Open League Rules

 Open League Division Rules

WSBL Sunshine Youth Basketball will adhere to all National High School Federation rules, with the following adopted rules that better suit the needs of a “competitive league”. These rules are in addition to the regular league rules.

I.  General Game Rules

 • 12U, 14U, & HS OPEN: Two 20-minute halves – clock will stop on the officials whistle in the last two minutes of  each half and at time outs.   Full court pressing is allowed.  Once a team has a 20 point lead they must drop back behind the half court line.

• Time outs – Five timeouts per game that can be used at any time.

•Twenty-point mercy rule – If a team is winning by twenty points or more, the clock will continue to run.

• Ejections – Any player or coach that is ejected from a game for any reason will not be allowed to participate or sit on the bench in the following game. Any further problems that involve a player or coach will result in a $25.00 fine including possible suspension from the league.

• Overtime – Two-minute overtimes. Clock will stop on the officials whistle and for time outs. Each team will have one time out per overtime.

• Home team will wear white jerseys and the visitors will wear dark colored jersey.

• Scorekeepers/Timers – Each coach should have a volunteer parent to be responsible for the scorebook or clock at each

game. We will try to have community service students work as many games as possible, but if they are not available, please be prepared to have a parent volunteer.

• 10U Open:   Two 16 minute halves- clock will stop on the officials whistle in the last two minutes of each half and at time outs.

• Time outs – Five timeouts per game that can be used at any time.

• Twenty-point mercy rule – If a team is winning by twenty points or more, the clock will continue to run.

•Press:  Full court pressing allowed.  Once a team has a 20 point lead the defense must go back behind the half court line to pick up their man.

• Ejections – Any player or coach that is ejected from a game for any reason will not be allowed to participate or sit on the bench in the following game. Any further problems that involve a player or coach will result in a $25.00 fine including possible suspension from the league.

• Overtime – Two-minute overtimes. Clock will stop on the officials whistle and for time outs. Each team will have one time out per overtime.

• Home team will wear white jerseys and the visitors will wear dark colored jersey.

• Scorekeepers/Timers – Each coach should have a volunteer parent to be responsible for the scorebook or clock at each

game. We will try to have community service students work as many games as possible, but if they are not available, please be prepared to have a parent volunteer.

II. Sportsmanship

All participants including players, coaches, assistant coaches, and parents will be held accountable for inappropriate behaviors. As a coach, you are expected to set a positive example for your players and parents. You must intercede if your players or parents are acting in any way that causes problems with officials, league representatives, or opposing teams parents. Failure to do so may result in suspension for the next game. If an incident should happen again they would be permanently removed from the league.

III. Officials

The majority of our officials are well-trained, high school and college level officials. If you have a problem with the officials, please take the time to file a game report at www.wsbl.com, stating the nature of the problem, the game time and date. Do not escalate a problem by approaching the official after your game, or worse, letting your parents approach an official. The league administrators and the officials association will deal with any problems that occur concerning poor officiating, lack of professionalism, or an officials’ appearance or effort. It is important that the head coach make a report regarding officials, not the parents. It is also recommended that you have an assistant coach to intercede in the event that a parent or fan approaching an official after a game.

IV. Tournament

All teams in the division will participate in a post-season tournament. Seeding will be determined by the final standings after the last games have been played. In the event of ties, head to head competition will decide the standings. Defensive points allowed will be the tiebreaker if teams have the same record and defeated each other during the season. This is the total defensive points allowed for all games. In the event of a forfeited game, then the defensive points allowed would be the average allowed for the season. Weekly standings will be posted on the WSBL web page at www.wsbl.com.

(Divisions with only four teams will not play a tournament but will play a eight game season. The Division Championship team will receive trophies. The second place team will receive medals.)