2011 AAU Boys Official Rules
B. Competition Rules
The Official Playing Rules will be the National Federation of State High School rules for the current year as modified by this rule book. This section shall be administered at all District Qualifiers, National Championships, Super Regional Championships, Disney Spring Classic’s and Inter-District competitions.
1. Eligibility
a. Player/Team Disqualification
All Non-athletes/coaches are responsible to see that their team meets all eligibility
requirements. If a player is found to be ineligible prior to the start of a sanctioned
competition, the player will be expelled from the competition and the team will
continue. If a player is found to be ineligible after the competition has started, the
player will be expelled from the competition and the team will forfeit all games in
which the ineligible player was listed on the official score sheet. The team may
continue to participate, if applicable, without the expelled player.
b. Player/Club Attachment
An athlete becomes attached (a member of) to an AAU club when he participates in
an AAU sanctioned competition, which involves two (2) or more AAU clubs (This does not include practice or league sanctions issued by AAU).
d. Player Participation Restrictions
i. Only males may participate as players.
ii. An athlete may not participate later than the summer following his class
graduation from high school.
iii. An athlete may participate in a maximum of three (3) grade divisions of the
AAU Boys’ Basketball program for which he can qualify. An athlete may play in
any grade division above his current grade as long as he meets the age
requirement.
iv. Athletes that compete in more than one grade division must compete with the
same AAU club until the conclusion of the District Championship.
2. Playing Times
Division Quarters Halftime/Warm up Times Overtime
| Division | Quarters Minutes | Half-Time | Overtime | Time-Outs | Ball Size |
| 1st -3rd Grade | 6 minutes | 5minutes | 3minutes | 1 Full Half
1(30sec) Half |
27.5 |
| 4th -6th Grade | 7 minutes | 5minutes | 3minutes | 1 Full Half
1(30sec) Half |
28.5 |
| 7th -12th Grade | 8 minutes | 5minutes | 3minutes | 1 Full Half
1(30sec) Half |
29.5 |
Game Time: The game time will also be the forfeit time. No grace period
will be allowed
3. AAU Super Regional Championships
If a team qualifies in the District Tournament advancement structure or has an automatic bid and earns a bid from a Super Regional Championship, the Super Regional Championship bid reverts to the next highest placed team at the Super Regional Championship, not otherwise qualified (not to be awarded below 4th place).
C. Team Rosters
1. District Championship, Super Regional Championship, & Inter-District Competitions
a. A maximum of fifteen (15) athletes and four (4) non-athletes are allowed on a team
roster. All athletes and non-athletes on the roster must be registered AAU Members.
b. A team may have a maximum of 3 players from a bordering district (Cross Boundary
Athlete).
c. All rosters used for Super Regional Championships, Disney Easter Classic, Disney
Spring Classic and District Championships must be submitted online at
www.aauboysbasketball.org for teams to be allowed to advance to Nationals.
d. For District Qualifying Events: Please consult District rules and bylaws as it pertains to rosters for District Qualifying Events
e. For Super Regional Championships: Rosters to be submitted online. Rosters may be
modified prior to the teams’ first game of the Super Regional. Host/Tournament Director
will check eligibility documents as directed by the Boys’ Basketball Eligibility
Committee.
F. National Championship Advancement Criteria
1. The number of teams that qualify for National Tournaments through district or super
regional championships is based on the number of teams entered into the qualifying event. (In District Championships the total number of teams participating in Division I & Division II are counted to determine the number of teams qualifying for the National Championship. {NOTE}: Teams that qualify through a Super Regional must participate in their District Qualifier in order to validate their bid to Nationals.
b. Teams must participate in a 2011 District tournament to receive their national bid.
1. Pool Play Tie Breaker
a. In any situation where two (2) teams are tied, head-to-head competition between the
teams will determine the winner.
b. If more than two (2) teams tie, a point differential tie-breaker will be applied. The point
differentials of the teams involved in the tie are totaled. Teams are then ranked
according to the sum of the point differential – with the highest number placing first, the
second highest placing second. (The maximum that you can beat a team and still gain an advantage is 15 points.)
c. If two (2) teams are still tied after the application of the formula, go back to (a.) to break the tie.
d. If more than two (2) teams are still tied after the application of the formula, the point
differentials of the teams not involved in the tie are added, and the results recalculated.
e. The score of all forfeits shall be 15-0.
f. If there is still a three way tie, three way flip of the coin. Odd coin out.
2. Press Rule
a. For 2nd, 3rd and 4th Grade:
Teams ahead by 20 points or more at any point in the second half must play
defense behind their three-point arc. First offense: Warning, Second and all
additional offenses: 2 shot technical.
b. For 5th Grade and older:
Teams ahead by 30 points or more at any point in the second half must play
defense behind their three-point arc. First offense: Warning, Second and all
additional offenses: 2 shot technical.
a. Uniforms
Players’ jerseys must have numbers on both the front and back. Numbers can be 00-99.
Minimum size of numbers shall be 2″ on the front and 4″ on the back. Teams competing in National Championship tournaments must have white and dark jerseys. Uniforms: Home wears White and Visitor wears Dark.
b. Home Team
The top/left team on the schedule shall be the home team and shall wear WHITE
JERSEYS. Home team shall sit on the scorekeepers left. Visiting team shall wear
DARK JERSEYS and sit on the scorekeepers’ right.
d. Bench Personnel
i. A team may have on its bench only the eligible persons listed on its official roster,
including four (4) non-players (coaches, ball boy, scorekeeper, etc.). Only eligible
players may wear uniforms on the bench.
ii. At least one person age 18 or older must be on the bench at all times. If as the result
of a removal, illness, etc., no roster member of the minimum age of 18 available,
tournament administrators shall select a person of suitable age to supervise the
bench.
e. Violation
i. Violation of Section A of this rule shall be penalized by a two (2) shot technical foul
for each illegal jersey, to be assessed at the time the player with the illegal jersey
enters the game.
ii. Violation of Sections C & D (1) of this Rule shall result in the assessment of a 2-shot
technical foul for each violation. Thereafter, the offending team shall have one
minute to correct the violation. If violation is not corrected the violator shall be removed form the playing floor until violation is corrected
iii. All Technical fouls under this Rule are Administrative, and are not assessed to any
coach or player.
f. Coaches Restrictions
No person may be a coach for any team competing in an event for which he/she is the
tournament director
5. Ejections
a. Any player recorded on the official score sheet as ejected for fighting by the officials
(striped shirts) will be prohibited from playing in the next scheduled game.
b. If a coach or player is ejected from a game, he/she will be placed on probation (unless ejected for fighting).
c. If a coach or player is ejected a second time, he/she will sit out that game and the next game.
d. If a coach or player is ejected a third time, he/she will be suspended from the
tournament.
7. Team Certification
For its teams to be eligible for the National Championship, the District must submit to the National Basketball Administrator the following items:
a. All roster sheets used in the District Tournament for teams that participated in the
District Tournament.
b. All roster sheets used in the District Tournament for teams that qualify to participate in the National Tournaments (including At Large Entries).
c. All score book sheets for teams that qualify to participate in the National Tournaments (including At Large Entries).
d. Form provided by the National Director of Competition indicating the top six (6) teams, including correct contact person, address, city, state, zip, and telephone numbers.
8. District Suspension
Districts not turning registrations in to AAU National Headquarters MAY BE suspended
from participating in National Championships. However, teams who have successfully met requirements may be allowed to participate at the discretion of the Boys’ Basketball Executive Committee.
9. Score clock Operator
Home team provides the score clock operator. The tournament will provide the scorebook keeper.