League Rules
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v ALL NEW JERSEY HIGH SCHOOL RULES APPLY WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE FOLLOWING:
v ALL PLAYERS MUST BE BORN AFTER AUGUST 1st (PER DIVISION)
v Current Player Eligibility Breakdown for the 2017-2018 Season are as follows:
U10- (3rd and 4th Grade) Player needs to be born after August 2007
U11- (5th Grade) Player needs to be born after August 2006
U12- (6th Grade) Player needs to be born after August 2005
U13- (7th Grade) Player needs to be born after August 2004
U14- (8th Grade) Player needs to be born after August 2003
PLAYERS MAY PLAY IN AN OLDER AGE BRACKET BUT NEVER IN A YOUNGER AGE BRACKET. A PLAYER CAN ONLY PLAY ON ONE TEAM PER DIVISION.
v Coaches MUST have team roster (with birth certificates) at all games.
v Players MUST live in your township; town-based teams are allowed 3 non-residents. (This must be noted on the official league roster). Any exceptions MUST be approved by the North Brunswick League
v Team rosters must include player, name, address, city/town, school name, uniform #, and a copy of each player’s school ID or a passport size photo. Random checks will take place throughout the season; coaches must have all your team information present at all games for inspection. Failure to provide documentation at the games may result in a forfeit. For teams that are not affiliated with a township program/league, a copy of each player’s school ID will be required to verify residency. The league director has the authority to ask for original birth certificates for any player.
v Coaches’ sheet and team roster with appropriate documentation and fees are due no later than Friday, November 18th. Please mail rosters and checks to Adams Athletic Club, 1270 Noah Road, North Brunswick, NJ 08902 (Make check payable to Adams Athletic Club. Credit Cards are now being accepted on our website. www.NBBasketball.org
v Any coach found in violation of player information will be immediately suspended for the remainder of the season.
v Expectations are to have two divisions at each level (U-12 Boys and above) for balance by anticipated team strength. Girls divisions will depend on the number of teams.
v All games will be played at North Brunswick Township Schools: North Brunswick Township High School or Linwood Middle School on Saturdays and/or Sundays.
v All games will be 15 minute halves with clock stopping on all whistles. Exception: Running Clock if winning team is up by more than 20 points
v Each team will be responsible for providing a game clock operator or a score keeper for each game.
v Full court press is allowed the entire game with the exception of a team that is winning by more than 20 points. (In the U-10 Boys: Full Court Press is allowed in the last three minutes of the game)
v Two Full Timeouts and Two 30 Second Timeouts will be awarded to each Team
v Overtime sessions will be 3-minutes and each team will receive one additional full timeout. Regulation timeouts carry over into overtime
v Ball Size- 28.5 Ball will be used for the Boys (U10), (U11) (U12), & (U12 & U14 Girls) Divisions. All other divisions will use a High School Regulation Size Ball
v A coach or player that receives two technical fouls will be ejected from the game and must leave the gym. That coach or player will be suspended for the next game and subject to disciplinary action
v Five personal fouls will result in removal from the game
v A team that does not arrive by the scheduled start time will forfeit the game after the fifteen (15) minute grace period. All teams need a minimum of five players to start the game. All players’ names must appear in the official book, and all players must be on the bench prior to the start of the 2nd half. Any player arriving after the start of the 2nd half is NOT eligible to play. Any team violating this rule will forfeit the game.
v A team will begin shooting one and one foul shots on the seventh foul, two shots will be awarded on the tenth team foul (In the U-10 Division the foul shooter may cross the line after releasing the ball, the foul shooter will not be able to go for the rebound.)
v Three coaches maximum will accompany the team on bench during the game
v Winning team is responsible for reporting scores. Please email game results to NorthBrunsbasketball@gmail.com and when submitting game results, please include date, opponent and grade level
v Minimum 7 players on the Rosters, Maximum 15 players
v No jewelry or earrings can be worn during warm-ups or games. Uniforms must be worn properly
v If game opponents have similar color uniforms, which will promote confusion with the referees or players, home team can wear pinnies.
v The playoffs will be conducted in a single elimination tournament, (all teams make the playoffs) and teams will be ranked according to your regular season record. Tiebreakers will result in head to head competition. If teams are tied after head to head competition, a coin flip will determine the playoff seeding.
v The full season schedule will be distributed the week of Thanksgiving.
o Deadline to submit any schedule conflicts/requests is Friday, November 18th
o Once the schedule is published, no requests for changes will be entertained.
o If a team cannot play at the scheduled time, the result will be a forfeit and the forfeit bond will be cashed.
v Inclement Weather: In the event of a snow storm please check the website for notification at www.NBBasketball.org. The North Brunswick League will notify you via e-mail.
v All teams will maintain insurance and liability to cover its team’s obligations hereunder and upon request will provide the North Brunswick Basketball Association and the North Brunswick Board of Education a certificate of insurance showing that such insurance is in place
v All teams represented and warrant that all of its coaches shall be qualified and properly trained and shall perform the services of coaching in a competent, professional manner.
v All teams herby agree to indemnify, defend and hold the North Brunswick Basketball Association, and the North Brunswick Board of Education harmless from and against any and all loss, claims, actions, liability and/or suits suffered or incurred by the North Brunswick Basketball Association, and the North Brunswick Board of Education arising directly or indirectly as a result of the North Brunswick League.
v The league will assign the referees, each team is responsible for paying one referee per game @ $45.00
v League Fee is $350.00 plus Forfeit Bond of $200.00 due by Friday, November 18th. Please make both checks payable to Adams Athletic Club. The Forfeit Bond (a separate check) will not be cashed and will be returned if your team does not forfeit any games during both the regular season and the playoffs. Teams are accepted on a first come- first serve basis; once the divisions are filled, teams will be placed on a waiting list. Rosters are considered final upon submission.
v For Leagues/townships entering four (4) or more teams, North Brunswick is offering a $50 discount per team.
v The Regular Season will begin on Saturday, December 2nd and Sunday, December 3rd and continue until Sunday, March 3rd. All Star games will be played on Saturday, February 17th (no regular season games will be played on President’s Weekend).
v Playoffs begin on Saturday, March 10th and Sunday, March 11th and continue the week of March 12th. Championships will be played Saturday, March 17th.
v Note: No games are scheduled the weekend of December 23rd and 24th and December 30th and 31st. Games will resume on Saturday, January 6th and Sunday, January 7th.
v Officials’ decisions are final- NO PROTESTS!!
v No AAU TEAMS ARE ALLOWED TO ENTER THIS LEAGUE
v Refreshments will be sold at the Snack Shacks
Mail team, payment, forefiet bond, coaches and player roster information to:
North Brunswick Basketball Association
1270 Noah Road
North Brunswick, NJ 08902
(Make Checks payable to ADAMS ATHLETIC CLUB) CREDIT CARDS ARE NOW BEING ACCEPTED ON OUR WEBSITE.
