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West Ottawa Basketball League U16/U19 Rules
Games
Games with the Equal Play rule will consist of 8-10 four minute shifts.
Games will continue until 10 minutes before the end of the allotted time for the game. The schedule will be released a minimum of 2 weeks ahead of the 1st scheduled game.
The Home Team will wear light coloured jerseys and Away Team will wear dark coloured jerseys for all games. All West Ottawa Basketball Association players will wear their West Ottawa Basketball Stingers reversible jersey and navy blue shorts for league games. An age-appropriate sized ball, as indicated in the table above, will be used for all games.
Failure to adhere to the rules and regulations set out by the School Boards for the use of their schools could result in the loss of our rental permit. Please help to ensure that does not happen. To maintain a good relationship with the school and custodians:
- Please use the side parking lot entrance only to enter and exit the school
- Please do not prop open doors
- Please respect the school staff at all times
- Please ensure all parents, siblings, and players are in the gym for the duration of the game. Permits allow us access to the gym and the washroom only.
- No food or drink in the school other than water
- Immediately following the last game of the day, coaches are asked to ensure chairs are stacked and the gym is left in a clean and tidy state.
- Ensure there are no unsupervised children or players dribbling basketballs or running in school hallways.
- During winter months please ensure boots are left neatly outside the gym door and no boots are worn into the gym
Equal Participation is mandatory in regular season and year-end tournament games for all teams. Games consist of eight to ten 4 minute shifts.
This Equal Participation Chart provides useful guidelines to help coaches determine minimum and maximum playing time based on the number of players.The following chart can be used to help coaches adhere to the equal participation rules at all levels within the West Ottawa Basketball League.
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Players
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4-Minute Stop Time | Free Substitution | ||||
| Shifts | Min | Max | Time | Min | Max | |
| 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 25 | 29 |
| 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 21 | 25 |
| 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 18 | 22 |
| 9 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 16 | 20 |
| 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 14 | 18 |
| 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 13 | 17 |
| 12 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 12 | 16 |
| 13 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 11 | 15 |
| 14 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 10 | 14 |
All games will be played in accordance with Ontario Basketball 2023-24 Rules and Regulations Manual and FIBA Official Basketball Rules.
1. No shot clock shall be used at U16 level.
2. 24 second shot clocks will be used at the U19 level.
3. Games will be four 8 minute stop-time quarters.
4. All teams shall have a minimum of 5 players to start the game. Players must be registered and on the team's roster for the season. Please also note that players who are registered and rostered with any club as a competitive player, cannot play on a recreational team.
5. All games will be equal time for all players throughout the game. Refer to Equal participation rules.
6. Full court defense is allowed however when leading by 15 or more points, the team must change back to the half court rule.
7. All defenses are permitted including zone defenxe.
8, Picks or screens are permitted. Please instruct players to not move on screens and to keep elbows and knees in. As well, please instruct players to call out screens to their teammates on defense by yelling “screen right” or “screen left” so as to prevent iinjury.
WEST OTTAWA BASKETBALL LEAGUE RULES AND REGULATIONS MANUAL