Tigard Basketball Association Rules for 2008-2009 Season

Welcome to the 2008 - 2009 season. As you read these rules, you will realize that TBA strives to maintain a program that allows each player to realize his or her full potential, while keeping the ideals of sportsmanship and fair play above all else.

Since this is a recreational organization, competitiveness is downplayed and participation and fun are emphasized. There are some fundamental safety rules enforced at all grade levels. These include:

* Absolutely no jewelry of any kind is allowed

* Metal or hard plastic hair clips are prohibited

* No casts of any kind are allowed

* Only individual plastic water bottles are allowed in any gym as per school district rules. No sports  drinks, coffee or pop are allowed. Bench technical fouls will be enforced if your parents do not comply with this rule.

* Flash pictures are prohibited during play

By following these safety rules, the program provides a safe environment for our children. We expect every coach, player, parent and spectator to adhere to these rules.

Official TBA jerseys must be worn at games. If tee shirts are worn under jerseys, they must be of the same or similar color as the jersey color. This means white under white and dark under green. Players will be asked to remove non-compliant tee shirts. Shirts must remain tucked in during play and shorts pulled up…

Players who participate in practices must play at least 50% of each game held that week. It is the responsibility of parents to report any non-compliance of this rule to the TBA Hoop Line.                    

GAME RULES:  ALL GRADE LEVELS 3 through 8

TBA operates under the current rules of the National Federation of High School Associations (NF) with the following modifications and exceptions. Any situation not covered under the written rules will be decided by the game officials. Their decision is final. TBA does not recognize appeals.

Teams should have at least five players to start the game. If a team has fewer than five, they may play with four, or they may recruit other registered TBA players who are in the gym at the time and who are of the same gender and the same grade level or below, as long as both coaches and the officials agree. Only as many players as it takes to get to a full complement of five are allowed to be recruited. If that team's roster players arrive during the game, they must replace the non-roster players at the next dead ball, and the non-roster players cannot further participate in the game except for injury.

If a number of players are disqualified to reduce the available players to less than five, the disqualified player(s) may remain in the game, but each foul assessed thereafter will also result in a team technical foul; only the last disqualified player(s) may remain in the game, except for injury.

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Any profanity from a player or coach is considered to be a flagrant technical foul, which includes ejection from the game.  Parents and/or spectators may be ejected at any time for unsportsmanlike behavior at the discretion of the officials and/or TBA board members. Ejected players may never reenter a game, and anyone ejected for any reason will be suspended for next game, and not allowed in the building.

Coaches are not allowed on the floor for match-ups, except in third and grade games. TBA does not recognize a designated coaching box at any level and coaches must remain seated as stated in NF rules 10-5-1 and 10-5-2.

If games are running long the officials may alter the timing regulations of the games, as needed to stay on schedule.

Only players on the floor may request a timeout.

Any team violating the "no food or non water drinks in the gym” rule may receive a bench technical foul. Only Individual water bottles are allowed in the gyms

3rd & 4th Boys and Girls -Introduction to Basketball

The purpose of the 3rd and 4th grade programs is to teach boys and girls the fundamentals of the game, with emphasis on sportsmanship and fair play. To achieve this goal, special rules apply.

The game consists of 9 minute running clock quarters, a 3-minute half time and 1 minute between quarters with the clock stopping only for timeouts, but not for free throws. The score shall not be shown at any time either team has a lead of 15 points or more.

Back court guarding, zone defenses and isolation plays (set plays involving only a single offensive player) are not allowed at any time in the game. In the front-court, defensive players must remain within six feet of their offensive player, but may switch.  Double teaming (two players only) is allowed only when the ball-handler is in the key.

Coaches are allowed on the court for match-ups if either of the teams has substituted more than one player or at the beginning of a quarter, as long as the time taken does not become excessive in the opinion of the officials.

During regulation time, each team receives two 60-second timeouts per half. Unused timeouts do not carry over into the second half.

Players will be allowed up to 5 seconds in the key.

5 second closely guarded violations will not be called.

Free throws are shot from a line 4 feet closer than standard.  Strict adherence to the line will be enforced.

All games will use a nine foot hoop.

NOTE ON RUNNING CLOCK GAMES

The clock stops only for timeouts. Unlike a stop-clock game, the clock starts when the ball is at the disposal of a free throw shooter or inbounder following a timeout

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Each team may be granted a total of three 60 second and two 30 second timeouts per regulation game.

Only players on the floor may request a timeout.

Overtime: if the game is tied at the end of regulation, a single 2 minute stop-clock period shall be played, time permitting. Unused timeouts do not carry over into the overtime period. Each team shall receive one-30 second timeout for use in overtime. If the game is still tied at the end of one overtime, the game will be declared a tie.

Any time during the game a team has a lead of 15 or more points, that team is not allowed to back court guard.

One warning per team shall be given for violations of the no backcourt guarding rules. Subsequent violations will be assessed as team technical fouls.

Games are 7-minute stop-time quarters with a maximum 3-minute halftime. 1 minute is allowed between quarters.

5 boys- 5/6 girls *

* If 5^th and 6^th grade girls are separate programs, then 6^th grade shall play the same rules as 7/8 girls.

Games shall consist of 6 minute stop time quarters, a 3 minute halftime and I minute between quarters.

Teams are allowed to play any type of defense, including zone, at any time, except that teams may back court guard only in the 4th quarter and in overtime. Once the ball crosses the mid-court line, high school rules are played in the frontcourt including 5-second closely guarded.

Free throws are shot from a line 2 feet shorter than standard. Strict adherence to the line will be enforced.

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