Playoff Rules

Amherst Youth Basketball

2010-2011 (rev. 1/31/2010)

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Substitution Lists: Coaches must exchange substitution lists before the start of the game.

Fouling Out: When a player fouls out of the game, they are out, even if this leaves a team with fewer than 5 players.

Overtime: In the case of a game ending in a tie:

There will be a 2-minute overtime, which starts with a jump ball.

Each team will have 1 timeout during the overtime (timeouts do not carry over).

Each coach chooses 5 players from their team who will participate.

No substitutions during the overtime.

Clock stops as it does during the last 2 minutes of a game.

Team fouls continue to accumulate.

If this overtime ends in a tie, go to 3a. A coach may play the same 5 players if he/she wishes.

Defense (reminder): Only person-to-person defense is permitted in AYB (with the exception of the H.S. league). Coaches should make sure their own team is adhering to this policy. Here are some guidelines:

A defensive player must be within 6 feet of the player s/he is guarding and in an active guarding position.

A defensive player does not have to go and chase the person they are guarding out of the 3-point arc but the player must be within 6 feet of the arc.

For divisions in which “double teaming” is allowed, multiple players may guard the person with the ball and only the person with the ball.

A defensive player (especially a smart, talented, player) who is guarding a person away from the ball may not anticipate a pass by playing the area where a pass is expected or by double-teaming a player who does not have the ball.

A defensive player guarding a player taking the ball in from out of bounds may not double-team a player on the court until such player has the ball.