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2009 WBSL Rules

I. Player Conduct

A. Lets keep the game FUN, maintain GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP, and

uphold a SAFE ENVIRONMENT for ALL. None of us are playing for a

State Title or a Contract Extension.

B. Harassment of officials will NOT BE TOLERA TED AT

ALL . If a problem occurs it will be handled immediately and failure to

cooperate may lead to a technical foul or expulsion from the league with NO

refund.

C. Swearing will NOT be tolerated and will lead to a technical foul, we are

trying to make it a nice family event, so let’s be grown men and keep it

clean.

II. Team & Player Eligibility

A. NO player under 18 years of age will be allowed to participate, and NO high

school students are eligible to play.

B. Rostered players must appear in at least 3 games during the regular season to

be eligible for playoffs and must play in at least 4 games to qualify for the

scoring and 3-point titles.


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C. New players may NOT be added after Saturday May 16, 2009.

lll. Game Rules

A. Each team is allowed three 45-second time-outs per half. Timeouts do not

carry over from half to half. If overtime occurs a maximum of two Timeouts

will be carried over with each team receiving ONE additional Timeout. The

second and third overtime periods will not have Timeouts.

B. A game shall consist of two 20-minute halves, with a 5-minute break

between halves. There will be a running clock, except for the last 3 minutes

of each half. For this 3-minute period, the clock will be stopped for all

whistles. However, if a team is behind by 20 points or more at the 3-minute

time point in the second half, the clock will not stop.

C. In the case of a tie game, there will be an extra 5-minute, stopped clock

period. If the game is still tied at the end of that period, the second overtime

period will be 2-minutes with a stopped clock. The third overtime period

will be sudden death, with the first team to score being declared the winner.

D. Players will Foul Out after the 6th personal foul. Fouled-Out player(s) may

NOT re-enter during overtime periods.


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E. If a player receives a technical foul, he must be subbed out. A second

technical foul will result in immediate ejection from the game. A player who

is ejected from a game will not be eligible to play in the following game.

F. Players Must wear official League T-shirts or a warning will result for their

team. Each team is allowed only ONE warning during the season and after

the second incident a team technical foul will be penalized at the start of the

game (ALL players will still be allowed two technical fouls for the game).

G. Teams will play with NO less than 4 players. If a team has 4 players and a

player fouls out or is injured, the game is forfeited. Games will be played 4

players vs. 5 players at the start of the game and throughout the rest of the

game.

H. All other rules will follow standard PIAA rules and regulations.

I. The WBSL President, Vice President, and Referees have final authority to

make decisions pertaining to all WBSL rules and regulations.

IV. Playoff-seeding Tiebreaker Procedures

A. Two Team Tie: Head to Head results will determine who wins the

tiebreaker.
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B. More than Two Teams: Season Point Differential will determine who wins

the tie. If still tied than Head to Head Point Differential will determine who

wins the tiebreaker.

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