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Game and Practice Times
Teams play a 10 - 12 game regular season schedule beginning in early December and running through mid-March. This is followed by a single elimination playoff tournament for the top 8 teams in each league. Games are played on Saturdays and Sundays. Game times are generally as follows but may vary depending on the number of players and teams in each league:


League Grade Approximate Start Times
B4 4th Saturday  9 AM, 10 AM, 11 AM
B5 5th Saturday  11 AM, 12 PM, 1 PM
A6 6th Saturday  1 PM, 2 PM, 3 PM - updated 10/27/09
A7 7th Saturday  3 PM, 4 PM, 5 PM - updated 10/27/09
Pony 8th & 9th Sunday   11 AM, 12 PM, 2 PM


Practices are held once a week for one hour on Sundays through Thursday evenings depending on team assignments.


League Grade Practice Times
B4 4th Sunday - Thursday, 7-8pm
B5 5th Sunday - Thursday, 7-8pm
A6 6th Sunday - Thursday, 8-9pm
A7 7th Sunday - Thursday, 8-9pm
Pony 8th & 9th Monday - Thursday, 9-10pm

Games and practices for all leagues except the C league are held at Brown Middle School.

For information on our C League - 3rd grade age - please select the following link: C League information)

 



Game Rules and Regulations

B Leagues
Length of Quarters: 10 minutes running with stop time last minute of each half.
Time Outs per Game: 5
Overtime: First two minutes clock runs; last minute stop time. One time out per overtime (no carryovers).
Defense: Man to man defense required first half, forecourt only. As soon as the team on defense gains control of the ball in their own back court on either a made or missed basket, the other team must retreat to their side of the half court line.
Full Court Press: Last minute of game and last minute of any overtime.
Team Fouls: Ten (10) fouls are a one and one situation.
Personal Fouls: Five (5) fouls out. Technical Foul: 2 shots and the ball

A Leagues
Length of Quarters: 10 minutes running with stop time last minute of each half.
Time Outs per Game: 5
Overtime: First two minutes clock runs; last minute stop time. One time out per overtime (no carryovers).
Defense: Man to man defense required first half, forecourt only.
Team Fouls: Seven (7) fouls are a one and one situation.
Personal Fouls: Five (5) fouls out. Technical Foul: 2 shots and the ball.

 Pony League
Length of Quarters: 7 minutes STOP time.
Time Outs per Game: 5
Overtime: three minutes stop time. One time out per overtime. (no carryovers)
Defense: Man to man defense required first half, forecourt only.
Team Fouls: Seven (7) fouls are a one and one situation.
Personal Fouls: Five (5) fouls out. Technical Foul: 2 shots and the ball

* see below for new Pony League playing rules


All Leagues

Each player must play one complete uninterrupted quarter and a portion of another quarter. Each player must sit out one uninterrupted quarter.


Forfeits - B4, B5, A6, A7:
All games played by teams with fewer than seven (7) players are subject to forfeit at the discretion of the league. Factors to be considered will include notice, opportunity to reschedule, reasons for absence and prior history. The games will be played and all forfeit discretions will be made at the next scheduled Board Meeting.

Forfeits - PONY 1. If both teams playing a particular game have 7 or more players at the start of the game, then playing time rules are unchanged. That is:

a. Every player must play one full, uninterrupted quarter plus part of another quarter.

b. Every player must sit out one full, uninterrupted quarter.

2. But, if either team playing a particular game has only 5 or 6 players at the start of the game, then:

a. The rule that every player must sit out a full quarter is waived for both teams,

b. The game is not a forfeit.

c. For a team that has 6 players, every player must play 3 full quarters.

All Leagues

Player Attendance: Coaches must advise the league of attendance problems both at practices and games, so that appropriate remedial measures can be taken. The League Commissioners will be responsible for monitoring their leagues.

The following outlines the NAA policy regarding conduct:

1. Profanity or other unsportsmanlike conduct by coaches or players will cause the referee to give the offender and the team a warning. Continuation of this behavior by a player or coach after the warning will result in a technical foul. The next conduct related foul will result in a technical foul and immediate ejection from the game.

2. Coaches shall assume the responsibility for the conduct of his or her players. They will also be responsible for assisting the referees in managing unacceptable behavior displayed by the parents of players on his or her team.

3. A player arriving before the beginning of the 3rd period must comply wih the playing time rule. For a player arriving after the 3rd period commences, the playing time rule is suspended and the playing time is up to the discretion of the coach. The league requests that the coach make every effort to comply with the playing time rule, regardless of the arrival time.

4. Only coaches and assistant coaches are allowed on the bench.

5. The NAA does not allow any wearing of jewelry during games. This includes but is not limited to watches, rings, hanging ornaments and earrings.

6. Uniforms cannot be altered in any way

 



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