PINOY BASKETBALL AUSTRALIA SYDNEY (PBAS)
IN HOUSE RULES
1. The Official Basketball Rules of the International Amateur Basketball Federation (FIBA) 2020 will be adopted for the competition.
2. Cases of general nature shall be resolved according to the PBAS in house rules by the Leadership Council.
3. Technical problems shall be resolved according to the current rules of FIBA.
4. Winter and Summer Competition will be played during the current year.
TEAM COMPOSITION
1. Players will be drafted to form 8 Teams (Div 2) and 6 Teams (Div 1) with maximum of 11 players.
Fees as follows:
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- New members registration fee = $25.00
- Players fee per round is:
- Division 1:
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- 1st & 2nd Round – $70 each
- 3rd Round – $60
- Early Bird Payment – Discount 10% ($20), if payment is made within 2-3 weeks.
- Payment Plan – Players to work with finance a practical payment plan. Condition applies.
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- Division 2:
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- 1st and 2nd Round – $100 each
- Early Bird Payment – Discount 10% ($20), if payment is made within 2-3 weeks.
- Payment Plan – Players to work with finance a practical payment plan. Condition applies.
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- Division 1:
- Players uniform per set is $80.00 (Reversible) and $50 (Non-Reversible)
- $10.00 emergency fee (ambulance) – One off per year.
2. Only those drafted players and registered as members will be allowed to play.
3. A team is allowed to change their players if a player/players sustained a season ending injury or withdraw from the competition during the elimination round.
Note: Replacement players will be decided by the Leadership Council based on their skill level and needs to be pick on the reserved player pool.
4. Teams are allowed to start with four (4) players but not three (3).
1 point every minute is given to the team with less than 4 players after the scheduled game time.
5. Players who failed to pay their round fees after their 4th game will not be allowed to play.
TEAM UNIFORM
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- The team uniform shall be the pink(light) and black(dark) jersey.
- Players wearing a different color jersey will be penalized except for new players. (2 points penalty for each player not wearing correct uniform)
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TOURNAMENT FORMAT:
For Division 1
1. Teams shall play a 3 Round Robin (15 games) for the elimination round.
– Twelve (12) minutes x 4 quarters running time.
– Full clock at the last 2 minutes of the game.
Play-offs Format:
2. Rank 1st and Rank 2nd teams qualify for the semi-final games.
3. Quarter final games will be played by:
Rank 3rd battles the Rank 6th – 1st Quarter final game
Rank 4th battles the Rank 5th – 2nd Quarter final game
4. Semifinal games will be played by:
Rank 1st vs Winner of the 2nd Quarter final game
Rank 2nd vs Winner of 1st Quarter final game
5. Finals will be played by the winners of the semi-final games.
For Division 2
1. Teams shall play a 2 Round Robin (14 games) for the elimination round.
– Twelve (12) minutes x 4 quarters running time.
– Full clock at the last 2 minutes of the game.
Play-offs Format:
2. Rank 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th teams qualify for a twice to beat in Quarter Finals 1.
3. Quarter final games will be played by:
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- Rank 1st (Twice to beat) battles the Rank 8th – 1st Quarter final game
- Rank 2nd (Twice to beat) battles the Rank 7th – 2nd Quarter final game
- Rank 3rd (Twice to beat) battles the Rank 6th – 3st Quarter final game
- Rank 4th (Twice to beat) battles the Rank 5th – 4th Quarter final game
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4. Semifinal games will be played by:
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- 1st Quarter final game winner vs 4th Quarter final game winner – 1st Semi final game
- 2nd Quarter final game winner vs 3rd Quarter final game winner – 2nd Semi final game
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5. Finals will be played by the winners of the semi-final games.
Championship Format (TBA)
Format for finals game is as follows:
a. Twelve (12) minutes x 4 quarters
b. Stop clock on all time outs.
c. Full clock at the last 2 minutes of the game
d. 5 minutes extra period on the 1st overtime of play and 3 minutes
on the succeeding overtime until a winner is decided.
TIME OUT
1. Two time out (1 minute) for each half is given to every team (can be use anytime within the half). Unused time outs on 1st half are not to be carried over to the 2nd half of play.
2. Time out taken on each quarter is on running time.
3. Time out/s called on the last two minutes of game will be on stop clock.
3. One time out for each team on an extra period (overtime) of play.
GENERAL RULES
1. 5 minutes mandatory warm up before the team scheduled game.
2. Playing time of players are strictly monitored. (Minimum of 18 minutes each player for the whole game)
Team with 7 players and above: 16 mins minimum playing time & 5 points deduction for each player that’s not met the minimum time.
Late Player:
Arrived before 2nd Q, 12 minutes minimum
Arrived before 3rd Q, 6 minutes minimum
A player should be declared as injured before the game starts.
3. Defaulting time is Fifteen (15) minutes after a team’s scheduled game.
4. In case of a tied score after the 4th quarter a 3 minutes extra period will be played until a winner is decided.
4.1 All team fouls committed in each overtime shall be considered as being committed on the 4th quarter.
4.2 In each overtime full clock will only apply on the last 1 minute of the game.
5. A player who has committed 5 fouls shall be informed by a referee and must leave the game immediately. He shall be substituted within 30 seconds.
6. A team foul is a personal, technical, unsportsmanlike or disqualifying foul committed by a player. A team is in the team foul penalty situation after it has committed 4 team fouls in a quarter. (Foul shot on the 5th team foul)
7. Only the team captain in the floor can communicate with the game officials including table officials regarding technicalities but not judgment call. However, it should be in a courteous and calm manner.
8. A player shall be disqualified / send out of the game if:
· He commits two (2) technical fouls in a game;
· He commits two (2) unsportsmanlike fouls in a game;
· He commits both or combination of the two types of fouls mentioned beforehand
· The Leadership Council has the power to disqualify any player/coach that may cause detrimental values to the league.
9. A player/team captain disqualified or send out of the game shall be automatically be suspended on his next game. Repeating this offense shall be automatically disqualified from further participation in the competition. In case it’s the last game, the suspension will be imposed on the next season’s competition.
10. In case of fights, every player involved will be automatically banned from the competition. A fight means: someone who has thrown a punch or kick an opponent or other physical contact that is not related to basketball. The officials and the Leadership Council will still have the final decision.
11. To be eligible to play in the playoffs, player must play a minimum of 9 games from regular round games and fully paid all outstanding fees.
TEAM RESPONSIBILTY
1. Teams shall nominate Team Captains after the drafting of players has been done.
2. Attendance and commitment to your designated team is very important.
3. All Teams will be allocated for table duties before or after their scheduled games. 10 points penalty will be imposed for not doing table duties.
4. There will be Zero Tolerance for teams/players abusive behaviour.
5. Every team needs to be competitive but respect and sportsmanship must be practice to avoid any untoward incident that may happen during the games.
TEAM CLASSIFICATION
1. The classification of teams shall be based on points
a. Two (2) points for a win;
b. One (1) point for a loss and default;
c. Zero (0) point for a forfeiture.
2. In case of a two way tie, the winner-over-the-other rule shall take precedence.
3. If more than two teams are equal in the placing, FIBA quotient system will be followed.
4. There will be no play-off to break the ties.
5. Games lost by forfeit:
Rule: A team shall lose the game by forfeit if:
1. The team is not present or is unable to field 4 players ready to play 15 minutes after the games scheduled to begin.
2. Penalty: The game is awarded to the opponents and the score shall be 20 to 0. Furthermore, the forfeiting team shall receive a 0-classification point.
6. Game lost by default
Rule: A team shall lose a game by default if:
1. During the game, the team has fewer than 2 players on the playing court ready to play.
2. Penalty: If the team to which the game is awarded is ahead, the score shall stand as at the time when the game was stopped. If the team to which the game is awarded is not ahead, the score shall be 2 to 0 in its favour. The defaulting team shall receive 1 classification point.
PROTEST PROCEDURE
1. A team may file a protest if its interests have been adversely affected by:
a. An error in scorekeeping, timekeeping or shot clock operations, which was not corrected by the referees.
b. A decision to forfeit, cancel, postpone, not resume or not play the game.
c. A violation of the applicable eligibility rules.
2. In order to be admissible, a protest shall comply with the following procedure:
a. The captain of that team shall, no later than 15 minutes following the end of the game, inform the PBAS Technical Committee that his team is protesting against the result of the game and sign the scoresheet.
b. The team shall submit the protest reasons to PBAS Technical Committee in writing no later than 1 hour following the end of the game.
3. The PBAS Technical Committee (or shall, following receipt of the protest reasons, report the incident which leads to the protest, to the Leadership Council.
4. The Leadership Council shall issue any procedural requests which it deems appropriate and shall decide on the protest as soon as possible, and in any event no later than one week following the end of the game. The Leadership Council shall use any reliable evidence and can take any appropriate decision. The Leadership Council may not decide to change the result of the game unless there is clear and conclusive evidence that, had it not been for the error that gave rise to the protest, the new result would have certainly materialized.
5. The decision of the Leadership Council is also considered as a field of play rule decision and is not subject to further review or appeal.
UNFORSEEN ITEMS
Any technical matter not mentioned in the In House Rules shall be decided by the Leadership Council.
Prepared by:
PBAS TECHNICAL COMMITTEE
ARNEL OCAMPO