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' CENTRAL STATE CATHOLIC BASKETBALL LEAGUE
BOYS & GIRLS REGULATIONS
(Revised 10/02/2009)
1. LEAGUE NAME: The name of the league is the Central State Catholic Basketball League.
2. CHAMPIONSHIPS & AWARDS: The league will be run as one division, with each team playing each other twice in league competition, once at home and once away. All games count towards the final overall standings. Championships shall be determined on the basis of these overall standings. A plaque will be made for the top finishing team in each division. This plaque will be permanently displayed at the school and additional engraved plates will be added for future championships. Individual trophies shall be awarded to the players on the top two finishing teams in the Boys & Girls, A & B Team divisions.
3. FEES: There will be a $60.00 League Fee per team (A & B only) from each school, payable to the Central State Catholic Basketball League and sent to the league Secretary/Treasurer by the start of the first scheduled league games. This fee merges the league and tournament fees together. The fee is to cover the cost of the awards for the regular season and the tournaments (provided by the host schools), plus league correspondence. Failure to have the league fees into the league Secretary/Treasurer before the first scheduled game will result in forfeiture of all games until the fees are paid.
4. MEETINGS: There will be two league meetings each year: one in the spring, the first Sunday in May, and the other in the fall in mid-September. The meetings will be open to all coaches and school representatives from each school in the league and any new schools interested in joining the league.
5. OFFICERS: There will be a President, Vice President and Secretary/Treasurer. These officers will be elected at the annual Spring Meeting. The President is in charge of heading the league meetings and is the person to whom all violations of rules and complaints should be directed. The league website and/or webmaster will keep track of the scores and post weekly scores on the internet site.
6. RULE VIOLATIONS: In the case of a question of a rule violation by a school, the President will be notified. Notification shall be given within one (1) week after the alleged violation has occurred. If the violation seems viable, the President will draw, by lot, three coaches' names who are not involved in the dispute. They will act as the deciding force and pass judgment as to forfeiture or penalty.
For Technical Fouls committed by either players or coaches: the first technical of the season will be reported to the League President by telephone after the game with the details, and to the Pastor or School Principal; after the second technical a two game suspension will be issued; and a third technical will mean suspension for the season. The penalty for second and third technical fouls will be subject to an appeal process to a grievance board (as outlined above). Penalties for technical fouls committed during the league tournaments will carry over to the following season.
7. SCORE NOTIFICATION: Scores are to be filled in on a score sheet and either e-mailed, faxed, or mailed into the Secretary/Treasurer by the home A-Team. The scores should be submitted on the day the game is played if possible, or within the week after the game has been played at the latest. ** Scores can be immediately updated on www.cscbl.com, if possible, using the Submit Game Scores link.
8. W.I.A.A. REGULATIONS: W.I.A.A. Regulations will govern all situations, except where such rules are modified by these (League) regulations.
9. PLAYER ELIGIBILITY:
(a) Any player enrolled in the 8th grade or lower grades and not yet 15 years of age on the 31st of August shall be eligible.
(b) Only students, who attend the school or students, whose parents belong to the parish and are enrolled in the parish CCD program shall be allowed to play on the team.
**NOTE: Each school shall inform the League of the policy they are following for the coming year at the annual Fall Meeting.
(c) No 7th or 8th grader will be allowed to play on the B-Teams.
(d) Any player who's name appears on the A-Team Roster may only play on the A-Team, and any player who's name appears on the B-Team Roster may only play on the B-Team. Any roster changes must be made by January 1st. The roster as of January 1st will be the team's Tournament Roster. However, a new student, who moves into the parish, can play anytime upon notification to the League President. If a school has 2 A-Teams or 2 B-Teams, a player is only allowed to play on ONE of the 2 teams.
(e) By mutual agreement of both coaches, and only under special circumstances, Rule 9-(d) may be waived. If this rule is to be waived, the following guidelines should be used:
1) No player shall be permitted to play in more than 5 quarters of the combined A and B team games.
2) If a player has played in four (4) quarters of the B-Team game, then that player will not be eligible to play until the second half of the A-Team game.
(f) No player that has played, or plans to play on any other school basketball team before, during, or after the C.S.C.B.L. season, in any given school year, will be allowed to play.
(g) A player must play in at least 50% of the league games in order to participate in the league tournament, unless the games that were missed were due to an injury.
10. LEAGUE SEASON: Actual starting practice dates are to be determined by each individual school program, but should not begin before the volleyball season is over. The League Season begins officially with the first scheduled league games. The League Season ends upon completion of the teams' participation in the League Tournament.
11. TEAM ROSTERS: Each of the member schools shall submit a separate roster for the Boys A-Team, Girls A-Team, Boys B-Team, and Girls B-Team. If a school intends on fielding a Boys or Girls C-Team, separate rosters should be sent to the League for these teams also. Each roster must have the NAME, BIRTHDAY, AGE as of August 31st, and the GRADE of each player. These rosters shall be signed by the school principal and must be turned into the League President before the first scheduled League games. Failure to have the rosters in by this time will result in forfeiture of all games until the rosters are in. Any new team members must be registered with the League President's office 48 hours before they play in any league game. Any and all changes to the rosters must done by January 1st. The roster as of January 1st will be the team's tournament roster.
** A and B teams are required to have a minimum of 8 players, no max. It is the school/coaches choice as to how the teams will be split.
The teams on the B level will be split by ability and have combined (5th and 6th grade) teams. This will be monitored by a review at mid-season to see that the competitive balance of the leagues is maintained. New rosters could be drawn for teams that are far superior to the rest of the league upon an appeal. This would be subject to the appeal process to a grievance board (as outlined in the League Rules, Section 6). Roster sizes for B level teams will be determined as follows: teams can be split into 2 teams with 14 players and must be split with 16 or more players available.
12. SCHEDULED GAME TIMES: Official league games will be played on Saturdays, a limited number of Sundays and weeknight games with neighboring schools for scheduling purposes. The first game shall begin at 9:00 a.m. on Saturdays if all teams are playing, and 1:00 p.m. on Sundays. Weeknight games will start at 4:00 or 5:00 p.m. with minimum 1 or max 3 games played. The time between all the other games will be 10 minutes. The order of play shall be: 1) Girls B-Teams; 2) Boys B-Teams; 3) Girls A-Teams; and 4) Boys A-Teams. For any Sunday games the first game will begin at 12:30 p.m.
**By mutual agreement between the participating schools, starting times and order of play maybe changed.
13. TEAM READINESS: Failure to have your team ready to play, at the starting time of the first scheduled game, will result in forfeiture by the failing team, unless there is notification. Failure to have your team ready to play 15 minutes after the conclusion of the previous game will also result in forfeiture by the failing team. Flagrant tardiness will be acted upon by the League. Special circumstances should be brought to the attention of the League President for a decision.
14. GAME POSTPONEMENTS: The League President must be informed of all game postponements and the reasons prior to the scheduled date. Postponements due to the players having other commitments (i.e. volleyball games) will not be allowed. All games postponed due to weather conditions, or rescheduled for other reasons, that were originally scheduled for Saturday, should be made up on Sunday of the same weekend. If this is not possible, they must be made up within a 2 week time period. All games must be “made up�, not canceled. The league webmaster should be notified of all games changed or postponed and when (date and time) the games are rescheduled.
15. LENGTH OF GAMES:
B-Teams: 6 minute quarters, with 1 minute between quarters and 6 minutes between halves.
A-Teams: 7 minute quarters, with 1 minute between quarters and 7 minutes between halves.
Overtimes: 3 minutes with 1 minute between overtime periods
When teams must play more then one game in a day, there should be a minimum of
2 hrs between games. Players will sit for an hour if there is not another games scheduled.
16. FULL COURT PRESS RULE (B & C TEAMS ONLY): there will be no full court press, except for the last 2 minutes of each half, and after a dead ball.
***This rule applies to both League and Tournament games.
17. 20 POINT RULE (A TEAM ONLY): When the point spread in A Team games reaches 20 points, the subsequent procedures shall be followed:
a) The Timer shall sound the horn and notify the officials and coaches that the 20 point spread has been reached.
b) Only the leading team will be prohibited to use any type of press or trapping (double team) in the front or back court during all situations, until the said score goes under 16 points.
***This rule applies to both League and Tournament games.
18. LEAGUE SCHEDULE: The schedule shall be agreed to by the coaches prior to the start of the season, preferably at the Spring Meeting for the following season. Scheduled League games and the League Tournament games have priority in all cases. Lack of readiness is not an acceptable excuse for rescheduling a game.
19. OFFICIALS: The home team will provide two (2) W.I.A.A. Certified Officials. Both of these officials will be required to sign their names and numbers in the Official Score Book prior to the start of the game. No official shall be allowed to work more than three (3) games in one day during league play, but two (2) games a day in the league tournament. Game officials can not be coaches or parents of children playing in the game.
20. OFFICIAL SCORERS' TABLE: The home team shall provide responsible individuals to keep time and score. An effort shall be made to have an adult handling the official score book and clock. If High School aged individuals are to be used, no outside distractions will be allowed.
21. SCHOLASTIC ELIGIBILITY: Each school, through it's Pastor, Administrator, and Parish School Council or equivalent, shall establish it's own standards for scholastic work and conduct, and shall judge individual situations by these standards. Coaches shall notify opposing coaches before the start of the game if any players will be in uniform on the bench, but not eligible to play.
22. UNIFORMS: In the case of insufficient contrast between the colors of uniforms, the home team will be required to provide contrast.
23. GAME BALLS: The collegiate sized women's basketball shall be used for both Boys and Girls B-Team games and for the Girls A-Team game. The W.I.A.A. official sized men's basketball shall be used for all Boys A-Team games. All basketballs used for the games shall be N.F.I.D.A. approved balls.
24. LEAGUE TOURNAMENT:
a) Each year there will be a tournament for each division in the league. The Boy's and Girl's A-Team tournaments will run concurrently at one site. Likewise, the Boys and Girls B-Team tournaments will run concurrently at another site.
b) All teams are required to participate in the League Tournament. Failure to participate may cause dismissal of your team from the league and paying any tournament expenses incurred by the host team (i.e. referees' fees).
c) The Secretary/Treasurer will distribute the entry fees to the host schools prior to the start of the league tournaments.
d) The League Tournaments will be seeded according to final regular season standings. This seeding will come from the League President as soon as possible after all league regular season games are completed. Ties will be decided by head to head competition and then by a coin flip.
e) The dates of the League Tournaments shall be determined at the Annual Fall Meeting.
f) League regulations shall govern all tournament games.
g) The team roster as of January 1st shall be the team's Tournament Roster.
i) Tournament games postponed for the day will be rescheduled on the following weekend of the scheduled tournament on Saturday and/or Sunday accordingly.
h) Tournament Locations:
All A-Teams will play in a combined Boys and Girls A-Team Tournament at a host school determined by the rotation procedure below. Championship rounds for the A-Team Tournament should be played at a high school gym (this is due to the need for larger facilities). All B-Teams will play in a combined Boys and Girls B-Team Tournament at a host school determined by the following rotation procedure:
1) The school at the top of the list shall have the first choice in hosting the Tournament.
2) If the school at the top chooses NOT to host the Tournament, the first choice shall go to the next school on the list in the rotation. The declining school goes to the bottom of the list. This procedure will continue until a host school is found.
3) Any new schools entering the league shall be placed on the bottom of the list at the time they come into the league.
4) Rotation List (determined by lots at the 1986 Spring Meeting)
(Revised 9/28/2007)
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