2011  VARSITY A.C.  TOURNAMENT  RULES 

WE WILL ABIDE BY OHSAA/NATIONAL FEDERATION RULES WITH THE FOLLOWING EXCEPTIONS;

Games will consist of two 15 minute halves / 3 minute halftimes / 4 minute warmups. 

Site Director has the right to shorten warmups/halftimes if games start running behind schedule

Games may start up to 10 minutes early IF agreed upon by both coaches!

Clock will stop on all whistles.

Each team will get three 30 second timeouts per game 

Overtime periods will be 2 minutes in length with one 30 second timeout for each team (no carryovers). 3rd overtime is sudden death-1st team to score wins the game!

There are no one & one free throws / 2 free throws will be awarded on the 10th foul and all fouls afterwards of each half !

Doors will open 30 minutes before the first game of the day-PLEASE DO NOT ARRIVE EARLIER!

ALL TEAMS MUST SUPPLY A SCOREKEEPER TO THE TABLE-NO ADMISSION CHARGE FOR YOUR SCOREKEEPER!

Only eligible players plus a maximum of three (3) coaches (this includes statistician, ball boys/girls, and/or other staff) may be on the team's bench.

No player is permitted to play on more than 1 team IN THE SAME GRADE/DIVISION

Mercy rule - once a team gets a 15 pt. lead (2nd HALF ONLY) the clock will not stop on whistles (except time outs/injuries)

8th grade boys division and up will use the OHSAA regulation size basketball

ANY PLAYER EJECTED FOR FIGHTING IS DISQUALIFIED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE TOURNAMENT

Technical fouls will be handled as follows:

                      Player - Two technical fouls in one game will result in a disqualification for the remainder of the game plus a suspension from the next game

                      Coach - Two technical fouls in one game will result in a disqualification for the remainder of the game. Must leave the building, not permitted to watch the game.

                      Team -  Coaches are responsible for all members of his/her team - this includes all parents and/or spectators representing their team. 

Any misconduct deemed inappropriate, unacceptable, unsafe and/or abusive may result in a forfeit(s) and/or the dismissal of the entire team—NO REFUNDS OF ANY KIND!

ALL COACHES must bring proof of grade in the event a protest is filed— NO PROOF=FORFEIT

Protests: All official protests must meet the following guidelines:

Protests (eiligibility only) must be submitted to the Site Director in writing immediately upon completion of the game.

                       A $100.00 (cash) fee must accompany the protest.

                       A successful protest will result in the return of the $100 fee / an unsuccessful protest will result in a forfeiture of the $100 fee.  Site directors ruling is final!

Admission will be as follows

                      Daily tickets,    $6 adults,   $4 seniors,   $3 students,   5 & under = free

Sites have concession stands that are fundraisers for the local schools so there will be no outside food/drinks allowed into the buildings!

Tiebreakers

2 TEAM TIE

       A)    results of head to head game

       B)    if no head to head game we use point differential +/- 15 pts. max. with all common opponents - if no common opponents—pt diff in ALL games played +/-15.

       C)    if still tied least points allowed in the common games (best defense)

       D)    if still tied most points scored in the common games (best offense)

3 TEAM TIE

        A)  point differential in ALL games played vs common opponents.  +/- 15 points is the maximum/minimum pt diff. allowed to promote good sportsmanship & discourage teams from running up the score. Team with the best pt differential is #1, 2nd best pt. differential is #2, 3rd best pt. differential is #3 etc. PLEASE NOTE:  If the 3 way tie is broken after pt. diff. but there is still a two way tie (in pt. diff.) then we go back to the head to head game result to break the 2 way tie!

        B)  if still tied least points allowed in the common games (best defense)

        C)  if still tied most points scored in the common games (best offense)

        D)  if still tied—point differential in all games played  +/- 15 points

        E)  coin flip if still tied

THANKS-HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS TOURNAMENT!