Welcome to the 2023 rules

Team Mac Invitational Tournament

March 25-26, 2023

Thanks for your support!!

RULES

• The schedule with team names, numbers, game times and court locations are available in an excel spreadsheet on the website.

• Make sure you check your schedule for Saturday and Sunday just to be sure!

• Admission is Daily $10 for adults and $3 for children-good for all weekend and $15 for an individual weekend pass.  Coaches please let your parents know.  Coaches get two free wristbands.      Concession will be available.

• Behavior - Coaches are responsible for having team ready to play 30 minutes before game time and for the behavior of player and fans during and after games.  Any coach or player with 2 technical fouls will be EJECTED FROM THIS TOURNAMENT!

• Coaches-SEATS ARE LIMITED at St. Mary’s   ***Bring chairs.   Coaches - Let parents know about *seating *admission *concessions *behavior. 

Game Rules:  NYSHS Rules except: 

1.  6 fouls to foul out.  3-30 second timeouts per game.  1-TO in OT.  No carryover.

2.  Shoot 1&1 on 10^th foul.  No double bonus.  1&1 in the last minute and in OT.

3.  Game length is 16 minutes per half.  Stopped clock except if a team is up by 20+ points with 10 minutes remain in the 2^nd half.

4.  5 minutes between games.  No exceptions.  Have your team ready to go!

5.  Halftime is 3 minutes.   Overtime is 2 minutes then any score.

6.  Each team must sign the medical release form before their first game.

7.  Each team must supply their basketballs including a game ball.

8.  10 second rule in backcourt is in effect for the Girls as well as boys. No shot clocks!

    If you are winning by 15 pts first half or 20 points in second half, fall back in a zone! Do not run up the score on a team. No pressing when up by 20. Sportsmanship should prevail.

9.  Point differential is 20 points-then AAU tiebreakers are used.

10.  Special rules for all games at St. Mary’s (Young Grades)

11.  Game length is 14 minutes per half.

12. 28.5 ball will be used for 3^{rd, 4th, 5th and 6th grades unless coaches agree otherwise.}

13. 3rd 4th and 5th Grade - No 3’s & No full court press once a team is up by 15 points.

     

    Each team MUST have a CLOCK Operator or a scorekeeper at the table at each game.  CLOCK operator is home team and scorekeeper is the away team. Make sure the board is accurate!!!!  If there are no scorekeepers, then no one fouls out and the Clock operator will only keep track of team fouls. First team is home team.

     

    • FORFEIT TIME:
      Each game will start 5 minutes after the preceding game. If a team is not ready the clock will be set at 16 minutes and run until the team is READY TO PLAY! Every minute a team is late 2 points will be added to the opposing team’s total.   The game will be picked up at that point of time.  Be 30 minutes early!

    • Games scores are updated every 2 hours at teammacstorm.com  Winning coaches, make sure you give your score (ex. F9-51 F8-48) to the site manager or to the admission table. Playoff games on Sunday will be updated during the day. Late games should have playoffs teams set by 9 pm. Check the schedule to see where you play on Sunday.