Section I - Safety & Conduct
Rule 1- The safety of each league participant and official is the of the utmost priority. Behavior that may result in the bodily harm of an individual or would cause the lose of a rented gymnasium will not be tolerated. Leagues officials reserve the right to remove such players from the league for the entire season or possible life-time ban.

Rule 2- Any person involved in a fight will be indefinitely suspended until the Board Of Directors meets to discuss the issue.

Rule 3- Only participants who are on the submitted roster may sit on the bench.

Rule 4- The Board of Directors will review all participants that show constant unsportsmanlike conduct to teammates, opposing players, referees and league officials.

Rule 5- Suspended players are not allowed inside the gymnasium during the time of suspension. Games will be stopped until such players leave the gymnasium and confines of the building.

Rule 6- Captains and players are responsible for fans or spectators at games. Unruly fans will be asked by league officials to tone down verbal assaults. After being warned, captain of which team these spectators are supporting will be asked to notify such fan to leave the confines of the gymnasium.

Rule 7- All participants must wear proper attire in order to play in any league game. Participants who do not come prepared with such equipment will not be allowed to participate in the game.

Rule 8- League fees are non-refundable.

Section II - Administration
Rule 1- There will be no game changes unless notified by league officials. Captains are to submit days and/or dates in which they cannot play. Captain requests for game changes will be noted and possibly changed if another team is asking for a change as well. If swapping those two teams is feasible, then the change will be made.

Rule 2- The league reserves the right to change gymnasiums, dates and times if the location becomes unavailable. League officials will work diligently to find another possible location if such situation occurs.

Section III -Team & Player Rules
Rule 1- Each team captain must submit a roster form with each player's name and jersey size. No other player will be allowed to play unless they are on the roster. If a team has an emergency, they may request that a fifth player, who is not on the roster, to play in order not to forfeit. Such request must be made to a league official and approved by such.

Rule 2- Roster additions can be made as long as there are enough games left in the season for the player to be playoff eligible.

Rule 3- Participants must be present for at least half the games to be playoff eligible. If there an odd number of games, the game requirement will round up (ie 11 game season will require to be present at 6 games). Names in the scorebook will be reviewed at every game to make sure that only the players present are in the book.

Rule 4- Games will start precisely at the time in which it is scheduled or six minutes after the end of the previous game. Teams that do not have the necessary amount of players at such time will be penalized by the RUNNING CLOCK RULE.

Rule 5- Running Clock Rule- A four minute leeway time will be granted in which no one is penalized. After such time has expired, the clock will begin to run for the first quarter until the necessary number of players are present and ready to play. For each minute that passes, the opposing team will receive one point. When a fifth player shows up, the game will start with the amount of time left for that specific quarter. This process will continue through the second quarter. If there are not enough players by the end of the second quarter, the game will be declared a forfeit. If both teams are not present, no points will be awarded until one of the teams have enough players to start.

Rule 6- Games will consist of 4 8-minute quarters with 4-minute OT.

Rule 7- Five fouls leads to a disqualification regardless as to how many players are present. Teams can continue until one player is left on the court. The game can continue with one player and will only be declared a forfeit if their is no possible way that said team can win the game.

Rule 8- Each team will have 3 full time outs and 2 thirty second time outs for the entire game.

Rule 9- The league does not acknowledge protests.

Section IV -Playoff Breakdown
Rule 1- The amount of teams that will make the playoffs will be determined on the amount of teams participating in the league during the season. The amount of playoff teams has been broken down below with the amount of league teams followed by amount of playoff teams:

1) 12 teams or less- 8 or less will make playoffs
2) 13-15 teams- 10 teams will make playoffs
3) 16-19 teams- 11 teams will make playoffs
4) 20 teams or more- 12 teams will make playoffs

Rule 2-The following tie-breakers will determine seeding and playoff entrance. There will be NO play-in games for teams who get knocked out of playoff contention due to tie-breakers. The tie-breakers are as follows:
1) Head-to-Head
2) Divisional Record (Only if there is more than one division)
2) Record against common opponents
3) Quality of Wins
4) Record against teams already in playoffs
5) Record over the second half of the season (Has to be greater than or equal to 50% of the season)
6) Random Procedure

 
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