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CITY OF HUNTSVILLE PARKS & RECREATION 2013-2014 BASKETBALL SEASON
MISSION STATEMENT To provide professional assistance and guidance to our youth participating in the sport of basketball, in order to promote fair play, fun, and good wholesome sportsmanship while producing better citizens within our communities in the City of Huntsville.
PURPOSE The purpose of the City of Huntsville Park and Recreation Department Basketball program is to provide a quality youth basketball program for boys and girls ages 6 through 17. Our program places emphasis on development of basketball skill, building character, promoting positive self-esteem, participation and sportsmanship.
CITY OF HUNTSVILLE PARKS AND RECREATION YOUTH BASKETBALL LEAGUES ZONE ONE American, International, Redstone Paul Jensen Zone 1 Coordinator
Phone: 256-883-3754
ZONE TWO Continental, Lakewood, Northern Brian Wilson Zone 2 Coordinator
Phone: 256-883-3290
ZONE THREE Civic, Eastern, Metro Tony Hughes Zone 3 Coordinator
Phone: 256-883-3291
ZONE FOUR National, Patriot Vacant Zone 4 Coordinator
Phone: 256-883-3290
2013-2014 BASKETBALL INFORMATION IMPORTANT DATES: October 9, 2013
6:00 pm Basketball Directors Meeting-Brahan Spring Rec. Center
October 19, 26, 2013
9:00 am – 12:00 noon
Basketball Registration
November 2, 2013
9:00 am – 12:00 noon
Basketball Registration
November 4, 2013
All Volunteer Coaches Applications Due
November 12, 2013
Begin Basketball Practices (with Approved coaches)
November TBA
MANDITORY CITY WIDE BASKETBALL COACHES CLINIC
November 26, 2013
Rosters due for pre-season tournament
PICTURE ID BADGES @ BRAHAN SPRING REC. CENTER (For-City-Wide Divisions Only) December 6, 2013
Pre-Season Tournaments
December 6, 2013
Rosters due for regular season play
December 23, 2013
City-Wide Schedules
December 30, 2013
Final Date to add/delete Players
January 3, 2013
Recreation Basketball Season Begins
PRE-SEASON TOURNAMENTS (Regular season roster teams only. All players must appear on the roster to participate). All Girls Division – TBA 8 Under Boy’s – TBA 10 Under Boy’s – TBA 12 Under Boy’s – TBA 14 Under Boy’s – TBA 17 Under Boy’s - TBA PLEASE NOTE: Leagues will pay game officials and security expense for all Pre-Season Tournament forfeited games.
PLAYER ELIGIBILITY For a player to be qualified to participate in the City of Huntsville Parks & Recreation Department’s Basketball Program the following criterion must be met: AGE GROUPS (Boys and Girls) 6U, 8U, 10U, 12U, 14U, 17U. CUTO OFF AGE CONTROL DATE: Players age prior to September 1st of current calendar year (2013) A State Certified or County Certified Birth Certificate must be attached to rosters before the player is eligible. ONLY IF A PLAYER ID NUMBER IS NOT IN THE CITY’S DATABASE.
A player participating in an interscholastic program (competition between schools) is not eligible to participate in the City Parks & Recreation Basketball Program. This applies if this player appears on the roster, has dressed out for any school game, has resigned and / or is placed off the team.
No player will be allowed to participate on multiple teams sanctioned by ARPA with the same season. This applies to both the Huntsville area and surrounding affiliates.
Line-up cards will be pre-printed and given to the scorekeeper prior to game time. No player’s date of birth, valid address and birth certificate number. Player’s whose names do not appear on the official line-up card will not be permitted to play.
It’s the coaches’ responsibility to view the line-up card, check the starting line-up, and initial the official line-up card prior to game time. NO WRITE-IN’S ALLOWED!
The Parks & Recreation Department has the authority to refuse participation to any player who does not meet the above qualifications.
The City of Huntsville Parks and Recreation Department encourages players to participate in the age appropriate division. However, parents may elect to have their age child play in an older age group based on ability, maturity and experience. Be advised that once a child plays on a team in an older division they cannot return to their normal age group. Also, players must remain in the same age division through all levels of youth basketball completion (as stated in ARPA guidelines for post-season tournament player eligibility).
COACHES ELIGIBILITY Head coaches are responsible for conduct of assistant coaches, players and spectators. All coaches must be approved by the leagues Basketball Director and Board Members, and approved through the City of Huntsville Parks and Recreation Department Volunteer application Form, prior to being permitted to work with the players. One (1) head coach, One (1) assistant, and one (1) bookkeeper are allowed on the bench during the game In the 17 and under age group the head coach must be a parent/guardian of one of the players or he/she must be at least 25 years of age.
CRITERIA FOR VOLUNTEER COACHES BACKGROUND CHECKS Conviction of any of the following offenses will disqualify applicants from participation as a volunteer in a City of Huntsville Sponsored league:
Any sex offense.
Any felony involving violence.
Any felony offense, other than one involving sex or violence, adjudicated with the past seven years.
Any misdemeanor drug or alcohol offense with the past three years or multiple offenses with the past five years
Any other misdemeanor adjudicated with the past three years involving behavior that would be considered a potential danger to children
Any pending Charge.
Anyone that has been convicted of a theft may not serve as a league treasurer. The City of Huntsville further reserve the rights to disqualify any potential volunteer who:
Has a history with another organization (volunteer, employment, etc.) of complaints or sexual, physical or emotional abuse or minors: or
Has resigned, been terminated or asked to resign from a position, whether paid or unpaid, due to complaint(s) of sexual, physical or emotional abuse of minors: or
Has a history of another behavior that indicated that he or she may be a danger to children in the City of Huntsville sponsored league.
TEAM INFORMATION ROSTERS
The Parks & Recreation Department shall set boundaries for the youth basketball league
Team rosters will consist of no less than seven players and no more than ten players. A team is required to have four players present at a game to start the game.
Each player must be in a legal numbered uniform illegal numbers are any numbers with a 6, 7, 8 or 9 in it.
League Directors must verify date of birth and proper boundary for all players and turn in team rosters to their designated Zone Coordinator before November 26, 2013 for preseason tournament, and before December 6, 2013 for regular season play.
All players registering with a change of address must submit proof of residence (utility bill, lease, etc.) to your Zone Coordinator.
ALL LEAGUES MUST HOLD A DRAFT EACH YEAR TO FORM TEAMS. Each league will be able to use their own procedure to form recreational teams as long as the teams are balanced by age and by player talent. No team will be allowed to move from age group to age group intact. Each league will be required to submit, ion writing, its team formation guidelines to be approved by the Zone Coordinator.
EVALUATION SCHEDULE The evaluations will consist of several drills, (lay-ups, passing, free throws, dribbling, and speed through cones.
The purpose of the evaluations is to help the coaches with player selections and try to bring about parity with all teams in respective age groups.
Coaches will observe each player during evaluations to determine draft strategy.
SAMPLE DRAFT PROCEDURES Each coach (by age group/division) will draw a number from 1 to “N”, where “N” is the number of coaches. A coach’s child is an automatic last round pick in the draft. If an assistant coach is “signed on” with a coach, the assistant child is the third round draft pick. When drafting players, who have a sibling playing in the age group, the sibling must be chosen in the next round (next pick) The coach #1 picks first, followed by #2, and so on. For the second round, the order is reversed, so that Coach #1 picks last. Players who do not attend the evaluations will be selected by placing their names in a “Hat”. Coaches will select from the hat until all names are selected. Coaches can go to the hat at any time during the draft. Names of players who are known and made available for the draft. Players that register late will be placed on teams in draft order.
BASKETBALL GAME REGULATIONS BENCH PERSONNEL shall consist of no more than – ten (10) players, two (2) coaches and one (1) bookkeeper. Note: All adult bench personnel must have an approved background check on file, including bookkeepers. TIME-OUTS: Three (3) full time outs and two (2) 20-second time outs PER GAME will be in effect. AGE GROUP Boys & Girls – 6U Boys & Girls – 8U Boys – 10U Girls – 10U, 12U, 14U, 17U Boys – 12U, 14U, 17U
BALL SIZES GOAL HEIGHT Junior (27/27.5) 8 FT Junior (27/27.5) 9 FT Intermediate (28.5) 10 FT Intermediate (28.5) 10 FT Official (29.5) 10 FT
Note: The free throw line will be shortened by two feet in the boys and girls 6U, 8U, and girls 10U. The balls to be used are the junior size for 6, 8 and under. The 10U and all girls will use the intermediate or “women’s”, and all others will use an “official” or regulation size basketball. PLAYING TIME Boys and Girls Division 6U, 8U, 10U, 12U, 14U
6-minute quarters
Boys and Girls Division 15-17 8-minute quarters (no minimum play requirement) MERCY RULE It will be used for all levels of play. “At any time during the fourth period of any basketball contest where one team gains a 30-point advantage, the timing rules will be set aside for the remainder of the contest and a “continuous clock” will be used. When the use of the “continuous clock” begins, the clock will be stopped only for time-outs or injured participants. This rule cannot be reversed regardless of the point differential.” MINIMUM PLAY REQUIREMENT: (There is no minimum play requirement for 17U Division). During the first three-quarters of the game, substitutions will be made at (3) threeminute intervals. At exactly the three-minute mark, the horn will sound to stop play at which time all substitutes must enter the game. This is not a time-out. Any basket made at the substitution buzzer will be allowed. During the fourth quarter, substitutions may be made at the discretion of the coach. Any starter (game/quarter) that has fulfilled his minimum play rule requirement (3 minutes per quarter), may reenter the game during that quarter for any “starter” that has fulfilled their minimum play requirement. A starter may not reenter the game for a substitute that has not met his minimum play requirement. (Exception, injury to the substitute)
The team having possession of the ball at the substation break will retain possession when play is resumed with a free inbound pass at mid-court. UNIFORM DRESS: No player will be allowed on the playing floor with his/her shirttail out or without socks; he/she must be dressed in proper uniform presented to him by his/her coach. Undershirts must be the same color as jersey. Proper uniform is defined as the shirt and shorts issued by the League. Any alteration or addition to the proper uniform (warm-ups) must be approved by the gym manager. GAME TIME: Game time is forfeit time. A team must have a minimum of FOUR eligible players to begin a game. If additional players arrive after the game has begun, minimum play rules still apply. No game will start prior to scheduled game time without the consent of both coaches. SCOREBOARD DISPLAY: The score portion of the scoreboard will be turned off when one team has a lead of 20 points, and remain off until 10 points deficit has been reached. The official score book will be recorded in the official scorebook for the entire game. PRESS RULE: There will be no full-court press in the 8’s 10’s and 12’s age group until the 4th quarter. Teams will be given two warnings concerning backcourt pressure. After the second warning if a violation occurs, a team technical foul will be assessed to the coach (technical will not count toward ejections). No pressing allowed in any age divisions at any time if you are ahead by 15 points. OVERTIME RULE: The length of each extra period shall be three (3) minutes for all ages. As many such periods as are necessary to break the tie shall be played. Extra periods will not be played for ages six (6) and under. PROTEST: Protest on matters of judgment as rendered by an official will not be considered. Any game protested because of an ineligible player must be protested before the end of that game in writing to the Zone Coordinator. Proof of eligibility must be shown to the Zone Coordinator by the protesting coach and accompanied with a $50.00 non-refundable cash fee within 24 hours for the protest to be considered. UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT RULES TAUNTING/SELF PROMOTION: Players are increasingly directing their celebratory actions toward opponents, which should be interpreted as taunting and baiting, and penalized accordingly. Further, our administration is concerned with the trend toward players “playing to the crowd,” attempting to increase attention and praise for the own individual accomplishments rather than toward the game itself and team achievements. While many of these actions are not specifically illegal by rule, extreme behaviors could and should be considered taunting and baiting of the opponents. Officials should remind captains and coaches at the pre-game conference that all actions and reactions should demonstrate appropriate sporting behavior. Harassment of a sports official is a CLASS B misdemeanor
If a player or coach receives two technical fouls or an UNSPORTSMANLIKE FLAGRANT technical foul during a league game, he/she will be suspended for the remainder of that game and the next league game. If a player or coach is suspended from a game for any reason, they will be placed on probation for the remainder of the season. Any future acts of unsportsmanlike behavior that result in ejection from a game, will result in suspension for the season. Any coach who pulls his/her team off the court will be permanently dismissed from coaching another basketball team in the City of Huntsville Parks & Recreation program. Any coach that is proven to have deliberately violated the minimum play rule will be suspended for the next game. Recurring violations of this rule will result in suspension of the coach for the season. Any coach that receives a suspension for any reason must appear along with his/her league basketball director at a date, time and place designated by their Parks & Recreation Coordinator before they may resume their coaching position. Failure to appear at the designated meeting will result in a suspension for the remainder of the season. Head Coaches are responsible for the conduct of his players Assistant Coaches and spectators. Any unsportsmanlike conduct displayed by team players, bench personnel or spectators will result with the head coach and league basketball director meeting with the Parks & Recreation Coordinator to rectify the problem. Any coach who illegally changes a player’s jersey before or during a game will automatically be suspended for the remainder of the season. Any coach that demonstrates unsportsmanlike behavior after returning from a previous suspension will be suspended for the remainder of the season (with the right to appeal). Sanctions may continue in to future season depending on the time and severity of the infraction. A protest committee of three (3) league basketball directors will be established to hear any grievance.
CODE OF CONDUCT & RULES VERIFICATION Each league should have some method to document that all coaches are aware of our Code of Conduct, and have knowledge of the rules governing our basketball program. Please have each coach read the Unsportsmanlike Conduct rules and review the playing rules that apply to their age group Coaches Signatures below LEAGUE: _____________________________________________ BASKETBALL DIRECTOR: _____________________________ TEAM NAME: __________________________________________ AGE GROUP: ___________________________________________ HEAD COACH: _________________________________________ ASST. COACH: _________________________________________ BOOKKEEPER: ________________________________________
MISSION STATEMENT To provide professional assistance and guidance to our youth participating in the sport of basketball, in order to promote fair play, fun, and good wholesome sportsmanship while producing better citizens within our communities in the City of Huntsville.
PURPOSE The purpose of the City of Huntsville Park and Recreation Department Basketball program is to provide a quality youth basketball program for boys and girls ages 6 through 17. Our program places emphasis on development of basketball skill, building character, promoting positive self-esteem, participation and sportsmanship.
CITY OF HUNTSVILLE PARKS AND RECREATION YOUTH BASKETBALL LEAGUES ZONE ONE American, International, Redstone Paul Jensen Zone 1 Coordinator
Phone: 256-883-3754
ZONE TWO Continental, Lakewood, Northern Brian Wilson Zone 2 Coordinator
Phone: 256-883-3290
ZONE THREE Civic, Eastern, Metro Tony Hughes Zone 3 Coordinator
Phone: 256-883-3291
ZONE FOUR National, Patriot Vacant Zone 4 Coordinator
Phone: 256-883-3290
2013-2014 BASKETBALL INFORMATION IMPORTANT DATES: October 9, 2013
6:00 pm Basketball Directors Meeting-Brahan Spring Rec. Center
October 19, 26, 2013
9:00 am – 12:00 noon
Basketball Registration
November 2, 2013
9:00 am – 12:00 noon
Basketball Registration
November 4, 2013
All Volunteer Coaches Applications Due
November 12, 2013
Begin Basketball Practices (with Approved coaches)
November TBA
MANDITORY CITY WIDE BASKETBALL COACHES CLINIC
November 26, 2013
Rosters due for pre-season tournament
PICTURE ID BADGES @ BRAHAN SPRING REC. CENTER (For-City-Wide Divisions Only) December 6, 2013
Pre-Season Tournaments
December 6, 2013
Rosters due for regular season play
December 23, 2013
City-Wide Schedules
December 30, 2013
Final Date to add/delete Players
January 3, 2013
Recreation Basketball Season Begins
PRE-SEASON TOURNAMENTS (Regular season roster teams only. All players must appear on the roster to participate). All Girls Division – TBA 8 Under Boy’s – TBA 10 Under Boy’s – TBA 12 Under Boy’s – TBA 14 Under Boy’s – TBA 17 Under Boy’s - TBA PLEASE NOTE: Leagues will pay game officials and security expense for all Pre-Season Tournament forfeited games.
PLAYER ELIGIBILITY For a player to be qualified to participate in the City of Huntsville Parks & Recreation Department’s Basketball Program the following criterion must be met: AGE GROUPS (Boys and Girls) 6U, 8U, 10U, 12U, 14U, 17U. CUTO OFF AGE CONTROL DATE: Players age prior to September 1st of current calendar year (2013) A State Certified or County Certified Birth Certificate must be attached to rosters before the player is eligible. ONLY IF A PLAYER ID NUMBER IS NOT IN THE CITY’S DATABASE.
A player participating in an interscholastic program (competition between schools) is not eligible to participate in the City Parks & Recreation Basketball Program. This applies if this player appears on the roster, has dressed out for any school game, has resigned and / or is placed off the team.
No player will be allowed to participate on multiple teams sanctioned by ARPA with the same season. This applies to both the Huntsville area and surrounding affiliates.
Line-up cards will be pre-printed and given to the scorekeeper prior to game time. No player’s date of birth, valid address and birth certificate number. Player’s whose names do not appear on the official line-up card will not be permitted to play.
It’s the coaches’ responsibility to view the line-up card, check the starting line-up, and initial the official line-up card prior to game time. NO WRITE-IN’S ALLOWED!
The Parks & Recreation Department has the authority to refuse participation to any player who does not meet the above qualifications.
The City of Huntsville Parks and Recreation Department encourages players to participate in the age appropriate division. However, parents may elect to have their age child play in an older age group based on ability, maturity and experience. Be advised that once a child plays on a team in an older division they cannot return to their normal age group. Also, players must remain in the same age division through all levels of youth basketball completion (as stated in ARPA guidelines for post-season tournament player eligibility).
COACHES ELIGIBILITY Head coaches are responsible for conduct of assistant coaches, players and spectators. All coaches must be approved by the leagues Basketball Director and Board Members, and approved through the City of Huntsville Parks and Recreation Department Volunteer application Form, prior to being permitted to work with the players. One (1) head coach, One (1) assistant, and one (1) bookkeeper are allowed on the bench during the game In the 17 and under age group the head coach must be a parent/guardian of one of the players or he/she must be at least 25 years of age.
CRITERIA FOR VOLUNTEER COACHES BACKGROUND CHECKS Conviction of any of the following offenses will disqualify applicants from participation as a volunteer in a City of Huntsville Sponsored league:
Any sex offense.
Any felony involving violence.
Any felony offense, other than one involving sex or violence, adjudicated with the past seven years.
Any misdemeanor drug or alcohol offense with the past three years or multiple offenses with the past five years
Any other misdemeanor adjudicated with the past three years involving behavior that would be considered a potential danger to children
Any pending Charge.
Anyone that has been convicted of a theft may not serve as a league treasurer. The City of Huntsville further reserve the rights to disqualify any potential volunteer who:
Has a history with another organization (volunteer, employment, etc.) of complaints or sexual, physical or emotional abuse or minors: or
Has resigned, been terminated or asked to resign from a position, whether paid or unpaid, due to complaint(s) of sexual, physical or emotional abuse of minors: or
Has a history of another behavior that indicated that he or she may be a danger to children in the City of Huntsville sponsored league.
TEAM INFORMATION ROSTERS
The Parks & Recreation Department shall set boundaries for the youth basketball league
Team rosters will consist of no less than seven players and no more than ten players. A team is required to have four players present at a game to start the game.
Each player must be in a legal numbered uniform illegal numbers are any numbers with a 6, 7, 8 or 9 in it.
League Directors must verify date of birth and proper boundary for all players and turn in team rosters to their designated Zone Coordinator before November 26, 2013 for preseason tournament, and before December 6, 2013 for regular season play.
All players registering with a change of address must submit proof of residence (utility bill, lease, etc.) to your Zone Coordinator.
ALL LEAGUES MUST HOLD A DRAFT EACH YEAR TO FORM TEAMS. Each league will be able to use their own procedure to form recreational teams as long as the teams are balanced by age and by player talent. No team will be allowed to move from age group to age group intact. Each league will be required to submit, ion writing, its team formation guidelines to be approved by the Zone Coordinator.
EVALUATION SCHEDULE The evaluations will consist of several drills, (lay-ups, passing, free throws, dribbling, and speed through cones.
The purpose of the evaluations is to help the coaches with player selections and try to bring about parity with all teams in respective age groups.
Coaches will observe each player during evaluations to determine draft strategy.
SAMPLE DRAFT PROCEDURES Each coach (by age group/division) will draw a number from 1 to “N”, where “N” is the number of coaches. A coach’s child is an automatic last round pick in the draft. If an assistant coach is “signed on” with a coach, the assistant child is the third round draft pick. When drafting players, who have a sibling playing in the age group, the sibling must be chosen in the next round (next pick) The coach #1 picks first, followed by #2, and so on. For the second round, the order is reversed, so that Coach #1 picks last. Players who do not attend the evaluations will be selected by placing their names in a “Hat”. Coaches will select from the hat until all names are selected. Coaches can go to the hat at any time during the draft. Names of players who are known and made available for the draft. Players that register late will be placed on teams in draft order.
BASKETBALL GAME REGULATIONS BENCH PERSONNEL shall consist of no more than – ten (10) players, two (2) coaches and one (1) bookkeeper. Note: All adult bench personnel must have an approved background check on file, including bookkeepers. TIME-OUTS: Three (3) full time outs and two (2) 20-second time outs PER GAME will be in effect. AGE GROUP Boys & Girls – 6U Boys & Girls – 8U Boys – 10U Girls – 10U, 12U, 14U, 17U Boys – 12U, 14U, 17U
BALL SIZES GOAL HEIGHT Junior (27/27.5) 8 FT Junior (27/27.5) 9 FT Intermediate (28.5) 10 FT Intermediate (28.5) 10 FT Official (29.5) 10 FT
Note: The free throw line will be shortened by two feet in the boys and girls 6U, 8U, and girls 10U. The balls to be used are the junior size for 6, 8 and under. The 10U and all girls will use the intermediate or “women’s”, and all others will use an “official” or regulation size basketball. PLAYING TIME Boys and Girls Division 6U, 8U, 10U, 12U, 14U
6-minute quarters
Boys and Girls Division 15-17 8-minute quarters (no minimum play requirement) MERCY RULE It will be used for all levels of play. “At any time during the fourth period of any basketball contest where one team gains a 30-point advantage, the timing rules will be set aside for the remainder of the contest and a “continuous clock” will be used. When the use of the “continuous clock” begins, the clock will be stopped only for time-outs or injured participants. This rule cannot be reversed regardless of the point differential.” MINIMUM PLAY REQUIREMENT: (There is no minimum play requirement for 17U Division). During the first three-quarters of the game, substitutions will be made at (3) threeminute intervals. At exactly the three-minute mark, the horn will sound to stop play at which time all substitutes must enter the game. This is not a time-out. Any basket made at the substitution buzzer will be allowed. During the fourth quarter, substitutions may be made at the discretion of the coach. Any starter (game/quarter) that has fulfilled his minimum play rule requirement (3 minutes per quarter), may reenter the game during that quarter for any “starter” that has fulfilled their minimum play requirement. A starter may not reenter the game for a substitute that has not met his minimum play requirement. (Exception, injury to the substitute)
The team having possession of the ball at the substation break will retain possession when play is resumed with a free inbound pass at mid-court. UNIFORM DRESS: No player will be allowed on the playing floor with his/her shirttail out or without socks; he/she must be dressed in proper uniform presented to him by his/her coach. Undershirts must be the same color as jersey. Proper uniform is defined as the shirt and shorts issued by the League. Any alteration or addition to the proper uniform (warm-ups) must be approved by the gym manager. GAME TIME: Game time is forfeit time. A team must have a minimum of FOUR eligible players to begin a game. If additional players arrive after the game has begun, minimum play rules still apply. No game will start prior to scheduled game time without the consent of both coaches. SCOREBOARD DISPLAY: The score portion of the scoreboard will be turned off when one team has a lead of 20 points, and remain off until 10 points deficit has been reached. The official score book will be recorded in the official scorebook for the entire game. PRESS RULE: There will be no full-court press in the 8’s 10’s and 12’s age group until the 4th quarter. Teams will be given two warnings concerning backcourt pressure. After the second warning if a violation occurs, a team technical foul will be assessed to the coach (technical will not count toward ejections). No pressing allowed in any age divisions at any time if you are ahead by 15 points. OVERTIME RULE: The length of each extra period shall be three (3) minutes for all ages. As many such periods as are necessary to break the tie shall be played. Extra periods will not be played for ages six (6) and under. PROTEST: Protest on matters of judgment as rendered by an official will not be considered. Any game protested because of an ineligible player must be protested before the end of that game in writing to the Zone Coordinator. Proof of eligibility must be shown to the Zone Coordinator by the protesting coach and accompanied with a $50.00 non-refundable cash fee within 24 hours for the protest to be considered. UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT RULES TAUNTING/SELF PROMOTION: Players are increasingly directing their celebratory actions toward opponents, which should be interpreted as taunting and baiting, and penalized accordingly. Further, our administration is concerned with the trend toward players “playing to the crowd,” attempting to increase attention and praise for the own individual accomplishments rather than toward the game itself and team achievements. While many of these actions are not specifically illegal by rule, extreme behaviors could and should be considered taunting and baiting of the opponents. Officials should remind captains and coaches at the pre-game conference that all actions and reactions should demonstrate appropriate sporting behavior. Harassment of a sports official is a CLASS B misdemeanor
If a player or coach receives two technical fouls or an UNSPORTSMANLIKE FLAGRANT technical foul during a league game, he/she will be suspended for the remainder of that game and the next league game. If a player or coach is suspended from a game for any reason, they will be placed on probation for the remainder of the season. Any future acts of unsportsmanlike behavior that result in ejection from a game, will result in suspension for the season. Any coach who pulls his/her team off the court will be permanently dismissed from coaching another basketball team in the City of Huntsville Parks & Recreation program. Any coach that is proven to have deliberately violated the minimum play rule will be suspended for the next game. Recurring violations of this rule will result in suspension of the coach for the season. Any coach that receives a suspension for any reason must appear along with his/her league basketball director at a date, time and place designated by their Parks & Recreation Coordinator before they may resume their coaching position. Failure to appear at the designated meeting will result in a suspension for the remainder of the season. Head Coaches are responsible for the conduct of his players Assistant Coaches and spectators. Any unsportsmanlike conduct displayed by team players, bench personnel or spectators will result with the head coach and league basketball director meeting with the Parks & Recreation Coordinator to rectify the problem. Any coach who illegally changes a player’s jersey before or during a game will automatically be suspended for the remainder of the season. Any coach that demonstrates unsportsmanlike behavior after returning from a previous suspension will be suspended for the remainder of the season (with the right to appeal). Sanctions may continue in to future season depending on the time and severity of the infraction. A protest committee of three (3) league basketball directors will be established to hear any grievance.
CODE OF CONDUCT & RULES VERIFICATION Each league should have some method to document that all coaches are aware of our Code of Conduct, and have knowledge of the rules governing our basketball program. Please have each coach read the Unsportsmanlike Conduct rules and review the playing rules that apply to their age group Coaches Signatures below LEAGUE: _____________________________________________ BASKETBALL DIRECTOR: _____________________________ TEAM NAME: __________________________________________ AGE GROUP: ___________________________________________ HEAD COACH: _________________________________________ ASST. COACH: _________________________________________ BOOKKEEPER: ________________________________________
