Connecticut Roughriders
Roughriders Rumble – 2008 Updated Rules
GAME RULES:
• U10 division will be two halves, 20 minute running time – All other divisions will be two sixteen minute halves, stop time
• High School rules will be used with ten second backcourt violations
• Four timeouts per game (2-Full, 2-30 Sec) – Timeouts do NOT carryover into overtime – There will be one Full timeout
allowed during each overtime period
• Overtime – Three-minute periods until a winner is decided
• Fouls – Teams will shoot one-and-one on the 7th foul and two shots on the 10th foul
• Teams shall arrive at least thirty minutes prior to scheduled starting time – If you are late a forfeit will be declared at
the official starting time
• There will be score books provided for each court and must be filled out five minutes prior to the game start time –
Last names and jersey numbers must be written down – Only players on the roster at the start of the game will be allowed
to play
• Home team is the first team listed on the schedule and must provide a scorekeeper – Visiting team must provide
someone to run the clock
• Mercy Rule – Running clock and only half court defense if a team has a 20 point lead in the second half – Time will run
until the point difference is less than 20 or a time out is called – First offense is a warning – Second and subsequent offense
is a technical foul
TEAM RULES:
• Each team is to bring home and away jerseys – Home team wears white
• Teams must clean their own bench after each game
• Each team is responsible for bringing their own basketballs
• Only players listed on the roster are allowed on the bench
EJECTIONS:
• Any player ejected for fighting by the officials will be prohibited from participating in the next scheduled game – A
player ejected from a second game for fighting will be suspended for the remainder of the tournament
• If a coach is ejected for fighting by the officials, he/she will be prohibited from all gyms for the remainder of the
tournament
TIE-BREAKER RULES:
• If two teams are tied within their pool, head-to-head competition between the teams determines the winner
• If more than two teams are tied, or head-to-head does not apply, scoring differential will apply – Maximum score
differential per game is 15 – Forfeits will be considered a 15-0 game
• After applying the score differential to multiple teams, if two teams remained tied we will revert back to head-to-head
competition
• The next tie-breaker will be least points allowed
• If a tie still exists, a coin toss will break the tie
ADMISSION:
• $4.00 per day for admission to all gyms
• 10-years-old and under are free
Roughriders Rumble – 2008 Updated Rules
GAME RULES:
• U10 division will be two halves, 20 minute running time – All other divisions will be two sixteen minute halves, stop time
• High School rules will be used with ten second backcourt violations
• Four timeouts per game (2-Full, 2-30 Sec) – Timeouts do NOT carryover into overtime – There will be one Full timeout
allowed during each overtime period
• Overtime – Three-minute periods until a winner is decided
• Fouls – Teams will shoot one-and-one on the 7th foul and two shots on the 10th foul
• Teams shall arrive at least thirty minutes prior to scheduled starting time – If you are late a forfeit will be declared at
the official starting time
• There will be score books provided for each court and must be filled out five minutes prior to the game start time –
Last names and jersey numbers must be written down – Only players on the roster at the start of the game will be allowed
to play
• Home team is the first team listed on the schedule and must provide a scorekeeper – Visiting team must provide
someone to run the clock
• Mercy Rule – Running clock and only half court defense if a team has a 20 point lead in the second half – Time will run
until the point difference is less than 20 or a time out is called – First offense is a warning – Second and subsequent offense
is a technical foul
TEAM RULES:
• Each team is to bring home and away jerseys – Home team wears white
• Teams must clean their own bench after each game
• Each team is responsible for bringing their own basketballs
• Only players listed on the roster are allowed on the bench
EJECTIONS:
• Any player ejected for fighting by the officials will be prohibited from participating in the next scheduled game – A
player ejected from a second game for fighting will be suspended for the remainder of the tournament
• If a coach is ejected for fighting by the officials, he/she will be prohibited from all gyms for the remainder of the
tournament
TIE-BREAKER RULES:
• If two teams are tied within their pool, head-to-head competition between the teams determines the winner
• If more than two teams are tied, or head-to-head does not apply, scoring differential will apply – Maximum score
differential per game is 15 – Forfeits will be considered a 15-0 game
• After applying the score differential to multiple teams, if two teams remained tied we will revert back to head-to-head
competition
• The next tie-breaker will be least points allowed
• If a tie still exists, a coin toss will break the tie
ADMISSION:
• $4.00 per day for admission to all gyms
• 10-years-old and under are free
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