·        The official rules for the Spring Fling Tournament are the 2006-2007 NCAA Women's Rules

·        Total team registration, will be two hours prior to the team’s first tournament game with the tournament director.

·        Game time is forfeit time.

·        Only those players whose names appear on the roster sheet may sit on the player’s bench, along with 2 other individuals (coaches, scorekeepers, trainers) for a maximum of 17 persons.

·        Home team wears light jerseys and is listed first in bracket pairings.  Home team sits to the left of the scorer’s table (facing the court) and warms up a minimum of 15 minutes in between games in front of opponent’s bench.

·        Games will be played in two 16 minute periods, with a 10-minute half-time and a 4 minute overtime period, if necessary.  Time in-between final regulation period and/or overtime periods is 60 seconds.

·        Stop clock on all dead ball whistles, except when lead exceeds 25 points or more.  Clock will return to normal if lead subsequently falls to 15 points or below.

·        Each team will get three full time-outs and two 20-second time-outs per regulation game.  These time-outs may be carried over to and through the regulation and overtime periods, if unused.  Each team will receive one full time-out per overtime period, which may be carried over to and through the overtime periods, if unused.  On full time-outs the horn will buzz after 30 seconds and again at 60 seconds.  On 20-second time-outs the horn will buzz after 15 seconds and again at 20 seconds.
 

1.     National High School Federation rules will be followed with the following exceptions: 

2.     Each player is allowed 5 fouls before being disqualified. 

3.     All games will be played in two (2) 16 minute halves. 

4.     There will be a 5 minute rest period between halves. 

5.     Teams will be allowed to call three (3) full time-outs and (2) thirty-second time-outs during the regulation game.  

6.     One (1) additional time-out will be added in the event of overtime. 

7.     There will be a five (5) minute warm-up period between games.  Teams must register with the official bookkeeper during this time. 

8.     Any vulgar language or misconduct toward officials and tournament staff will be subject to disqualification from tournament with no refunds on tournament fee. 

9.     Two (2) certified high school officials per game. 

10.   No game will begin before its scheduled time.   

11.  Players are allowed to play for one team only.  Once a player plays in a game for one team, she will no longer be eligible to participate for any other team in the tournament.  Any violations of this rule discovered will result in game forfeitures. 

·        Each coach is restricted to a coach's box, which begins at the baseline and extends 28 feet toward center court.

·        All bench personnel except the head coach must remain seated on the bench while the clock is running and the ball is live, except to react spontaneously to an outstanding play, immediately sitting down thereafter.  A head coach may leave his/her place on the bench, but must stay within the coaching box.

·        No one should be on the playing floor at any time other than the players, coaches or officials.  Only the players from the game currently in progress are allowed on the floor.  No shooting during time-outs or in between quarters or halves.  Teams playing the next game may only warm-up after the current game is completed.

·        No substitutions will be made after the first horn of the time-out, before the first shot of a two-shot foul or the first two shots of a three-shot foul.

·        The official scorer will record:
1.     Field goals made
2.     Free throws attempted and made
3.     A running summary of points scored
4.     Personal and total team fouls, with official notification at 5 individual and 7 and 10 team fouls per game and half respectively
5.     Technical fouls on each player, with official notification when an individual reaches two for unsportsmanlike conduct
6.     Coaches technical and spectator ejections
7.     All time-outs, with coaches notification, through an official, when a team has taken all of its allotted time-outs
8.     Alternating possessions for held balls

·        At the end of each half, the referee shall check and approve the score.  The referee’s score approval at the end of the game terminates the official's jurisdiction upon leaving the court.

Howard Randle     
P. O. Box 451721
Houston, TX 77245

Cell 713 385-4076  
Email hrandle@houstonelite.com