2007 Fullcourt Press Cream of the Crop Challenge
Playing Rules
** National High School Federation rules will be followed with the exceptions listed below:
** Each player will be allowed a total of six (6) personal fouls before being disqualified. Note: players can remain in the game past their 6th personal foul, but each foul committed thereafter is both a personal and a two shot technical foul
** All games will be played in two (2) sixteen (16) minute (stop-clock) halves
** Overtime period will be two minutes in length. If an additional overtime period is needed past the first overtime, it will be in “sudden death” format (first team to score – wins)
** There will be a guaranteed five (5) minute warm-up period between games
** There will be a two (2) minute half-time rest period
** No game will begin before the time listed on the official game schedule
** Teams will be allowed to call two (2) full time-outs and two (2) “thirty-second” time-outs during regulation with an additional one (1) time-out granted for any overtime period.
** All players must be legal residents of the state in which the team is located or be legal residents from a geographically adjoining state. No more than a total of three (3) players from adjoining states may participate on any one tournament team. Any violation of this rule will result in disqualification from the tourney of the players in question and forfeitures of the games such players participated in
** The home team is the first team listed in each pair, will wear light colored jerseys and sit to the left of the scorekeeper facing the court. Violation of this rule will result in a two-shot technical being assessed against the violating team to start the game
** All teams are expected to arrive for games prior to the scheduled start times. The amount of grace time that a team will be allowed and not have to forfeit their assigned game when they are not prepared to play at game time will be determined by the event director based on all information available. At a minimum, teams not being on time for their scheduled game will be assessed a four-shot technical foul with the opposing team being given possession of the ball.
** Please bring your own warm-up balls to the gym. The game ball will be provided by
the tourney.
** A certified trainer will be on site to attend to all injury issues
** A snack bar will be open through-out the course of the event and will offer food and
beverages
