BULLEEN BOOMERS KINGS BIRTHDAY U/10 TOURNAMENT 24 GUIDE

TOURNAMENT WELCOME FROM THE GM

Welcome to all of our participating teams and supporters who embark on Bulleen and surrounds for the second year of our annual U10 Kings Birthday Tournament.

Following last year’s resounding success, we’re confident that this event will continue to grow and remain a staple on the Basketball Victoria calendar for many years to come.

Testament to the execution of year one is that we are proud to have expanded participation from 20 teams to 30 teams in the twelve-month period which will allow for a more tiered level of competition as we have a mixture of Associations who use this event to facilitate a pathway towards their U12 VJBL programs while others are local teams from a variety of Clubs across Victoria expericing tournament play for the first time.

We welcome back Kilsyth, McKinnon, Craigieburn and Hawthorn who all had multiple teams entered in both genders in year one while new entries from Melton, Keilor and a special shoutout to the boys from Macedon Ranges who will make the trek down the Calder Freeway set the stage for a great weekend.

I would like to thank all of my staff and the behind the scenes volunteers who will assist in facilitating the event and to all coaches and visitors please remember to enjoy the weekend by exercising self-control while allowing the players to showcase their ability in a fun environment and officials to manage the on-court action.

Thanks for your support.

RYAN ROGERS BTBC GENERAL MANAGER

BULLEEN BOOMERS

TOURNAMENT VENUES

Games will be played at;

Bulleen Basketball Stadium

Sheahans Road Reserve, Bulleen

East Doncaster Secondary College

Enter via Dryden Street, East Doncaster

Full Canteen Facilities Available at both sites

TOURNAMENT

TIMING RULES

POOL PLAY GAMES:

a) 2-minute warm up.

b) 50-minute game schedule - two 20-minute halves.

c) Half time - 2 minutes, to be timed on the match clock

d) Each team is entitled to two time-outs per half.

e) No time-outs may be called in the last 3 minutes of the first half.

f) The clock will stop for all whistles during the last 2 minutes of ONLY the second half.

g) The clock will not stop for time outs, except during the last 2 minutes of the second half.

TOURNAMENT

TIMING RULES

FINALS GAMES ONLY

a) The clock will stop on all time-outs throughout the game.

b) Time-outs are permitted at any legal time during the game.

c) The clock will stop on all whistles during ONLY the last 2 minutes of the second half.

d) In the event of a drawn game, overtime(s) of 3 minutes will be played with 1 minute break between each period, until a result is known. In each extra period, each team is entitled to 1 time-out each, and the clock stops for all whistles and time-outs.

e) The jump ball arrow determines who starts possession in overtime periods.

TOURNAMENT RULES

GAME SPECIFICS:

• A size five (5) ball shall be used for all matches.

• Free-throws will be taken from the advanced foul line

• All made field goals will count as the value of the shot

• In the event of a colour clash, the team listed first on the iPad will be required to change singlets.

PREMIERSHIP POINTS:

• During the Pool Round stage, three (3) points shall be allocated for a “win”, two (2) points for a “draw” and one (1) point for a loss.

SCORING:

• Each team must provide a competent scorer of at least fourteen (14) years of age for the entire game in which their team is playing.

• Players must be marked as present on the electronic scoring system each game to have the game counted towards their tournament games tally.

TOURNAMENT RULES

FINALS SEEDING:

• The Tournament uses the “Ladder Points Average” model to determine ladder positions. Where there is a “tie” for position based on the “average win points” the overall tournament percentage will be used.

• Players must play at least two games to qualify to play in the grand final.

• In a pool of 5: The top two teams at the end of the rounds play off in the Grand Final