Revised 01/13/2014
GREEN YOUTH BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
ANNUAL BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
GENERAL INFORMATION
2014 Tournament Dates: Girls -February 7 -9, 2014 (Fri - Sun) 4th, 5th, 6th grade brackets
Boys -March 7 -9, 2014 (Wed - Sun) 3rd, 4th, 5th,, 6th grade brackets
*** Boys 6th grade only- we will have “A” and “B” divisions
if we get a minimum of 12 in one division and 8 in the other division.
GYBA reserves the right to cancel this if we do not have enough teams
signed up. ****
Location: Green High, Middle School & Intermediate Schools
All Gyms located on one campus!!!!
(All championship games will be played at Green High School)
3 Games Guaranteed, Playoffs only on Sunday!
Entry Fee: $175.00 per team. Make check payable to Green Youth Basketball Association or GYBA. Complete roster must be turned in with check to hold entry spot. Mail to P.O. Box 415, Green, Ohio 44232. Entry fee is non-refundable.
Registration D/L: January 28, 2014 Girls – Or first come basis until full.
February 28, 2014 Boys – Or first come basis until full.
All division brackets and game schedules will be posted on our website the weekend prior to the tournament. No mailings will be sent!
Team Eligibility: Community teams comprised of players living in the same public high school district. Players must be in the designated grade or younger. (i.e., a 5th grade player may play on a 6th grade team)
Report cards or other info may be requested for verification.
Player Eligibility: All player’s ages must be indicated on team rosters. A player will not be eligible to play unless they meet the following birth date requirements, according to OHSAA guidelines;
3rd grade division –cannot be 10 years of age before August 1st 2007
4th grade division –cannot be 11 years of age before August 1st 2007
5th grade division – cannot be 12 years of age before August 1st 2007
6th grade division – cannot be 13 years of age before August 1st 2007
Tournament Rosters: Must be filled out completely on GYBA roster form (available on web site) by the registration deadline. Team rosters are limited to 12 players and two coaches per team.Rosters must be turned in prior to the start of the tournament and once they are turned in no changes can be made to that roster.
Awards: Individual trophies will be awarded to the champion and runners up in each division.
Spectator Fee: $2.00 weekday fee daily for adults. $1.00 for all students and senior citizens
$3.00 weekend fee daily for adults. $1.00 for all students and senior citizens
All roster players and two coaches per team admitted free.
Girls Tournament Contact
Doreen Ziehler 4th grade
Ed Pearce 5th grade
Matt Hurr 6th grade
Check for updates on tournament information at www.greenbasketball.com
Boys Tournament Contact
Rob Stopp 6th grade
Eric Smith 5th grade
Paul Simmer 4th grade
Terry Pine 3rd grade
GYBA TOURNAMENT RULES
1. Format: Pool - play format
EACH TEAM GUARANTEED 3 GAMES.
TEAMS WINNING THEIR POOL PROCEED TO A
SEMI-FINAL OR CHAMPIONSHIP GAME. QUARTER FINAL GAMES WILL BE SCHEDULED IF COURTS ARE AVAILABLE.
The Tournament Committee reserves the right to cancel games if weather or unforeseen circumstances arise.
2. Insurance: Each organization and individual participant in the tournament must be covered by their own organization’s and/or their own individual insurance policy(ies).
3. Uniforms: Each team must supply their own jerseys with numbers on both front and back, if possible.
If two teams have the same color jersey, the visiting team must change color. Home team will be listed first on schedule and wear white.
4. Equipment: Ten (10) foot baskets will be used in all divisions.
Youth basketball (28.5” high school girls) will be used.
Each player must carry their game shoes into the gym.
5. Reporting: Each coach should report to scheduled game location thirty (30) minutes before game time. Tournament officials reserve the right to start any game up to ten (10) minutes early as long as the team has received a sufficient warm up time.
6. Tie Breakers- a. Head to head results.
Pool Play b. Point differential. This includes a cap or maximum of 15
points per game.
c. Least amount of points given up during pool play .
In casethere isa forfeit, the winning team’s point differentialwill be determined by taking an average of the other 2 pool play games point differential and added to the differential given up in those 2 games. An average will also be taken if the third tie-breaker is used.
7. Scheduling There is a line on our roster/registration form for indicating special
scheduling request. We will attempt to schedule around reasonable
requests that are indicated on our form. We cannot attempt to
schedule around another weekend tournament or make changes
after our schedule is finalized. Any team forfeiting a game due to
another basketball tournament or league conflict will not be
permitted to enter our tournament the following year.
8. Ejections Any player or coach ejected from a game will be automatically
disqualified from coaching his/her team for the remainder of the
tournament.
GYBA GAMES RULES
1. Rules: Ohio High School Athletic Association Rules apply,
except where noted.
2. Length of Game: Games shall consist of 4-six minute quarters with a 5-minute half
time. The first overtime period shall be 2 minutes; the second overtime period shall be sudden death. The first team to score in the second overtime wins.
3. Timeouts: Each team receives three full time-outs per game and one
additional time out for each overtime period.
4. Defenses: Any half court defense is allowed.
Full court pressing: 3rd &4th grade press -4th quarter only, if up by 10
points or more you cannot press. 5th and 6th grade-press in 2nd half only. If up by 10 points or more you cannot press.
5. Mercy Rule: If the lead exceeds 20 points in the fourth quarter, the clock will
run continuously until the team reduces the deficit to less than 20 points.
6. Foul Shooting: Third and fourth grade teams will use a foul line of thirteen feet
and may cross the line on a follow thru. However, the shooter may
not be the first player to touch the ball after the shot has hit the rim.
Fifth grade teams will be required to shoot from the regulation foul
line and are permitted to cross the line while shooting, the shooter
cannot be the first player to touch the ball after the shot has hit the
rim if the shooter crosses the line. If the shooter does not cross the line in the act of shooting they may be the first to touch ball. Sixth grade teams must use regulation foul line and will not be permitted to cross the line while shooting.
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