CHECK-IN & TEAM PACKET

Pool play schedules will be available online by 12pm Friday, 8/11 at www.albanyhoopjam.com. All team players must check in at the registration table (at Hoop Jam Central), prior to their first game. Check-in will begin Saturday, August 12 at 8:00 am.

Each team player receives a player bag which includes:

• Hoop Jam participant t-shirt
• Event guide
• Coupons from local businesses
• Map layout of Hoop Jam
• Gatorade
• Hoop Jam sticker

Who benefits from Hoop Jam?

All proceeds from Hoop Jam will be used for the benefit of the very necessary programs at the Boys & Girls Club of Albany. The Boys & Girls Club is a tax exempt 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization serving over 4,000 children and young adults. The Club provides a diverse program for school-age youth including the arts, computer education, athletic teams, teen center, recreation, tutoring and much more!

Make sure to register by 8-2-2023!

Unless specifically addressed in Hoop Jam rules, NFHS high school rules apply.

Number of Players

• Games are played with 3 players
• Games may start with 2 players
• Maximum of 5 players on a roster
• Any number of players may complete the game (3, 2, or 1)
• PLAYERS MAY ONLY PARTICIPATE IN ONE HOOP JAM TEAM. 
• TEAMS MAY NOT ADD ADDITIONAL PLAYERS FROM ANY OTHER TEAM IN THE CURRENT HOOP JAM TOURNAMENT.

Court Measurements/Ball Size

• Basket Heights:

–           8’ for 5-7 year olds

–           9’ for 9 & U

–           10’ for all others

• Ball Size:

–           27.0” for 5-7 year old division

–           Intermediate (28.5”) for all girls, 9U boys, and 11U boys

–           Regulation for all other divisions

Note: Teams may agree on the ball to use, if no agreement, official Hoop Jam ball will be used

• Free Throw Line: 10’ for 5-7 year olds, 12’ for 9U, 15’ for all other divisions
• The basket structure, padding and all supports will be played as out-of-bounds. The actual backboard, including its face, top, bottom and sides shall be considered in-bounds

Game Times

• Team not ready to play at the scheduled game time will be given a 5-minute grace period before a forfeit is enforced possession/jump ball
• A coin toss will determine the first possession of the game; alternating possessions thereafter.
• Home team captain calls ‘heads’ or ‘tails’ while the coin is in the air
• No jump balls – possession will alternate after initial coin toss scoring/timing
• Inside the 19’ arc – 2 pts, outside arc – 3 pts
• Free throws – 1 pt
• Games are played the first team to 30 points wins (9U & 5-7 year olds to 20 points). May win by 1
• Game time is 20 minutes (9U & 5-7 year olds is 15 minutes), running clock
• If at the end of regulation time no team has scored 30 (or 20 for 9U & 5-7 year olds) points, the team leading will be declared the winner
• When fouled on a 3 pt. attempt, 3 free throws will be given
• No one will line up to rebound free throws
• After free throw attempt (make or miss) there is a change of possession
• During free throw attempt(s) clock doesn’t stop

Overtime

• If the score is tied after time has expired, overtime will be played
• In overtime, the first team to score 3 points wins
• A coin toss will determine the first possession in overtime

 

Final Two Minutes:

• The 5 second rule is in affect (offense must shoot, dribble, or pass after 5 seconds to avoid stalling)
• When shooting free throws, the shooter has 10 seconds to shoot once they receive the ball from the official.
• *Note: 2&2 Rule – During the last 2 minutes of the game all fouls are 2 shots and possession changes, if foul is on a shot attempt a standard “and one” scenario will be in play.

 

Key Violations

• There will be NO “3 sec. in the key” violations
• No visible jewelry of any kind – must be taped. No studded rings, this is a safety issue intentional/flagrant/technical fouls
• An intentional foul results in two free throws and possession of the ball
• A flagrant foul results in two free throws (or three if a three pt. attempt), possession of the ball and the ejection of the player committing the foul for remainder of the game
• Technical fouls are 2 shots & keep possession

Suspensions/Ejections:

• Any player that receives 2 technical fouls in a game will automatically be suspended for the remainder of that game and the next scheduled tournament game
• A team has a limit of 4 total technical fouls for the tournament and then will forfeit any remaining tournament games
• Any player(s) involved in a “fighting act” are suspended for the remainder of that game and additional suspension/ejection will be determined by the Tournament Director/Head of Officials based on severity/circumstances involved. A fighting act is defined as “An attempt to strike, punch, or kick by using a fist, hands, arms, legs or feet regardless of whether contact was made.
  Also, an attempt to instigate a fight by committing an unsporting act that causes a person to retaliate by fighting”.

Substitutions/Timeouts

• Substitutions may be made during any dead ball situation
• Each team is allowed 1 one-minute timeout. Clock stops during timeout
• No timeout during overtime
• Timeout with free-throws – clock does not start until free throws  are done/change of possession.

Ball Out-of-Bounds/Check-In

• The ball must be “checked” by the opposing player after all dead ball situations at the top of the key, including a ball out bounds
• To begin play the ball must be passed from behind the 3 point arc.
• No defensive player may occupy area beyond the 3 point arc when the ball is being put into play

Change of Possession

• The ball will change possession after every made basket
• The ball must be passed or dribbled back to behind the 3 point arc after each change of possession, regardless of whether or not a shot was attempted or a shot hit the rim. Failure to do so results in loss of possession and any made baskets
• No “free-backs”
• Taking-it back means all three points (ball and two feet) are behind the 3 point arc.

Dunking

• No dunking is not allowed during warm-ups or during the game (unless on hoops with break-away rims). Violations result in a technical foul – 2 free throws and retain possession

Player Injury

• In case of injury, notify the court supervisor. If play has stopped because of injury, the player must be removed from the game at least until the next dead ball situation
• If a player has lost consciousness during the game, they will not be allowed to continue play.