2024 Intermediate Rules, Regulations and Format
Marton League
All Grades
Whanganui Basketball
Any concerns or issues please address the floor controller either immediately after the
game or half time.
Any defaults teams must make contact with the other team then the draw organizer.

Safety Rules

Each team will be allowed to bring 1 ball into the stadium for warming up purposes. Any other balls bought into the stadium will be confiscated and can be collected at the end of the evening. No jewellery is to be worn by players.

Fair Play Rules

All players, coaches, whanau and supporters are asked to encourage all players in any team to participate to the best of their ability. Referees are encouraged to support and coach the teams especially in the Junior grade. Players who are verbally abusive to referees will be asked to leave the court. Coaches or spectators who are abusive to referees or players will be asked to leave the stadium.

Player Eligibility

Players must attend a local school. Intermediate Grade is for School Year 6 – 8 Intermediate age are mixed or single sex. All players must be registered on the team entry form and scoresheet.

Game Play

Size 6 basketball will be used for all Intermediate games. A game will be deemed default when the opposing team cannot take the court within the first five minutes, in this instance the defaulting team will be deemed as the losing team. A team can take the court with 4 correctly dressed and eligible players. Man to man defense must be played. In the event of a tied game, play will not continue. Each team is allowed 1 x 30 second time outs per half however no time outs are allowed in the last 2 minutes of any half. Time outs will not be permitted in an overtime period.

When a final has resulted in a tied game an overtime period is played once only, the clock is re-set for 5 minutes, no break is allowed before overtime, the overtime will commence with a jump ball. When the overtime period has resulted in a tied game a jump ball will resume play, the first team to score will be deemed the winners. All teams will be required to provide one person to score bench their own games and must provide a referee. Foul shots – shooter can be moved closer, at the discretion of the referee, to take the shots.

Game Format
Game times will consist of 2 x 10-minute halves. Clocks will not be reset and will run on time. 

Points Allocation
Winning teams will be awarded 3 points. Losing teams are awarded 0 points. Tied games – each team will be awarded 1 point. 

Uniforms
Numbered uniforms are compulsory for the all grades. Long hair must be tied up and hooked up so refs can clearly see the players’ numbers. No hats, caps or beanies are to be worn in a game. Shoes must be worn at all times – non-marking shoe.

Intermediate Game Rules

3-second and 5-seconds penalty will apply. Man to man defense, this requires the defensive player to defend a player in the attacking team. A full court press can also be run but the defending team must fall back to man-to-man defense once the ball has been crossed halfway. r. If there are any doubts teams will be provided with coloured bands and players will be required to guard a player from the other team with the same colour band. Coaches found playing a zone defense in this grade will be given a warning by the referee, if the team continues to play zone the coach will be given a technical foul. Fouls are to be called players can only receive up to 5 fouls, before they are fouled out of the game (cannot return). Free throws are to be given for shooting and 5 team fouls. Each half a team may have 4 team fouls on the 5th team foul and for every foul after that will be a shooting foul and for every foul after that will be a shooting foul. All teams will be required to provide one person to score bench their own games and must provide a referee. 

Mercy Rule –any team that hat establishes a lead of 20 points or more must play back court defense, during which time there will be no traps or presses. Once the lead is reduced to 19 or below, the team may play full court again.