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YMCA of METROPOLITIAN DETROIT
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 Youth Basketball League Rules
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Age Group4 - 5 years 6 - 7 years 8 - 9 years 10 - 11 years12 - 14 years
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Basket Height 6 Feet 8 Feet 10 Feet 10 Feet 10 Feet
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Ball SizeJunior (25.5")Youth (27.5")Youth (27.5")Youth (28.5")Official (29.5")
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Team
Composition 		3 v 35 v 55 v 55 v 55 v 5
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Length of Game 4
5 Minute Periods		 4
6 Minute Quarters
3 Minute Halftime		 4
7 Minute Quarters
3 Minute Half time		 4
8 Minute Quarters
3 Minute Half time		4
8 Minute Quarters
3 minute half time
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Clock Stoppage Runs Entire Game; except for injuriesRuns Entire Game, except for subsitutions, timeouts or injuriesStops on substitutions, timeouts, injuries, free throws, and in the final 2 minutes on any stoppageStops on timeouts, injuries, free throws, and in the final two minutes on any stoppageStops on timeouts, injuries, free throws, and in the final two minutes on any stoppage
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Running ClockYesYes20 point lead20 point lead30 point lead
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SubstitutionsPeriod Breaks or for Injuries. Equal playing time
for all participants		3 minute mark, end of the quarter or for injury. Equal playing time for all participants. 3 minutes and 30 second mark, end of the quarter or for injury. Equal playing time for all participants. Free Substitutions with equal playing time for all participants.Free Substitutions with equal playing time for all participants.
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Time Outs No 2 per Game2 per Game2 Per Half2 per Half
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Keeping ScoreNo YesYesYes Yes
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Double Teaming No No Help Defense OnlyYes Yes
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Defense Man to Man OnlyMan to Man OnlyMan to Man OnlyMan to Man/ZoneMan to Man/Zone
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Stealing Off the DribbleNoNo YesYes Yes
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Full Court Press No No NoFinal 2 Minutes of the game (unless up by 10)2nd half only (unless up by 10)
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Fast BreaksNoYesYesYes Yes
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Ten Second Rule No No YesYes Yes
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Five Second Rule No No YesYes Yes
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Traveling Instructional Instructional Yes Yes Yes
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Double Dribble Instructional Instructional Yes Yes Yes
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Lane Violation No No YesYes Yes
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Over and Back NoNo YesYes Yes
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Held BallInstructional Possesion ArrowPossesion ArrowPossession ArrowPossession Arrow
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Block ShotsHands straight UpHands Straight UpAllowedAllowedAllowed
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Fouls Instructional Instructional, Loss of BallYesYesYes
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Free ThrowsNoNo YesYesYes
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OvertimeNoNo2 minute OT2 minute OT2 minute OT
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Technical Fouls First Offense: Player must sit for two minutes if they recieve a technical foul for unsportsmanlike conduct.
Second Offense: Player will be ejected from the game (Per refs determination).
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