Basketball Rules

COED Basketball Rules Overview

Players: 3 men and 2 women or *3 women and 2 men *See "Players" below for detailed rules
Equipment: Men's regulation ball
Timing: Two 20 minute running halves
Coed Guidelines: Men guard Men, Women guard Women
Coed Rule: Men may not intentionally block a women's shot attempt or a goaltending will be called
Coed Rule: Men may not steal the ball from a woman when she has possession or it is a 1 and 1 free throw shooting situation
Coed Rule: Women's 3 point shot is worth 4 points
No Dunking

Players

3 men and 2 women, or 3 women and 2 men may play on the court. If 3 women are chosen to play at one time then the 3rd woman must be designated by a different color shirt (provided by the team). This woman may have her shot blocked legally.
Teams must have at least 4 players present to start a game (2 women, 2 men OR 3 women, 1 man OR 3 men, 1 woman). If at least four players are not present at the scheduled game time, a forfeit will be declared.
A speaking captain shall be designated for each team. He or she alone may approach the officials with questions. Individuals designated as coaches will be considered team players.

Timing

The game will consist of two 20-minute halves, with three minutes between halves. The clock will run continuously throughout the game until the last minute of each half.
During the last minute of each half, the clock will stop during all dead balls.
Game time is forfeit time!!
Each team will be allowed (2) time-outs per half. A timeout is 30 seconds and the clock will stop for those 30 seconds.
Overtimes will be one minute in length and the clock will stop during all dead balls. Only one time-out is allowed each team in each overtime period. Time-outs not used during regulation play CANNOT be used in overtime periods.

Coed Guidelines

This league is intended to be a social league where men and women have equal opportunity to play competitive basketball.
Because of height, speed, and quickness advantages men are encouraged to guard men and women are encouraged to guard women.
Good sportsmanship is required. Arguing with officials or other players is prohibited and may result in a technical foul.
Men may not block a women's shot attempt. Any contact with the ball on a shot attempt will be considered a goaltending violation. Two points will be awarded for all 2 point attempts and 4 points will be awarded for all attempts behind the 3 point line. Simply raising your arms does not count as a blocked shot and the defender must make contact on the ball. **This rule is not in effect if a team plays with 3 women on the court. The 3rd woman must be designated with a different color shirt than both teams (provided by the player) and may have her shot blocked legally.
Women receive 4 points for a successful three-point attempt.

Fouls

Free Throws

Players may enter the lane as soon as the shooter releases the ball
Shooter must remain behind the line until the ball contacts the rim or backboard

Disqualification

Player disqualification results from:

Accumulating 5 personal fouls (technical fouls count as personal fouls)
2 technical fouls (1 game suspension)
1 flagrant or excessive foul (1 game suspension)
A player who is removed from the game may face stronger penalties depending on the severity of the incident

Team disqualification results from:

4 technical fouls accumulated by players or team in a single game
Team may be eliminated from post season tournament play
A game stopped by the official for misconduct.