RECREATION GAME RULES

·                   High school rules with the following exceptions:

·                   Games will not start unless there is one scorekeeper and one clock person.  Kids shall not operate the clock.

·                   Games consist of two 20-minute halves.  Clock runs continually, except last 2 minutes of each half when the clock will be turned off at every whistle.  Clock will not start until ball is over half-court in the last two minutes of the game (second half).  This is to prevent winning team from running the clock down in the back-court.

·                   Each team is allowed 2 one-minute time outs per half.  Time outs cannot be carried over into the second half.

·                   Player is out of the game once they have committed 5 personal fouls.

·                   Player shoots one-and-one after 7 team fouls.  Player shoots two shots after 10 team fouls.

·                   No pressing in the back court.

·                   Every player must play one-half of the game, unless a team has more than 10 players, in which case coaches must make every effort to rotate the players equally.

·                   Subs cannot play more time than a team’s player.

·                   Only players allowed on court before and after games and during half-time and time-outs.