SWINCITY GAME RULES
Roster & Registration Requirements
Roster: Each player on the team must be registered online. Online rosters will be the official roster for the league. It is the coach’s responsibility to make sure that his/her roster is accurate.
Registration: Each player must complete registration online with the correct team.
Player Participation:
• A player may only play on one team for the season.
• Player must notify the coach if he decides to play on another team, both teams must notify the league in writing 24 hours before the games of that week:
▪ Your request must include:
• The team’s name
• Coaches full name
• Players full name
• The transfer teams name and coach name
• If a coach releases a player as a Free Agent, he must notify the league officials within 24
hours before the start of games after the release, the release request must include:
▪ The players name
▪ Team’s name
▪ Coaches name
• If the player is released from two teams, he is suspended from play for 2 games.
• Players must play in one game during the regular season to participate in playoffs.
• Only NBA/Special Guest/Overseas/Collegiate players may participate in the playoffs without playing in a game.
Coaches Responsibility:
• Supply your own basketballs for warm up. (The league will not provide warm up basketballs).
• Player(s) must be dressed in full team uniform.
▪ SwinCity 2024 issued jersey top and shorts
• Arrive 45 minutes before your first game to receive uniforms.
• Questions about score always speak to the referee.
• Player legal full name must be printed in score book and on the roster.
• Players must play in one regular season game to participate in the playoffs.
o Exception: NBA/WNBA and Overseas players
• After the game, please have team quickly gather their belongings, clear all items (clothing, trash, etc.) and move to the designated area.
• Team will exit through different doors than the entrance.
Score/Timekeepers: The league will provide Official Score/Timekeepers and Statistician. A team’s Statistician and/or Scorer are not permitted to sit at the official scorer’s table. Coaches can approach the score table during a time-out, between quarters or at half-time. Players are not allowed to approach the score table.
Start of Game:
• A game can start with a minimum of four players.
• A technical foul will be awarded at start of game for not having five players. If at halftime team only has four players another technical foul will be awarded.
• Players must be dressed in full team uniform.
▪ 2024 edition Swin City issued matching jersey top and shorts.
Forfeit: If a team is not ready to play at game time 5 minutes will be placed on the clock, once time has expired and the team is not ready to play the game is forfeited. If players arrive before time expires to start game a technical foul will be awarded.
31 Point Deficit: A team must pay a $200 penalty to stay in the league or the team will be removed from the league.
Mercy Rule: Last two minutes of the game, if one team is up by 20 points, the game will be called “over” by the officials.
NBA/WNBA Foul Rules:
• 6 Personal Fouls per player.
• 5th Team Fouls, the opposing team will be in the bonus, awarded two free-throws.
• 10 Team Fouls, the opposing team is awarded two free throws and possession of the ball.
Shooting Fouls:
• Shooting fouls will be awarded as follows during running clock, regulation will resume during the last two minutes of the game:
▪ 1 for 2
▪ 2 for 3
Other Fouls:
• Flagrant/Technical Fouls Protocol $200 Fine for the following:
▪ Ejection one game suspension
▪ Two Technical Fouls
▪ Flagrant but not intentional Foul
Time-outs:
• Each team is given 4 time-outs per game (2 – Full and 2 – 30 seconds). Time-outs do not carry over to overtime.
Length of Games:
• Maximum pre-game warm-up 6 minutes (subject to change). League officials have the discretion to shorten each period in order to maintain the time schedule.
• 10-minute quarters, 1 minute between quarters and a 6-minute half time.
• 24 second shot clock
• A running clock will be used. The referee, a time out or a technical foul can only stop the clock. The following exception will apply: a regulation clock will be used the last two minutes of the fourth quarter and shooting fouls will resume to regulation.
• Last two minutes of regulation game/overtime
▪ Clock will stop every basket.
▪ If you have a timeout left, the ball can be advanced after timeout.
▪ Clock will not start until ball is touched on an inbound pass.
▪ Coaches will have one Coaches challenge.
Overtime:
• First overtime 2 minutes, second overtime 1st to score wins game.
• Each team is given 1–30 second time out for overtime. (Time outs do not carry over from regulation)
Additional Rules:
Defensive three second rule
o 1st violation is a warning.
o Further violation, team is awarded one shot and the ball.
Delay of Game
o 1st Delay of game warning
o 2nd Delay of game technical foul will be awarded
Technical Foul
o 1st Technical Foul $ 50
o If a player is ejected from the game the player must pay $100 and automatic next game suspension
Rules at a Glance
1. Game Time: is start time (5 minutes will be placed on the clock once clock expires the game is a forfeit). Game can start with four players.
2. Length of Games: 10-minute quarters, 1 minute between quarters and a 6-minute half time. 24 second shot clock. A running clock will be used. The following exception will apply; a regulation clock will be used the last two minutes of the fourth quarter, shooting fouls will resume to regulation.
3. Maximum pre-game warm-up 6 minutes (subject to change). League officials have the discretion to shorten each period in order to maintain the time schedule.
4. Score/Timekeepers: will be provided by the league.
5. Time-outs: Each team is given 4 time-outs per game (2 – Full and 2 – 30 seconds). Time-outs do not carry over to overtime.
6. Overtime: First overtime 2 minutes, second overtime 1st to score wins game. Each team is given 1–30 second time out for overtime. (Time outs do not carry over from regulation).
7. NBA Foul Rules: 5 Team Fouls per quarter, opposing team is awarded two free throws. 10 Team Fouls, opposing team is awarded two free throws and possession of the ball.
