SOUTHWEST SHOWCASE TOURNAMENT RULES

TEAM REGISTRATION:

Teams must register 30 minutes before their fist game. A roster and tournament fee must be received 2 weeks before the 1st game or your team will not be scheduled.

PLAYER ELIGIBILITY:

Coaches must bring copies of all players’ birth certificates. Completed grade exception forms must also be available. A player must participate in one of the pool games to be eligible for tournament play. Teams failing to meet the rules will forfeit all wins. A player cannot play on multiple teams within the same age division.

AAU Guidelines will be followed - 3 grade exceptions max

FORFEITS:

A team failing to arrive at game time will have a 10-minute grace period before being disqualified.

PROTESTS:

All protests will be decided between the two participating coaches and mediated by tournament director. Tournament director has final decision on all disputes.

POOL PLAY:

Each team will play pool games in which tournament seeding will be decided by win/loss record.

TIEBREAKERS:

Tiebreakers will be decided by "Head to Head" game results first. Three-way team ties will be decided by "Total Points" then by "Head to Head" game results if necessary.

TOURNAMENT PLAY:

Championship and consolation (third place) games will be played. Tournament will be single elimination despite "pool play" win &loss records.

GAME RULES:

    1. National High School rules will apply.

    2. GAMES ARE TWO RUNNING "20" MINUTE HALVES. CLOCK STOPS THE LAST "2" MINUTES OF THE SECOND HALF ONLY, UNLESS A TEAM IS WINNING BY MORE THEN 20 POINTS. IF A GAME IS AT OR WITHIN 20 POINTS AT ANYTIME IN THE FINAL "2" MINUTES, THE CLOCK WILL STOP.

    3. If any game is tied at the end of regulation, a 2-MINUTE OVERTIME WITH STOP CLOCK RULES will be played. Each overtime period will follow the same format until a final winner is decided.

    4. Each team will be permitted two time-outs per half at 2-minutes each. No time-outs can be carried into overtimes. Each team has only one timeout for each over time period.

    5. PLAYERS WILL FOUL OUT ON THEIR 5th FOUL. On the 7th team foul in a half, the opposing team will be awarded a one in one free throw opportunity. On the 10th team foul in a half, the opposing team will be awarded two free throw opportunities.

    6. Unsportsmanlike conduct will not be tolerated. Game officials and tournament director have the discretion to determine all issues.

ADMISSION FEES:

A one-time entry fee per person will be charged prior to entering the gym each day.

BASKETBALLS:

A full size ball will be used for all 13U, 14U and 15U games and an Intermediate ball for 11U and 12U.

GYM RULES:

A concession will be available, NO food or drink in allowed in the gym.