Eastern Prince William Basketball Association, Inc
NOTES TO SCHEDULE
1. Novice -All weekday events are practices. When season games begin in
January, you will continue to have practices on the weekday event.
- Novice games will be the Sunday event.
2. General:
Due to the amount of gym time allocated, there is virtually no flexibility
for rescheduling games. We will reschedule snowed-out games as soon as
possible. Do not take it upon yourself to cancel any games. The EPWBA has to pay a
penalty fee for unused gym time at a rate of $30 per hour. Games not played for any reason
other than the school being closed will not be rescheduled. If a team is not prepared
to play a game, it is recorded as a loss for the team and a win for the opponent.
For games: the First team listed on the schedule is the HOME
team and needs to provide the Official Scorer and Time Keeper. The Time Keeper is
responsible for filling out the mandatory play sheet - see following page. The
HOME TEAM is responsible to turn the mandatory play sheet in to the league rep to get
credit for a win.
If the schools are closed or
dismissed early due to inclement weather, play is cancelled. If bad weather develops after
the regular school day, call your league rep to check on the status of games. If weekend
play is cancelled, it will be broadcast after 7:00 a.m. on:
WTOP - 1500 AM - 107.7 FM; and reported on the Park
Authority recording by 7:00am and updated at 3:00pm at 703-792-4750 ext3021.
The building supervisors are authorized to close the schools. If a
coach or assistant coach is unhappy with a gym supervisor's action, please do not get into
an argument with the supervisor: call Pat O'Leary/Charlie Luckett/Vince Kush to report your
displeasure. If a gym supervisor reports any misconduct, or what they perceive to be abuse
on the part of coaches to the Park Authority, the EPWBA can receive a censure, which can
include a 3 day suspension of gym use.
ADVISE YOUR PLAYERS TO CARRY THEIR GAME SHOES INTO THE GYM. THE GYM
SUPERVISORS HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED NOT TO PERMIT ANY PLAYER ON THE COURT IN THE SAME SHOES
WORN COMING INTO THE BUILDING - WE HAVE BEEN TOLD NO EXCEPTIONS WILL BE MADE. FOOD
and DRINKS(other than water)ARE NOT PERMITTED IN THE GYMS.
ADVISE YOUR TEAM PARENTS NOT TO PARK IN THE FIRE LANES. THE GYM
SUPERVISORS HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED TO HALT ACTIVITIES IN THE GYMS UNTIL CARS IN THE FIRE LANES
ARE REMOVED.
MANDATORY PLAY
The EPWBA was specifically formed to provide youth the "opportunity" to play
basketball on an organized basis. This is stated as our " purpose" in our articles
of Incorporation.
Our establishment of Mandatory Play requirements help us to meet our goal that all
participants, regardless of their ability have the opportunity to play.
To further assist the coaches and officials in assuring that Mandatory Play is adhered to,
we have provided a simple Mandatory Play Sheet to be completed during the course of the game.
One is attached to each page of every scorebook.
The Mandatory Play requirements are different in each age division, but the operation of the
rules is consistent. A player completes a Mandatory Play period by entering the play period
at the beginning of the period and staying on the court until the end of the period.
If the player leaves the court, for any reason other than injury, including fouls,
the player HAS NOT completed a Mandatory Play period.
At the beginning of each Mandatory Play period (MP1,MP2 etc) the scorer simply puts a check
mark in the appropriate column and line for each of the 5 player numbers who are on the court
for each team. If any player is substituted from the game during the period, the player’s
number is circled indicating that Mandatory Play for the period has not been met. At the end
of the third quarter, the coaches for each team come to the scorer’s table to find out if
there are any mandatory play requirements not yet satisfied.
In all divisions, all players must play a minimum of three play periods (each play period
is 3 minutes). In addition in Girls, Middle, Prep, and Novice, each player must sit for at
least one play period. We highly encourage each coach to play every player at least half of
the game.
In order to get credit for a win in the standings, the winning coach must provide a
completed Mandatory Play Sheet to the league Rep within 1 week of the game.
October 31, 2007
Quantico Officials Association
P.O. Box 7291
Woodbridge, VA 22195
Attention: Curtis Smith, Commissioner
Dear Curtis,
Enclosed is our signed contract for this year.
We will complete team assignment by the week after Thanksgiving. We hope to begin playing games for the Senior League on December 3 and Junior and Middle leagues on December 8. Assuming timely assignment of our gym allocation, I will let you know the exact times and places by November 21.
As soon as possible, we will give you a full league schedule for the entire season. In the full schedule the letter designations (S, J, M, G and P) indicate the league involved.
S - Senior (l6-l8)
J - Junior (14-15)
M - Middle (12-13)
P - Prep (10-11)
G - Girls (12-14)
We desire to play by National Federation Rules modified slightly.
The Senior league will play 18-minute running clock halves, reverting to a regular clock
for the last two minutes of each half. The clock should be stopped only for shooting fouls
or time-outs. In the Senior league, we will shoot l and l on the seventh foul of
the half.
Please refer to the Special rules for the Prep league attached to this letter. The Junior
and Middle leagues have no special rules. The Junior, Middle, Girls and Prep leagues will be
playing 6-minute quarters and 3-minute overtimes. In all leagues except Seniors, the clock
should stop momentarily (not a full time-out) at approximately the 3-minute mark of
each quarter for our mandatory substitutions. We also request an extra 30 seconds between
third and fourth quarters for coaches to check mandatory play requirements at the scorers’
table. Please allow 5 minutes between games and 3-minute half-times, when possible.
We desire to apply two additional special rules which will apply to all age groups.
1) No dunking. Applies during warm-ups as well as games. Penalty to be assessed is
a bench technical (indirect, charged to the coach), the basket will not count, and the player
will be given a warning. The player will not be assessed the technical, but the violating
player will be noted and if the same player commits another dunk in the game, he is to be
ejected.
2) Forfeits. The EPWBA permits a team to begin a game with four players. There is
no requirement for a fifth player to report at any time. Eight minutes grace from the
scheduled starting time should be given for a team to provide players before declaring
a forfeit for lack of players.
First and foremost in our program is youth participation and we emphasize that aspect by our mandatory play rule. While we do not expect the referees to assume any responsibility in this regard, we ask your help. When advised by the scorer's table that it is time for a mandatory substitution period, we would like the officials to "waive the subs on" at an appropriate moment, so as not to affect any immediate play.
You are aware of the school closing policy for inclement weather. If the schools are closed or dismissed early due to bad weather, play is canceled. If bad weather develops after the regular school day, please call Vince Kush (730-8660) or me to see if we have been canceled. If weekend play is canceled, it will be broadcast after 7:00 am on: WTOP - 1500 AM and 107.7 FM, and reported on the Park Authority recording at 792-4750, extension 3021. We will advise you of reschedulings of make-ups as soon as possible. The playoff and tournament schedule will follow the regular season. We will get that schedule to you as it develops.
Even though sportsmanship is taught and is expected, sometime problems do develop.
We are emphasizing strict observance of conduct rules for coaches this year, and also
issuing a "parent/fan code of conduct" to the parents. We have been pleased
with the way your officials conduct themselves and control the game. We think that some
of the credit for our having a relatively problem-free Senior league goes to your Association.
We look forward to a season without incident, but if any unfortunate events do occur,
please call either Pat O'Leary (Commissioner 590-9600), or myself (791-3615) as soon as
possible, so we can properly deal with the matter.
Very truly yours,
Charles A. Luckett
President - EPWBA
EPWBA
Special Prep League Rules
1. Defensive Pressing Rule
Defensive pressing will not be permitted when the 10-second rule is in effect.
Specifically, if a team/player gains clear possession of the ball within their backcourt
via a rebound, intercepted pass, loose ball, results of a jump ball, or a backcourt
out-of-bounds play, pressing is not permitted. [A player with the ball is in the backcourt
until both feet and the ball have crossed the center line.] However, pressing is permitted
when the offensive team returns to their backcourt via an in-bounds play from their
fore-court. A defensive player may cross the no-press line to pick up a loose ball.
Referees should make allowance for a reflex defensive action (i.e., a player starts to guard,
then remembers the no-press rule and quits).
A pressing violation will cause the referees to stop play and warn the offending player and
team. The ball is then awarded to the team in possession prior to the press infraction.
There will be three warnings per team per game. The fourth and any subsequent press
violations will result in a technical foul called against the violating team’s bench with
the offended team awarded two free throws.
No-press will not apply in the last two minutes of each half and in the last
minute of any 3-minute overtime period. The official scorer shall notify the referees when
two minutes remain (one minute in overtime). The referees should notify both coaches.
2. Center Lane Rule
Time permitted in the center lane by an offensive player will not exceed 5
consecutive seconds.
3. Foul Shooting
Players may step over the line during foul shooting, but may not use the momentum
to gain an advantage on the rebound.
