Tournament / Ball or Fall 21 Rules

• 64 team basketball tournament

• 64 teams will be broken into pool play. Each pool will have four (4) teams per pool.
  16 pools (4 teams per pool = 64 teams) 

• In all pools, each team will play each other one time.
  The team with the best W/L ratio advances into the SWEET 16 single-elimination round.  

• 16 team single elimination (rules stay the same)
  The only rule that changes is the team that loses is eliminated from the tournament. 

• Elite 8 

• Final 4

• Championship Game 1 vs 2

I: Game

• The official FIBA basketball rules will be followed with the exceptions explained here.

• The game is played 5 on 5 on a basketball court using both hoops back and forth.

• Once the game is done, please grab your stuff and move to the side to allow the other team to leave their stuff and warm up.

• Each team has 5 minutes of transition time to be ready and warmed up before the start of the game

II: Court

• The size of the court is played on junior high school court(74 feet long and 42 feet wide). The baseline and the sidelines are marked with an appropriate way under the circumstances the tournament is played. Also, marked on the court are the 3-point arc and the free throw line.

• Once games are into the sweet 16 (elimination process) they will be played onto a full length high school court(84 feet long and 50 feet wide). ** IF TIME WILLING GAMES WILL BE ON A FULL COURT

III: Officials

• The referee(s) will keep the game in check.

• The referee(s) will call the obvious fouls - to the exception of touch/weak fouls will not be called.

• The referee(s) on each court counts the points.

IV: Players

• • a team can use a maximum of 5 players during the whole tournament. The players that have signed up on the registration form online will be allowed to play. If a team is caught using an illegal player, they will forfeit their spot in the tournament and as a result an automatic knockout from the tournament.

  • All 5 players from each team are playing at the time.

  • In case of an injury, the team that is down a player, can pick a player within the tournament as a substitute. 

  • A player cannot play for 2 teams during the tournament. 

V: Length of the game

• ALL GAMES ARE AT 21 dead

  1. 1. 1. 1. there is no game clock - games will last until one team has scored 21 points

           2. Each team has a chance to take one (1) 1-minute timeout per game.

VI: Other rules

• Only at the start of the game, a member from each team will shoot behind the 3 point line to determine who starts with possession of the ball. The first person to hit a 3 point shot wins the ball.

• After a break (a basket, after a foul, at the start of the game, etc.) the team on offense has to start the game by checking the ball to a defender and then passing the ball (you are not allowed to start dribbling after a break).

• There is no shot clock.

• After a basket, the team on defense gets possession of the ball.

• In case of a tie-up, there will be no jump ball, but the team on defense gets the ball.

• Making a shot behind the 3 point line is worth two points; all other baskets are worth one point. 

VII: Fouls & violations

• The three-second rule is not used.

• If a violation (traveling, double-dribble, etc.) the opposing team gets the possession.

• After 5 team fouls then teams are in bonus- in result the person fouled will shoot their free throw and then possession goes back to the opposing team

• If needed, the official of the game can call a technical or an unsportsmanlike foul which will result in a free throw and a possession of the ball for the opposing team.

VIII: Uniforms

• Teams must have their ball or fall reversible - a dark and light colour

• Teams will come to an agreement on who will wear dark and who will wear the light colour

 IX: Fair Play Conduct

• Before the start and end of each game, the teams will shake hands

• Display good sportsmanship - respecting the players and the tournament staff

• Respect the rules, the officials and the tournament staff

• Maintain yourself control at all times

• Teams are given a 5-minute window to show up to their game.
• If a team doesn't show up after 5 minutes for their round-robin game.  They are eliminated from round-robin play/tournament and everyone else left in that pool will have a win versus that team.

• Only registered players may sit on the bench
• Non-registered players and fans are not permitted to sit on the bench