1st & 2nd Grade Basketball Rules

Note: There is to be no food or drinks inside the gyms.  This at the request of the elementary school principals.  All coaches will be asked to help in this matter.   Have a great season and good luck!

Rules For All Ages:

NFHS rules will be enforced if not specifically listed in our rules.

Warm time before game will be five minutes.

Half-time will be five minutes.

All teams will be allowed four time outs per game, consisting of three full time outs and one thirty second time out.

All game that end in a tie at the end of regulation play will play one additional two-minute quarter, with each team being granted one additional time-out.  If the game is still tied after the additional two-minute overtime the game will be considered a tie and 4th quarter rules will apply.

One illegal defense warning will be issued per game. After a warning has been issued each violation thereafter will result in a team technical foul.

1st & 2nd Grades (Co-Ed)

Quarter Length: (2) Twenty minute halves
  

Basketball Height: Eight Feet
    

Basketball: Youth size

Defense:  (2) Zone defense may be used (2-1-2, or 1-3-1)

No full or half court pressing will be allowed in this age level.

Court: Game will be played cross court

Personal fouls and team fouls will not be kept.

Score will not be kept.