Wayzata Boys Basketball Association

The 3rd grade house league is designed to continue introducing the kids to the game of basketball, with an emphasis on teaching basketball skills and game fundamentals. We will focus on team play with emphasis on individual fundamental skill development for all players. Having fun and good sportsmanship is always a priority.

League Director:   Stewart Cramer  - wbbahouse@comcast.net

Season:  The season will begin in November and run through the end of February. It will consist of approximately 9 weeks of games that will all be on Saturdays at Wayzata East Middle School. There will also be an end of the year tournament which will be held on February 24 & 25.

Practices:  The teams will practice once a week, a 75 minute evening practice rotating Monday-Friday.  Players are expected to attend practices on a regular basis to learn the grade appropriate fundamental skills needed to compete in game situations. At the beginning of the year coaches will be given examples of practice plans, as well as some drills they can utilize that will help the kids develop their skills. The teams will have two/three full practices before the season starts.

Games:  Teams will play a game once a week on Saturdays at East Middle School. The first game of the season will be on December 3. The games will be 5 on 5 and played on 10 foot baskets.  Games will be 40 minutes long, 20-minute halves of running time. The clock will stop every 5 minutes (on a dead ball) for substitutions. The clock will run continuously except for injuries, timeouts, and the last two minutes of the game. During the last two minutes of the game, the clock will stop on all dead balls.

Playing Time:  Playing time is to be evenly distributed among all players who are present at any given game. No player will be allowed to play extra time in order to affect the outcome of a game.

Game Rules:

·         The teams will play man to man defense only, no zone defenses allowed

·         There will be no double teaming allowed, but switching will be allowed

·         Free Throws will NOT be shot in this league

·         In the event of a tie, there will be a two-minute overtime period.  In OT, substitutions will be made after one minute. If the game is tied after OT, the game will end on the next scored basket.

·         Two 60-second timeouts per team per game. One additional timeout will be awarded in OT.

·         The home team provides the game clock operator.