05/16/2023
Tournament Rules
1.Who Can Play: Anyone who is older than 14 years of age, and/or any adult.
2 Number of Players: Each team may consist of a maximum of 4 players and a minimum of 3 players. A team may have only 3 players on the court at any time. All games must start with at least 3 players on each team. Any number of players (1, 2, or 3) may complete a game. Coed brackets must have at least one male and female on the court at all times.
3 Authorized Equipment & Apparel: No player shall be allowed to wear a guard, cast, hard brace or other potentially dangerous equipment on his or her elbow, hand, wrist, finger, or forearm, including equipment made of hard leather, plastic, plaster or metal—even if the equipment is covered with soft padding. Soft braces, sleeves and wraps will be allowed unless they pose a danger to other players. In addition, jewelry, hair bands and clips will not be allowed. As always, Deer Park tournament volunteers have the right to disallow any equipment or apparel that it judges to be dangerous or inappropriate.
4 Bracket Types: Teams will be divided into tournament brackets according to its players information on each team entry form. Tournament officials reserve the right to verify a player’s entry form data. False information will be grounds for dismissal from the tournament.
5 Basketball Size: Each team is responsible for bringing their own basketball. No basketballs will be provided By the tournament. The full size mens ball will be used for all brackets.
6 Which Team Receives the Ball First?: A coin toss prior to each game will determine which team gets the ball out-of-bounds first. The team that wins the coin toss decides what basketball they play with if there are any disputes.
7 Keeping Score: All made baskets from inside the two-point arc count for one point and made baskets from outside the two-point arc count for two points. The first team to 15 points is the winner. (see rule 16 for exceptions).
8 Length of Game: – The target score for all games is 15 points, meaning the first team to reach 15 points within 20 minutes of play is declared the winner. The team that reaches 15 points does not need to have a winning margin of 2 points or greater. The 20-minute clock is stopped if the court monitor stops play for a player injury or other unusual circumstance. If neither team has reached a score of 15 points, the court monitor shall stop the game after 20 minutes of play with the team in the lead being declared as the winner. Only If the teams are tied will an overtime session be played. In overtime, the first team to score a total of two points shall be declared the winner
9 Jump Ball: In a jump ball situation, the ball will first go to the team which lost the opening coin toss, with alternating possessions thereafter
10 Dunking: Dunking is not allowed at any time, including during warm-ups. Dunking will be construed as an unsportsmanlike act and will result in a Technical foul.
11 Substitutions: Substitutions may only be made during a time-out or a "dead ball” situation
6 Fouls: The participating players will call their own fouls. More specifically, the player that was fouled will call the foul. All called fouls shall result in one free throw shot, except on successful field goals, in which case the basket counts and no free throw shot is awarded. During a free throw, opposing team players may not intentionally disrupt the shooter’s unhindered throw. A change of possession will result regardless of whether the free throw shot is made or missed. After a foul shot, the ball will be placed into play from the back-court line. Incidental contact between opponents shall not result in a called foul unless such contact results in a meaningful disadvantage. Players fouled behind the two-point arc, while in the act of shooting, shall be awarded two free throws. A player fouled behind the two-point arc, not in the act of shooting, shall be awarded one free throw. The exception will be for successful field goals, in which case the basket counts and no foul shots will be awarded.
A. Technical Fouls: A technical foul will be called for unsportsmanlike acts such as taunting, baiting, or trash talk. Taunting and baiting can involve derogatory remarks or gestures that incite or insult a player. Trash talk involves a deeply personal, verbal attack directed toward any person involved in the event. In extreme cases, the player may also be suspended from play and a coach or fan removed from the court for the remainder of that game or for the rest of the tournament. A Flagrant or technical foul results in one point for the offended team and possession of the ball.
