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DIRT ROAD BASKETBALL LEAGUE INFORMATION

2023-2024 League Play:

  • GRADES 5 & 6

    • ​League play begins Sunday, November 12, 2023.

      • November: 12 and 19

      • December: 3, 10, and 17

      • January: 7, 14, 21, and 28

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  • GRADES 3 & 4

    • ​League play begins Sunday, December 3, 2023.

      • December: 3, 10, and 17

      • January: 7, 14, 21, and 28

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  • GRADE 2

    • League play  begins Sunday, December 3, 2023.

      • December: 3, 10, and 17

      • January: 7, 14, and 21

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  • League Setup:

    • Teams will play two games each Sunday.

    • Admission: $5 per person ($20 max per immediate family)

LEAGUE RULES

Goal Heights:

Hosts will do their best to accommodate these over this year.
2ND GRADE: 8'
3RD GRADE: 9'
4-6TH  GRADE: 10'

Other Rules:

  • 18 minute running clock halves

  • ALL grades will use the same ball size = 28.5

  • ALL players must be enrolled in the school district of the team they are playing on

  • First team listed will be the home team

  • Home team will provide someone to run the scorebook

  • Visiting team will provide someone to run the clock

Game Rules:

  • Free Throws

    • Shoot TWO on the 7th team foul

  • Free Throw Distances

    • 2nd, 3rd, & 4th Grades = 13'​

    • 5th & 6th Grades = use the actual free throw line

  • Timeouts

    • 3 per game. 1 additional for overtime

  • Clock stops the final minute of each half

  • Overtime(s) - 1:00 long, sudden death if tied after that.

  • Pressing

    • 2nd and 3rd is only allowed in the last 10 minutes of the game.

    • NO pressing allowed by a team with a lead of 20 or more.

    • Pressing for 3rd-4th grades must be a man to man press with no trapping in the backcourt (Exception: last minute of the game, teams may trap).

  • Zone

    • No zone defenses at 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grade level.

  • ALL other IHSAA rules apply.

  • Calls made by referees are final.

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