PATRIOT YOUTH BOYS BASKETBALL LEAGUE

 

PURPOSE:  To provide young athletes with the opportunity to play competitive

                basketball , in an atmosphere that matches what they will encounter at interscholastic

                levels.  (Board certified referees will be used at all levels unless special exceptions are

                discussed and agreed to by all parties concerned.)

 

                DIDISIONS:    There will be three  divisions for boys.  School grade levels six through

                eight will define those divisions.  Birth dates will only count if the athlete is two years

                oder than his grade level.  If he is more than two years older than his grade level norm

                than he must play the next grade level up.  Athletes may play “up” a grade level by

                choice, but may NOT play “down” a level.  An athlete carried on a roster for one grade

                may NOT play on another roster for another grade level within the league.

 

                ROSTERS:    Rosters must be submitted for each team entered and must include birth

                dates.  Each roster WILL be fixed for the season.   No athlete may play at two different

                grade levels during the season, including playoff games.  Team rosters will consist of a

                maximum of twelve (12) players per team.  ROSTERS WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE

                LEAGUE PRIOR TO THE BEGINNING OF THE SEASON.

 

                EQUIPMENT:  NCAA men’s basketball or equivalent will be used.  Uniforms are at

                the discretion of each association.  Colors must be presented to the league at registration.

                home teams are responsible for having “pinnies” or home team uniforms to prevent

confusion when two teams have the same colors.   Home teams are responsible for an

approved First Aid Kit on site at all games.  Home teams will provide scorekeepers and

timekeepers.

 

INSURANCE:      All Associations or individual teams are required to carry liability

insurance and extended medical insurance before they will be allowed to compete in the

Patriot Youth Basketball League.  The League will provide this insurance as part of the registration fee.  Our coverage provides $1 million liability and $10,000 in extended

medical coverage (which is mandatory).

 

FEE:        The registration fee is $225.00 per team - $675.00 total (three teams) for each

association.  This fee MUST be paid by the Association PRIOR to the beginning of the

season.

 

RULES:                 

                ALL players on ALL teams in THE PATRIOT YOUTH BASKETBALL

                LEAGUE will be residents of the town they are playing for, or they are enrolled

                in that town’s public school system.

 

                All disciplinary action will be governed by the M,I.A.A. blue book.

 

                There will be NO forfeiture of playoff games.  A penalty of $200.00 will be

                assessed if a playoff game is forfeited.  If not paid by the beginning of the

                following season, the town will be eliminated from the League.

 

                The home Team is responsible for contacting the Statistician.  All scores MUST

                BE E-MAILED in to the Statistician by 8:00 P.M. on the Monday following the

                playing of the game(s).  There will be a $50.00 fine assessed each time there is a

                failure to report scores on time.  All fines are due before playoffs begin.

                                (Addendums approved Oct. 9, 2001)

 

                               

A “No Registration and/or No Roster, No Play” Rule                        

                Any team/teams that have not paid registration fee and submitted rosters before the first day of play, will have their games/officials canceled until registration and or rosters have been submitted.  The team/teams will forfeit any games canceled due to no registration/no roster.

 

Scorekeepers and Timekeepers for all Patriot League games will be provided by Host Teams.