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GVISAA Basketball Rules

Ball Size
Bantam, Junior and Senior Boys use size 7 Baden
Bantam, Junior and Senior Girls use size 6 Baden

Presses and Zones
Bantam – There are no zone defenses or zone presses permitted. Full court man-to-man presses are permitted.
Bantam & Junior – All presses must be removed once a team is ahead by 20 points or more. If the losing team gets back within 20 points the press may be resumed.
Senior – No restrictions but use good judgement.

Reporting Scores
All scores should be sent to the Coordinator (coordinator@gvisaa.com) by both teams after completion of the game, preferably the same day as the game.

Player Discipline
All technical fouls and ejections need to be reported to the Coordinator with the score of the game.   A player or coach who receives multiple technical fouls or an ejection from a game will be automatically reviewed. Players or coaches with multiple technical fouls on the season or an ejection will likely receive a suspension. Further issues in the same season could result in further sanctions.

Rosters
Please print off your BCSS STARS roster, with numbers for the players inserted, and bring a copy to the scorers table, as well as one for the opposing coach to each game. If a player is not on the roster, they are not eligible for the game. If a player is playing up from a lower division team, make sure you bring both STARS rosters and indicate which player(s) is/are playing up.
Playoffs
Please see the playoff draw for the up to date playoff structure.

Referee Allocation
Schools on the North Shore and the Fraser Valley book their own referees.
Schools in Vancouver, Burnaby and New West have the option of having their regular season referees booked through the Coordinator at the beginning of the season.
Once the referees are booked at the beginning of the season, please contact Chito directly to inform him of any changes and let the Coordinator know of the change so the website can be updated.
Chito Ilano
604-230-8011
chitoilano@hotmail.com

FIBA Rule Amendments& Specifications for High Schools

The following shall be in effect with FIBA interpretations:
1. 30 second shot clock
2. 10 second backcourt count
3. NCAA key (narrow key) only.

The following shall also be in effect:
1. FIBA pre-game warm-up procedure shall NOT be used.
2. Home team (or as designated by the tournament) shall have choice of team benches and will shoot at the basket furthest from that bench in the first half.
3. T-shirts shall be permitted BUT the t-shirts must be the same colour as the team’s jersey.
4. All uniform numbers are legal.
5. Playing time specifications:
a) Jr. Boys and Jr. Girls (and lower)
     i. 4 x 8 minute quarters
     ii. 3 minute overtime period(s)
     iii. 1 minute between quarters
     iv. Half-time is 10 minutes (or less)
b) Sr. Boys and Sr. Girls
     i. 4 x 10 minute quarters
     ii. 5 minute overtime period(s)
     iii. 1 minute between quarters
     iv. Half-time is 10 minutes (or less)
Note: it is permissible for Sr. Boys and Sr. Girls teams to play 20 minutes (or less) halves or 8 minute quarters during their respective tournaments.

6. Timeouts shall be 50 seconds in length and the game shall immediately resume at 60 seconds. Note: timeouts shall not be shortened even when both teams are ready to play. There are 3 timeouts in the second half per team. A team is only permitted to use 2 of those timeouts in the final 2 minutes of the game.

7. High School Noisemaker Stipulation

The following shall be in effect for all High School Basketball played in the province of British Columbia:

Aerosol air horns, loud speakers (megaphones), whistles, and laser pointers shall not be permitted at any time. Should a situation arise with regards to the above; the game shall be stopped (at the appropriate time) and it shall be the sole responsibility of the home team administration or games director (if applicable) to immediately deal with the problem at hand. There shall be no penalty sanctioned regardless.

8. The Head Coach name and one Assistant Coach name (if applicable) shall be entered on the official score sheet prior to the start of the game. Note: should both the Head Coach and the Assistant Coach be ejected from the game, the game shall be forfeited to their opponents.