SHSAA - Moose Jaw District -

2010 All-time Basketball Statistics

PLAYER ELIGIBILITY

1. Player eligibility must be submitted no later than 24 hours prior to league play. Further additions to the player list during the season must also be submitted 24 hours prior to participation in league play.

RULES

1. All games will be played according to the current FIBA rules with the following exceptions:

- Type of ball: GIRLS (size 6) - inflated size of ball must be a minimum of 72 cm in circumference to a maximum of 74 cm in circumference. BOYS (size 7) - inflated size of ball must be a minimum of 75 cm in circumference to a maximum of 78 cm in circumference.
- Modifications of the rules may be passed for each season at the MJHSAD level.
- We will follow SHSAA rule modifications.

2. Each team may dress a maximum of fourteen players for any one game.
3. The team at fault will be expected to change in the event of a colour conflict of team uniforms.

LEAGUE STRUCTURE

1. The league format and schedule shall be discussed at the basketball coaches= meeting and voted on at the MJHSAD level. Presently, the league has six teams and runs a double round robin schedule consisting of ten games.
2. Schools may request specific considerations for playing dates prior to the time of finalizing the schedule, based on:
- Tournament commitments
- Pre-established school functions - Ex. - dances, drama nights, parent/teacher interviews, etc

3. Games may only be rescheduled by permission of the MJHSAD based on the following criteria:
- A conflict of school activities or unforeseen circumstances.
- Be cleared through The Physical Education Consultant and/or the MJHSAD,
- Be declared one week in advance so that other schools and league officials can be notified.
- Be mutually agreed to by the two schools concerned.

4. Game Times: 6:15 and 8:00 pm or 15 minutes after conclusion of the first game. MJHSAD to decide prior to the start of each season as to whether the boys or the girls will play first or whether they will switch half way through the season.
5. Teams are not allowed into gymnasiums for warm-up until 6:00 pm or fifteen minutes prior to start of the game.
6. Game officials shall allow a pre-game warm-up of at least fifteen minutes. The half-time break shall be ten minutes.
7. Minor officials and gate attendants shall be provided by the host school. Also, a top quality game ball.
8. A signed copy of the score sheet with all information clearly legible shall be provided to the visiting team.
9. The winning team is responsible for taking score sheet to Times Herald and phoning CHAB.
10. For exhibition games, each school is responsible for arrangement and payment of officials through the MJBOA.
11. Play-offs:
- The fop four teams in league standings shall participate with 4th at 1st and 3rd at 2nd. If an unbalanced schedule is used, all teams should make the play-offs.
- The championship final shall be a best of three beginning at the home of the higher league finishing team or mutually agreed neutral site.
- The host (higher finishing) team shall supply gate attendants and minor officials.
- All half-time activities must receive prior approval from the PE consultant.
- All play-off games to be held in Moose Jaw.

12. Protests:
- FIBA rules require that the protest of a game must be made to the game official. The opponents must be made aware of the protest. The Captain of the protesting team must sign the score sheet indicating the protest.
- Protests must be made in accordance with the JMHSAD Bylaws - Section B, Article 5.

13. Records maintained since 1970 for senior teams.

LEAGUE DISCIPLINE

1. The penalty for violations of the ASports Activity Rules@ may result in forfeit of game or games in which violation occur.

HOSTING RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Book gymnasium for league games.
2. Ensure floor is swept prior to game and nets are in good shape.
3. Set out team benches, scoring table and chairs, score clock & 30 second timers, spectator bleachers and possession arrow for junior basketball if score clock does not have one.
4. Provide: change room for visiting team, properly inflated game ball plus basketballs for pre-game & half-time warm-ups &, FIBA score sheets & game summary sheets.
5. Ice (for injuries) should be available.

JUNIOR BASKETBALL

PLAYER ELIGIBILITY

1. In junior basketball, students in grades nine and ten are eligible to participate, however no player will be allowed to play more than two years at the junior level.

LEAGUE STRUCTURE

1. The maximum number of teams per school will be two. If the teams are divided into two leagues, we would have a Junior AA@ league where the top grade nine and ten students from each school would participate and a Junior AB@ league where the players who failed to make the Junior AA@ team would play.
2. All teams will make the play-offs.
3. If possible, each school will play an equal number of home and away games.
4. The length of the game is to be determined by the MJHSAD. If a team is losing by 20 or more points in the second half of a league or play-off game, straight time may be played, but only with the consent of the losing coach. If the losing team narrows the gap to less than 20 points, stop-time will once again be played.
5. No full-court presses until after Christmas.
6. Winning coach is to drop off the results to the Times Herald and CHAB. The home school is responsible for getting the results to the Commissioner the next day.
7. Game start time - 6:15 and 8:00 - or 15 minutes after completion of the first game. The boys will play the early game for one-half of the season; the girls will play the early game the other half of the season.