Basketball

3-4th Grade Game Rules

1. Each team needs to have a book-keeper, home team is official book

2. (4) 10 minute running quarters

3. 3-minute halftime 1-minute between quarters

4. (3) Full Timeouts per team per game

5. Clock stops during timeouts, and the last minute of the game.

6. Overtime will be 3-minutes, then sudden death

   • Each team will get 1additional timeout per overtime

   • Clock will stop as it does in the final 1-minute of the game.

7. 28.5 inch ball must be used

8. Play on 9-foot rims

9. Free Throws

   • On Hanging Rims (coming out) shoot from the foul line

   • On Adjustable Rims (up & down) shoot from (13 feet) must be marked

   • Player cannot touch or jump over foul line, as NFHS

   • All players except shooter and players behind 3pt line can enter lane at the release of the ball

10. 3-pointers awarded (if line is available)

11. Full Court Pressing is only allowed during the 4th quarter and during the whole Overtime period, but not by a team who is up by 15+ points. The score will freeze if one team gets a 20 pt lead. If the score comes below 10 the scoreboard will continue.

12. Any half-court defense is allowed.

13. 5 fouls result in a player disqualification

14. Teams will switch goals at halftime.

15. All other basketball rules governed by the NFHS will be enforced.

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5-6th Grade Game Rules

1. Boys will use official size basketball for boys

2. Girls will use 28.5 inch basketball

3. Pressing is allowed at any point, unless a team is up by 15+ points. The score will freeze if one team gets a 20 pt lead. If the score comes below 10 the scoreboard will continue.

4. Each team needs to have a book-keeper, home team is the official book

5. (4) 10 minute running quarters

6. 3-minute halftime 1-minute between quarters

7. (3) Full timeouts per team

8. Clock stops during timeouts, during the last minute of the game.

9. Overtime will be 3-minutes, then sudden death

10. Each team will get 1 additional timeout per overtime period

11. Clock will stop as it does in the final 1 minute of the game

12. Play will be on 10-foot rims

13. All other basketball rules governed by the NFHS will be enforced