RIVERFRONT SPORTS YOUTH LEAGUE RULES (NON-AAU)

All Grades or Division are based on September 2022 Grade

• 7- 8^THGRADE –20 MINUTE RUNNING CLOCK
• 6^th GRADE – 20 MINUTE RUNNING CLOCK
• 5- 6^thGRADE – 20 MINUTE RUNNING CLOCK
• 4-5^thGRADE (8.5ft Basket) – 20 MINUTE RUNNING CLOCK (2 MIN OT)
• 2-3^rd Grade (8.5ft Basket) – 15 MINUTE RUNNING CLOCK (2 MIN OT)
  

• HALF TIME – 3 MINUTES

• THREE 30 SECOND TIMEOUTS PER GAME TO BE USED ANYTIME
• 6 PERSONALS TO FOUL OUT
• 10 TEAM FOULS TO SHOOT 1-AND-1
• 5^th Grade and Up: ELAM ending instead of OT. First team to 5 points. Add 1 TO

PRESSING RULES

2^nd-3^rd GRADE – NO PRESSING

4^TH-5^TH AND 5^TH-6^TH GIRLS GRADE – NO PRESSING 1^ST HALF / NO PRESS 15+ POINTS 2^ND HALF

6^TH BOYS AND 7^TH-8^TH GRADE – NO PRESS 20+ POINTS

Levels with running clock, clock stops in last 2 minutes of each half.

MERCY RULE: If one team leads by 20 points or more with 8 minutes or 15 points with 2 minutes left to go in the 2nd half, the game becomes running time. Once the clock becomes running time, it only goes back to stopped time if the lead is cut to 10 points or less.

Sportsmanship:

1. No fighting will be tolerated. Any player who is ejected for fighting is immediately suspended for the next game.
2. Coaches will be ejected on their 2nd technical and must leave the building. Coaches do not have to sit after their first technical foul. Any behavior, deemed by the director, that puts the well-being of any player, coach, official, volunteer or spectator in danger will result in your team being dismissed without a refund.