Sunrise Basketball Rules 2025 for Ref's

Youth Basketball Rules
It is understood that the rules herein are in addition to the official playing rules governed by Florida
High School Athletic Association Basketball (FHSAA) rules.

There will be the following leagues within the City of Sunrise Recreation Basketball Program & teams
will be divided into the following age groups:

Boys Basketball Divisions

17 & Under – Has not reached 18th birthday before July 31, 2025.
14 & Under – Has not reached 15th birthday before July 31, 2025.
12 & Under – Has not reached 13th birthday before July 31, 2025.
10 & Under – Has not reached 11th birthday before July 31, 2025.
8 & Under – Has not reached 9th birthday before July 31, 2025 and must attain the age of 6 by May
31, 2025.

Girls Basketball Divisions

13 & Under – Has not reached 14th birthday before July 31, 2025.
10 & Under – Has not reached 11th birthday before July 31, 2025 and must attain the age of 6 by
May 31, 2025.

Teams

Each recreation team shall consist of a maximum of 10 players whose names shall be registered with
the Department of Leisure Services. Only a Head Coach and 1 Assistant Coach make up the official
coaches roster for each game.   A second assistant coach will be allowed to help at practices.

The minimum number of players to start and complete a game is (4). Should the fifth player arrive,
he/she will be immediately placed into the game at the next dead ball. Teams with 5 or more players
present must keep 5 players on the court at all times. All players who participate in Post-Season play
must participate in 50% of regular season play. Exceptions will be made for injuries and/or sickness
and must be reported to the Athletic Supervisor.

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Substitution Guidelines

Coaches must play every player a minimum of one full quarter per half. No player may play in all four
quarters when there are seven or more players present for both teams at a game. In the event that
one or both teams have six or fewer players at any game, coaches of both teams are only required to
play every player one full quarter per half. If a player arrives before the start of the second quarter,
both coaches must follow substitution rules accordingly to the number of players at that time. If a
player arrives after the start of the second quarter, both coaches will continue their substitution
pattern as to the number of players they started the game with.

Players must play the entire quarter that they play in. Coaches cannot substitute players once a
quarter starts. Coaches can substitute players before an overtime period.

Note: Regardless of the number of players in attendance at a game, every player attending a game
must play one quarter in each half.

Penalties For Substitution Violations In All Divisions

1st offense - Suspension from the next game
2nd offense - Suspension for the season

NOTE: IF VIOLATION IS DETERMINED TO HAVE BEEN INTENTIONAL MORE SEVERE
PENALTIES MAY BE ASSESSED.

The referee is the official timekeeper. When substitutions are made, it is the coach’s responsibility to
notify the other coach or scorekeeper.

After substitutions have been made, and in the event of injury or ejection for disciplinary purposes to
a player, a substituted player may re-enter the game to replace the injured or ejected player, provided
all other eligible players have previously entered the game at that point. The opposing coach will
select the replacement player before the next live ball. Player ejected from the game is not eligible for
reentry.

Equipment

Players must wear the jerseys supplied by the Leisure Services Department. Sneakers must be worn
during any practice or game.

No jewelry or hair clips may be worn during a game and eyeglasses must be tied.

Penalty: Individual will not be allowed to participate in the game.

Game ball size for each division shall be as follows:

Official size basketball (29.5) – 14 and under boys, 17 and under boys

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Intermediate size basketball (28.5) – 8 and under boys, 10 and under boys, 12 and under boys, 10
and under girls, and 13 and under girls

Basketball Goal Height are as follows:

8 & under boys and girls divisions………………………8 feet
10 & under boys and girls divisions….…......................9 feet
All other divisions………………………………..………..10 feet

Free Throw Lines are as follows:

8 & under boys and girls divisions………………………10 feet
10 & under boys and girls divisions….…......................12 feet
All other divisions………………………………..………..15 feet

No hard casts may be worn in games or in practices.

Playing Rules

Five fouls disqualifies a player for the remainder of the game.

The 8 & under Boys and 10 & under Boys and Girls divisions will be allowed five seconds in the key
area, all other divisions three seconds.

Full court guarding will be allowed in all divisions except 8 & Under Boys and 10 & under Boys and
Girls. (Full court guarding WILL be allowed in the last two minutes of the second and fourth quarters
for 8 & under and 10 & under divisions.)

In all divisions, if a team is ahead by twenty points or more, teams are not allowed to full court guard.

Teams violating the full court defense rule will receive warnings for first two violations. On the third
violation a technical foul will be called on the bench. Any player on the floor will shoot one foul shot
and the team will take possession of the ball at mid court. All subsequent violations will continue with
one foul shot and possession of the ball at mid-court.

Fouls are counted on a per-quarter basis, with teams entering the bonus with their fifth foul of each
quarter, resulting in two free throws being awarded for each subsequent common foul.

Double-teaming is allowed. Triple teaming is not allowed.

Both man-to-man and zone defenses are allowed.

17U Division Only – In the last 2 minutes of the 4th quarter, if a timeout is called by the team in
possession of the ball (or after a made basket by the opponent), the team has the option to inbound
the ball at half court.

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Fouls

Flagrant foul: Ejection from game and suspension from next game. This shall also be noted on
game sheet. Second flagrant foul per season: Suspended from league for balance of season.
Intentional fouls will result in 2 foul shots plus possession of the ball, regardless of a made basket or
not. Possession will be at nearest spot of where foul occurred. Two technical fouls in one game will
result in a player or coach being ejected from the game. This ejection shall carry with it an automatic
suspension from the following game.

Three-point Shots

There will be three-point shots for the 12 & under boys, 13 & under girls, 14 & under boys, and boys
17 and under divisions, if the gymnasium hosting the game is marked with a three-point line.

Time Length of Games

14 & under boys and 17 & under boys play four 8 minute running quarters. All other divisions play
four 7 minute running quarters. In all divisions, clock will stop for the last two minutes of the fourth
quarter for all dead ball situations.

There shall be only one two-minute overtime for any game with a tie score at the end of the 4th
quarter. THE GAME CLOCK WILL STOP FOR ALL DEAD BALL SITUATIONS. Full court pressing
will be allowed for all divisions during the overtime period. If the game is tied at the end of the
overtime period, the game will remain a tie and no additional overtime periods will be played.

Each team will have 3 full one-minute time outs and 2-30 second time outs per game. One additional
30 second time out will be added to the team total for the overtime period.

All games must start promptly as scheduled with the exception of the FIRST game of a weeknight,
which will have a 10-minute grace period. Forfeiture occurs immediately at game time, or after the
grace period for the FIRST game of a weeknight. (All weekend games do not have a grace period.)

Playoffs

In all basketball divisions, every team will participate in a post-season single elimination playoff.
Divisions with six (6) or more teams will have a consolation game between the two (2) teams that lost
the semifinal games. The winners of the consolation game will receive a 3rd place trophy. Playoff
champions will receive a championship trophy. Runner ups will receive a runner up trophy.

All other teams will be awarded participation trophies only.

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