Championship Rules
Age Groups
Under 12 – Born in 2005 & 2006
Under 14 – Born in 2003 & 2004
Under 16 – Born in 2001 & 2002
Under 18 – Born in 1999 & 2000
All age groups have both Boys and Girls sections. There is only 1 division in each age group.
The definition: “A Club”
- Must be a body which fields one or more junior team(s) in a BVC affiliated Association competition.
- Must have all their teams competing in the local Association under their official Club name.
- Must have a set of playing colours registered with their Association.
- Must maintain a register of all its’ Club members.
A team from any BVC affiliated Association may enter the Club Championship as long as they are a member of that domestic team/club during their local competition (see eligibility for more information).
There are two main types of Basketball Associations: Clubs or Designated. The club associations are ones which have multiple clubs and each player is from a particular club and represents their club from year to year. Each club usually has a committee who runs the club; this style is more found in large associations (Example – Ballarat, Bendigo, Geelong, Mildura, Warragul etc).
The Designated Association is when the Association collects all names at the start of the season and designates names of players into teams, usually on ability to create an equal competition. This system is usually found in small to medium associations. A team which competes together each week in this style of domestic competition is able to compete in Club Championship as long as they compete in the same team domestically week to week. A couple of players from a number of different teams that play domestically (representative teams) are unable to compete together in the Club Championships.
Timing Rules: Two twenty (20) minute halves – 2 Time outs per half per team.
First half: Clock DOES NOT stop (NO TIME-OUTS PERMITTED in last one (1) minute of the half)
Half time: Two (2) minute break.
Second half: Clock will STOP for all whistles including time-outs in the last three (3) minutes only.
Extra time: Three (3) minute duration will be played until a result has been achieved.
Clock stops on every whistle in last one (1) minute of extra time, One Time Out per team per Extra Period
Sin Bin Rule is enforced – 5 minutes of playing time on the bench (time outs not included)
Under 12 and Under 14 – The ‘Man2Man’ rule will be enforced and rule information will be forwarded to associations.
EVENT RULES
1. Ball size:
- Under 12 – Under 14 Boys and Girls will use size 6 (74cm) basketball.
- Under 16 – Under 18 Girls will use size 6 (74cm) basketball.
- Under 16 – Under 18 Boys will use size 7 (76cm) basketball.
2. For each minute a team is late for their scheduled match, their opponents will be awarded 2 points up to ten (10) minutes when the match will be forfeited. Result to read 20-0.
3. Championship points will be allocated: WIN = 3 pts. LOSS= 1 pts. FORFEIT= 0 pts.
4. Ties for position will be decided as follows;
- 3 Way Tie = percentage on matches between teams who are equal on points.
- 2 Way Tie = result/s of matches between the two teams concerned.
- 4 (or more) Way Tie = overall percentage from relevant pool.
5. A team which forfeits a match for any reason will be fined at $150 per game once the fixtures are underway. It is $300 per game once the competition has commenced.
6. A player will not be allowed on to the court unless wearing their teams’ correct uniform.
Correct Uniform: exactly the same design and coloured tops and shorts as the remainder of the team (Tops to display “permitted numbers” as per FIBA & BA regulations).
7. Free throws for under 12’s will be the modified free throw line.
8. 3-point shots will count for Under 12 age groups (new addition)
9. Zone defences will not be permitted in the under 12 and under 14 age groups
10. All teams must bring with them an ‘alternative colour’ set of uniforms to every match. Failure to do so will result in a $150 fine.
11. The Court Supervisor will determine whether a clash of uniform colours actually exists in conjunction with the Referees/Referee Coaches. In the case of a clash of playing colours;
- If both teams have an alternative set, a toss of a coin by the Court Supervisor will decide which team wears the alternative set.
- If only one team has an alternative set, then that team will wear the alternative set and the other team will be fined $150
- If both teams fail to bring an alternative set and an alternative set is not available, then both teams forfeit and incur a $150 fine each.
12. A team is not permitted to commence a match with less than five (5) eligible players.
13. Any player found guilty of “hanging on the rings” during warm up periods may be banned from competing in that match at the discretion of the Court Supervisor in conjunction with the Event manager
14. A team may use as many different eligible players as they desire during the course of the event, but a maximum of ten (10) players can be used in any one match.
15. It is the responsibility of each team to provide a competent scorer or timekeeper for each match in which they compete. If the start of a match is delayed by the absence of such official, then for each minute of delay, the teams’ opponents will be awarded 2 points up to ten (10) minutes when the match will be forfeited. Result to read 20-0.
16. Any team which plays an ineligible player will be subject to a penalty which will include forfeiting all matches in which that player participated based on whether that players name appeared on the scoring mechanism.