DOUGLAS COFFEE COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION 2019 (11 & 12) MIDGET LEAGUE BASKETBALL RULES AND REGULATIONS I. REGISTRATION 1. All participants must have a birth certificate on file at DCCPRD, their registration must be completed, and their fee must be paid before they can play. 2. Governing Body The governing body of this league shall be the officials from the recreation department. II. III. AGE Midget league is a basketball league for 11 & 12 year olds. The age control date is the age prior to September 1, 2018. GAME 1. Games will consist of four, six-minute quarters with a regulation clock. 4 minute halftime. 2. The goals will be 10 ft. high. 3. Foul shots will be from regulation distance. Walking, fouling, 3-second violation, etc. will be called. 4. There will be two (2) timeouts per half allowed. 5. Full court pressing is allowed. 6. Four (4) players to start a game. 7. Mercy rule-clock will run continuously after half time with a twenty (20) point lead. IV. PLAYING TIME 1. All participant must play a minimum of 3 minutes in 3 different quarters. This is a mandatory play rule. 2. If a player is not coming to practice on a consistent basis the Recreation Dept. should be notified by the Coach with sufficient time to find the cause. Otherwise, rule #1 will be in place. 3. Violation of these rules may result in a forfeiture of the game. 4. RECREATION = PARTICIPATION!!! V. ARRIVAL AT THE GYM Coaches please ask that your players arrive NO EARLIER than 30 minutes before game time. VI. NO BICYCLES/BASKETBALLS 1. No BICYCLES will be allowed in the gyms. The BICYCLES will have to stay outside.
2. BASKETBALLS will not be allowed INSIDE THE BUILDING! 3. Balls will be provided for warm ups. VII. SPORTSMANSHIP 1. Coaches must remain SEATED in the coach s chair except for time outs and player injury. Penalty: First offense: Warning or technical foul. Second offense: Technical foul or ejection. 2. Coaches ejected from a game may not be at the facility or game for the next two (2) scheduled games. 3. Players ejected from a game may not be at the facility or game for the next (1) scheduled game. VIII. AWARDS 1. Award certificates will be presented to the winning teams and runner up, in some divisions or leagues. 2. Ties with the teams having the same won/lost records will revert back to head-to-head competition between the two teams. If the teams are still tied, they will be co-champions or co-runner ups. 3. Team standings in some situations, with teams playing different numbers of games, will be figured on win/loss percentages. IX. ALL-STARS 1. There will be an all-stars team that will represent Douglas in the GRPA district tournaments. 2. All-stars meetings will be at the DPRD executive offices: Boys: Wednesday, February 6, 2019 at 5:30pm 3. All-star coaches will be appointed by the recreation department. These coaches may or may not be the first place coaches.
Douglas Coffee County Parks & Recreation Department 11-12 Boys Midget League Basketball Schedule for 2019 Games will be played in Gym A BRYAN STREET GYM HOME TEAM IS ON THE LEFT SATURDAY, JANUARY 5, 2019 1:00 Boys Lakers VS Knicks 1:00 Boys Sixers VS Clippers TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2019 5:30 Boys Clippers VS Lakers 5:30 Boy Knicks VS Warriors
SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 2019 1:00 Boys Warriors VS Clippers 1:00 Boys Lakers VS Sixers TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2019 5:30 Boys Sixers VS Warriors 5:30 Boys Clippers VS Knicks SATURDAY, JANUARY 19, 2019 1:00 Boys Knicks VS Sixers 1:00 Boys Warriors VS Lakers * MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 2019, MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY NO GAMES
SATURDAY, JANUARY 26, 2019 1:00 Boys Knicks VS Lakers 1:00 Boys Clippers VS Sixers TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2019 GYM B 5:30 Boys Lakers VS Clippers 5:30 Boys Warriors VS Knicks SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2019 1:00 Boys Clippers VS Warriors 1:00 Boys Sixers VS Lakers
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2019 GYM B 5:30 Boys Warriors VS Sixers 5:30 Boys Knicks VS Clippers SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2019 1:00 Boys Knicks VS Sixers 1:00 Boys Lakers VS Warriors 6