The National High School Federation Rules and Regulations (NFHS) will apply to all

Gym Rats / MAYB Series games with the following exceptions:

• High School Games will consist of two 16 minute halves

• Grades 7 & 8 will consist of two 14 min. halves & will use regulation size basketball

• Grades 3-6 will consist of two 12 min. halves and will use the 28.5 intermediate size

The clock will stop for all whistle stoppages, with the following exception (Mercy Rule) Once a team is leading by 30 points anytime in a game, the clock will continue to run. The only time the clock will stop is for injuries, during technical fouls and for timeouts. If the lead falls below a 20 point margin, the clock will again be stopped on all whistles

 

No game will start before the scheduled time unless both coaches agree. No game will start more than 5 minutes early unless special permission is granted by Event Director. There will be a minimum of a 5 minute warm-up period. Halftime will be 3 minutes long.

 

Timeouts will be allocated according to NFHS rules (3 Full  / 2 Thirty Second per game)

 

Overtime:

• 3 minutes for Grades 3 thru 6 (one additional 30 Second timeout awarded)

• 4 minutes for Grades 7 thru 11 (one additional 30 Second timeout awarded)

Tie-Breakers:

• Two Teams Tied: Head-to-Head result.

• Three or more teams tied: Point Differential System.

  • Maximum of +20 points for a win and -20 points for a loss.

  • The team with the highest point differential will win the tiebreaker

  • If two teams are tied with points, then revert back to head-to-head.

  • The team not involved in the tiebreaker will have its games eliminated.

  • If the teams are still tied, the team with fewest points allowed in pool play wins.

  •  A forfeit is scored as a 20-0 game.

Other:

• Two (2) direct technical fouls during a game on a player, coach, or team representative will result in their disqualification for the next game of the tournament.
   

• Fighting and gross unsportsmanlike behavior can be more than one game suspension and is at the discretion of the Tournament Director.
   

• Each team is required to provide an ADULT score person. Only one person per team at the score table.
   

• Team statisticians must sit on the team bench and not at the score table
   

• The team listed first on the schedule or on top of a bracket is considered the HOME team.
   

• Home team will wear light colored jerseys, provide a game ball, and keep the score clock.

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