PARKLAND BASKETBALL CLUB

 

                         SHOOTER GIRLS DIVISION -- GAME RULES

 

 

1)     Club rules apply unless specified to the contrary by the following rules.

 

2)     Games will be played on using a 285-size basketball shooting at a 9 1/2’ basket.           

 

3)     Backcourt defense is prohibited!  Defensive players cannot pressure the offensive player once they have gained possession of the ball in the backcourt.  The ball must cross into the frontcourt before the defensive player can pressure the ball.  If the offensive team loses control of the ball in the backcourt, the defensive team cannot try to take possession of the ball until it crosses the half court line.

 

4)     On any violations of Rule #3 above (backcourt guarding), the referee will stop the game and award the ball to the offensive team out of bounds.  The 4th combined warning (and each subsequent warning), will result in a two shot technical foul with the offensive team keeping possession of the ball.

 

5)     Foul shots will be taken from a yellow line on the court about 2 feet closer than the standard foul line.

 

6)     All players must play at least 1 full quarter at the guard position.  This entails either in-bounding or dribbling/passing the ball over mid-court in all out of bound back-court situations.  It is the coach’s responsibility to make sure this is properly coded in the scorebook.

 

7)     The 10-second backcourt rule will not be reset when a team calls a time out in the last 2 minutes of a half.  The ball must be advanced past the half court line within 10 seconds no matter how many time outs are called.

 

8)     On all out of bounds plays, in the last 2 minutes of each half, where the ball is to be inbound in the frontcourt, the offensive team cannot throw the ball into the backcourt to put the ball into play.  The offensive team must inbound the ball into the frontcourt.  If the ball is inbound into the backcourt an over and back will be called.