Tournament Rules

TOURNAMENT RULES

All games will be conducted under FIBA rules.

TIMING RULES

Warm-up period: Minimum Two (2) minutes
Game time: Two(2) Eighteen(18) minute periods
One(1) Time out per team per half
2 minute half time
Running clock
No Time outs in the last 2 minutes of each period or subs in the last 1 minute(unless someone is fouled out).
Draws are Permitted

SIN BIN

Players or team officials receiving a technical foul will be penalised in the normal manner with the added penalty of the player/team official being disqualified from the court for a period of Five (5) playing minutes. The scorer will record the time the penalty was imposed on the scoresheet/laptop and advise the team when the player/team official is able to return to the game. Any subsequent technical fouls for players or team officials will result in disqualification of the offending person/s.

BASKETBALLS

Each team must supply their own warm up ball.
Male games a size 7 ball will be used
Female games a size 6 ball will be used.

GENERAL

No Finals will be played, the Tournament is designed for fun and to slowly get back into playing
Teams MUST CHECK the tournament website prior to their first game, and regularly during the tournament for alterations to draws, times, games, etc.
All venues used during this Tournament have NO swinging on rings or nets. Doing so imposes an immediate ban from the Tournament
The Tournament Organiser(s) reserves the right to combine A and B grades, or to cancel any division or grade if insufficient entries are received
Continuous Rough, overly Physical or Dangerous play may result in a team being removed from the Tournament
Remind people to take it easy outside and enjoy playing Basketball

REFUNDS

No refunds will be given after the closing date of registrations, except in the following circumstances
- MSD Spartans refunds registrations to teams when a competition doesn’t have enough teams
- If games are cancelled due to weather: each game that wasn’t able to be played past half time will be refunded matches fees of $60 per game
- Teams who received a walkover will be refunded a match fee of $60 per game