2021-2022 Boys Rec Basketball  Rules

High school rules with the following exceptions:

• Games will not start unless there is one scorekeeper and one clock person.  Children shall not operate the clock.
• Games consist of two 20-minute halves.  
• Clock runs continually, except last 2 minutes of each half when the clock will be turned off at every whistle.  
• Clock will not start until ball is over half-court in the last two minutes of the game (second half).  This is to prevent winning team from running the clock down in the back-court.
• Each team is allowed 2 one-minute timeouts per half.  Timeouts cannot be carried over into the second half.  The clock stops during timeouts.
• Player is out of the game once they have committed 5 personal fouls.
• Player shoots one-and-one after 7 team fouls.  Player shoots two shots after 10 team fouls.
• No pressing in the back court.  If a team is winning by 10 points or more, they must remain inside the 3-point line on defense.  Once the winning team drops below 10 points, they can come back out of the 3-point line. If both teams agree before the game starts, full court pressing will be allowed the last 2 minutes of the game, but the 10+ point rule is still in effect.
  
• Every player must play one-half of the game, unless a team has more than 10 players, in which case coaches must make every effort to rotate the players equally.
• Subs cannot play more time than a team’s player.
• Only players allowed on court before and after games and during half-time and time-outs.

2021-2022 Girls Rec Basketball  Rules
(In conjunction with Ringwood Rec)

• The home team needs to appoint a parent to run the scoreboard and clock.
• 10 minute quarters, 4 quarters per game.
• The game clock will stop for foul shots, injuries, and at the halfway point of each quarter (5 minute mark) for a 30 second time out for substitutions to be made.
• There will be one minute between each quarter, and a 3 minute half time between the 2^nd and 3^rd  quarter.
• Minimum Play Rule:  Every player must play at least half of each quarter.
• Full court pressure can only be applied the final 2 minutes of each half unless winning by 10 points or more.  Teams will be asked to defend from half court when leading by 10 points or more.
• For the 3rd/4th grade level only, if a team is up by 10 or more points they need to defend
• from inside the 3 point line.
• 10 second half court violation is in play.
• An overtime of 2 minutes will be played for any games that are tied at the end of regulation.
• Scores will be provided via email to both the Ringwood Rec Department [email protected] and Wanaque Rec Department [email protected] by the winning team head coach.  The winning team head coach should copy the losing team head coach on this email.
• 3rd/4th grade girls will play on 8 ½ ft nets