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Basketball Season Dates

First Practice (Non-FB Schools) October 24
First Practice October 31
First Contest (Non-FB Schools) November 7
First Contest November 18
Conference Tournaments February 13-17
NCHSAA Playoff Seeding February 18
1^st Round Playoffs February 21
2^nd Round Playoffs February 23
3^rd Round Playoffs February 25
4^th Round Playoffs February 28
Regionals March 4
State Championships March 11

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Season Limitations

Number of Regular Season Contests: Total of 22 games
A student-athlete is limited to one game a day. Junior varsity games are part of the 22-game limit
Teams may participate in one (1) tournament with up to three games, counting that tournament as a single contest relative to the season limitation of 22 games. Any games above and beyond the allowable three games in a single tournament must be counted toward the season limitation.
Varsity conference tournaments are considered part of the state playoffs
Tournaments are governed by daily, weekly, and seasonal game limitations.

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5 Quarter Participation Pilot Program

Freshmen and sophomores ONLY will be allowed to participate in five (5) quarters of basketball on the same day. Participation in up to five quarters of basketball on a single day will be considered participation in a single game toward the daily, weekly, and seasonal limitations for a student-athlete.
A student-athlete is not allowed to participate in more than five (5) quarters in one day and is not allowed to exceed the seasonal limitations of games. The five (5) quarter rule does not apply to conference tournaments and state playoff games.
Participation for any length of time of a quarter will constitute the student-athlete having played a full quarter. Overtime periods will be considered an extension of the previous quarter.

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5 Quarter Participation Pilot Program

The intent of the 5-quarter participation program is to give coaches some alternatives for ninth and tenth graders to continue to gain valuable experience at the junior varsity level and still be available as a backup in the varsity game.
The following conditions must be met:

The NCHSAA Basketball 5 quarter form must be accurately completed prior to the start of the varsity contest
Head coaches of both junior varsity and varsity games must verify the form with signatures
The form will be housed in DragonFly

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5 Quarter Form

The form will be provided and uploaded by the HOME team.

Both JV head coaches' and both Varsity head coaches’ signatures will need to be on the form before submission

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1. Log into DragonFly and Select ”Game Schedule”

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2. Click on the game, then “Documents”

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3. Click “Create Document”, then Basketball 5 Quarter Form”�

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4. Click ”Review URL” to open the form and print it out. �

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5. After the game, upload the form and complete the remaining fields

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Pep Bands/ Cheerleaders/Removal of Nets

Organized music by a pep band at basketball games is permissible only under the direct supervision of a school music director or other school personnel. The band may only play during dead-ball situations.
Cheerleaders must remain seated while the ball is in play, which includes after the free throw shooter is handed the ball.
Cheerleaders are not allowed on the court during a 30-second time-out
Cheerleaders are not allowed to “Battle” with opposing cheerleaders
Nets may not be cut down or removed following a game for any reason

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��All head coaches must complete the NCHSAA basketball rules clinic

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��Your athletic director will need to make sure that you are indicated as the head coach of basketball in DragonFly on the admin side and public side��

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Steps in identifying head coaches

https://www.nchsaa.org/news/2022-8-3/dragonfly-step-step-identifying-head-coaches

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Reminders for the year:��Culture of Program�Student Sections�NFHS Benching Bad Behavior�Communication to Student-Athletes��Mental health �Taking a break�