AGBL Game Rules and Regulations

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Clock Function

• Warm-up: 5 minutes
• 1st half:  20 minutes
  • Clock stops only for timeouts (runs during free throws & out-of-bounds)
• Half-time:  3 minutes
  
  • Set for 3 minutes to let teams grab water or practice shooting.
• 2nd half:  20 minutes
  
  • Clock stops only for timeouts during first 18 minutes, same as 1st half
  • Last 2 minutes of the game, clock stops during all dead balls (timeout, basket, out-of-bounds).

Timeouts/Fouls

• Each team has 2 timeouts per half.  45 seconds each.
• Coaches will ask you for foul #Ã??Ã?¢??s or timeouts left throughout game.
  • You can volunteer this information during breaks, halftime, etc.
  • If you are being harassed by a player/coach, hit the buzzer/horn and call over a ref.

Scorekeeping

• Home team on left of scorekeeping desk, Visitor team on right (same as clock buttons).
• Mark player scores & fouls at the same time as team scores & fouls.
  • Total these up at half-time and the end of game.
  • Alert refs when a player fouls out. 
  • Alert refs when a team reaches 6 or 9 fouls (Bonus/Double-Bonus play) for free throws
• At the end of the games, return score sheets to Scorekeeping Coordinator.

Ball Possession

• First tip counts as initial possession. Move arrow to opposing team.
• Alternate arrow on jump balls throughout game for refs to see.

Substitutions

• Catch the refs attention to request substitutions (or hit the buzzer/horn)
• Substitutions are only allowed when a ref calls them in.
  • Happens during dead ball or after a free throw.