RULES

• 1 Hour Schedule
• 2×20 Minute Halves
• 2 timeouts per half (clock stops for team timeouts but NOT for mandatory heat policy timeouts)
• Clock stops for the last minute of the first half and the last 3 mins of 2^nd half
• No overtime except in finals – where 3-minute periods will be observed

• Under 10 & under 12 will use a size five(5) ball
• Under 14 will use a size six(6) ball
• Girls under 16 – Under 20 will use a size six(6) ball
• Boys under 16 – under 20 will use a size seven(7) ball

Under 12

• U/12 NO Shot Clock

Under 14

• U/14 A and AR grades
  • 24 second shot clock will be in operation, the 24 second shot clock will not be started until the ball enters the team’s front court. All resets in the front court will go to 24 seconds.
• All other grades
  • No Shot Clock in operation.

Under 16 & 18

• A & AR grades
  • Normal Shot clock rules with 14 second reset.
• B grade
  • Normal Shot clock rules with 24 second reset.
• All other grades
  • No Shot Clock in operation.

Under 20

• A & AR grades
  • Normal Shot clock rules with 14 second reset.
• All other grades
  • Normal Shot clock rules with 24 second reset.

Shot clock will only be in operation where available.

• The penalty for a late start shall be 1 point for every minute or part thereof
• At halftime the game is forfeited 20-0 by the team which did not appear with the minimum number of players (4)

• Each team will play a minimum of 5 games plus possibly finals (unless extraordinary circumstances occur).

• Teams are requested to provide an alternative set of singlets at all games.
• Priority will be given to Interstate and Country teams when they play Melbourne metropolitan teams.
• Priority between Victorian metropolitan teams will be decided by mutual agreement or, failing that, by the toss of a coin.
• Eltham and Dandenong teams will change for ALL OTHER TEAMS as a matter of courtesy but inadvertent failure to do so will not be taken to constitute a forfeit.

All stadiums must have a thermometer.
On hot days, court temperature must be taken immediately prior to the start of each match and must be recorded in a permanent record kept at the stadium.
If the stadium is built in sections, the temperature must be taken in each section.
Only the Venue Supervisor may implement the Heat Policy. When the court temperature reaches 30°C the Venue Supervisor must consider implementing the following, and where the court temperature reaches 35°C, must implement the following timing rules:

• Take a further reading at half time, to determine if the the Heat Policy settings have changed.
• If no time-out has been called on or after the clock reads 15:00, then a time-out will be called by the referees at the next whistle. The clock does not stop.
• Compulsory timeout at the first whistle on or after the clock reads 10:00. The clock does not stop.
• Compulsory timeout at the first whistle on or after the clock reads 5:00. The clock does not stop unless this occurs after the clock reads 3:00 in the last half.
• There are no compulsory time outs in overtime periods (which only occur in finals).
• When the court temperature reaches 40°C games will be abandoned. This may only occur after the Venue Supervisor consults with the Tournament Director..

• In the spirit of the game we encourage you to follow VJBL’s no-zone policy. Zone defence is strongly discouraged for all U10, U12 and U14 games at the Eltham-Dandenong Junior Basketball Tournament as with the VJBL ruling, however, no penalty will be enforced
• 3 point shots will be recognised in all grades. The extended 3-point line will be used in all U16, U18 and U20 games. The inside 3-point line will be used for all other matches.
• The foul line will be advanced for all U10 and U12 games to the designated line
• 3 seconds in the key will be observed in all grades and age groups except U10 and U12 where 5 seconds will be observed.
• Players may be added to scoring at any point during the game but MUST be registered via PlayHQ prior to the Tournament. Approval for anyone not registered on the system must come through Tournament HQ (03 9439 5686), and adding an unregistered fill-in or playing under someone else’s name will result in a forfeit.
• Players must play 2 regular pool games to qualify for finals

• The $100 Team Registration is Non-refundable
• If a withdrawing player is replaced then their registration can be transferred over and reimbursement can be arranged within the team however they best wish to do so, with the updated player information passed on to Tournament HQ.
• If a player is not being replaced refunds will be adjudicated on a case-by-case basis.

The decision to abandon any game due to unforeseen circumstances, including under the Heat Policy, will be made by the Tournament Director in consultation with the affected Venue Supervisor.

All teams should note that only tournament officials may declare a game abandoned due to venue conditions, as opposed to a delay in the conduct of the game. If a referee seeks to abandon a game due to venue conditions, the decision should be disregarded unless confirmed by a tournament official in consultation with the Tournament Director.

A team leaving before an official decision is made by the Tournament Director may give a forfeit.

Where games are abandoned or not played due to no fault of either of the participating teams, the following will occur:

If the game has not commenced: an attempt will be made to re schedule the game if organizers can find a suitable time and venue. Teams will be expected to make themselves available during normal Tournament times, apart from any notified times of unavailability given as original fixture requests. If no suitable time can be found the game will be considered cancelled (not a draw) and ladder positions will be determined by match ratio.

If half time has NOT been reached at the point the game is called off – the game will be cancelled (not a draw) and treated the same as if it was abandoned prior to its start. The organisers will attempt to reschedule the game in accordance with these rules.

If half time or later when the came is called off – the current score of the game will stand.

The EDJBT generally uses the Official Basketball Rules 2024, Appenbdix D, for final placings unless specifically mentioned to the contrary here

Classification points will be awarded as: Win – 3 points; Draw – 2 points; Loss – 1 point; Others – 0 points.

Finals Qualification Process for Teams finishing on the same number of Classification Points.

During the tournament, ladders will display placings in the following order, but this might not be the final order, depending on the final resolution of ties as below: Match Ratio, Head to Head, Total %:

Media & Photography

EDJBT Committee recognises that there are many legitimate reasons why photography and filming at sports is very common and does not wish to unnecessarily restrict or curb the creation of that content.