Ashford Basketball League

A- REGISTRATION:

1-All team must register their team(s) with the League organizer, with the appropriate fees, by the set date in order to play in this competition. There are 20 maximum numbers of players that can be registered per team, but 15 players are only allowed to play its game. Team followers, a coach and assistant coach can be registered, too.

2- No team or individuals will be allowed to participate in our activities/competitions without settling their accounts with this league.

3- Registration fee of £500 per team.

4- Playing team will only be accepted after the set date at the league committee’s discretion, and in the best interest of the league. 

5-All new team, or existing team wishing to change their name, must submit their proposed name to the secretary for approval by the league committee. Players may change team providing that they inform the secretary with at least two weeks notice. Players are not allowed to change in the season. 

6- there is no age restrictions on players and coaches. All Filipino players are allowed to play. 

7-All teams must have a nominated team secretary and a coach. 

B- COMPETITIONS

The league will organize the competition and provide fixtures and appointments. Once the League sends the appointments and fixtures, all the games showed in the document are confirmed. Please see below for postponements. Teams are required to be punctual to avoid unnecessary delays. 

1- (8) teams single round robin.

2- Top (4) teams advances to the semi-final knock out round.

        (1  vs  4) and (2  vs  3).

3- n case of tie(s) in standings;

      a.  2-way tie will be decided by win over the other rule

      b.  3 or more teams - quotient system will be applied

            (Quotient will come from tied teams game they played on each other).

4- Losers of semi-finals knock out game will vie for (1) game 3rd place.

5- Winners of knockout semi-finals game will vie for (1) game championship.

Game Rules (FROM FBUK):

1.  Each team can have up to 20 players of which 15 are allowed to play in any 
     one game.  Lineups to be submitted on the opening day, after that no players 
     can be added to the team roster.

2. Games will be played in (2) halves of 20 minutes each. First halves will be
       running time and the 2nd halves normal time.

3. Two (2) timeouts per team per half.  If a team doesn't use there timeouts in the
    first half,  (1) timeout will be added in the second half resulting in (3) timeouts
    for the second half. If a team uses only (1) timeout in the first half, (1) timeout
    will be added in the second half resulting in (3) second half timeouts.

4.  Seven (7) team fouls penalty system - free throw will be awarded to the
     opposing team.

5.  (24) seconds shot clock applies.

6.  (8) Seconds backcourt violation applies.

7.  If a player accumulates 5 fouls they are out of the game.

8.  Technical foul will result in 2 shots and ball possession for opposing team. (2)
     Technical fouls for 1 player will mean disqualification from the game.

9.  Flagrant foul (unsportsmanlike) will result in 2 shots plus ball possession.

10.  In case of overtime, (5) minutes will be added together with (1) additional 
      time-out. Fouls will be carried over from the second half.

11.  No players will be allowed in incomplete uniform.

12. Only team captains and coach are allowed to go to the committee’s table for
      clarifications and briefing.

13.  A player must play in at least 3 games during the round robin stage to be
       eligible to compete in the semifinals and final.

C- MANAGING COMPLAINTS & SIGNING UNDER
      PROTEST

1-The league will deal with complaints that might have caused a team to be in 
   disadvantage such as late arrival of officials, defaulted equipment, incidents, 
   etc. Teams are invited to contact the league and negotiate the presence of 
   independent commissioners. 

2-Sign Under Protest- Team that wants to protest the result of a game needs to
   follow this procedure. The captain must inform of their protest to the senior
   league representative in the game before the referee signs the score sheet. The 
   senior league representative on court will be the referee/crew chief, unless there
   is an appointed commissioner present.

3-The protesting team(s) must submit a full detailed written report to the league
   in the first twenty four (24) hours after the incident.

4- It is a disciplinary offence to approach the referees, and/or table officials after 
   the game. The league will appoint commissioners or court supervisors to assist 
   teams and participants with their inquiries. 

5- The League Appeals Officer: Their role will be limited to ensure that League
   officials have applied league regulations within the spirit of the basketball rules, 
   and have acted fairly. Teams may ask to have their case seen by the Appeals 
   Officer after the Disciplinary Committee have made their decision. 

D- POSTPONEMENTS, FORFEITS & DEFAULTS

1-Fixtures may not be cancelled or postponed unless there is exceptionally
   inclement weather, transport strike or circumstances out of the participants’
   control. 

2-Any team that considers they have grounds for postponement must get
   permission from the league secretary. The Team Secretary will inform the
  league secretary (in his absence, the vice-secretary) of any postponement 
  with at least two (2) weeks notice. 

  The communication about a postponement can be verbal but must be confirmed
   in writing. It is not acceptable text messaging or leaving a voicemail message. 

3-Normally the requesting team must re-arrange the game within seven days of
   the original date and inform the league secretary of the new date. The league
   may charge the requesting club court and officiating fees. 

4-The decision to suspend or not to initiate a game relies on the Referee/Crew
   Chief only, as per FIBA regulations. League officials may decide to suspend or
   not to initiate a game without interfering with FIBA regulations and in the best 
   interest of the league. 

5-All communication between the league and the team will be between the league
   secretary and the team secretary. Email is the preferred mean of 
   communication to send fixtures, updates or any official message. 

6- The League has a zero tolerance policy towards verbal/physical abuse towards
   anybody participating in the game or any other kind of unsportsmanlike
   behavior. Acts of racial assault/insult will result in the perpetrator(s) being 
   banned from all competitions. 

7- The League is not responsible for any injury or theft that may occur while
   practicing basketball in our premises. 

E- DUTIES OF A TEAM SECRETARY

1-Contact Person. You will be our point of contact; we will inform you of fixtures, appointments, and any other relevant information. You will need to have access to an email account and use of a mobile telephone. You are responsible for the management of your email account.

2-Postponements. You will inform the League in writing about any postponements with at least one (1) week notice.

3-Registration. The team secretary will send the team, players and coach (es) registration forms properly filled in and payment of the appropriate fees to the League.

4-The team secretary or its representative must attend the meeting of the League. The team secretary represents their team and can speak, present motions in writing and vote on their behalf. A minimum of fourteen (14) days notice is expected to present motions to the League.

5-Discipline. The team secretary will be informed of any disciplinary issue regarding their team. The team secretary may be asked for a report of their version of the facts under investigation.

6-On the day of the game, at least 30 minutes before tip-off, the coach or team secretary or their representative shall give the list of players to the table officials. 

This list of duties is not a complete one. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any doubt. Unless it is clearly specified in this handbook, the Ashford Basketball League will apply FIBA rules & regulations. Participation in this competition requires all teams to agree to these terms and conditions mentioned above.

The League will be successful if all teams, committee members and officials have good communication skills and follow the guidance and advice in this handbook. 

F - CLASSIFICATION OF TEAMS (FROM FBUK RULE)

1- Procedure Teams shall be classified according to their win-loss records, namely two (2) points for each game won, one (1) point for each game lost (including lost by default) and zero (0) points for a game lost by forfeit.

2- if there are two (2) teams in the classification with equal points, the result(s) of the game(s) between the two (2) teams involved will be used to determine the placing.

3- if the points and the goal average in the games between the two (2) teams are still the same, the classification will be determined by the goal average of all the game splayed in the group by each team.

4- if there are more than two (2) teams in the classification with equal points, a second classification will be established, taking into account only the results of the games between the involved teams.

5- if at any stage of this procedure the number of teams with equal points is reduced to only two (2) teams; the procedure in 1 and 2 above will be applied.

6- If in the second classification there are still teams with equal points, the goal average will be used to determine the placing, taking into account only the results of the games between the involved teams.

7- if there are still more than two (2) teams with the same goal average, the placing will be determined using the goal average from the results of all their games played in the group.

8- if at any stage of this procedure the number of teams with equal points is reduced to a tie still involving more than two (2) teams, the procedure, and beginning with 3 above, is repeated.

9- Goal average will always be calculated by division.

D.2 Exception: If only three (3) teams take part in a competition and the situation cannot be resolved following the steps outlined above (the goal average by 

division is identical), then the points scored will determine the placing.