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Rules and Regulations

The National High School Federation Rules and Regulations (NHSF) will apply to all Grand Nationals games with the following exceptions listed below.

All Games will be played as follows:

  1. Grades 10 thru 12: All games will be played in two 16 minute halves; a regulation-sized ball will be used.
    Grades 6 thru 9:  All games will be played in two 14 minute halves; an intermediate 28.5 size ball will be used for 6th graders, a regulation sized ball will be used for 7th thru 9th graders.

    Grades 3 thru 5:     All games will be played with two 12 minute halves; an intermediate 28.5 size ball will be utilized.
  2. There will be a 5 minute warm up period. Halftime will last 5 minutes. No game will start before the scheduled time unless both coaches agree.
  3. Each team is given 3 (45 second) timeouts per game. No carryover in overtime. Each team is allowed 1 timeout per overtime session.
  4. Overtime will last for 2 minutes for all grades.
  5. Each team is responsible for warm up and game balls. The Grand Nationals will not provide balls to any teams.
  6. Two direct technicals during a game for a player, coach, or team representative will result in their disqualification for the next game of the tournament. Fighting and gross unsportsmanlike conduct may result in complete expulsion for the entire duration of the Grand Nationals.
  7. If a team forfeits a game by not participating, the team can be disqualified from the Grand Nationals. If a team forfeits two games, they are automatically disqualified.  Personal fouls: 5 per player.
  8. Each team is responsible for one table operator for either the scoreboard or recording the official score sheet.
Roster Rules:
  1. Proof of age and/or grade is required for all players on the roster. Acceptable proof of age are clean adoption papers, clean immigration papers, or clean birth certificates. Proof of grade is the copy of a clean report card from any time of the current school year.
  2. No roster additions will be allowed within 3 days of the tournament start.
Grade/Age Divisions: Effective Sept. 1, 2008
The Grand Nationals is grade based with age limitations determined by birth dates that allow each player in each division to compete against players in similar grade and age levels.
Mercy Rule:
Once a team is leading by 20 points anytime in a game, the clock will become continuous. The clock will only stop for timeouts or injuries. If the lead falls below 20 points at anytime, the clock will stop on all whistles once again.
Protests:
Tournament Directors' rulings on protest are final; Officials' calls are not grounds for protests.
Tie Breakers:
Two Teams Tied: Head to Head Result
Three Teams or More Tied: Maximum of 15 points awarded per game for a win and minus 15 points for a loss. The team with the highest point total will win the tiebreaker. The team that wins the tiebreaker advances and then the system reverts back to the second and third place team head-to-head game. The winner of the second and third place head-to-head game then is awarded the next highest spot in advancement. Forfeits are scored 15-0.

Tournament Admission:
Daily: Adults (18+): $7  |  Seniors / Children (5-17): $5
Weekend Passes: Adults: $15  |  Seniors / Children: $10
  
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