Game rules:
With the exceptions
mentioned in the game rules below, the
tournament will follow the official rules and regulations of the FIBA and the
Finnish Basketball Association for the season 2009-2010.
1. The playing time:
All games consist of
four halves as follows:
- 4 x 7 minutes effective playing time from C- to FUN series.
- 4 x 7 minutes
- The half time lasts
two (2) minutes and all other breaks between periods are one (1) minutes.
(In the effective
playing time all breaks are excluded, including time outs. Player substitutions are allowed whenever
there is a break during the game.)
2. The team has a
right to one (1) time out before a half time and two (2) time outs after a half time. The unused time outs can’t be
postponed to the next period.
3. In case of a tie, there will be a sudden-death
overtime. The first point will win. The overtime starts with a jump ball.
4. Team fouls: The
team fouls are counted in every period, and they are full after the fourth
(4th) foul in each period. The fifth (5th) team foul leads to two free throws.
5. The official rules and regulations of the
Finnish Basketball Association are used to determine the size of the game
balls. Women' s Fun-league, age groups A and B in girls and age groups C in
both girls and in boys use the ball size 6. Age group Mini will use
the ball size 5. Men's Fun-league and age groups A and B in boys use the ball
size 7.
6. The three- point
shot is valid in C-series and older groups.
7. In groups C and Mini zone-defence is not allowed.
8. If a team leads the
game by 30 points or more, it is recommended that it will no longer play
full-court press.
9. If a problem
occurs, the team leader should contact the supervisor of the gym. Any possible
protests must be handed in to the supervisor of the gym 15 minutes after the
end of the game. The protests need to be made in writing, and the team needs to
pay a fee of 100 euros at the same time when handing in the protest. The fee
will be returned if the protest is accepted. A jury will handle all protests.
The jury will only handle protests that can lead to a score 20-0. There will be
no rematches. The decision of the jury is final.
10. If a player or a
coach is ejected, the jury must be informed. The ejected player/coach is not
allowed to participate to the games until the jury has handled his case.
11. If a team is late
for the game more than 10 minutes of the game it will lose the game by 20-0.
12. If a team forfeits
a game, the score will be 20-0. The jury will decide whether the forfeiting
team has a right to continue playing in the tournament.
13. The classification
rule:
The teams shall be
classified according to their win-loss record, namely two (2) points for each
game won and zero (0) points for each game lost. If there are two or more teams
in the classification with equal points, their placing will be determined by 1.
the win-loss record of the games between the teams involved 2. score difference
of the games between the teams involved 3. score difference of all the games
played in the group by each team 4. points scored 5. draw. It is our intention
to solve the final positioning of each team. However, if there are a lot of
teams in the age group, the final position of a team might be solved by a
division of four. Thus the placement of a team may be e.g. 9-10.
14. There will be no
technical fouls because of the team uniforms. If the team doesn’t have unified
uniforms, they should wear shirts that are of the same colour and have numbers.
The players are asked to use the same number in their jerseys throughout the
entire tournament in order to help the MVP–selections.