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TOURNAMENT
RULES
All PIAA Rules,
exceptions:
1. Games are two 16-minute halves with stop time and two
14-minutes halves stop time for 10U - 12U.
2. Pre-game warm-up will be limited to 5 minutes (unless
extended by
tournament official). Halftime will be 3 minutes and overtime will
be 2
minutes.
3. If a court is running behind, it may be necessary to
shorten warm-up or halftime.
4. No grace period, game time is forfeit time.
5. Each team gets two full and two 30-second timeouts per
game. Overtime includes 1 additional 30-second timeout. Maximum two
2-minutes overtimes during regular play, third overtime Sudden
Death. A championship game will not include Sudden Death overtime.
6. Any player or coach receiving 2 technical fouls is excused
from the
game and will not play/coach in the next game. Any player or coach
ejected for fighting will be excused from the tournament.
THE KEYSTONE
BLAZERS HAS A ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY IN REFERENCE TO FIGHTING AND
ACTS OF VIOLENCE. ANY PLAYER OR TEAM PERSONNEL COMMITTING AN ACT OF
VIOLENCE OR RECEIVING A TECHNICAL FOUL FOR FIGHTING WILL BE EJECTED
FROM THE GAME AND DISQUALIFIED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE TOURNAMENT.
EJECTED PLAYERS/TEAM PERSONNEL WILL BE REQUIRED TO IMMEDIATELY LEAVE
THE TOURNAMENT VENUE AND, IF CIRCUMSTANCES WARRANT, WILL BE REMANDED
TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES. ANY PLAYER/TEAM PERSONNEL
EJECTED UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES WILL BE PERMANENTLY BANNED FROM
ALL TOURNAMENT VENUES AND FROM PARTICIPATION IN ANY FUTURE KEYSTONE
BLAZERS EVENTS. FURTHER, AT THE DISCRETION OF THE TOURNAMENT
DIRECTORS, A SINGLE ACT OF VIOLENCE COMMITTED BY AN INDIVIDUAL
PLAYER OR TEAM PERSONNEL MEMBER MAY RESULT IN IMMEDIATE
DISQUALIFICATION AND DISMISSAL OF THE ENTIRE TEAM FROM ANY FURTHER
COMPETITION IN THE CURRENT KEYSTONE BLAZERS AND/OR ANY FUTURE
KEYSTONE BLAZERS EVENTS.
7.
6 personal fouls per game.
8. One and one bonus on the 10th team foul, 2 shot bonus on
the 13th team foul.
9. Mercy Rule: If team is winning by more than 30 points
within the last 4 minutes of the half/game, the clock will continue
to run (No Stop Clock, except for timeouts).
10.
A player must play in at least one (1) scheduled pool game to be
eligible for a playoff game or championship game.
11.
A player is allowed to play on multiple teams in different age
divisions, only for the same organization as his/her current team.
That’s assuming the age and grade of player meets the eligibility
requirements.
12. All team must bring eligibility document for each player
on the team. If you are challenged regarding the eligibility of a
player, you must produce a birth certificate, current school report
card or Student ID with picture birth date and grade prior to next
game. If you can not produce any of the documents listed, all games
played with the ineligible will result in a forfeit.
13. Protest fee is $100.00 Cash. If you win the protest the
cash will be
returned, however, if you lose your protest the money is a donation
to the tournament host organization.
TIE BREAKERS
Any ties after the pool play will be broken using head-to-head
winner. In the case of no head-to-head game or ANY three or more way
ties, the following tie-breaking methods will be used:
a. Score differential up to a maximum of 15 points per game.
b. Least points allowed.
All forfeits will be given a differential of 5 points and will NOT
be used
in calculation of least allowed.
Updated
6/13/2009
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