NORTH BRUNSWICK BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
2011-2012 LEAGUE RULES
* ALL NEW JERSEY HIGH SCHOOL RULES APPLY WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE FOLLOWING:
* ALL PLAYERS MUST BE BORN AFTER AUGUST 1st (PER DIVISION) NO 9th GRADERS ARE ALLOWED TO PLAY IN THE LEAGUE
* Current Player Eligibility Breakdown for the 2011-2012 Season are as follows:
U10- Player needs to be born after August 2001
U11- Player needs to be born after August 2000
U12- Player needs to be born after August 1999
U13- Player needs to be born after August 1998
U14- Player needs to be born after August 1997
*Players may play in an older age bracket but never in a lower age bracket
* Coaches MUST have team roster (with birth certificates) at all games.
* Players MUST live in your township; town-based teams are allowed 2 non-residents. (This must be noted on the official league roster). Any exceptions MUST be approved by the League Director and NBBA President.
* Team rosters must include player, name, address, city/town, school name, uniform #, and a copy of each player’s school ID or a passport size photo. Random checks will take place throughout the season; coaches must have all your team information present at all games for inspection. Failure to provide documentation at the games may result in a forfeit.
* Coaches’ sheet and team roster with appropriate documentation and fees are due no later than Friday, November 11th to your League Director.
* Any coach found in violation of player information will be immediately suspended for the remainder of the season.
v Expectations are to have two divisions at each level (U-11 Boys and above) for balance by anticipated team strength. Girls divisions will depend on the number of teams.
* All games will be played at North Brunswick Township Schools: North Brunswick Township High School, Linwood Middle School or Livingston Park School on Saturdays and/or Sundays.
* All games will be 15 minute halves with clock stopping on all whistles. Exception: Running Clock if winning team is up by more than 20 points
* Each team will be responsible for providing a game clock operator or a score keeper for each game, Failure to do so will result in a forfeit for that respective team. A double-forfeit will be awarded if both teams fail to provide either a game clock operator or score keeper.
* Full court press is allowed the entire game with the exception of a team that is winning by more than 20 points. (In the U-10 Division: Full Court Press is allowed in the last two minutes of each half)
* Two Full Timeouts and Two 30 Second Timeouts will be awarded to each Team
* Overtime sessions will be 3-minutes and each team will receive one additional full timeout. Regulation timeouts carry over into overtime
* Ball Size- 28.5 Ball will be used for the Boys (10 & U), (11 & U) (12 & U Boys), & (12 & U Girls) and (14 & U Girls) Divisions. All other divisions will use a High School Regulation Size Ball
* A coach or player that receives two technical fouls will be ejected from the game and must leave the gym. That coach or player will be suspended for the next game and subject to disciplinary action
* Five personal fouls will result in removal from the game
* A team that does not arrive by the scheduled start time will forfeit the game. All teams need a minimum of five players to start the game
* A team will begin shooting one and one foul shots on the seventh foul, two shots will be awarded on the tenth team foul (In the U-10 Division the foul shooter may cross the line after releasing the ball)
* Three coaches maximum will accompany the team on bench during the game
* The winning coach must e-mail the league director before Monday after each weeks games.
* Minimum 8 players on the Rosters, Maximum 15 players
* A player can only play on one rostered team per division
* No jewelry or earrings can be worn during warm-ups or games. Uniforms must be worn properly
* If game opponents have similar color uniforms, which will promote confusion with the referees or players, home team can wear pinnies.
* The playoffs will be conducted in a single elimination tournament, (all teams make the playoffs) and teams will be ranked according to your regular season record. Tiebreakers will result in head to head competition. If teams are tied after head to head competition, a coin flip will determine the playoff seeding
* The full season schedule will be distributed the week of Thanksgiving.
o Deadline to submit any schedule conflicts/requests is Friday, November 11th
o Once the schedule is published, no requests for changes will be entertained.
o If a team cannot play at the scheduled time, the result will be a forfeit and the forfeit bond will be cashed.
* Inclement Weather: In the event of a snow storm please check the website for notification at
www.NBBasketball.org. Your league director will notify you via e-mail or by phone.
* All teams will maintain insurance and liability to cover its team’s obligations hereunder and upon request will provide the North Brunswick Basketball Association and the North Brunswick Board of Education a certificate of insurance showing that such insurance is in place
* All teams represented and warrant that all of its coaches shall be qualified and properly trained and shall perform the services of coaching in a competent, professional manner.
* All teams herby agree to indemnify, defend and hold the North Brunswick Basketball Association, and the North Brunswick Board of Education harmless from and against any and all loss, claims, actions, liability and/or suits suffered or incurred by the North Brunswick Basketball Association, and the North Brunswick Board of Education arising directly or indirectly as a result of the North Brunswick League.
* The league will assign the referees, each team is responsible for paying one referee per game @ $40.00
* League Fee is $350.00 plus Forfeit bond of $200.00 due by Friday, November 11th Please make checks payable to North Brunswick Basketball Association. The Forfeit bond (Separate Check- Made payable to the North Brunswick Basketball Association) will not be cashed and will be returned if your team does not forfeit any games during the course of the season and including the Playoffs. ( Teams are accepted on a First Come First Serve basis, once the divisions are filled, teams will be placed on a waiting list) Rosters are considered final upon submission.
* The Regular Season will begin on Saturday, December 3rd and continue until Sunday, March 11th. All Star games will be played on Saturday, February 18th (no regular season games will be played on President’s Weekend).
* Playoffs begin on Saturday, March 17th and Sunday, March 18th and continue the week of March 19th. Championships will be played the weekend of March 24th
* Note: No games are scheduled the weekend of December 24th and December 31st Games will resume on Saturday, January 7th
* Officials’ decisions are final- NO PROTESTS!!
* No AAU TEAMS ARE ALLOWED TO ENTER THIS LEAGUE
* Refreshments will be sold at the Snack Shacks
