3rd & 4th Grade Girls Rules
Equipment & Court
• Rim Height: 9 feet
• Ball Size: 28.5 inches
Defense
• Man-to-man defense only (no zone, box-and-one, or hybrid defenses)
• No pressing at any time
• No defensive pressure outside the 3-point line until the ball crosses the 3-point line for the first time
• Once the ball has crossed the 3-point line, defenders may guard normally even if the ball returns outside the line
• No trapping in the corners by the baseline with less than 1 minute remaining
Game Administration
• The home team scorebook is the official book
• The home team must report the final score within 24 hours of the game
General Rules
• All standard basketball rules apply, including backcourt violations, traveling, and 3-second violations
• No pressing
Fouls & Free Throws
• A player who commits 6 personal fouls in a 40-minute game fouls out and is disqualified
• 7th team foul in a half results in one-and-one free throws for all defensive and loose-ball fouls
• On non-shooting fouls, the first free throw must be made to earn the second
• 10 or more team fouls in a half result in two free throws
• Free throws are shot from the hash mark closest to the foul line
Game Timing
• 10-minute running clock quarters
• Clock stops for timeouts, free throws, injuries, and official timeouts
• Last 2 minutes of the 2nd and 4th quarters: clock stops on all whistles
• With less than 1 minute remaining in the 4th quarter and less than 1 minute remaining in all overtime periods, all inbounds after a timeout, must be taken in the front court. During the inbound, the defense must start behind the three point line and can come out beyond the three point line after the ball is in bounded.
• Note: when calling a timeout with less than 1min in the 4th quarter and overtime periods, the ball advances to mid court for both teams)
Timeouts
• Each team is allowed 3 full timeouts and 2 thirty-second timeouts per game
Overtime
• There will be 3 minute overtime periods until a winner is decided.
Sportsmanship & Conduct
• Referees have the authority to remove anyone acting inappropriately
• First ejection: suspended for the next game
• Second ejection: mandatory 2-game suspension and possible league removal pending board review
• Third ejection: automatic removal from the league