OHIO PLAYERS TOURNAMENT RULES

- OHSAA RULES WILL BE FOLLOWED UNLESS DIFFER FROM RULES BELOW.

 

- 1ST OR TOP TEAM LISTED IS HOME 2ND OR BOTTOM TEAM LISTED IS AWAY.

 

- HOME TEAM KEEPS THE BOOK AWAY TEAM KEEPS THE CLOCK. 

 

-THERE ARE 2 SCORE SHEET ONE TAPED DOWN ON THE TABLE AND THE OFFICIAL BOOK SCORE SHEET FOR THE GAME TEAMS MUST LIST BOTH SCORES ON SCORE SHEET THAT IS TAPED DOWN TO THE TABLE AND ALSO USE PROVIDED SCORE SHEET AND IT MUST BE FULLY FILLED OUT OR COULD RESULT IN LOSS IN POOL PLAY FOR TEAMS.  ALL SCORE SHEETS MUST BE TURNED IN TO CASHIER AT THE FRONT OR WILL BE A -20 LOSE FOR BOTH TEAMS.

 

- PRESSING ALLOWED EXCEPT WHEN 25+ POINT LEAD, EXCEPT IN 2ND AND 3RD GRADE WHEN PRESS MUST BE PULLED OFF WHEN UP 15 POINTS OR MORE.

 

- 4 TIMEOUTS PER GAME,  ALL FULLS 

 

- 1 TIMEOUT IN OVER TIME WITH UP TO 1 CARRYOVER (NO MORE THAN 2 TIME-OUTS IN ANY OT'S)

 

- OVERTIME IS 2 MIN. EACH 

 

- 20 MIN RUNNING CLOCK HALVES WITH STOP & GO CLOCK FINAL 2 MIN OF 2ND HALF FOR ALL GARDES

 

- HALFTIME IS 3 MINUTES. (BUT MAY BE SHORTER IF RUNNING BEHIND)

 

- 7TH TEAM FOUL 1 & 1- 10TH TEAM FOUL DOUBLE BONUS.

 

- PLAYER FOULS OUT ON 5TH PERSONAL OR 2ND TECHNICAL, A TECHNICAL FOUL ALSO COUNTS AS A PERSONAL FOUL FOR THE PLAYER WHO RECEIVED IT.

 

- FOR BOYS 2ND-6TH GRADES WE USE A 28.5" SIZE BASKETBALL  & A 29.5" SIZE BALL FOR 7TH-12TH GRADES.

GIRLS USE 28.5" BALL FOR 2ND-12TH GRADES

 

-TIEBREAKERS FOR ALL POOLS INCLUDING 4 & 5 TEAM POOLS- HEAD TO HEAD, POINTS (+-20), LOWEST POINTS ALLOWED, COIN FLIP

 

- PLAYERS CAN ONLY PLAY FOR 1 TEAM IN THEIR RESPECTIVE GRADE/AGE GROUP, & CAN NOT PLAY FOR MORE THAN 2 TOTAL TEAMS, IF PLAYING FOR 2 TEAMS 1 MUST BE THEIR RESPECTIVE AGE/GRADE & THE OTHER MUST BE FOR AN AGE/GRADE ABOVE THEIRS AND BOTH TEAMS MUST BE WITH THE SAME ORGANIZATION. 

 

-EACH TEAM GETS 2 COACHES FOR NO CHARGE WITH THE COACHES ARM BANDS, ALL COACHES MUST CHECK-IN BEFORE 1ST GAME AND SIGN FOR THEIR ARMBAND. YOU MUST WEAR THE ARM BANDS FOR THE ENTIRE TOURNAMENT, IF YOU LOSE OR TAKE OFF YOUR ARM BAND YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO PAY AT THE DOOR TO ENTER-NO EXCEPTIONS!!!

 

- FORMAL PROTESTS IN WRITING MUST BE DONE WITHIN 15 MINS OF THE CONCLUSION OF THE GAME AND MUST BE NOTED ON THE SCORE SHEET WITH THE REFEREE SIGNING THE PROTESTED SCORE SHEET WITH A $100 PROTEST FEE IN CASH. IF PROTEST IS WON YOU GET YOUR PROTEST FEE BACK, IF PROTEST IS LOST YOU FORFEIT YOUR $100 PROTEST FEE. IF A PLAYER ON YOUR TEAM IS PROTESTED FOR AGE OR GRADE YOU MUST PROVIDE A COPY OF HIS/HER REPORT CARD AND BIRTH CERTIFICATE IMMEDIATLEY WHEN ASKED.

 

- THIS IS A AGE/GRADE BASED TOURNAMENT. MEANING A PLAYERS MUST PLAY IN THE GRADE THEY ARE IN OR HIGHER GRADE THEY CAN NOT PLAY BELOW THE GRADE THEY ARE IN UNLESS THEY FALL INTO THE AGE EXCEPTION RULES. AS TO AGE WE FOLLOW THE RULES LISTED ON OUR WEBSITE.

 

- TEAMS MAY START AND END THE GAME WITH LESS THAN 5 PLAYERS.

 

- GAME TIME IS GAME TIME, BUT AT THE DISCRETION OF THE TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR THERE COULD BE A GRACE PERIOD THEN A FORFEIT.

 

-NO DUNKING OR HANGING ON THE RIMS BEFORE THE GAME OR HALFTIME (FAILURE TO COMPLY IS A TECHNICAL.

 

-ANY PLAYER THROWING A PUNCH IF IT CONNECTS OR NOT WILL BE EJECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE TOURNAMENT. IF THERE ARE 2 VIOLATIONS FROM THE SAME TEAM THAT TEAM WILL BE PULLED FROM THE EVENT.

 

- QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS MUST BE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE 

  TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR. THE DIRECTORS DECISION IS FINAL. THE DIRECTOR MAY AMEND ANY RULES AS HE SEES FIT FOR THE GOOD OF THE TOURNAMENT. PROTESTABLE ISSUES MUST GO THROUGH THE PROTEST PROCEDURE.