GENERAL
Current state high school basketball rules apply, with exceptions listed below
Roster

  • Maximum 10 players
  • Gold Division - school players allowed, Silver Division - no school players

Age determined as of Oct. 15
Minimum 10 min. playing time per game per player
Home team provides person to keep official scorebook

TIME

Four 10 minute quarters
Running clock except timeouts & last 2 min. of game
If 15 pt. lead or more at 2 min. mark, clock continues to run
Each team is allowed four 30 sec. timeouts per game

SCORING

Blowout Rule

  • If 20 pt. lead or more, coach of trailing team may choose to have defense of leading team stay in inside 3 pt. line
  • Original rules apply once lead cut to 15 pts. or less

Overtime format is sudden death (first team to score wins the game)

BEHAVIOR

Disagreement with a rule infraction (not judgment call) must be presented respectfully by coach in following order:

  • To referee between quarters or during timeout
  • To gym director between quarters

If issue not resolved, coach must e-mail league director within 3 days of occurrence
Players may not dispute calls with officials or use offensive language

  • First offense: warning to team
  • Second offense: technical foul applied to team

Gym director will excuse from gym anyone not abiding by Halo Commitment.

PLAYOFFS

Single elimination tournament
Seedings determined according to regular season record
If teams have identical records, seeding determined by:
  1. winner of head-to-head game
  2. margin of victory in head-to-head game
  3. best record against higher-seeded teams
  4. margin of victory against higher-seeded teams
  5. coin flip