Tournament Rules
St. Joseph Bluejay Classic Rules
Format: One & Out Tournament
All Brackets
Timeouts
3rd thru 6th - (2) per half. Both full 1-minute with no carry over past halftime.
7th/8th - (2) 30 second and (3) full 1 minute timeouts to be used at any time.
1 minute between quarters, halftime is 7 minutes depending on schedule
Overtime periods will be 3 minutes.
Each team receives one full 1-minute timeout in each overtime period. No carry over timeouts in overtime will be allowed.
28.5” ball will be used for all girls brackets.
28.5” ball will be used for all boys brackets except 7th and 8th grade.
Kentucky High School rules apply for all brackets, except for what is listed above/below.
All 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grade boys games follow Kentucky High School rules
All 7th and 8th grade girls games follow Kentucky High School rules
Mercy Rule - If any team is up by 20 or more going into the 4th quarter we will go to a running clock. The running clock continues even if trailing team cuts into the lead. Clock only stops for timeouts or official stoppage for injury, etc.
Rosters
All team rosters must be submitted to the tournament committee prior to the start of the tournament via the online registration form.
All team rosters must match the rosters submitted to their league. No tournament teams, AAU teams or select teams are permitted. If necessary we will request team rosters from the league for the team in question to validate the roster submitted.
Players may not be added to a team roster once a roster has been submitted to the tournament committee and certainly not after the tournament has begun. There are certain situations that may be escalated to the tournament committee, tournament director and booster president for review. For example, illness or injury resulting in a roster of less than 5 eligible players.
Approval for any roster changes needs to come from the tournament director following a review with the tournament committee and booster president.
Roster edits may be made for typos on spelling, number or position and should be submitted via email at bluejayclassic@stjoeschool.net.
6th Grade Girls
Games will consist of four 4 six-minute quarters with normal clock stoppage.
There will be no full court press until: All teams may press the full six (6) minutes of the fourth quarter. However, no team may press if they have a 12-point or better lead.
5th Grade Girls
Games will consist of four 4 six-minute quarters with normal clock stoppage.
There will be no full-court press until the last 3 minutes of the fourth quarter and any overtime periods. However, no team may press if they have a 12-point or better lead.
Fallback rule - after possession changes, the defense must drop back to half court.
The free throw line will be 12 feet.
Offensive players will be permitted 5 seconds in the lane area.
Zone defense is allowed.
3rd and 4th Grade Girls
Games will consist of four 8-minute quarters with running clock. Clock does stop in the last minute of the 4th quarter and last minute of overtime periods, and does not start until team crosses half court. The clock will also stop for all free throws while the players line up. The clock will start when the referee hands the basketball to the shooter. On 2 shot fouls the clock will continue to run after the ball is handed to the shooter for the first foul shot.
When a team no longer has 5 eligible players to play the game, the last eligible player will remain in the game, any additional fouls committed by any player on that team shall result in a two shot foul and the opposing team will be awarded the ball at midcourt.
No press.
The free throw line will be 9 feet. The first two occupied positions on either side of the lane nearest the basket may enter the lane upon release of the free throw attempt by the shooter. All other positions, including the shooter may not enter the lane until the ball touches the rim.
3-point goals are not allowed.
Offensive players will be permitted 5 seconds in the lane area.
No zone defense is allowed. Man-to-man defense is required. No double teaming is allowed except for inside the paint area.
3rd and 4th Grade Boys
Games will consist of four 4 six-minute quarters with normal clock stoppage.
When a team no longer has 5 eligible players to play the game, the last eligible player will remain in the game, any additional fouls committed by any player on that team shall result in a two shot foul and the opposing team will be awarded the ball at midcourt.
There shall be no backcourt pressure applied on any inbound situation, (dead ball or after a made basket) until the last two minutes of a game and any overtime periods. A team that is ahead by 10 or more points may not press.
The free throw line will be 12 feet. The first two occupied positions on either side of the lane nearest the basket may enter the lane upon release of the free throw attempt by the shooter. All other positions, including the shooter may not enter the lane until the ball touches the rim.
3-point goals are not allowed.
Offensive players will be permitted 5 seconds in the lane area.
No zone defense is allowed. Man-to-man defense is required. No double teaming is allowed except for inside the paint area.
Miscellaneous
No non player/coaches are permitted to be on the gym floor during games.
Only coaches, players, manager and team scorer are permitted on the team bench during a game.
St. Joseph will supply warm-up balls for the duration of the tournament.
The visiting team shall be responsible to arrange for non-conflicting primary colors to be worn in their game. Plain unnumbered tee shirts are not acceptable.
Good sportsmanship and proper behavior, by players, coaches, and fans, are a must at all times. Anything less will not be tolerated. If a player, coach, or fan is ejected from any game, they will not be able to attend the next game.