GOLD LEAGUE RULES
Modified Pro Rules
- Timing
- 10 minute quarters
- 24 second shot clock
- Clock stops on whistles, not made baskets
- Clock stops on made baskets under 1 minute
- 30+ point deficits, clock will run
- Overtime
- Coin toss for who picks the format, including 5 vs 5
- Win by 3
- Each team has 1 time out
- Time Outs
- Each team has 4 regular 30 second timeouts
- 2 per half, they do not roll over
- Change Time Outs (CTO)
- Each format has to be played for 2 minutes
- After the CTO has been played, format automatically changes to 5 vs 5 on a dead ball
- Each Team has a total of 8 CTO’s
- 2 CTO 1’s
- 1 vs 1 full court
- 2 CTO 2’s
- 2 vs 2 full court
- 2 CTO 3’s
- 3 vs 3 full court
- 2 CTO 4’s
- 4 vs 4 full court
- If the teams are calling CTO’s, XvsX will not interfere
- If there has been 4+ minutes of game play with no CTO’s, XvsX will interfere and call a CTO
- If players call a CTO at the same time, coin toss who gets the call
- When calling a CTO player/coach must inform referee
- Inbounding Ball
- Made basket – ball is live, does not need to be inbounded
- Any violation or non shooting foul calls, ball is live from the referee
- Back court – behind opposite free throw
- Front court – half court
- Shooting Foul Shots
- 1 vs 1 – defending player must line up
- 2 vs 2 – both defending players must line up, optional for 2nd offensive player
- 3 vs 3 – all defending players must line up, 1 offensive player must line up, not including shooter
- 4 vs 4 – 3 defending players must line up, 2 offensive players must line up, not including shooter
- Technical Fouls
- If given, player must sit for 2 minutes of game clock, “cool down” period
- If 2 technical fouls are given to the same player in the same game, player is ejected from game, cannot sit on the bench
- The player has 3 minutes to leave the gym, if not, offending team automatically forfeits the game
- If the player returns to the gym during the game, it is an automatic forfeit by offending team
- Defense
- No Zone
- Defensive 3 seconds
- Scoring
- 3 points – player must be behind the red line
- 4 points – player must be touching the Boosted 4 Point Shot Logo
- Player Conduct
- Any unsportsmanlike acts, shall be issued either a warning or technical foul
- i.e fighting, taunting, disrespectfully addressing/contacting officials, using profanity, throwing ball off opponent’s head, etc
- Player Safety
- Any nails deemed dangerous for play cannot participate in game unless cut
- Any jewelry deemed dangerous, will not be allowed
- ALL RULES SUBJECT TO CHANGE, PER LEAGUE’S DISCRETION
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