Midgets Summer/Winter Rules
Midgets Game Rules Summer/Winter
Rules for the Midgets:
1) All players must be 9 or 10 years old by December 31st of the calendar year.
2) Game time: All quarters will be 7 minutes long with running time. Except for free throws, time outs and the last minute of the second half.
3) Game Ball: Women’s ball 28.5.
4) Time Outs: Two time outs per half. No carry over. All time outs are 30 seconds.
5) Playing Time: All players must play one complete quarter per half. No player may play in more than three quarters unless you have only 6 players. No game can be played with less than five players. Any portion of any quarter counts as a complete quarter played.
6) Overtime: Any overtime game will be sudden death. First point wins. All players are eligible to play unless they have fouled out of the game. No time outs allowed in the overtime.
7) Fouls: On the seventh foul of the quarter, the team will shoot 1 and 1 bonus.
8) No back court pressure the whole game.
9) No slaughter Rule: 10 points first half, 15 points second half. No fast breaks if the team is up by either margin in a half. When a team is up, than the team ahead must wait until the team is back and set up for defensive play. (All players must be in front court) Second half, if the team that is behind wants to press, than the offensive team can break the press and score on a fast break.
10) Defense: Must play man to man defense the entire game.
11) First Half: If a player is deemed to have put pressure on the offense bring the ball up the court:
- 1st offence-warning,
- 2nd offense-time out charged to the coach
- 3rd offense-time out charged to team, if they have any left. If not, then a delay of the game foul to the team, two points and the ball given back to the offensive team. (Team foul but no individual foul)
12) Players: must have five to start the game, if not six-the opposing coach chooses the two players that play the entire game.
13) All coaches must remain seated.
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