2010 SOLOMON GAMES BASKETBALL COMPETITION

REGULATION

Please note that the governing body FIBA is the controlling body of the sport of basketball worldwide,. Please refer o the official book, which governs the sport is to be played.

The Solomon Island Basketball Federation (SIBF), in accordance will follow the international rules, (i.e violations) the playing rules which the game is played do not change with exemption that the 2010 Solomon Games competition will vary some of the technical aspects (timing) etc from its competition.

When a team or provinces registers to play in the Solomon Games Basketball competition 2010, they agree to abide by the FIBA and SIBF rules.

GENERAL

1. EQUIPMENT.

a) SGBC shall provide all necessary technical equipment such a Balls, Stopwatches, Score-sheets and etc.

b) The Technical equipment shall be at the disposal of the officials and their assistance(s)

2. TEAMS.

a) Each team can only submit maximum of 10 players to play a game.

b) Teams entering shall only regulation numbers 4 to 15. If two teams of the same club name or province must use different colors of uniforms.

c) Proper vest must be used. If players want to use a t-shirt, it must be of same color of uniform and must be worn under the playing vest.

d) Appropriate shorts must be worn along with playing uniform. Men's playing uniform must be tucked. Women's shorts even though not tucked must be visible.

e) Appropriate playing footwear must be worn in order to play. Any other footwear must be inspected and approved by referees. No street shoes, sandals, safety shoes, slippers or any such sort is permitted.

f) A team shall have a coach or captain to act as coach if the team has no coach.

3. DISQUALIFICATION OF PLAYERS

a) Players not registered. All players must be registered.

b) Not in full uniforms.

c) Sent off the court by the referees for unsportsmanlike tactics.

d) Playing on any two teams.

e) Serving a disciplinary measure ruled by the SGBC committee.

f) Players wearing a vest outside the mentioned on the team rules.

4. DUTIES AND AUTHORITY OF THE CAPTAIN

a) The captain should be the representative of the team and may address an official on matters of interpretation or obtain essential information where necessary, if it is done in a courteous manner during every dead ball or when the clock is stopped.

b) The team captain may also act as a coach in the absence of a coach.

5. DUTIES AND AUTHORITY OF A COACH

a) The coach shall be responsible to furnish the scorer with names and numbers of players to play in the game. Team captain can also do this responsibility.

b) The coach shall report to the bench officials when there is a substitute, time-out or other conventional requests.

c) A coach is only allowed to give instructions to players in a certain designated boundary during the game.

6. OFFICIALS & THEIR DUTIES

a) The official of a game shall consist of two (2) Referees, Scorer and a Timekeeper.

7. REFEREES DUTIES AND AUTHORITY.

a) The referee(s) shall inspect and approve all equipment including the signals used by coaches and officials.

b) The referee will not permit any player to wear ornaments or objects pf any sort that is in the judgment of the referee as being dangerous.

c) The referee has the power to forfeit any game where conditions warrant.

d) The referee shall inspect and approve the score sheet at the end of the game.

e) The referee's approval at the end of the game terminates the connection of the officials with the game.

f) The referee's decision shall be final.

8. TIME AND DECISIONS.

a) The referee has the power to make decisions for interactions of the rules such as injuries and consulting the rules.

9. PLAYING REGULATIONS.

a) All games shall be played in four (4) quarters. Each quarter shall be 10 minutes and a total playing time of 40 minutes. Fully time stop, in the last quarter whereby the last two (2) minutes will have stop time for every dead ball, time outs and every basket.

b) (Semi-final & finals) In this case the semi-final and the final shall be played on fully stop time.

c) The game may begin within 15 minutes of the scheduled time with no less than four (4) players in full uniform in each side.

d) In the event on the game being tie, and extra period of five(5) minutes or with as many such time period of 5 minutes is necessary to break the ties. The clock will stop time on the last two minutes except for semi-finals wherein the game is fully stop timed.

10. TECHNICAL FOUL BY A PLAYER.

a) Using an unsportsmanlike tactics such as:

i. Disrespectfully addressing or contacting an official.

ii. Using Language or gesture to give offense.

iii. Pointing at opponent or obstructing his/her vision by waving hands near his/her face.

iv. Delaying the game by preventing the throw in to be taken promptly.

v. Not raising of hands properly after being requested to do so by the referee after the foul is being called against him/her.

vi. Changing of numbers without reporting to the official bench and referees.

vii. Enters the game as a substitute without reporting to the bench.

viii. Unnecessary of grasping of the basketball ring/rim at any time before or during the game.

11. UN-SPORTMANSHIP FOUL (INT`L).

An unsportsmanlike foul is a personal foul, which in the opinion of the official was a deliberately committed by a player. Examples of such fouls are:

a) All fouls involving personal contact when the game clock is stopped.

b) Holding or pushing of an opponent, or any undue roughness in order to stop the clock.

c) Pushing the player in the back to prevent the score when there is no possibility of getting into position to defend against a filed goal.

d) Moving/running under a player who is in the air.

e) Holding, pushing or grasping a player away from the ball.

f) Any foul that is legitimate to directly play the ball.

12. GAMES FORFEITED/POSTPONED.

a) A game may start within the first 15 minutes of the scheduled time, as long as teams are in full uniform lining in the centre court before the first 15 minutes into the playing time expires.

b) A game may be forfeited if a team fails to turn up in full uniform (singlet, shorts and proper footwear) before the 15 minutes of the schedule playing time expires.

c) A referee and/ or officials can only postponed a game when the conditions become unsuitable. Only the game can be re-scheduled.

d) A game is to be forfeited if both teams fail to turn up in full uniforms within the 15 minutes of the scheduled playing time. Both teams will be recorded as forfeited on this match.

e) A team may be disqualified from the Solomon Games Basketball competition if it accumulates:

i. Two consecutive forfeited games.

ii. Three forfeited games in the season.

13. APPEALS & DISCIPLINE.

Players shall be dealt with if:

a) Technical fouls that are beyond the referee's decision.

b) Damages of any technical equipment by players or supporters.

c) Appeal by either the coach or captain about disciplinary measures or penalties enforced upon his/her player(s) or team.

d) Fighting during game.

e) Any disruption causing the game to stop by either players or supporters.

f) Complaints submitted by referees against a particular player(s) or team(s).

g) Assaulting of any official.

Appeals must be directed to the Solomon Games Basketball Committee under the Solomon Games Chartered.