IHSAA rules will be used with the following exceptions:
Age Group: Kindergarten Boys & Girls
Clock: (4) 8-minute quarters – running clock. Stopped clock inside last 2 minutes of game.
Halftime: 5 minutes
Overtime: 1st OT – 2 minutes with stopped clock. 2nd OT – first point wins.
Pressing: No Pressing.
Goal Height / Ball Size: 8′ goal. 27″ ball size
Free Throw Line: 12′ (player can jump over the line)
Playing Time: 8-player roster: All players will play AT LEAST 20 clock minutes.
7-player roster: All players will play AT LEAST 22 clock minutes.
6-player roster: All players will play AT LEAST 24 clock minutes.
Exceptions: Injury or foul trouble.
Timeouts: 5 timeouts per game (3-30 secs. & 2-60 secs.) – clock stops.
Defense: Man to Man defense ONLY. No steals (from dribble). No double teaming above the free throw line. Double teaming will be allowed below the free throw line.
Help out rules:
- A defensive player can only help out on another offensive player who is dribbling the basketball, if that offensive player is clearly ahead of his/her assigned defensive player. If the assigned defensive player “catches up” to his/her offensive player, then the defensive player who has helped out must return to his/her assigned offensive player. If they do not, play will be stopped and the offensive team will be awarded the basketball out of bounds.
- A defensive player cannot help out on another offensive player who is dribbling the basketball, if the assigned defensive player is beside the offensive player.
- A defensive player cannot leave his/her assigned offensive player and steal a pass that was intended for an offensive player on the opposite side of the court.
Scorekeeper / Clock Operator: Each team is responsible for 1 scorekeeper or clock operator (2 per game needed).
Bench Personnel: No more than three non-players on the bench.
Signed Waiver: Parent/Guardian must sign waiver & Code of Conduct before player can play first game.
