IMPORTANT TOURNAMENT INFO! - CLICK HERE!

Iowa West Field House: 5 Arena Way - Council Bluffs, IA 51501

ADMISSION: (Paid admission allows for admittance into any and all tournament games for the entire day! Please see the admissions table for a hand stamp when you purchase the daily admissions fee.)

$10 PER ADULT, PER DAY (WEEKEND PASSES WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR $25 PER ADULT ON FRIDAY NIGHT ONLY)

$5 PER STUDENT, PER DAY (WEEKEND PASSES WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR $12 PER STUDENT ON FRIDAY NIGHT ONLY)

CHILDREN 5 AND UNDER = FREE

2 COACHES PER TEAM + TOURNAMENT PLAYERS = FREE

For Tournament Rules, click on the MORE tab and then DOCUMENTS.

HOME TEAM wears light-colored jerseys and is the first (TOP) team listed on the phone app schedule. The AWAY TEAM is the second (BOTTOM) team listed on the phone app and will wear DARK COLORED jerseys,

There are medals for the first and second place team in each pool/bracket. If your team places first or second in your pool/bracket then please see the Site Director at the front desk area to receive your medals.

Good Luck to All Teams this Weekend!



TOURNAMENT RULES:

Regulation Game:
 3rd and 4th grades will play on a 10' high rim with a 12' free throw line, including the 4th/5th Combo Division. All other grades/levels will play on a 10' high rim with a 15' free throw line.
 3rd grade will use a 27.5" basketball. All other grades will use a 28.5" basketball.
 Each game will consist of two 20 minutes halves with a running clock. Clock stops on all timeouts, injuries and all dead balls during the last 1 minute of each half.
 Halftime will be 4 minutes in length.
 Each team must provide an adult volunteer for the score book or clock.


Full Court Pressing:
 No Full Court Press at 3rd & 4th grade divisions, including 4th/5th grade combo division, until the last minute of the game, only if the score differential is less than 10 points.
 Full court pressing is allowed at all other grades (5th thru 8th) to a 20-point lead.


Time Outs:
 Each team will receive 1 full 60 second time out and 1 - 30 second time-out per half, no carryover to the second half or overtime.

Overtime:
 The first OT will be two minutes, with the clock stopping on all timeouts, injuries and all dead balls in the last minute of overtime.
 If the game remains tied after the first overtime, the 2nd overtime will be sudden death 2-minute overtime, with the clock stopping on all timeouts, injuries and all dead balls in the last minute of sudden death overtime. The first team to score wins. All subsequent Overtimes will be sudden death.
 Each team gets one 1 full 60 second timeout in each OT period; no carryover.


Standings / Tie Breakers:
 2-Way Ties are broken by head-to-head game results.
 3-Way Tie-Breakers: (When you move down to the next tie-breaker, the previous one drops off and will no longer be used)
1.) Record
2.) Head-to-Head
3.) Point Differential (20 point maximum)
4.) Total Points Allowed