{"id":272,"date":"2021-12-28T02:05:09","date_gmt":"2021-12-28T02:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nationalsportsid.com\/blue-chips-sports\/?page_id=272"},"modified":"2025-08-31T06:00:04","modified_gmt":"2025-08-31T10:00:04","slug":"tournament-rules","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nationalsportsid.com\/blue-chips-sports\/tournament-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"Tournament Rules"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tournament Rules<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>

Rules of Play <\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>
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  1. Normal high school rules with stop clock on all dead balls.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. There will be two 12-minute halves for the 2nd<\/sup> and 3rd<\/sup> grades; 14-minute halves for 4th<\/sup> \u2013 6th<\/sup> grades; 16-minute halves for 7th<\/sup> grade and up.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. 3 timeouts total per game\u20142 full timeouts and 1 thirty-second timeout.<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Half time is three minutes.<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Guaranteed 3-minute warm-up between games.<\/span><\/li>\n
  6. Overtime is 3 minutes\u20141 30-second timeout only in the first overtime with no carryovers. Each extra overtime is 1 minute with no timeout.<\/span><\/li>\n
  7. A player fouls out on his 5th personal foul.<\/span><\/li>\n
  8. A team reaches a double bonus on the 10th team foul of each half. There are no one and ones.<\/span><\/li>\n
  9. The team listed on the left and top of the bracket is home and wears light color. Bring both colors to the game in case a team does not have extra uniforms.<\/span><\/li>\n
  10. Two technical fouls will result in automatic ejection from the game. ANY fighting including but not limited to Coaches, Players, and Spectators will result in IMMEDIATE and FINAL expulsion from the tournament.<\/span><\/li>\n
  11. 2nd<\/sup> \u2013 6th<\/sup> Grade boys teams will use a 28.5\u201d ball. All others use regular size balls.<\/span><\/li>\n
  12. Seeding from each pool will be determined by the win-loss record in pool play. In the case of ties, head-to-head competition determines seed. If 3 teams are tied, a point system comes into effect to determine the 1, 2, and 3 seeds of the pool. There is a maximum of +15 for a win in the pool and \u201315 for a loss in the pool. All games in the pool are included in the figuring point system. In case the 3 teams are still tied, the least total points allowed in pool play will determine the higher seed. In case there is still a tie, a coin toss will determine seeding. In case of disputes, the Tournament Director\u2019s decision is final.<\/span><\/li>\n
  13. At the end of pool play, check brackets on the website for seeding and updates as you might play within a few hours. In case of changes, the brackets at Headquarters are final and official. Please check with the gym you are playing in to verify any bracket times and locations. You are responsible for knowing where and when your team plays. You can always ask the Site Director to check for you at the gym where you finish pool play. You can always come to Headquarters after your pool games or look on the website to verify where your bracket games are starting. If you do not arrive at your scheduled bracket game on time, it might be a forfeit. <\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n
  14. During the game, if a team is ahead by 20 or more points the clock will not stop until a team gets the difference in score to 15pts, even on free throws.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>

    Age\/Grade\/Division Rules<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>
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