YOUTH LEAGUE RULES
- All Red Oak Basketball League (“The League”) games will be conducted under National Federation of High School Basketball Rules, unless otherwise noted.
- All players must be in full uniform.
- All players must wear the jerseys issued by ROBL to be eligible to play.
- All jerseys must be tucked in.
- No two (2) players may have the same number.
- Home team wears white colored jersey. Away team wears opposite colored jersey.
- Game balls will be provided by ROBL. Teams must provide their own warm up balls.
- Teams are not required to provide the scorekeeper or clock keeper. These are provided by ROBL. The scorekeeper will only keep track of playing time, team & individual fouls, and time outs.
- Junior sized basketballs (27.5) will be used in Kinder-1st Grade leagues.
- Intermediate sized basketballs (28.5) will be used for 2nd-5th grade boys and all girls leagues 2nd grade and above.
- Official size basketballs (29.5) will be used in the 6th grade boys leagues.
- All age divisions will play 4 quarter games at 8 minutes per quarter with a Running Clock*.
- *Stopped clock in last 2 minutes of the 2nd and 4th quarter.
- Half-Time will be 5 minutes or less.
- If the game is tied at the end of regulation, a two (2) minute overtime period will be played.
- If the game remains tied at the end of the first overtime, the game will end in a tie during regular season play.
- In tournament play, overtime periods will be played until one team is victorious.
- Warm-Up time should be a minimum of 5 minutes (the Warm-Up time length may be reduced at the discretion of the Site Director).
- One and One will occur on the 7th team foul of the half.
- Teams will shoot double bonus on the 10th team foul of the half.
- Each team will be allowed 2, one-minute, timeouts per half.
- One additional timeout will be allowed for each overtime period.
- Kinder-3rd grade divisions: NO full court press will be allowed at anytime.
- 4th-5th grade girls & boys age divisions: Teams are allowed to full court press the last 2 minutes of the 2nd quarter and last 2 minutes of the 4th quarter only*.
- 6th grade divisions and up: Full court press is allowed at all times*.
- *unless the lead is 20 or more in which the full court press is revoked.
- Head to Head
- Point Differential (Capped at 20 Point Max/Game)
- Points Allowed
- Inappropriate behavior along with verbal or physical assault will not be tolerated.
- Each coach is responsible for the conduct of the team’s players, coaches and fans on and off the court and must promote the best sportsmanship, win or lose.
- The Site Director or any game official may remove a player, coach, or attendee from a game, tournament, or venue for inappropriate behavior or verbal abuse.
- The Site Director may take any such other corrective action he/she deems appropriate to assure proper sportsmanship, the safety and well-being of all participants, and the integrity and standards of the event.
- All teams, coaches, players, and spectators are subject to such rulings and corrective actions.
- Any coach, player, or spectator who is ejected from a game by a game official or the Site Director may be subject to further suspensions or removal from the ROBL.
- Grade/Age Based Eligibility - Events will be organized by grade divisions only. Each division will also have minimum and maximum age standards that apply.
- Playing "Up" - A player may play up in one higher grade division than his/her grade.
- Gender Specific Divisions - Players are only allowed to play in a division that coincides with his/her gender.
- Teams with ten (10) or less players: Each player must play a minimum of 16 minutes or 50% of the game.
- If there is a violation on minimum playing time, the coach of the team that is in violation will be assessed a technical foul and potential forfeiture of the game.
- There will be NO designated time during the game where a coach is REQUIRED to substitute. However the buzzer will sound with 4 minutes in the 3rd quarter as a reminder to the coach to substitute if they have not met the minimum requirement.