USCAA BOYS BASKETBALL 2017 TOURNAMENTS

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1 USCAA BOYS BASKETBALL 2017 TOURNAMENTS Dear Coaches: Attached you will find an Application Form and Rules of Eligibility for the 25 th annual Upper St. Clair Athletic Association s Boys Basketball Tournament to be held as follows: 7 th, 8 th Grade B Tournament Friday, January 27 th through Monday, February 6 th 5 th, 6 th, 7 th, 8 th Grade A Tournament Wednesday, February 22 nd through Sunday, March 5 th 4 th Grade Open Tournament Saturday, March 4 th through Sunday, March 19 th 5 th, 6 th Grade B Tournament Saturday, March 4 th through Sunday, March 19 th All games will be played at either Upper St. Clair High School, or Boyce Middle School. All four age groups will start at the same time and all divisions will have the championship games completed by the final day of the tournament. Below are some tournament specifics: 1. Entry fee for all grade levels is $220 per team. Registration inquiries should be directed as follows: BoysBasketball@uscaasports.org Phone: Bob Kerber: Any checks should be made payable to the USCAA and sent to: Bob Kerber 2632 Rossmoor Drive Pittsburgh, PA Round robin for all four age groups.

2 3. Guaranteed 3 games. 4. We encourage you to get your application and payment in as soon as possible. Only teams sponsored by local townships or school programs will be welcome. Teams formed and organized only by parents will not be accepted into the tournament. The same holds true for AAU and/or All-Star teams where players come from more than one township. We encourage you to enter your team in the correct tournament. Purposely putting an A team in a B tournament will do nothing but ruin the competitive nature of the games and defeat the tournament s purpose. It will also jeopardize future teams from your school district participating in the tournament. The final decision for placement of the team will be made by the Tournament Director. Placement should be consistent with your regular season placement teams that have participated as A teams, or are made up primarily of players who participated on A teams, will not be permitted to enter the B tournament. Teams that do not comply may be removed from the tournament at any time prior to the conclusion of the Championship Game and no refund will be provided. 5. Team roster forms are also included here and should be sent in with the application. Coaches must be able to produce copies of birth certificates if requested. Failure to supply them immediately will result in the game being forfeited. Once the tournament begins, there can be no roster changes. No player may participate on more than one team in any of the annual Upper St. Clair tournaments regardless of classification. 6. The tournament committee will only reschedule games canceled due to inclement weather. 7. We will provide two paid referees per game. 8. All players on the team must live in the SAME SCHOOL DISTRICT/ TOWNSHIP. Age restrictions as follows: 8 th grade not have reached 15 th birthday by th grade not have reached 14 th birthday by th grade not have reached 13 th birthday by th grade not have reached 12 th birthday by th grade not have reached 11 th birthday by Players can play UP in grade but never DOWN in grade.

3 Awards are purchased based on a maximum of 10 players per team. 9. Team players and two coaches are admitted free for their games. All other spectators will be charged an entry fee. Tournament passes may be made available. 10. Snacks and beverages will be available for purchase at the tournament site. 11. For further information, contact: USCAA Boys Basketball Commissioner: Jay Sukernek (412) jay@riverlifepgh.org USCAA Boys Basketball Assistant Commissioner: Bob Kerber (412) bob.kerber@hefren.com BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT APPLICATION FORM

4 UPPER ST. CLAIR ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION (Please use one application per team) TEAM NAME: GRADE & SCHOOL TOURNAMENT: 4 th 5 th A 5 th B 6 th A 7 th A 8 th A 6 th B 7 th B 8 th B HEAD COACH: NAME ADDRESS PHONE # ADDRESS ASSISTANT COACH: NAME PHONE # FEE ENCLOSED: WAIVER OF RESPONSIBILITY: In consideration of your acceptance of this registration, I hereby acknowledge that all members of this team will have health and/or accident insurance to cover any or all injuries that may be sustained in the USCAA 2017 Basketball Tournament. My signature acknowledges reading this and understanding its implications. SIGNATURE DATE UPPER ST. CLAIR ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION

5 BOYS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT TEAM ROSTER TEAM NAME: NAME BIRTHDATE UNIFORM #

6 UPPER ST. CLAIR ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION BOYS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT TOURNAMENT RULES (all grades) Normal basketball rules apply For the purposes of this tournament; the rules of the Metro League will be used unless otherwise noted below. (all subject to change based at the discretion of the USCAA Commissioners) Normal basketball rules apply. Four 6 minute quarters (no running clock) Three minute overtimes Time Outs: Regular high school rules apply (3 full and 2 30 second time outs per game). One extra full for overtime games. Teams must have five players to start a game. Five-minute grace period exists. Teams must be on the floor and ready to play no later than 5 minutes after the scheduled starting time or a forfeit may be called by the tournament directors. All players must wear numbered jerseys. Players without proof of age (birth certificates) will not be permitted to play. No exceptions. We will not collect the birth certificates but you must be able to produce upon request. If you do not have available, the team will forfeit the game. 4 th Grade Only 28.5 basketball used. No 3 point field goals. Three minute overtimes which will serve as an extension of the final period Back court defense (full-court press) permitted only in last two minutes of the half and game and all of overtime provided the team pressing does not lead by more than

7 20 points Free-Throws Players must start behind the line, they may cross the line but cannot run in and get the rebound after a missed free throw.