Specific Grade Rules and Regulations

                                                                  1^st and 2nd Grade Boys and Girls

·                    An intermediate size ball (27.5”) will be used.

·           8 foot basket height.

·          Free throws will not be played at this level of play. There will be no turnovers until the 5th game. Referees must explain to the players on every infraction what the infraction was..

·          Games consist of four 6-minute running-time quarters.  The clock stops for all timeouts. Equal playing time rules apply. Each player must be played the same amount of  minutes per game. 3-minutes into each quarter the clock will stop for a player substitutions. Coaches match-up players during every substitution period to even out the more skilled players. There will be no overtime at this level. Half time will be 4 minutes.

·          Each team is allowed two 1-minute timeouts per half with no carryovers.

·          Offensive players are allowed up to 5 seconds in the key..

·          Defenders must remain within 6 feet of the player they are guarding when that player is in front court and within 10 feet of the basket. Defenders can pickup the offense at the 3 point line.

·          Pressing, traps or backcourt guarding is not allowed.  Zone defenses are not allowed.

·          Double-teaming is not allowed.

·          Score will be kept at this level. Every quarter the score will be reset to zero.  

·          Referees will undertake an instructional approach to calling the game, and will use appropriate discretion when calling traveling, back court, double dribble, 5-seconds in the key, etc. There will be no turnovers at this level of play until the 4th game has been played.

 

Specific Grade Rules and Regulations

3^rd and 4^th Grade Boys and Girls

·                    An intermediate size ball (27.5”) will be used.

·          10 foot basket height.

·          Free throws are shot from a line 2 feet (line or area) in front of the normal line.  Shooters may cross the line as they shoot, but may not move toward the basket for a rebound until the ball hits the rim. Free throws are not allowed until each team has played 4 games. There will be no turnovers until the 5th game. Referees must explain to the players on every infraction what the infraction was..

·          Games consist of four 8-minute running-time quarters.  The clock stops for all timeouts and free throws. Equal playing time rules apply. Each player must be played at least 16 minutes per game. 4-minutes into each quarter the clock will stop for a player substitutions. Coaches match-up players during every substitution period to even out the more skilled players. There will be no overtime at this level. Half time will be 4 minutes.

·          Each team is allowed two 1-minute timeouts per half with no carryovers.

·          Offensive players are allowed up to 5 seconds in the key..

·          Defenders must remain within 6 feet of the player they are guarding when that player is in front court and within 20 feet of the basket. Defenders can pickup the offense at the line just above the 3 point line.

·          Pressing, traps or backcourt guarding is not allowed.  Zone defenses are not allowed.

·          Double-teaming is not allowed in the key area only.

·          Score will be kept at this level. Any score difference of more than 10 points the score will be reset to zero. Scores at half time will also be reset to zero.

·              Referees will undertake an instructional approach to calling the game, and will use appropriate discretion when calling traveling, back court, double dribble, 5-seconds in the key, etc.

                     

Specific Grade Rules and Regulations

 5^th and 6^th Grade Boys and Girls

 

·              Intermediate size ball (28.5) for boys 27.5 for girls will be used.

·          10 foot basket height.

·          Games consist of four 8-minute quarters with a running clock.  Overtimes are 3 minutes.  Max 1 OT. Coaches can agree on no overtime. Half time will be 4 minutes.

·          Each team is allowed  two 1-minute timeouts per half with no carryovers. One 1-minute timeout in overtime..

·          Once the ball crosses the half court line, high school rules apply.  The 5-second closely guarded call will be enforced.

·          Double-teaming is allowed in the paint area only.

·          Pressing is allowed in the last 2-minutes of the game. Teams cannot press when they are up by 10 points. Pressing is allowed during overtime.

·          When a team has a lead of 20 or more points going into the half the score for both teams is set to zero at half time.

·          Each player must be played at least 16 minutes per game. Coaches can substitute at any time during the game but must play players equal during all games.

·          Free throw shooters will be not be allowed to cross the line as they shoot. Players will not be allowed to rebound until the ball hits the rim after the free throw shooter has shot the ball.

·          OVYL highly encourages the teaching of man-to-man defensive principles.  Zones defenses are not allowed.

                     

                                                                Specific Grade Rules and Regulations

    7^th and 8^th Grade Boys

 

·              Regulation size ball.

·          7-minute stop-time quarters.

·          Each team is allowed three 1-minute timeouts and two 20-second timeouts per game.

·          Overtimes are 2 minutes, maximum one OT.

·          Halftimes are 3 minutes.  Quarter breaks are 1 minute.

·          The 5-second closely guarded call will be enforced.

·          Pressing, traps, and backcourt guarding is allowed.

·          Double-teaming is allowed in the key area only.

·          When a team has a lead of 20 or more points they may not guard in the backcourt.  The score will be publicly kept on the scoreboard at all times.

·          OVYL highly encourages the teaching of man-to-man defensive principles.  Zones defenses are allowed.