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Stone Oak Athletics Basketball Rules
Stone Oak Athletics uses the basketball rules produced by The National Federation of High School Associations (NFHS), with the following modifications.

Maximum of 10 players per team
Junior ball (27.5 in.)
Goal height is 8.5ft
No lane violations
Only two timeouts allowed per half
Free throw is 8ft from basket. Player may land over line
Players will be rotated equally during first 2 quarters. Coach’s decision for 2nd half
Game length 4-8 minute quarters
Stealing is only allowed inside the paint
Time will be running clock except for time outs and the last 2 minutes of the 4th quarter
Players foul out on the 5th foul
No shooting of 1 and 1
No stalling or isolation plays. 5 seconds to begin to advance ball past Rule 16 line. 1st isolation violation is a warning, 2nd is an unsporting direct tech foul charged to head coach.
Zone defense allowed. Double team is allowed in the paint ONLY.
No reaching allowed. Must guard with arms up.
No back court defense allowed.
Defense must back up to the half court line.
Illegal defense(Rule 13,14,16)and backout defense(Rule 15),1st violation is a warning, 2nd is a admin 1 shot technical foul and the ball
One coach from each team allowed on the court during the game to instruct the players

Maximum of 10 players per team
Half Court Press
Junior ball (27.5 in.)
Goal height is 8.5ft
No lane violations
Only two timeouts allowed per half
Free throws are allowed from free throw line or 8ft from the basket. Player may land over the line(8UA)
Free throw is 8ft from basket. Player may land over line(8UB)
Players will be rotated equally during first 2 quarters. Coach’s decision for 2nd half
Game length 4-8 minute quarters
Time will be running clock except for time outs and the last 2 minutes of the 4th quarter
Players foul out on the 5th foul
No shooting of 1 and 1
Stealing is only allowed inside the paint. You are not allowed to tie the ball up outside the paint (8UB)
Stealing is only allowed inside the paint. You are allowed to tie the ball up outside the paint (8UA)
No stalling or isolation plays. 5 seconds to begin to advance ball past Rule 16 line. 1st isolation violation is a warning, 2nd is an unsporting direct tech foul charged to head coach.
Zone defense allowed. Double team is allowed in the paint ONLY.
No reaching allowed. Must guard with arms up.
No back court defense allowed.
Defense must back up to the half court line.
Illegal defense(Rule 13,14,16)and backout defense(Rule 15),1st violation is a warning, 2nd is a admin 1 shot technical foul and the ball
Only two coaches allowed on the bench with players. One must be seated at all times. If the head coach is assessed a direct or indirect tech foul he must remain seated for the game.

Maximum of 10 players per team
Compact ball (28.5in)
Goal height is 10ft
Five second lane violations
Only two timeouts allowed per half
Free throw is 10ft from basket. Player may land over line.
Players will be rotated equally during first 2 quarters. Coach’s decision for 2nd half.
No player can play 4 quarters unless the roster is less than 7 players. No player may play 4 quarters until all others have played 4 quarters.
Game length 4-10 minute quarters.
Time will be running clock except for time outs and the last 2 minutes of the 4th quarter when clock will stop for free throws, any violations and time outs, unless lead is 20+points. Clock will stop for all technical fouls.
Players foul out on the 5th foul.
Teams will shoot 1 and 1 at the 7th team foul per half,2 free throws at 10th team fouls per half.
No stalling or isolation plays. 5 seconds to begin to advance ball past Rule 16 line. 1st isolation violation is a warning, 2nd is an unsporting direct tech foul charged to the head coach.
Zone defense allowed. Double team and steals are allowed.
Full Court Press allowed (9UA)
No back court defense allowed (9UB).
Defense must back up to the half court line. Once the ball crosses this line, no restrictions. A dead ball resets this rule.
Illegal defense (Rule 13, 14, 16) and backcourt defense (Rule 15), 1st violation is a warning, 2nd is an admin technical foul per half.
Only two coaches allowed on the bench with players. One must be seated at all times. If the head coach is assessed a direct or indirect tech foul he must remain seated for the game.

Maximum of 10 players per team.
Compact ball (28.5in)
Goal height is 10ft.
Three second lane violations.
Only two timeouts allowed per half
Free throw is from 15ft from basket. Players may land over line.
Players to be rotated equally for the first half. Coach’s decision for second half.
Substitutions only at the 10 minute mark in the 1st half. Open substitution in the 2nd half. Players must play in both halves. If a player is substituted for within the 10 minute time, player cannot return to the game unless an injury occurs.
Game length 2-20 minutes halves.
Time will be running clock except for time outs. Rule 6, and the last 2 minutes of the 2nd half when clock will stop for free throws, any violations and time outs, unless lead is 15+points. Clock will stop for all technical fouls.
Players foul out on the 5th foul
Teams will shoot 1 and 1 at the 7th team foul per half, 2 free throws at the 10th team fouls per half
No stalling. 5 seconds to begin to advance ball past Rule 16 line. 10T use rule 12 from 12U Division.
Man to man, Zone defense or full court press is allowed
No restrictions on guarding in the legal defense area. Rule 16. 10T use rule 14 from 12U Division
Only two coaches allowed on the bench with players. One must be seated at all times. If the head coach is assessed a direct or indirect tech foul he must remain seated for the game

Maximum of 10 players per team.
Compact ball (28.5in)
Goal height is 10ft.
Three second lane violations.
Only two timeouts allowed per half
Free throw is from 15ft from basket. Players may land over line.
Players to be rotated equally for the first half. Coach’s decision for second half.
Substitutions only at the 10 minute mark in the 1st half. Open substitution in the 2nd half. Players must play in both halves. If a player is substituted for within the 10 minute time, player cannot return to the game unless an injury occurs.
Game length 2-20 minutes halves.
Time will be running clock except for time outs. Rule 6, and the last 2 minutes of the 2nd half when clock will stop for free throws, any violations and time outs, unless lead is 15+points. Clock will stop for all technical fouls.
Players foul out on the 5th foul
Teams will shoot 1 and 1 at the 7th team foul per half, 2 free throws at the 10th team fouls per half
No stalling. 5 seconds to begin to advance ball past Rule 16 line. 10T use rule 12 from 12U Division.
Man to man, Zone defense or full court press is allowed
No restrictions on guarding in the legal defense area. Rule 16. 10T use rule 14 from 12U Division
Only two coaches allowed on the bench with players. One must be seated at all times. If the head coach is assessed a direct or indirect tech foul he must remain seated for the game

Maximum of 10 players per team.
Compact ball (28.5in.)
Goal height is 10 ft.
Three second lane violations.
Only two timeouts allowed per half
Free throw is from15 ft from basket. Player may land over line.
Players to be rotated equally for the first half. Coach’s decision for the second half.
Substitutions only at the 10 minute mark in the 1st half. Open substitution in the 2nd half. Players must play in both halves.
Game length 2-20 minute halves.
Time will be running clocks will stop for free throws, any violation and time outs, unless a lead is 15+ points. Clocks will stop all technical fouls. Clock operators have the discretion to stop the clock any time a players or couch is delaying dead ball actions to run time off the clock.
Players foul out on the 5th foul.
Teams will shoot 1 and 1 at the 7th team foul per half, 2 free throws at the 10th team foul per half.
No stalling. Use “Closely Guarded” rule.
Man to man or zone defense is allowed.
No restrictions on guarding.
No Backcourt defense if a team is ahead by 20+ points.
No restrictions on half court defense.
Backcourt defense (Rule15). 1st violation is a warning, 2nd is an administrative technical foul per half.
Only two couches allowed on the bench with players. One must be seated at all times. If the head couch is assessed or indirect tech foul he must remain seated for the rest of the game.

Maximum of 12 players per team.
Official size ball (29.5)
Goal height is 10ft.
Three second lane violation.
Only two timeouts allowed per half
Free throw is from 15ft from basket. Players may not land over line.
All players must play in the 1st and 2nd half.
Open substitution throughout the game.
Game length 2-20 minute halves.
Time will be running except for time outs. Rule 6, and the last 2 minutes of the half when clack will stop for free throws, any violation and time outs, unless lead is 15+ points. Clock will stop for all technical fouls. Clock operators have the discretion to stop the clock any time a player or coach is delaying dead ball actions to run time off the clock.
Players foul out on the 5th foul.
Teams will shoot 1 and 1 at the 7th team foul per half, 2 free throws at the 10th team foul per half.
No stalling. Use “Closely Guarded”
Man to man or zone defense is allowed.
No restrictions on guarding.
No Backcourt defense if a team is ahead by 20+ points.
No restrictions on half court defense.
Backcourt defense (Rule15). 1st violation is a warning, 2nd is an administrative technical foul per half.
Only two couches allowed on the bench with players. One must be seated at all times. If the head couch is assessed or indirect tech foul he must remain seated for the rest of the game.

All Games are full court.
All games are 5 on 5. 6U ay start a game with 4 on 4.
Each game will start with a jump ball.
Possession will alternate each quarter/half, jump ball or double foul.
Teams will take free throws positions as normal block allows.
Half time is a maximum of 3 minutes.
Two time outs per half, no carryovers. 30 second each.
Home team is listed first on schedule.
League jersey must be worn for all games unless approved by a league official. Violation will result in one technical foul charged directly to the head coach when player wears an illegal jersey. Team must wear matching shorts, not provided, for all games. Game management may enforce this rule at any time during the game if not previously assessed by game officials.
Regulation scoring with three pointers on courts marked.
Coaches must verify team score sheet before each game.
Unsportsmanlike conduct will result in a technical foul and possession of ball.
A 3 minute overtime period with a running clock, except for timeouts, will be played in a case of a tie. One timeout per coach during this period. If a game is not won during the overtime period, a 3 minute sudden death will be played. First team to score wins.
Game time is forfeit time, no grace period allowed. Any team that forfeits two or more games during the season may not b eligible for tournament play.
Undershirts may be worn. All team members must wear same color undershirts or none. No cut off sleeves allowed.
Cloths wristbands may be worn. Only a single item may be worn on each wrist, and it must be worn below the elbow and not on the legs.
Compression sleeves are not allowed on the arms or legs, unless with a written prescription from physician is verified.
Mercy rule will implemented when a team leads by more than 20 points in the 2nd half.
Mercy rule – Score keeping clock will be turned OFF when a team has a 20 point or more lead over its opponent.
If a team starts to comeback within 15 points and 2 minutes left in the game, teams will evaluated by SOA Directors to turn score keeping back on. These requirements are a must in all mercy rule evaluations.
If mercy rule is implemented, score keeping will only continue at the time keeping table.

I will place the emotional and physical well being of my plaers ahead of my personal desire to win.
I will treat each player as an individual and expect age appropriate skills from all my players.
I will be knowledgeable in the rules of each sport that I coach and will teach the rules to my players.
I will attend and be on time for all practices and games, and if I am not able to be there, will ensure that someone else is available to coach my team.
I will review the Player’s Code of Conduct with my players and encourage them to abide by it.
I will do my best to provide a sage playing environment for my players.
I will lead by example in demonstrating fair play, a positive attitude, and good sportsmanship to all my players on and off the field.
I will be available to my players and parents to address any concerns that arise.
I will respect the decisions of referees, coaches, and Stone Oak Athletics Staff.
I will treat all players, coaches, fans, and officials with respect regardless of race, sex, creed, or ability and expect the same in return.
I will remember that I am a youth sports coach and that the game is for children, not adults.
I will adhere to the Coach’s Code of Conduct while representing Stone Oak Athletics at all practices, games, and events.

I (and my guests) will encourage good sportsmanship by demonstrating positive support for all players, coaches, and officials at every game, practice or other Stone Oak Athletics event.
I (and my guests) will not engage in any kind of unsportsmanlike conduct with any official, coach, player, or parent such as booing and taunting, refusing to shake hands, arguing calls or coaching decisions, or using profane language or gestures.
I will place the emotional and physical well being of my child ahead of my personal desire to win.
I will never ridicule or yell at my child or other participant for making a mistake of losing a competition.
I will insist that my child play in a safe and healthy environment.
I will require that my child’s coach be trained in the responsibilities of being a Stone Oak Athletics coach and that the coach upholds the Coach’s Code of Conduct.
I will support coaches and officials working with my child, in order to encourage a positive and enjoyable experience for all.
I will demand a sports environment for my child that is free from drugs, tobacco and alcohol and will refrain from their use at all Stone Oak Athletics events.
I will remember that the game is for youth - NOT adults.
I will do my very best to make youth sports fun for my child.
I will ask my child to treat other players, coaches, fans and officials with respect regardless of race, sex, creed or ability, and expect the same in return.
I will help my child enjoy the Stone Oak Athletics experience by doing whatever I can, such as being a respectful fan, assisting with coaching, or providing transportation.

I will be a good sport at all times.
I will try to be at all the practices and games.
I will learn the rules and play by them.
I will listen to my coaches and parents.
I will be nice to everyone.
I will do my best in school.
I will remember that I am part of a team.
I will remember that it is fun to win, but it’s okay to lose too.
I will have fun.

I will demonstrate good sportsmanship at all times.
I will attend all practices and games, be on time, in uniform, and ready to play.
I will learn the rules of the game and play by them.
I will listen to and learn from my coaches and parents.
I will show respect for players, coaches, and parents and expect the same in return.
I will be responsible for my performance, behavior, and attitude both on the court and off.
I will respect the decisions of my coaches, parents, and referees.
I will encourage my parents to be involved with my team.
I understand that it is a privilege to play sports, not a right.
I will do my best in school and remember that school comes first.
I will remember that I am part of a team.
I will remember that winning is fun, but it isn’t everything.
I will have fun.