Sikh Sports Association Basketball Rules

ELIGIBILITY

Each team is allowed to have NO MORE than 3 Non-Indians on their roster. Non-Indians are those who are not of Indian Decent or from the country of India. Pakistani is considered Non-Indian. A PHOTO ID/ORIGINAL BIRTH CERTIFICATE is required for name and picture identification purposes. It is the responsibility of the team captain to provide documentation verifying the nationality as well as the age of any player that is in question. A protest of a player must be made before the start of the game (Jump Ball). If the team captain fails to provide positive proof, the player in question will not be allowed to play in that game and his team will forfeit any games of which he has participated. If a player has played a game and is not under the correct age limit, he will force that team to forfeit any games he has participated in. The tournament officials do hold the right to accept or deny any protest.

NO MORE than 2 Non-Indians may be on the court at ANY time. If a team has 3 Non-Indians on the court at ANY time that team will be issued a Technical Foul AND that player will no longer be able to play for the rest of that game. Players may only play on one team. Any player found to have played on more than one team would immediately be disqualified from the tournament. In addition, the second team for which he played for will forfeit all of their games. Only players that have played in a game on Saturday are allowed to play on Sunday. If a player was on the roster for Saturday but did not play, he will not be allowed to play on Sunday. This is a new addition to our rules to avoid roster manipulation for teams who have advanced to the next day. Rosters are not allowed to be changed after the start of the first game. The tournament officials do hold the right to accept or deny any protest.

JERSEYS/UNIFORMS

All teams are required to have alike colored reversible jerseys with different permanent numbers. There will be no tape or permanent marker numbers allowed. If a number cannot be read during a game, a Technical foul will be administered. Final judgment will be at the discretion of the club officials.

GAME

• There will be two 18-minute halves. The clock keeps running except for the last 2 minutes of the second half and time-outs. During the last 2 minutes, the clock will stop on every whistle except for the mercy rule.
• Throughout the tournament, a FIVE Minute buffer will be given to those teams who are late. Please show up 30 mins before game time. If a team does not show up 5 mins after the original start time, that team will forfeit. NO EXCEPTIONS. NO SHOT CLOCK. If a team forfeits (no show), the opposing team will receive an automatic win.
• Open teams will be playing 3 games each on Saturday, the top 8 teams will advance to Sunday for a single game elimination tournament. 17&U and 12&U schedules are TBD

Mercy Rule

There will be a 20-point mercy rule. If a team is leading by 20 or more points, the clock will remain running in the last 2 minutes of the second half except for a called time-out.

TIME OUTS

Each team will be allowed 2 time-outs per half that do not carry over.

FREE-THROWS

A player will foul out when he reaches his 5th Personal Foul.

Teams will shoot in the bonus on the 7th team foul in each half.

Teams will shoot in the double bonus on the 10th team foul in each half.

Players may enter the lane upon the release of the ball. The shooter may enter the lane when the ball touches the rim.

TECHNICAL FOUL= AUTOMATIC 2 POINTS + Possession. SECOND TECHNICAL= AUTOMATIC EJECTION + AUTOMATIC 2 POINTS. + Possession

OVERTIME

If the score is tied after regulation time, then a 2 minute overtime period is played with the clock stopping in the last minute. All time-outs are canceled and each team will be allowed only one time-out per overtime period. Time-outs do not carry over! DOUBLE OT WILL BE SUDDEN DEATH with the first team to score at least 1 point wins.

BEHAVIOR

There will be no fighting allowed in this tournament. Any player/players ejected for fighting or for leaving their bench area during an altercation will be disqualified from the tournament. All players are responsible for the actions and behaviors of their teammates. Teams may also be disqualified from the tournament for inappropriate behavior. It is up to the discretion of the club officials to decide that and their decisions are final.

All other rules are HIGH SCHOOL

Please remember that it is the responsibility of the team captain to inform all his teammates of the rules and regulations prior to the start of the team's games.

ANY PROTEST MUST BE IN WRITING WITH $100 DEPOSIT. IF DECISION IS IN YOUR FAVOR YOU WILL BE REFUNDED THE AMOUNT. IF DECISION IS NOT RULED IN YOUR FAVOR THERE WILL BE NO REFUNDS. FORMS WILL BE PROVIDED

All decisions made by the tournament officials are FINAL.

Team Captain Signature

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