Rules of the Gr3g League are as follows:
IN GAME
- games are played on a full court in 5v5
- teams must field 4 players (option of 4v4 or allowing subs)
- first team to score 63 points wins OR whoever is ahead after 33 minutes
- games are played on a 33-minute running clock
- shots inside the arc are worth 2 points & outside are worth three points
- shots made beyond our added “3G” line activate a “Make It, Take It”
- at dead ball, defense ALWAYS returns LIVE BALL to offense behind mid-court to restart
- offense may dribble, shoot or pass to start play (thus limiting inbounds play injuries)
- “on-the-fly” hockey-style subs allowed (but always behind the ball in play)
- substitutions also made on a dead ball or by calling timeout
- “call your own” fouls; League admin will intervene with futbol-style Yellow:Red cards
- each team receives one 60-second timeout
- all HALF-COURT defensive strategies are allowed
- 36-second shot clock (where available, working on it)
OVERTIME RULES: 3G Penalty shootout!
- overtime shootout from 3G in a snake draft order
- only players on court at buzzer allowed to shoot (i.e. H, AA, HH, AA, HH, A, reverse order)
- home team has the option of shooting first or second & third, etc.
- if tied after first round…reverse order…match or make sudden death
ON/OFF-COURT Rules of BeerCityHoops 5v5 are as follows:
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Do it like Stuart Scott. “Be as cool as the other side of the pillow.”
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RESPECT the game, the players, other teams & the gym(s)
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Bring hustle not the harm (we go to work off court, too)
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Know your scheduled game times; please Arrive on Time
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Teams will be given time (10-min?) to warm up before games
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Please stay off court while live games are going on