Tigard Basketball Association Rules for 2008-2009 Season
Grades 9 through 12:Boys & Girls
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 prohibite
* 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 parent’s to report any non-compliance of this rule to the TBA Hoop Line.
GAME RULES
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.
9th-12th GRADE LEVELS:
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 status 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.
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 the next game, and not allowed in the building.
Any player yelling at an opponent may be considered unacceptable conduct by the referees. The first offense shall result in a team warning. The ball will be awarded to the opponents for a spot throw in. A second offense is considered unsportsmanlike conduct, a team technical foul.
TBA TBA does not recognize a designated coaching box at any level andcoaches must remain seatedas stated inNF rules 10-5-1 and 10- 5-2.
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A Any team violating the "no food or non water drinks in the gym" rule may receive abench technical
foul. Only individual "water bottles" are allowed.
Games shall consist of 7 minute stop time quarters, a 3 minute halftime and 1 minute between quarters.
Each team may be granted a total of four 30-second timeouts per regulation game.
Only players on the floor may request a timeout.
If games are running long, the officials may alter the timing regulations of the games as needed to stay on schedule.
Overtime:if the game is tied at the end of regulation, a single 2 minute stop-time 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.
Teams are allowed to play any type of defense, including zone, at any time.
If at any time during the game a team has a lead of 20 or more points, that team is not allowed to backcourt guard.
One warning per team shall be given for violations of the no back court guarding rule. Subsequent violations will be assessed as team technical fouls.
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 the next game, and not allowed in the building.
If a player is ejected in two separate games, that player must appeal to the TBA Board for reinstatement. If reinstatement is denied, no refund will be issued.