BASKETBALL

ARTICLE II

Section 1 - Starting Date

1.1 The dates for the first day of practice, first scrimmage, first game and last game are determined by the Section.

Section 2 - Official Rules

2.1 The official rule book shall be the National Federation of State High School Association rule book.

Section 3 - Official Ball

3.1 The official ball shall be any ball with the NFHS Stamp.

Section 4 - Contacts

4.1 The number of contacts allowed is determined by the Section.

4.2 Scrimmages held after the first game shall be counted as a contact.

Section 5 - Game Times

5.1 Boys and girls teams will play three (3) games each date. Starting times shall be the same for mid-week and Friday games.

GAME TIMES
Freshman	4:00 PM
Sophomore	5:30
Varsity	7:00 PM
Warm up for first game: 20 Minutes
Warm up between game: 15 Minutes

Section 6 - Game Results

6.1 The winning school shall be responsible to notify the media with game results.

Section 7 - Change in Classification

7.1 During non-league games athletes may move from one classification to another.

7.2 In league play, once a player moves to a higher classification they may not drop to a lower classification.

7.3 An athlete may not participate in more than one classification in one day.

Section 8 - Supplementary Personnel

8.1 Qualified persons shall keep the scorebook and operate the time clock at all basketball games.

8.1.1 The qualified person must be an adult for varsity games.

Section 9 - Championship

9.1 The varsity team with the greatest number of wins in league competition shall be designated as League Champion. In the event of a tie, all teams tied for the best records shall be recognized as League Champions.

9.2 No champion below the varsity level will be recognized.

Section 10 - Playoffs

10.1 The method and number of teams qualifying for the playoffs will be determined by the Section.

Section 11 - Miscellaneous - Activity Specific

11.1 Rooting sections shall be located on opposite sides of the playing court for boys games and when appropriate for girls games.

11.2 Artificial noisemakers shall not be used at any basketball game.

11.2.1 This includes mechanical noisemakers, air horns, musical instruments, blocks, or any other instrument or device.

Section 12 - All Conference Selection

12.1 The basketball representative shall call a meeting for Monday evening following the completion of the league season to nominate, discuss and select members of the All-Conference team.

12.1.1 Coaches shall be informed of the meeting, time and location at least a week in advance. Notification shall be by phone or Email.

12.2. The basketball coordinator shall send out nomination forms to the head coach of each member school at least ten days prior to the scheduled meeting.

12.2.1 Coaches may nominate players in accordance to the place they finished in league competition. Following is the number of nominations:

ALL CONFERENCE NOMINATIONS
FINISH	SELECTIONS
1st	5
2nd	4
3rd	4
4th	3
5th	2
6th	2

12.2.2 Nomination forms must be received by the sports coordinator three days prior to the meeting.

12.2.3 Coaches may vote for their own players.

12.3 Ten (10) players.

12.4 Using an open ballot, coaches shall rank ten (10) opponent players with ten (10) being the number of points given the highest ranked player.

12.5 In case of a tie for the tenth (10th) spot, those involved in the tie shall be ranked by the coaches and only one named to complete the approved total.

12.6 A second ballot shall be taken to name the MVP. Each school shall have one vote to name the MVP from those selected to be on the All-Conference team. A school may vote for its candidate. Only one (1) MVP shall be named.

12.7 Any player nominated and not selected to the all conference team shall be named “Honorable Mention”.

12.8 Total Awards:

Ten (10) boys
Ten (10) girls
Type of Award: Patch and certificate

12.9 All conference selections shall be forwarded to the league commissioner and to the media.

12.10 No all conference team shall be selected below the varsity level.