5 vs 5 Basketball Rules of the Game

General Basketball Rules

• There is  back court violation

• There is  8 second violation

• There is 3 seconds in the key

• There is 5 seconds closely guarded

• All teams must have a uniform. Players without a uniform will receive a technical foul.

​Game Rules

• All games will start at their scheduled time

• Each game is 15 minutes in length, time never stops running during the game.

• If a team is over 15 minutes late, the opposing team wins by default.

• If a team is 10 minutes late (or under), the opposing team will be rewarded the equivalent amount of time in points

• If game is tied a shoot out will be done to decide the winner.

Players​

• All players must be registered to be able to play.

• Players must change in the locker rooms at all times.

​Fouls

• Each player and each team is responsible for calling their own fouls.