• Game Day: APRIL 26, 2025
• Duration of Tournament: 8am -5pm.
• Two divisions – standard & elite.
• 40 teams per division.
• This will be an elimination tournament with a 1st and 2nd place winner.
• Ages: 14-18 years old.
• The league is co-rec; meaning young men and young women can play. Keep this in mind when choosing your teams and the division.

• All teams must create their own team names and their own jerseys. We promote creativity!
• The team’s name cannot be inappropriate or vulgar. The jerseys cannot have inappropriate images or words displayed. For
  example, no violent language, gruesome or disgusting imagery or degrading racial slurs. No inappropriate images such as nudity or promotion of violence or images of guns.
• All players must have the same uniforms/shirts. No costumes or masks.
• Teams are encouraged to have reversible uniforms in the event both teams have the same colors, but it’s not mandatory.
• Each team will show the tournament staff their uniforms at the check in booth. If the Tournament Staff considers uniform to be
  against the rules, then we will ask the team to find a new uniform before their first game. Or they will have to forfeit their game.

• Team captains are considered the coach of the team.
• Captains will be the person responsible for communicating to our personnel - including court monitors

• Scoring is 1 and 2 points. One point will be scored for each basket shot from within the 3-point arc; shots from behind the 3-point arc counting as 2 points.
• The first team to score 15 points wins or the team with the highest score after 20 minutes wins.
• If it’s a tie at the 20-minute mark, then continue the game and the next basket wins the game.
• The court monitor is the person keeping score to ensure the competition is fair.

• Game play is half court.
  
• Teams will shoot from behind the 3-point arc to determine who starts with possession of the ball.
  
• After a basket, out- of- bounds,violation, or foul, the offense must “check” the ball with their opponent before play resumes and the ball must be passed to start play. There are no free throws.
  
• The team scoring a basket retains possession of the ball. (Winner's outs)
  
• If the ball hits rim and the other team rebounds the ball, that team must take it back behind the 3-point arc before attempting a shot. If a team scores a basket without taking the ball back, the basket will be disallowed, and the offending team will forfeit their possession.
  
• Players must call fouls and violations as necessary to keep the game under control. If there is a dispute about the call, the team who called the violation must shoot for it. If they make it, they keep the ball. If they miss the other team gets the ball.
  
• The Intramural Staff are the only administrators for the games. They will not call fouls or violations unless necessary. If a Staff member calls an excessive contact intentional foulor a technical foul, the penalty will be 1 point for the offended team and they will keep the ball and resume game with a check.
  
• The Intramural Staff may remove a player from a contest without warning if the player is behaving inappropriately. All decisions by the Intramural Staff are final.
  
• There is no stalling allowed. All held balls are awarded to the defense first then they alternate for example on a jump ball or trying to stall to conserve time.
  
• Substitutions may be made at anytime that play is stopped.
  
• Teams are awarded one 30 secondtime-out per game.
  
• Game time is forfeit time. A team must have 3 players to start the game. A team may not “pick up” players not on their team. After a game, the winning team must report back to the bracket booths to provide their winning ticket to the staff on duty and check the schedule for the time of their next game.

• Teams need to check in 45 minutes before theirfirst game.
• Each team member needs to bring a form of identification to prove they are the player listed on their application. For
  example, student id or permit.
• Each team needs to get jerseys approved at check-ins.
• Each team member will receive a wristband that allows them to get in the tournament gates for free. This tournament needs to
  be on for the duration of the day and each player needs a wristband on to play
  in games.

A court monitor has the right to suspend play if a player is injured. If a player is bleeding or has an open wound, the player will be asked to leave the game to tend to the matter. Blood stains must be handled before entering game. If a player loses consciousness or is severely injured during game play, it is considered a medical emergency and will be handled as such.

There are AED's onsite as well.

If any person provides information that is false or misleading, may be disqualified from the tournament.

All winners of the contests will receive prize packs. The price packs range depending on the contest. Examples of prize packs include medals, giftcards, water bottles, socks, etc.