We participate in the Hoosier Girls Basketball League (HGBL)

Purpose: To provide an opportunity for girls grades 3rd through 8th to participate in competitive basketball. Provide an opportunity to improve the physical condition and basketball skills of all participants. To help developed a strong school base teams through leagues and quality tournaments. Basketball is a contact sport in which injuries can occur.

League Games: Leagues will be played in the fall and winter. Fall league games will be played at designated sites. Winter league member will host all other division teams on a designated Sunday afternoon. Games will begin no earlier than 12:00pm and no later than 5:30pm. Changes to game schedule will be communicated thru the schedule page on this site. Any changes made after 6:00PM on the Friday prior to a game will be communicated thru a phone call to the coach or designated contact.

League Roster: All players must be in the grade or below in which league they are playing. Team's roster must consist of players attending the same school or feed into the same High School of their School District. Parochial or Private school teams must identify the schools in their school system (district) that feed into the same high school. A maximum of 12 players and a minimum of 9 players are allowed per team. USSSA roster rules apply for USSSA tournaments.

SANCTION: The league and tournaments will be USSSA sanctioned. All teams, players and coaches must be USSSA members. USSSA will provide 3rd party liability insurance for each school. Teams will not be eligible to play until all forms/fees have been received

Purpose: To provide an opportunity for girls to participate in competitive basketball. To develop a sense offer play, teamwork and to provide an opportunity to improve the physical condition of all participants.


Games: Each league member will host all other division teams on a designated Sunday afternoon. Games will begin no earlier than 12:00 PM and no later than 6:00 PM.


Rules: IHSAA rules will be followed with the following exceptions: Quarters will be six minutes for all leagues Overtime will be two minutes Half-time will be five minutes Each team will be guaranteed a ten minute warm-up unless both coach's and officials agree. No more than three coaches on the bench during a game. After completion of all games the host school will call or fax results to league commissioner and mail the top score sheet.

Tourney: A tournament will be held at the end or the season. Seeding will be based upon league standing ( 1st place Vs 8th place etc). In case of identical records, seeding will be based upon AAU tie breaker rules.

Behavior: The teams head coach will be responsible for the actions of his/her player's, coach's and parents. Technical foul will be assessed immediately for improper behavior determined by the game officials. Any player, coach or parent who receives two technical fouls during the same game will be ejected from the gym. If a parent receives two technical, the parent and head coach will be ejected from the gym. A team left without a rostered coach will immediately forfeit the game.

Roster: All players must be residents of the school system from which the team represents. All players must be in the grade or below in which league there playing. Final roster must be sent to Mark Tamm 4th grade or Scott Seright 5th & 6th grades at the addresses shown below no later than November 8th. Copies of team rosters will be forwarded to each coach subsequent to the first game of the league season. A maximum of twelve (12) players are allowed on a team with a minimum of nine (9) players listed on its official roster.

USSFA: The league will be USSSA sanctioned. All players and coach's must be USSSA members. USSSA will provide 3rd party liability insurance for each school

Officials: All officials must be IHSAA licensed officials. Each host team is responsible for getting and paying officials. Each team will be required to provide a timer or scorekeeper for each of the games. Home team will keep the score sheet and the Visitor will operate the scoreboard.

Admission: Admission shall not exceed $3.00 per person with 10 and under free.

 

 
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