10. After the first 3 minutes of the 1st and 3rd quarters, the clock will stop, but play will continue until there is a dead ball. Scoring a basket is not a dead ball situation. The referee will stop play and both teams must substitute 5 new players, if they have 5 or more substitutes on the bench. If the coach fails to substitute players, a bench technical shall be called.
If a team does not have 5 new players to substitute, then the opposing team will not have to substitute 5 players. Both teams will only be forced to substitute equal number of players. With the exception of injury and a player fouling out, the only substituting during the 1st and 3rd quarters will be at the 3 minute split.
If a player fouls out, any player on the bench may be substituted for that player. The opposing coach will have the option of substituting any player on their bench at that time as well. All children on the bench must play in every game. In the case of injury, the injured player cannot be replaced by a player who has already played in that quarter as long as there are other substitutes available.
11. Each quarter will be six minutes in length.
12. There will be no league standings kept, league trophies given, or tournaments held.
13. Warm ups prior to game will be 6 minutes.
14. Uniforms with legal basketball numbers on the front and back are required.
15. The official ball will be a TSSAA Approved Women’s Basketball.
16. In the event the score is tied at the end of regulation play, there shall be one 3 minute overtime period played. There will be no required playing time or substitutions required during this time period.
17. No backcourt pressing will be allowed except during the last minute of the game. The backcourt pressing rule will be strictly enforced. On the third offense of each half, there will be a technical foul assessed to the offending team. Technical fouls will be assessed on each subsequent offense.
If a team is ahead by 20 or more points, they may not full court press during the last minute of the game. There will be no backcourt pressing in overtime, except for the last minute of overtime.
18. Schools with multiple teams in the same age/gender division will be allowed to request a variance to allow division of teams prior to the 1st Saturday in November.