Warwick Youth FUN-damental Basketball 2022-2023 Game Rules

1)

No score is kept for 1st-2nd grade "FUNdamental" games during the season

*Coaches should focus on teamwork, proper dribbling, passing, shooting, rebounding, defense, etc

2)

No referees for FUN-damentals age group

*Coaches are in charge of flow of game & can enter court to teach or demonstrate

*Before scrimmage games begin, there will be approx 10 mins of team vs. team fun relays  = dribbling, passing, shooting skills

*please end 3-5 minutes before end of the hour so your team can exit & next team can enter & warm-up

3)

Approx. Hour Timeline for Saturday scrimmage games in Jan - Mar:

1st 5-7 minutes = Players warm up as a team

Next 10-15 minutes = Team vs. Team FUN challenge competitions / relays….see examples below.

Last 40 minutes = Team vs. Team Full court game

*All scrimmage games will be 5 vs 5

*All 5 defensive players will stand on the marked 1-5 #s in your team bag in the lane while on defense

*The #s reduce defensive pressure & allow teams more passes & shots = more made baskets overall by young players

4)

The 2 Head coaches will decide which fun competitions / relays to do after team warm ups.

Examples:

“Dribbling full length of court & back” competition

“Dribbling full length of court, lay up / jump shot & dribble back” competition

“Chest & Bounce pass” 1 long line team vs. team competition

“Lay-up”, "Free throw" & Jump shot competitions

5)

NO Free throws for 1st 4 weeks of games, as it takes too long to set players up

*If a player is fouling, coaches can take time to explain & the ball is taken out at side court

*after week 4, coaches can choose to set up & shoot free throws if they feel teams are ready

6)

EQUAL playing time for ALL players!  Every player must be substituted fairly

*Main goals for this young age is player development, confidence & learning the FUN-damentals!

*Rotate players at point guard during game so all players get a chance to dribble the ball up the court