Sandwich Youth Basketball
27^th Annual Marsh Madness Tournament

GENERAL RULES:

1. Twelve (12) player roster limit. No Roster changes after first game is played.
2. Patched officials for all games.
3. All Girls divisions and 5^th & 6^th grade boys will use a 28.5" basketball.
4. Teams should arrive twenty (20) minutes prior to their game time. No grace period will be allowed except under extenuating circumstances. (To be determined by Tournament Committee.) A forfeit will result in elimination from the playoffs and winning team will receive a 15-0 win.
5. A team must have five (5) players to begin the game. All players must wear matching shirts with numbers.
6. No player will be allowed to participate on more than one tournament team.
7. Any player receiving two (2) technical fouls will be ejected from the game and suspended from participating in the team’s next game; any player ejected for fighting will be suspended from any further participation in the tournament.

GAME REGULATIONS: (all divisions)

a)      Two 14 minute halves (stop time)

b)      If tied after regulation, 1 or more 3 minute overtime periods will be played as required

c)      Each team is allowed 3 time outs per game, maximum of 2 per half, no carryover, with 1 timeout per overtime period.

d)      A jump ball will begin the game and all overtime periods. Possession arrow will determine all other possession situations.

e)      High School rules apply except where noted.

f)        No press allowed by winning team if leading by 15 or more points

g)      1&1 on the 10^th foul only – NO 2 shots on 10^th foul; Five (5) personal fouls per player

h)      No Shot Clock – 10 second rule is in effect

i)        MIAA foul line rule changes will be enforced. Only 2 offensive players and 4 defensive players will be allowed to occupy the lane spaces. The spaces closest to the basket will remain vacant.

DEFENSIVE REGULATIONS for 5^th Grade Boys and 5^th & 6^th Grade Girls

j)        Only half court man-to-man defense allowed, full court press in the last 2 minutes of regulation & all of the overtime periods. NO ZONES ALLOWED AT ANY TIME.

k)     DOUBLE TEAMING OF THE BALL IS ALLOWED ONLY INSIDE OF THE 3-POINT ARC:

Referee’s are instructed to call illegal defense when, a defensive player is more than 6ft from his/her player inside of the 3-point arc, unless the defensive player is double-teaming the ball. A player does not have to go outside of the 3-point arc to play defense. A two (2) shot technical foul will be assessed after the 2^nd called illegal defense. The technical foul is not assessed to a player or the bench.

TIE BREAKERS:

1.      Best record

2.      Head-to-Head

3.      Fewest points allowed

4.      Point differential (+/- 15 points max per game)

5.      Coin toss

Please note that there will be a charge at the door. $3/game, $5 for a weekend pass.

Please be sure that your parents are aware of this.

Rules may change without notice at the time of the tournament & will be posted.

Tournament Directors: Stuart Adams and Sal Mondello
Email: MarshMadness25@comcast.net

See our Website @ htttp://www.sandwichyouthbasketball.org