All games will be played under current High School Basketball Rules, except as modified by the
following Family First Basketball Association league rules.
PLAYERS:
- Each player MUST sign the Official Scoresheet prior to entering each game.
- Players under the age of 18 must have a permission for signed by legal parent or guardian.
UNIFORMS:
- Teams must have the same color jerseys or t-shirts with numbers.
- Written or taped numbers will not be allowed, are not considered to be a uniform.
PLAYING TIME:
- Two (2), twenty (20) minute running halves.
- The last two (2) minutes of the second half only will have a regulation stop-clock, unless a team leads by twenty (20) or more points.
- The clock will stop for time-outs and injuries.
HALF-TIME:
- Five (5) minutes maximum.
TIME-OUTS:
- Two(2) one-minute breaks per half
- Time-outs will not carry over to overtime (OT) periods.
OVERTIME (OT):
- First two, OT periods shall be two (5) minutes in length using regulation stop-clock at the last two (2) minutes; one (1) time-out per team per OT period.
NO FORFEITS:
- If your team does not have 5 players to start the game you can pick up players by any means necessary. Additional player must sign a wavier or consent form before playing.
- If you cannot find any players to pick up my game time, the clock will begin running and you have until the end of half time (25 minutes) in which the game can be started upon arrival of a fifth player.
DEFENSE:
- No zone defense allowed.
SUBSTITUTIONS:
- A player must check in at the scorekeepers table. Wait for the official to call all substitutes into the game.
- Penalty: Technical Foul.
PERSONAL FOULS:
- Each player is allowed six (6) personal fouls before leaving the game.
TEAM FOULS:
- One & one bonus after seven (7) team fouls
- Two (2) shot bonus after ten (10) team fouls.
FREE THROWS:
- Play resumes on the release of the ball from the shooters possession.
TECHNICAL FOULS:
- Unsportsmanlike - Maximum of two (2) "Unsportsmanlike Technical Fouls" per player per game. The player assessed an "Unsportsmanlike Technical Foul" MUST rest on the bench for five (5) minutes. Scorekeeper will keep the time.
- "Unsportsmanlike Technical Fouls" will count as personal and team fouls.
- Non-Unsportsmanlike – include, but not limited to, players out of uniform or entering the game illegally. Players assessed a “Non-Unsportsmanlike Technical Foul” will not have to rest for five (5) minutes. This type of penalty is not counted as personal or team foul.
- Any player ejected for having two (2) “Unsportsmanlike Technical Fouls” will be suspended for the next 2 scheduled games.
- Play will stop and a loss by forfeit given to any team receiving three (4) Unsportsmanlike Technical Fouls.
PLAYOFFS:
- Top Eight (8) teams in each division are guaranteed playoffs.
- In the event of teams having identical records each team’s average point differential for all games played during the current season will be calculated. The Team with the highest averaged point differential will be considered the team with the better record.
- Games won by forfeit are excluded.
EJECTIONS:
- Players ejected twice in one season shall be suspended for the remainder of the season.
- Any player intentionally striking, attempting to strike, or in any way causing bodily harm to other players, spectators, officials, or gym supervisors, shall be expelled from the league indefinitely.
- Any player expelled from the league because of this rule must submit a letter to the League Administrator requesting reinstatement and perform a minimum of 15 hours of FFBA Volunteer Work before regaining league eligibility.
