Miami County Biddy Basketball
Miami County Biddy Basketball Rules for 9-12 Year Old Girls Division
All games will be played on a 10 foot goal with a 28.5” basketball. All IHSAA rules will apply unless otherwise noted.
Games will consist of four quarters of eight minutes of running clock. The clock will be stopped for all timeouts throughout the game and additionally for all dead balls (including free throws) during the last two minutes of the game. Should the end of regulation result in a tie, the first overtime will last two minutes with any additional needed overtimes lasting one minute.
Substitutions are not allowed in the first quarter. Second quarter substitutions can only be made for players that played the first quarter. Substitutions in the second half will be at the coach’s discretion. All substitutions must report to the scorer’s table and will be called into the game by the referee. **Reminder—It is the coach’s responsibility to ensure that each player participates in at least two quarters of play.
Coaches will be allowed two sixty-second timeouts per half.
Man-to-man defense is required. Stealing the dribble and stealing passes are both allowed. Pressing is allowed during the last two minutes of the game when the point difference is less than 10 points. Help defense is allowed and encouraged.
Players will be allowed a maximum of ten seconds to get the ball across the half-court line.
Free throws will be taken from twelve or fifteen feet at the choice of the player.
Coaches will match players up by skill level with each player guarding an opposing player of similar skill level.
There will be lane violations of greater than five seconds enforced by the referees. Each player will have a maximum of five fouls. Fouls during the act of shooting and accumulation of team fouls will result in free throws. The inbounds pass is allowed to be guarded and stolen. Five seconds is the maximum amount of time for the inbounds pass to be initiated.
Standings will be kept for this division. Those standings will determine seeding for the end of the year tournament to be played on February 20th and February 21st.
All players, coaches, and parents are expected to conduct themselves in a responsible manner with good sportsmanship and a good attitude. Improper behavior can/will result in technical fouls/suspensions at the discretion of the Biddy League Board.
All games will be played on a 10 foot goal with a 28.5” basketball. All IHSAA rules will apply unless otherwise noted.
Games will consist of four quarters of eight minutes of running clock. The clock will be stopped for all timeouts throughout the game and additionally for all dead balls (including free throws) during the last two minutes of the game. Should the end of regulation result in a tie, the first overtime will last two minutes with any additional needed overtimes lasting one minute.
Substitutions are not allowed in the first quarter. Second quarter substitutions can only be made for players that played the first quarter. Substitutions in the second half will be at the coach’s discretion. All substitutions must report to the scorer’s table and will be called into the game by the referee. **Reminder—It is the coach’s responsibility to ensure that each player participates in at least two quarters of play.
Coaches will be allowed two sixty-second timeouts per half.
Man-to-man defense is required. Stealing the dribble and stealing passes are both allowed. Pressing is allowed during the last two minutes of the game when the point difference is less than 10 points. Help defense is allowed and encouraged.
Players will be allowed a maximum of ten seconds to get the ball across the half-court line.
Free throws will be taken from twelve or fifteen feet at the choice of the player.
Coaches will match players up by skill level with each player guarding an opposing player of similar skill level.
There will be lane violations of greater than five seconds enforced by the referees. Each player will have a maximum of five fouls. Fouls during the act of shooting and accumulation of team fouls will result in free throws. The inbounds pass is allowed to be guarded and stolen. Five seconds is the maximum amount of time for the inbounds pass to be initiated.
Standings will be kept for this division. Those standings will determine seeding for the end of the year tournament to be played on February 20th and February 21st.
All players, coaches, and parents are expected to conduct themselves in a responsible manner with good sportsmanship and a good attitude. Improper behavior can/will result in technical fouls/suspensions at the discretion of the Biddy League Board.
