams : 8 teams

Game rules :

“Official 4-on-4 Tournament Rules”

• A 4-on-4 team can have a maximum of 6 players.
• Game time is forfeit time.

Game’s rules:

• All games will be played on a one-half basketball court utilizing (or improvising) the appropriate floor markings.
• Scoring: Three-point play will be in effect: the score will be counted as 2-3 as a normal full court game
• 2 points for every basket scored inside the 3-point line.
• 3 points for every basket scored outside the 3-point line.
• No free-throw
• Length of Game:
• Each game has
• 3 minutes warm-up,
• 2 halves of 8 minutes for each,
• 1 break of 2 minutes between 2 halves,
• Each team can call for 30-second time-out once per half
• No team may call a time out in the final 2 minutes of the game.
• Over-time: If the score is tied at the end of 2 official halves, play shall resume in 1 minute with 5-minute play. Coin flip will decide the possession of ball
• Stoppage of timing device: The timing devices shall be stopped whenever the official's whistle sounds indicating one of the following:
  (1) A personal or technical foul.
  (2) A jump ball.
  (3) A floor violation.
  (4) An unusual delay.
  (5) A suspension-of-play for any other emergency (no substitutions are permitted.)
  (6) A regular or 20-second timeout.
  
• Possession:
• The game's first possession will be determined by a coin flip.
• The ball must be checked by the referee beyond the 3 point line before each play begins.
• All jump balls will go to the defence.
• After a score the possession will be changed to the other team.
• If there is a foul or ball is deflected out of bounds , the possession will be for offended team.

• Free Substitutions: during dead ball and time-out situations.
• Fouls and Violations:
• Referees’ calls are final, no further disputes or arguments
• Fouls and violations will be called by referees in all brackets.
• Shooting Fouls: A Free Pass-In is awarded to the offensive team at the top of the foul circle.
• All other personal fouls will result in a Free Pass-In (top of the circle and checked by the referee) awarded to the offended team.
• If a player commits 4 fouls in a game, he will be fouled out.
• All other mechanical violations, such as traveling with the ball, double-dribble, up and down, charging, three seconds in lane, etc. may be called against the violating player. Penalty: loss of ball - a Free Pass-In (top of the circle and checked by the referee) is awarded to the opposing team.
• In the event of improper conduct by players or spectators: VNC Open and its referees reserve the right to
• stop the game for a period of time,
• have a player sit out for a period of time,
• eject a player for the rest of the game, and if need be, for the rest of the tournament,
• stop the game completely with one or both teams being thrown out of the tournament,
• call intentional foul, offended team receives one free throw attempt and possession of the ball,
• call flagrant foul, offended team receives one free throw and possession, or
• spectators may be asked to leave the premises for improper conduct.

Prize
Champion team will be awarded with trophy and cash prize of $50.
Runner up team will be award with cash prize of $25.