4-ON-4 BASKETBALL RULES

Rules provide an agreement of understanding to competition. In sports, rules define what is allowed or not allowed to occur during situations on and off the court. Rules govern anything from wearing proper uniforms to how to keep score during games of different levels of competition. The rules of a game apply to players, coaches and officials, and vary among different sports and age groups.

1. 17 MINUTE HALVES
   
   
2. RUNNING CLOCK, HOWEVER, CLOCK SHALL STOP DURING ADMINISTRATION OF ALL FREE THROWS AND ANY UNUSUAL DELAY
   
   
3. THE CLOCK WILL STOP ON ALL WHISTLES IN THE LAST MINUTE OF THE FIRST HALF AND THE LAST 2 MINUTES OF THE SECOND HALF.
   
   
4. IF A PLAYER IS EJECTED AS A RESULT OF UNACCEPTABLE SPORTING BEHAVIOR, IT WILL BE NOTED IN THE SCOREBOOK, AND SAID PLAYER IS SUSPENDED FOR THE NEXT GAME.
   
   
5.  4 TIMEOUTS PER GAME. TIMEOUTS MAY BE USED AT ANY TIME; HOWEVER, CONSECUTIVE TIMEOUTS MAY NOT BE USED AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF TIME.
   
   
6. ALL PLAYERS ARE ENTITLED TO ACCEPTABLE PLAYING TIME. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT EACH PLAYER ON THE 6-PLAYER ROSTER PLAY A MINIMUM OF 8 MINUTES EACH HALF. RECOGNIZING AGE DIVERSITY, MANAGER (A) SHOULD TAKE NOTE, THAT WHEN MANAGER (B) MAKES A SUBSTITUTION IT WOULD BE WISE TO DO THE SAME. TEAMS ARE ENCOURAGED TO POLICE THEMSELVES TO ELIMINATE ILL FEELINGS AND DISCONTENT.

COURT AT BAUER DRIVE

1. THE FARTHER YELLOW COLORED LINE WILL SERVE AS THE OUT OF BOUNDS SIDELINE ON EACH COURT.
   
   
2. THE FARTHER RED LINE, WHICH IS CLOSEST TO THE WALL, WILL SERVE AS THE SIDELINE OUT OF BOUNDS LINE ON BOTH COURTS.

DURING THE ADMINISTRATION OF FREE THROWS, OFFICIALS WILL ENSURE THAT APPROPRIATE SPACING IS MAINTAINED. RECOGNIZING THERE ARE NO VISIBLE MARKED LANE SPACES, DURING A FREE THROW, LANE SPACES MAY BE OCCUPIED AS FOLLOWS:

1. LANE SPACES MAY BE OCCUPIED BY A MAXIMUM OF FOUR DEFENSIVE AND TWO OFFENSIVE PLAYERS.
   
   
2.  THE LANE SPACES ON EACH SIDE OF THE LANE NEAREST THE ENDLINE SHALL BE OCCUPIED BY OPPONENTS OF THE FREE THROWER. NO TEAMMATE OF THE FREE THROWER SHALL OCCUPY EITHER OF THESE LANE SPACES.
   
   
3. THE SECOND MARKED LANE SPACE ON EACH SIDE OF THE LANE MAY BE OCCUPIED BY TEAMMATES OF THE FREE THROWER.
   
   
4. THE THIRD LANE SPACE ON EACH SIDE OF THE LANE NEAREST THE FREE THROWER, MAY BE OCCUPIED BY THE OPPONENTS OF THE FREE THROWER.