Rhode Island Breakers Tournament Rules 2011

Each team is to provide one adult to work the table if needed.

Teams are expected to arrive on site a minimum of thirty (30) minutes before their scheduled game times.

GAME RULES:

1. All Pool Play games are two 16-minute regulation (i.e. stopped time) halves.
2. All semi finals and championship games are 14 minute stop time halves.
   
   Special Note:  If the deficit is 20 points or greater at the  5 minute mark or later it shall be running time till duration.
3. Each team is entitled to two full timeouts plus two 20-second time outs.
4. Each team is entitled to a 4-minute warm-up period prior to each game.
5. Half time will be 2 minutes.
6. Players foul out on their sixth foul.
7. Two free throws will be taken from the tenth (10th) foul . There is NO one and one.
8. Please have your parents be civil.
9. National Federation High School rules govern all other plays.
10. If a game ends in a tie, a TWO (2) minute overtime period will be played.
11. Each team is responsible for its own basketballs.
12. Each team is responsible for its own medical attention.
13. NO coolers or large water containers; they make a mess…

SPORTSMANSHIP:

No fighting will be tolerated.  Any player participating in a fight will be ejected and must serve an additional one game suspension and/or possibly dismissal from the tournament.

Coaches will be ejected on their second technical foul and must leave the team with an adult coach and leave the building.

Any behavior deemed by the director as putting   the well being of any player, coach, official, volunteer or spectator in danger, will result in the offending party’s team being dismissed from the tournament without refund.

POOL PLAY:

Each pool has 4 teams.

You play each team in your pool once.

One team from each pool advances to the championship.

In the event of an uneven number of teams in a pool the director will determine the team (s) who will advance.  Margin of victory to 15 point maximum may be used.

Championships: Awards will be distributed in each age group.

TIE BREAKERS:

1. Head to Head
2. If there is a three way tie at 2 - 1 total margin of victory ( 15 point maximum per game) minus margin of the 1 loss.  Forfeit is a 15 pt. win.