Ballers Court- 3V3 Tournament Rules
· The game of 3x3 is played on a half court with one basket.
· Ball Size 28.5
· Each team shall consist of minimum 3 players with max 4.
· The games will be officiated by 1 referee; volunteer scorekeepers will operate the scoreboards.
· A coin flip shall determine which team gets first possession.
· The game must start with 3 players on the court
· Every shot inside the arc shall be awarded 2 point
· Every shot behind the arc shall be awarded 3 points
· The regular playing time shall be as follows: one period of 15 mins of playing time. The clock shall not be stopped except when the officials require it to be stopped.
· If the score is tied at the end of the playing time, it will be recorded as a tie. In the event of a tie, teams will play for an additional one min. At the end of the additional min the team with highest score wins.
· No fouls or violations will be called unless necessary.
· Teams scoring a basket retains possession of the ball.
· After each made basket or change of possession, the ball must be taken back behind the 3-point arc before a shot can be attempted. If a team scores a basket without taking the ball back, the basket will be disallowed and opposing teams gets possession.
· After a basket, out-of-bounds, violations, or foul, the offense must “check” the ball with their opponent before play resumes and the ball must be passed to start play. There are no free throws.
· Substitutions may be made at any time that play is stopped.
· Volunteers of Ballers Court may remove a player from the contest without warning if the player is behaving inappropriately.
· All decisions by the referees are final