Defensive teams must play behind mid-court line • The mid-court line is the line that dissects the court in ½, and extends sideways to each • line On fast breaks the defensive players may not engage the ball until it crosses the mid-court • line Defense prior to ball crossing mid-court causes delay of the game, and is Defensive • Interference Defensive Interference will result in an Indirect Technical • K. Offense No 3-point line will be observed All jump-ball situations be administered through the alternating possession arrow except for beginning of game and overtime Free-throws: players CANNOT move until the ball hits the rim AGE-SPECIFIC COURT RULES - Due to gym constraints, goal and court sizes may vary from locations 1st Grade Boys 3rd Grade Boys 4th Grade Boys* 2nd Grade Boys 5th Boys Court Size: One half of Court Size: One half of Court Size: Regulation* regulation court with regulation court with sidelines Goal Size: 10 feet sidelines becoming baselines becoming baselines Ball Size: 28.5 Goal Size: 8.5 feet Goal Size: 8.5 feet Free Throw Distance: 15 Ball Size: 27.5 Ball Size: 28.5 feet from basket Free Throw Distance: 9 feet Free Throw Distance: 12 feet Defense: Able to play either from basket from basket half-court man-to-man or Defense: Man-to-man only Defense: Man-to-man only in zone throughout the game in first half and coach’s first half and coach’s choice in Man-to-man full-court press choice of half court man or second half allowed in last 2 minutes of zone in second half Man-to-man full court press the game No full-court press allowed allowed in last 2 minutes of 20-minute Game Time: 16-minute game halves Game Time: halves 18-minute halves * 4th grade boys court size Game Time: depends on available gym inventory. Court size may be one half of regulation court or full court.
• Defensive teams must play behind mid-court line • The mid-court line is the line that dissects the court in ½, and extends sideways to each line • On fast breaks the defensive players may not engage the ball until it crosses the mid-court line • Defense prior to ball crossing mid-court causes delay of the game, and is Defensive Interference • Defensive Interference will result in an Indirect Technical K. Offense No 3-point line will be observed All jump-ball situations be administered through the alternating possession arrow except for beginning of game and overtime Free-throws: players CANNOT move until the ball hits the rim AGE-SPECIFIC COURT RULES - Due to gym constraints, goal and court sizes may vary from locations 1st Grade Boys 2nd Grade Boys Court Size: One half of regulation court with sidelines becoming baselines Goal Size: 8.5 feet Ball Size: 27.5 Free Throw Distance: 9 feet from basket Defense: Man-to-man only in first half and coach’s choice of half court man or zone in second half No full-court press allowed Game Time: 16-minute halves 3rd Grade Boys Court Size: One half of regulation court with sidelines becoming baselines Goal Size: 8.5 feet Ball Size: 28.5 Free Throw Distance: 12 feet from basket Defense: Man-to-man only in first half and coach’s choice in second half Man-to-man full court press allowed in last 2 minutes of game Game Time: 18-minute halves 4th Grade Boys* 5th Boys Court Size: Regulation* Goal Size: 10 feet Ball Size: 28.5 Free Throw Distance: 15 feet from basket Defense: Able to play either half-court man-to-man or zone throughout the game Man-to-man full-court press allowed in last 2 minutes of the game Game Time: 20-minute halves * 4th grade boys court size depends on available gym inventory. Court size may be one half of regulation court or full court.
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