Hotshots: RULES: Pre-K - 1/2 Non-Comp

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Hotshots Non-Competitive Rules


For:


Pre-School/Kindergarten


1st/2nd Non-Competitive


1.  Have a short practice before each game lasting 15 to 20 minutes.  Games will start no later than 20 minutes after the hour.

2.  Hotshots officials will referee and monitor the game.

3.  Game length will be 5-6 minute periods.


4.  All players must play at least 2 periods each game (All players should play equal time.)

5.  Players should shake hands at beginning of each period.  Teach your kids to guard the person whose hand they shook.  Absolutely no double or triple teaming.  Man on Man defenses only.  No zone defenses.

6.  Defense cannot back court press at any time.

7.  Defense cannot steal the ball from player with ball. A team may steal an errant pass.

8.  There are no violations (traveling, double dribble…etc.) You should work with your kids so they know what double dribble is, what traveling is, and other violations are.  Our referees will instruct your players during the course of the game as well to help them learn these violations.


9.  Do your best to give all players an opportunity to score. Each player should shoot at least once a game, more than that is preferred.

10.  Rotate which players dribble the ball up court so all players get an opportunity to dribble.


11.  Teams will only jump ball at the beginning of the first quarter. After that it will be change possession on jump balls and period.

12. Coaches need to talk to each other and the gym official about the game and how it should flow. They should also communicate some of their weaker players to each other so the other coach knows when to back off defensively for those particular players.  This is non-competitive basketball. This is why we don’t keep score. The object is not to make more baskets than the other team. The object of this division is to help develop each child’s skill level, confident level, teach team work, and to improve their self-esteem while playing and having fun on the basketball court.


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