Location: Langston Hughes HS, 7510 Hall Road Fairburn, Ga 30213

Tournament Info:

Tournament Director:

Harold Thompson

Email: d1spects@yahoo.com . Please direct any concerns or schedule issues to our director.

Registration:

Must register 1 hour prior to your first game . We will supply you with a roster form online along with the schedule. All teams will need to have available a birth certificates and report cards. , if you do not have a roster form we will supply one for you.

Admission:

SAT-SUN $8.00

Coaches will be given Three wrist bands at registration . Coaches names must be on the approved roster.

RULE

8th - HS - 16 minute halves - Clock stops, One and One on 7 fouls , 2 time outs per half

6th -7th - 14 minute Halves - Clock stops, One and One on 7 fouls , 2 time outs per half

4th-5th - 14 minute halves- Clock stops, One and One on 7 fouls , 2 time outs per half

2nd/3rd - 12 minute halves -Full court pressing 8' goal optional, clock stops, 1 and 1 on 7 fouls , 2 time outs per half

Elementary (1st -6U ) -8' Goal No pressing 12 minute halfs - Clock stops at last two minutes of each half, 1 and 1 on 7 fouls , 2 time outs per half

Georgia High School rules are in affect


.GENERAL RULES
All Divisions
 Teams must provide their own warm up balls
 Home team wears light colored uniforms (top of bracket)
 Visitor team wears dark colored uniforms
 Home team sits to the left of scorers table
 Visitor teams sits to the right of scorers table
 Each team will warm up on the end opposite its bench
 Twenty 20 point second half mercy rule
 Two man referee crews
 Players foul out of the game on their 5th foul
 Two (2) timeouts per half-timeouts do not carry over
Overtime Rules - All Divisions
 Two (2) minute running clock
 Clock stops only on shooting fouls and timeouts
 One (1) timeout in overtime-timeouts do not carry over into overtime.

TIEBREAKER RULE
All Divisions 1) If two teams are tied, the tiebreaker is decided by head-to- head competition. 2) If more than two teams are tied, the tiebreaker is decided by the point differentials of only the teams involved (15 point cap per game). The highest number receives the higher seed and the second highest will receive the next lower seed, ect. 3) If more than two are tied after using the above tiebreaker formula, the point differential of the teams not involved in the tie are added and recalculated (15 point cap per game).


AGE ELIGIBILITY

 Player/Team Disqualification - All Non-athletes/coaches are responsible to see that their team meets all eligibility requirements. If a player is found to be ineligible prior to the start of competition, the player will be expelled from the competition and the team will continue. If a player is found to be ineligible after the competition has started, the player will be expelled from the competition and the team will forfeit all games in which the ineligible player was listed on the official score sheet. The team may continue to participate, if applicable, without the expelled player.


. Age Determining Date - This is a grade based event . October 1, 2017 - shall be the determining date for the age of the competitor for all teams participating in the tournament. Eligibility to participate is based first on the age determining date. The grade of the athlete is not a consideration if the athlete meets the age determining date. An athlete who does not meet the age determining date may qualify under the grade exception rule. In the 9U/3rd Grade through the 14U/8th Grade division, each team is allowed a maximum of four grade exception athletes.

GRADE BASED COMPETITION RULES

2ND GRADE - An athlete must be in the 2nd grade or below as of October 1, 2017 and can be no older than 9 on August 31, 2018.

3RD GRADE - An athlete must be in the 3rd grade or below as of October 1, 2017 and can be no older than 10 on August 31, 2018.

4TH GRADE - An athlete must be in the 4th grade or below as of October 1, 2017 and can be no older than 11 on August 31, 2018.

5TH GRADE - An athlete must be in the 5th grade or below as of October 1, 2017 and can be no older than 12 on August 31, 2018.

6TH GRADE - An athlete must be in the 6th grade or below as of October 1, 2017 and can be no older than 13 on August 31, 2018.

7TH GRADE - An athlete must be in the 7th grade or below as of October 1, 2017 and can be no older than 14 on August 31, 2018.

8TH GRADE - An athlete must be in the 8th grade or below as of October 1, 2017 and can be no older than 15 on August 31, 2018.

HIGH SCHOOL COMPETITION RULES

15U/9TH GRADE - An athlete can be no older than 15 on August 31, 2018. Grade Exception: An athlete who is in the 9th Grade as of October 1, 2017 and who is no older than 16 on August 31, 2018

16U/10TH GRADE - An athlete can be no older than 16 on August 31, 2018. Grade Exception: An athlete who is in the 10th Grade as of October 1, 2017 and who is no older than 17 on August 31, 2018

17U/11TH GRADE - An athlete can be no older than 17 on August 31, 2018. Grade Exception: An athlete who is in the 11th Grade as of October 1, 2017 and who is no older than 18 on August 31, 2018

19U/12TH GRADE - An athlete can be no older than 19 on August 31, 2018. Grade Exception: An athlete who is in the 12th Grade as of October 1, 2017 and who is no older than 20 on August 31, 2018

Grade Confirmation - Players participating under the grade eligibility exception must present a birth certificate and confirmation of grade level from the School report card. NOTE: Grade level is determined by player's grade on March 1, 2017. ***All coaches are responsible for having birth certificates and proper confirmation of grade level for all players. Any special considerations must be presented prior to the start of competition and the rules committee will review any decisions.