Basketball Rules
4-5 Division
- Games will be played full court with 12 minute halves and a 2 minute half time.
- Each team will place 5 players on the court.
- Game begins with a jump ball.
- Rim height is 8 ft
- The official ball size 27.5″.
- Illegal defenses:
- No full or half-court presses. After a team scores, they must immediately run down and set up for defense.
- Only one player may defend the ball carrier. Swarming the ball carrier is not permitted.
- No stealing or swiping at the ball. Ball carriers must be allowed to dribble the ball.
- Defensive players may not swat the ball during a shot.
- Accepted defenses:
- Defenders may steal a pass after it has left the passers hands
- Defend with the body and with arms extended straight up or out
- Body shadowing a ball carrier is accepted to prevent the ball carrier from dribbling toward the basket.
- Substitutions must be made during dead balls
- The time keeper will let you know when a half is midway through in case you want to make substitutions.
- 2 timeouts per game
- No tournament for this division
6-7 Division
- Games will be played full court with 12 minute halves and a 2 minute half time.
- Each team will place 5 players on the court.
- Game begins with a jump ball.
- Rim height is 8 ft
- The official ball size 27.5″.
- Illegal defenses:
- No full or half-court presses. After a team scores, they must immediately run down and set up for defense.
- Only one player may defend the ball carrier. Swarming the ball carrier is not permitted.
- No stealing or swiping at the ball. Ball carriers must be allowed to dribble the ball.
- Defensive players may not swat the ball during a shot.
- Accepted defenses:
- Defenders may steal a pass after it has left the passers hands
- Defend with the body and with arms extended straight up or out
- Body shadowing a ball carrier is accepted to prevent the ball carrier from dribbling toward the basket.
- Substitutions must be made during dead balls
- The time keeper will let you know when a half is midway through in case you want to make substitutions.
- 2 timeouts per game
- No tournament for this division
9U (9 and under division)
- Games will be played full court with 12 minute halves and a 2 minute half time.
- Each team will place 5 players on the court.
- Game begins with a jump ball.
- Rim height is 9ft
- The official ball size 28.5″.
- No full or half-court presses. After a team scores, they must immediately run down and set up for defense.
- Substitutions must be made during dead balls
- Only one player may defend the ball carrier. No swarming.
- The time keeper will let you know when a half is midway through in case you want to make substitutions.
- 2 timeouts per game during season, 3 timeouts during tournament
- Fouls on shots will give shooter two shots on the free-throw line.
- Tournaments are typically played during the last two weeks of the season and vary depending on the number of teams in the division.
12U (12 and under division)
- Full-court, half-court and swarm presses are only allowed in the last 2 minutes of a half.
- Games will be played full court with 12 minute halves and a 2 minute half time.
- Each team will place 5 players on the court.
- Game begins with a jump ball.
- Rim height is 10ft
- The official ball size 28.5″.
- Substitutions must be made during dead balls
- 2 timeouts per game during season, 3 timeouts during tournament
- The time keeper will let you know when a half is midway through in case you want to make substitutions
- Tournaments are typically played during the last two weeks of the season and vary depending on the number of teams in the division.
