RULES

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High School Rules

Unless a change is noted in this FYBA Rules and Regulations document, all NFHS High School Basketball rules apply to all FYBA games.

Each coach is required to bring basic first aid (including an ice pack), and a game ball to each game.
 

Score Sheets
Only the FYBA pre-printed official score sheets with complete player names and jersey numbers will be allowed to be used for FYBA games. If a team inadvertently misplaces it score sheet, the coach must immediately in form the officials so that a temporary score sheet will be provided.  This temporary score sheet now becomes the property of FYBA and must be given to the officials at the end of the game to be verified by the FYB board. A technical foul will be assessed to any team who does not use the official score sheet.  If a team knowingly supplies a non FYBA score sheet and uses this during a FYBA game the team will forfeit all games in which this was used and the head coach will be suspended 2 games for each offence. Absolutely no hand written information will be allowed on any printed FYBA score sheet.

Game Time

Games start on-time regardless of the amount of warm-up time available between games. Coaches should warm players up outside of the gym if the previous game is running long. If a team cannot field 5 players, a wait time of 15 minutes is allowed; however, the game will still end on time at the one-hour, fifteen minute mark. As soon as a team’s fifth player arrives, the game will start.

Game Clock/Timeouts

All games will use a 7-minute stop clock. Each team is allowed four full timeouts per game to be used at any time.

Overtime

If a game ends in a tie, an overtime period of 3 minutes is allowed. During this overtime period, only one full timeout is allowed per team--carryover of unused timeouts from the preceding regulation game time will not be allowed. Multiple overtime periods may be allowed until the tie is broken; however, the overtime periods must fit within the one-hour, fifteen minute game time allotted. If another overtime period would go over the game time allotted, the game will end in a tie. If the game is an end-of-season playoff game, the overtime periods will continue until the tie is broken.

Mercy Rule

If one team gains a lead of 35 points over another team, the NFHS High School mercy rule will be applied. The clock will become a running clock and only stop for timeouts and technical foul shots. Once the mercy rule is called and the running clock has been started, the stop clock will not be reinstated regardless of the difference in score.

Press

Teams in the 10 boys/girls and younger are only allowed to use a press defense in the second half of the game.

Officials

If a coach feels that there is a problem with an official, note the official’s name and number, game date, gym and time and report the specific incident to their age-division director

Protests

The official calls are considered final. No protests of calls will be accepted.

Ejections

Players and coaches and fans can be ejected from a game for one of two types of acts: Flagrant or Unsportsmanlike Acts –or- Gross Unsportsmanlike Acts. The FYBA will follow the procedures below in either of these cases. The referee will have the FINAL say as to whether a coach or player committed one of these acts and which type of act was committed

During the game the only individual that will be allowed to speak to a league referee will be the Head Coach and this is to be done during the game only, but in a respectful manner.  If the league referee feels threatened in any way that particular individual or individuals will banned from this league for good.  NO EXCEPTIONS.

Flagrant or Unsportsmanlike Acts:

These are acts by an athlete against an opposing athlete committed with the intent to harm or injure the opponent, or behavior that is unbecoming to an ethical, fair and honorable individual – it consists of acts of deceit, disrespect or vulgarity. If a player or coach is ejected for a flagrant or unsportsmanlike act, they will not be allowed to attend the next two games in which they would have normally been involved. If a player or coach is ejected for the second time within a season, the player or coach will not be allowed to attend the next four games in which they would have normally been involved. If a player or coach is ejected for the third time during a season, they will not be allowed to attend any games for the remainder of the season and the FYBA Board will vote on that player or coach’s reinstatement for the upcoming season.

Gross Unsportsmanlike Acts:

An athlete who, prior to, during or following an athletic contest, commits an act of a malicious and hateful nature toward a contest official or an opponent, shall be guilty of gross unsportsmanlike conduct. Such malicious acts shall include, but not be limited to, cursing, striking or threatening a contest official during a contest or at any other time because of resentment over occurrences or decisions during a contest; physical contact with an opponent; spitting on a contest official or opponent; directing gender, racial or ethnic slurs toward a contest official or opponent; or other such acts which may be deemed as unacceptable conduct by the athlete or coach. If a player or coach is ejected for a gross unsportsmanlike act, they will not be allowed to attend the next six games and reviewed by the FYBA Board. The player or coach is then on probation for the remainder of the season. Any further ejections during the season will cause the player or coach to be suspended for the remainder of the season and the FYBA Board will vote on that player or coach’s reinstatement for the upcoming season.

Teams

The following rules designate how to build and register a team with FYBA. See the ERRATA Dates section for specific due dates.

Team Registration

A team must pay their entry fee by the deadline in order to be registered with FYBA (see ERRATA for deadline date). Once teams are registered, scheduling will begin.

Paperwork

Each player must have a clean copy of a birth certificate or other government-issued identification showing date of birth (DMV ID, passport) and a copy of a current year report card (if playing on a younger team) in order to play in this league.

Teams

Each team can have a max of 15 players; 3 of which can be grade exception players (boys league only). The boys league only accepts male players, the girls league only accepts female players.

Insurance

USSA  insurance is required to players in the league.

Rostering

Once a team has collected the necessary paperwork for every player, copies of this information must be sent in whole (no partial packages accepted) to the FYBA registrar (see ERRATA ), the paperwork necessary to roster a team is:
 

• Completed Roster form with parent signatures indicating that the information on the form is correct and that the parent agrees to have the child play on that team.

• Birth Certificate (a clean, legible copy) or other government-issued statement of date of birth for each player

• Current year report card for grade exception players

• Team Registration form complete filled out with all team contact information

An extra copy of all of the information above must be kept by the head coach at all times and may be asked for at a game or tournament if a player is in question.

Once this information is received for a team, that team is rostered to the FYBA.
 

Ineligible Players

If a coach knowingly allows a player to participate in a FYBA contest, and this player is not registered with the FYBA under the guidelines for rostering players, the player and coach will be suspended for a minimum of 2 games and this infraction falls under the Unsportsmanlike Act.  The FYBA board has the right to extend the suspension or deny the player and coach from further participation in any future FYBA contest.  Player suspension could be rescinded based on FYBA board approval.  Coach's suspension has no appeal process.

Eligible players

Younger players can play in older groups however older player can only play in a younger age group if he is a grade exemption rule applies.

Playing Time Minimum

Each player must compete in at least four regular-season FYBA games in order to play in the end-of-season FYBA tournament.

Player Changes

New players may be added until 5PM on the Thursday preceeding the fifth game of the season. After the fifth game of the season, teams may only add players if their roster slips below 8 players – the team’s roster may be brought back up to 8 players. However, any additional players must compete in at least four games prior to the end-of-season playoffs or they will not be allowed to participate in the playoffs. Each additional player must be rostered with all appropriate paperwork by 5PM the Thursday preceeding the first game in which they will play before they may play in the FYBA. Once a new player is rostered and an existing player deleted from the roster, a new scoresheet will be issued to the team.

Player Transfers

Once a player has been rostered to a team, they cannot play on any other FYBA team in that age group. If a player desires a transfer to a different team, a transfer can only occur before the first game. Also, in order for a player to transfer to another team, a signed letter from both the player’s current coach and parents must be received by the FYBA registrar releasing the player from the current team.

Enforcement of Player Rosters

It is up to the FYBA coaches to enforce and monitor player rosters. If a coach feels that another team is using an illegal roster, the coach can write down the names of the players on the suspect roster and send that information to the FYBA registrar. The registrar will check this against the data received for that team. If an illegal player has been used, the team with the illegal player must forfeit the game(s) in which the illegal player participated.
 

Rules/Discipline

The FYBA reserved the right to modify the league rules and discipline at any time whenever necessary, to uphold the sportsmanship and integrity to the leagues vision.

 

FYBA Organization/Reporting
 

Schedules

Schedules will be sent to all coaches prior to the beginning of the season. Teams may not request and will not be granted any schedule changes.

Timeclock/Scorebook Volunteers

Each team is responsible to provide one volunteer per game to either run the timeclock or keep the scorebook. Each game should have one volunteer from each team – the same team cannot run both the timeclock and keep the scorebook.

Coach Responsibilities

Each coach is responsible to report their team’s score by Tuesday following the weekend game to their age division director. The head coach is also responsible to notify their age division director of any players or coaches on their team who may have been ejected from a game. This information will be passed onto the team’s opponent for the next game so that they know which player/coach should be sitting out for that game.

Age Division Directors

The Age Division Directors are responsible for the teams in their age division. These directors will be given as much information as possible from the registrar regarding the team names, coaches names, contact information, etc. After each coach reports their weekend score, the director will enter it on a copy (either printed or electronic) of the schedule for that division. The director should either fax or e-mail this marked-up schedule to the web master (See ERRATA) by Wednesday of the week following the games. At the end of the year, the director is responsible for verifying the standings of each team in the division prior to the seeding of the end-of-season tournament.

Uniforms

Each team must have either one light and one dark uniform shirt (shorts do not have to match) or a reversible top that has one light and one dark side. The home team will wear the light-colored uniform, the away team will wear the dark-colored uniform. The player’s uniform number should be displayed clearly on both the front and back of the uniform shirt.

Team Contacts

Each team must designate a team contact. This person must have the ability to use e-mail. The team contact will be the person notified of any schedule or any other changes. Scoresheets will also be sent out electronically via e-mail. Coaches will not be called or faxed to individually.

Web Site

Information on scores, rules, team standings, etc., will be kept on the FYBA web site,

 

 

FYBA Registrar and Webmaster
Allan Bleecher
21326 Gosier Way
Boca Raton, FL 33428
Phone: 561-243-hoop
Fax: 561-479-2513