I GENERAL

1.1   Purpose – These Bylaws relate to the general conduct of affairs of the Edmonton Garrison Basketball League.

II ELIGIBILITY

2.1   Player eligibility will be as follows:

A.                  Any Regular Force member and Reserve Force currently on “A”, “B” or “C” class may play in the league;

B.                  League is co-ed, both genders may play on the same team;

C.                  All teams must submit a nominal roll prior to the commencement of the season;

D.                  Players listed on a team roster are to play primarily for that team. On an emergency basis, a player may fill-in for another team (preferably within their unit);

2.2   Playoff eligibility

A.                  During playoffs, teams must stay within their roster, rule 2.1.D does not apply. Players must be on the roster submitted at the commencement of the season.

III RULES

3.1   The league games shall be conducted in accordance with the current FIBA Official Basketball Rules.  The following modifications will be made in order to effectively conduct games within a 1-hour timeframe:

A.                  A minimum of four players from a team must be available at game time to start or the game shall be forfeited;

B.                  Each game shall be divided into two 20-minute running time halves with a 5-minute half-time break;

C.                  Tie games after regulation time, shall have a 2-minute overtime period;

D.                  Certified officials (2-Man system) will be utilized when available.  If officials are not available, on-court players will call any infractions.  It is up to these players to ensure a proper standard of basketball by making calls and not ignoring them; and

E.                   Because run-time is utilized, free throws will not be conducted; rather, if a player is fouled in the act of shooting, the team fouled will receive 1 point plus possession of the ball.  This is done so that the time is not used up in trying to conduct all of the proper procedures involved with free throws.

3.2   Schedule and Standings

A.                  Schedule will be round robin format and provided by the PSP Military Sports Department and/or League Executive;

B.                  Game sheets are required to be filled out prior to each match;

C.                  If a team has three defaults during the regular season, that team shall be dropped from the league. A team that cannot make a game due to military commitments must contact the opposing team and the PSP Military Sport Coordinator to cancel and/or reschedule the game. This will not count as default. If the game cannot be rescheduled, the team that cancelled will take a loss.

D.                  Points for stats will be awarded as follows:

Win:  3 points;

Tie:   2 points;

Loss:  1 point; and

Forfeit:  0 points

E.                   Playoff format will be produced by the Military Sports Department and/or League Executive.

IV FEES

4.1   There are no fees to play in the league.