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FAVC RULES

Fort Ancient Valley Youth Basketball League Rules
Athletic
Revised 9/14/07

Opening Statement:  The FAVYB League was founded in 1970 for the purpose of develop-ing basketball fundamentals for the youth of our communities.  The rules were adopted for that purpose, as was the man-to-man defense.  Through the years this has been questioned many times, but has always withstood the test, which is to “develop fundamentals” for our local school teams.  When local high school coaches were sent a survey about this type of defense, 100% replied with the answer that man-to-man defense is the only defense that should be taught at this age.  As we continue this tradition, we, as coordinators, can look back at the success of our high school teams with pride, knowing these players learned the fundamentals through our programs.

RULES:  Ohio High School Athletic Association Basketball Rules with the following modifications:

MODIFICATIONS/EXCEPTIONS:

1.      Intermediate sized (official women sized) basketball is to be used for all games.  Home teams should have a first aid kit available.

2.      Scoring – Three (3) point rule in BOYS and GIRLS basketball at sixth and 5th grade level.  There is no three(3) point rule at the fourth grade level.

3.      Full names will be entered in the score book before the game, no initials will be accepted.

4.      COACHES BOX – Maximum of three (3) coaches in bench area, length of the bench to last seated player, away from scorer’s table.  Do not place a player closer to the scorer’s table than the coach unless he/she is being substituted in.

5.      OFFENSE – Clear out and one-on-one offenses are illegal.  Points scored on such offense will not be allowed and the ball goes to defense.  The referees will warn and penalize the same as under the zone defense rules.

6.     DEFENSE – 4th Grade must be sagging man-to-man in the front court, No double teaming is allowed except on the ball for 5th and 6th grade and 4th in the last 2 minutes.  All grades must be man-to-man in the front court. 5th and 6th may press in any fashion in the back court until a 15 point deficit is reached by Boys and 10 point deficit is reached by Girls. 5th and 6th grade is allowed to Double the Ball anywhere on the floor, but must play man defense behind the double, that means one offensive player will be left open or undefended. THERE ARE NO ZONE DEFENSES AT ANY TIME. 4th grade in the last 2 minutes can press in the back court and then double the ball in the front court but must play man behind, leaving one offensive player unguarded. If the Referee sees a violation, he will stop play and warn the team violating the rule and from there on a technical foul will be called.

PENALTY FOR ZONE DEFENSE:

Each team gets one warning.  The second violation and all successive violations will result in a two (2) shot technical foul.

DEFINITION OF SAGGING MAN-TO-MAN DEFENSE:

Any time the offensive player is a threat, the defensive man must be within five (5) feet of that person.  If the offensive player breaks loose (beats his man), any other defensive player may pull off to pick him up.  Only ONE (1) may pick him up.  NO double teaming is allowed, except on the ball for 5th and 6th grade and 4th in the last 2 minutes.

If the illegal defense impedes the offensive player, the zone penalty is called.

When the offensive player becomes a threat (when the player is at or within the 3 point perimeter), the defensive player assigned to him must be within five (5) feet of that player.  Until an offensive threat, the defense may lag back as long as they do not stand in any part of the paint.

If the offense brings two or more defensive players together, the defensive players may go for the ball without a penalty.

When the ball has been established in the lane/paint, double teaming may occur.  The paint for each age group changes at each age group’s foul line.

7.   FREE THROWS – To be shot from:

6th grade – the regular foul line (15 feet)

5th grade – three (3) feet in front of the regular free throw line*(12 feet)

     4th grade – from the front of the free throw circle, or if no exists, six (6) feet in front of the regular free
     throw line*(9 feet)

*Tape should be placed for these lines if no permanent line exists.  This must be in place before the game or all shots will be shot from the regular free throw line!

Foul line – no one is allowed in the lane until the ball hits the rim.

If there is a foul at the end of the game, it will only be shot if the outcome of the game could change.

You may not substitute before the first shot of a two (2) shot foul.

8.  Games will have six (6) minute quarters and there will be one (1) minute time outs between quarters and an eight (8) minute half time.

A.   There will be eight (8) minute warm up periods between games.

B.   Time outs – There will be three (3) full time outs and two (2) thirty second time outs each game per team and can be used at any time during the game.  A coach on the sideline or a player can call time out but must identify whether the time out is a 30 second one OR they will be charged for a one (1) minute time out.

C.  A coach may call time out from the bench.

OVERTIME GAMES - After a minute rest period, overtime will be two (2) minutes long with time outs carried over and an additional full (one minute) time out added.

9.  REFEREES - Each of the officials will be paid $25 for the game by the host team.  If only one official works the game, he is to be paid $35 per game.

If an assigned official shows up to work and the second official does not show, the one must work the game by himself; unless another licensed official is available in the stands and is agreed upon, by both area coordinators or the person assigned the responsibility that day.  If agreed upon, the coaches must abide by the decision.

If an official misses three assignments, he is suspended.

All officials must have a Class 1 or 2 Ohio Basketball License.

10.  League games are to be played for BOYS on Saturdays and for GIRLS on Sundays unless a scheduling conflict exists and the two areas and the referee coordinator can work out a mutual agreement.  The home team is responsible to schedule the referees.

A.     Games should start eight (8) minutes after the completion of the previous game.

B.     Game rotation will be 5th, 6th and 4th during the regular season.

C.     Game score cards are the responsibility of the home team’s coordinator.  They must be mailed or faxed to the VP by no later than Wednesday following the game.  You may call in scores if you personally talk to the VP.  Please do not simply leave a message on a recorder – mail the card instead.  The cards must have the game date, both teams scores with coaches initials and the home team’s coordinator’s return address on the front of the card.  There is a place for comments and if a technical is called it must be written on the score card.

D.    Team roster may be a maximum of 10 players.  All Rosters must be on the FAVC form and must include Birth date and Player’s address.  Roster’s, including leagues fees must be turned in to the respective Vice-President, one week prior to the start of the season.

11.  The host team will provide the game ball.  If the referee does not accept the ball, he may request and use the visiting team’s ball.

12.  League fees MUST be paid one week in advance of the first game.  Fees for the 2006-2007 year are $175.00. If payment is NOT received on time, the fee will be $200.00.

13.  Sixth graders may not be 13 before September 1 of that school year, 5th graders may not be 12 before September 1 of that school year and 4th graders may not be 11 before September 1 of that school year.

A.     Any player may play up in an older age group.  A player can play only once per age group unless he had previously played up and may not play more than four (4) times. 

B.     Players may play for one team only and may not switch to another age group after the team rosters have been turned into the division’s vice-president.  Team rosters must be turned in one week prior before the first game.  Birth certificates must be turned into individual coaches and must be kept on file.  If a coach would like to contest the age of an opposing player, he must contact the VP of that division within 24 hours of the game the questionable player played in.  The opposing coach must produce the birth certificate within 48 hours and fax or mail a copy of it to the VP.  Failure to do so will result in a forfeit of the game.

Penalty – Forfeit of all games the player played in and dismissal of the player from the team.

Players must live within or attend the high school district of their youth association of which they play.

Suspected of non-roster players – If a coach thinks the opposing team is using a non-roster player, he must bring his suspicion to the attention of the referees before the end of the game.  The referees will line the teams up and ask and record each player’s name.  If a non-roster player is discovered, this game and all games in which he has played will be forfeited.

C.     Players should wear standard basketball numbers containing only: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 or a combination thereof.  It is preferable to have reversible jerseys.

14.  All referee decisions are final.  The only matter that may be protested is player eligibility.

15.  The end of the season tournament must be governed under the same rules as the regular season unless exceptions are made by the league before the tournament begins.

Failure to show within 15 minutes of the scheduled game time will result in a forfeit.

Tournament brackets will be set up before the season begins so there are no misunderstandings.  Coordinators will vote to determine if the tournaments will be a single elimination or double elimination tournaments with three (3) divisions.

A league meeting will be held before the tournament to draw into the brackets and to vote on any selection/rejection of referees.

16.  If a coach receives two (2) technical fouls in one game, he/she will be asked to leave the gym and will be unable to coach for the following seven (7) days in the FAVCYBL.  If the coach will not leave, the game will be forfeited to the other team.

If any coach makes physical contact with an official, there will be an investigative committee of three (3) area coordinators that were not involved in the game, the referee’s coordinator and the vice president.  The coach will be invited to share his side of the story.  The referee will tell his side of the story.  The investigative committee’s decision will be final.

If the committee gets three (3) separate complaints about a coach, the coordinator will call the committee together to make a decision as to whether the coach should be allowed to continue to coach in the FAVYB.  The coach will be allowed to offer a rebuttal to the complaints.  The decision of this committee will be final.

17.  The home team will keep a copy of the league rules with the official home score book at the scoring table.  If at all possible, only adults should be allowed to keep the clock and score books at the scorer’s table.

18.  FAN CONTROL – all fans must remember that this league is for the youth and is to promote good sportsmanship, teamwork and to develop basketball skills.  The players are to learn from example.  If a fan becomes loud, rowdy, obtrusive, etc. the referee can  ask the coaches to identify which team the fan is from and may ask that coach to get the fan under control.  However, if a fan demonstrates abusive behavior, the referee can have zero tolerance and immediately eject the fan.  After one warning, the coach will be asked to remove the fan.  If the fan does not leave the gym within two (2) minutes, the game will be forfeited to the team whom the person does not belong to.  If neither of  the coaches knows who the person is with, the person responsible for the building will be asked to remove the person.  If the person refuses after a reasonable amount of time, the police will be called and the person prosecuted.

Once a person has been warned, the referee will ask the coach for his name and that name will give to the vice president of the boys.  The second complaint on the same person will cause a warning to be issued to that area coordinator stating that another altercation from this person will result in forfeit of the game.

19.  All new FAVYB members will be on probation for the first year of participation, with no voting rights, but should attend all meetings.  After successful completion of the first year, they will become full members with voting rights.

20.  Cheerleading issues are inconsequential to the FAVYBL and not under our jurisdiction.

21.  Any of the rules above to be changed by majority vote only.