Basketball Ground Rules

The game of basketball continues to grow up in popularity throughout the world.
Its continued
success demands that the rules that govern the sport ensure that thegames are challenging and
exciting. At the same time, the officials must ensure that the rules do not provide opportunities
for one (1) team to gain an advantage over its opponents.
To achieve and maintain these objectives, it is important that all participants, players, especially
officials, have a thorough understanding of the rules as well as the underlying philosophy behind
them.
1. Basketball teams should be capable of abiding by the rules and regulations of the game and
the implementing guidelines of the tournament.
2. All participating teams shall submit a list with at most Eighteen (18) eligible players. Of those,
only Fifteen (15) can play in every game; the remaining three are reserves, and each team may
use a different starting lineup of fifteen men each game. The players must be from the Eighteen
players pool. Qualified players must be bonafide residents of Itogon, Benguet, and registered
voters of their respective barangay. The age requirement are:
twelve (12) years old to sixteen (16) years old, eighteen (18) years old to twenty-one (21) years
old, and twenty-two (22) years old to thirty (30) years old. Changes of players, insertion or
replacement shall be done before JUNE 24, 2024.
BRACKETS:
- 12 yrs old - 16 yrs old
Proof of Eligible Players:

2.1. Certificate of Residency or;
2.2. Photocopy of PSA Birth CertificateReminder: Players aged 18 years old and below are
required to have their waiver signed by their parent/ guardian and attested by the barangay
captain of their respective team.
NOTE: Requirements are subject to Verification.
3. Strict compliance with prescribed uniforms shall be implemented including coaches.

Players not wearing proper uniforms are not allowed to play. For teams that don't have a
uniform, kindly wear a uniform that follows the color coding of their respective barangay.
4. Only officially designated coaches shall occupy the designated benches allotted for this
purpose. Non players and non coaches are not allowed to sit on the bench.
5. Protest shall be made before or immediately after the game. The Captain Ball/Coach shall
notify the table officials that the game is under protest and shall affix his signature on the score
sheet. A written protest must be submitted within twenty- four (24) hours to formalize the protest.
6. The officials shall act as the sole judge of all protests. All decisions made are final and
unappealable.
7. Basketball team/s and athlete/s found to be under the influence of drugs and intoxicating
products will be meted one-game suspension on the first offense and the second offense,
suspension for the entire duration of the tournament. This rule includes tolerance of the
coaching staff.
8. Unsportsmanlike behavior (FIGHTING) shall be determined by the gravity of the offense and
upon a careful and thorough study of the Official Referees, a proper recommendation will be
submitted to the officials for corresponding sanctions or actions.
TECHNICALITIES:
8.1. Spitting on the floor, player, referee management
8.2. Removing shoes during the game
8.3. Removing uniform during the game
8.4. Smoking
8.5. Continuous complaining
8.6. Others: Elbows
9. The referees and/or Table Officials can throw out, disqualify or suspend on thefollowing
ground:
a. Utterance of unprintable words towards recognized referee/s and official/s ofthe tournament.
b. Other unsportsmanlike attitude/s or act/s committed inside or outside thebasketball court.
10.Fifteen (15) minutes grace period for team appearance will apply for every
scheduled game. The non-appearance shall be declared a loss by default forforfeit.
11.Games called off due to inevitable circumstances shall be rescheduled.
12.FIBA amateur basketball rule will be applied throughout the entire tournament.
13.TWO (2) TECHNICAL FOULS WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE OUT OF THE

BALLGAME. UNNECESSARY TAUNTING, TRASH-TALKING, AND POSTURING A
FIGHTING STANCE WILL ALSO MEAN AUTOMATIC EJECTION.
15.In case of a tie, the breaking factor will be – WINNER OVER THE OTHER, in caseof a triple
tie or more- QUOTIENT SYSTEM IS APPLIED. NO KNOCK-OUT GAMES.
16.TOURNAMENT FORMAT (see attachment)All participating teams involved, officials, and

referees are human beings. Therefore,errors by anyone may occur during the games.The
GROUND RULES intends to create equal chance accidental errors, that do not influence the
game and do not give an advantage should be penalized.Most of the errors made by the Table
Officials are technical errors and they can be corrected by the rules

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The game of basketball continues to grow up in popularity throughout the world.

Proof of Eligible Players:

NOTE: Requirements are subject to Verification.

3. Strict compliance with prescribed uniforms shall be implemented including coaches.

11.Games called off due to inevitable circumstances shall be rescheduled.

13.TWO (2) TECHNICAL FOULS WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE OUT OF THE

16.TOURNAMENT FORMAT (see attachment)All participating teams involved, officials, and

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