2011-2012 AAA Handbook - Arkansas Activities Association

Basketball Tournaments
1A — The remainder of schools
CONFERENCES
7A — Two with eight schools
6A — Two with eight schools
5A — Four with eight schools
4A — Six with no fewer than seven and no more than nine
schools
3A —Eight with no fewer than six and no more than ten
schools
2A — Eight with no fewer than four and no more than ten
schools
1A — Number of conferences based on participation
Rule 2. REPORTING BASKETBALL SCHEDULE
Senior high head basketball coaches (boys and girls) are
required to submit an annual basketball schedule to the AAA
office by June 1. The schedule must be sent in via the AAA
web site and must be complete. Schools must meet this
deadline, but a revised schedule can be submitted to the
AAA office by August 1. If the schedules are not in by the
June 1 date, a fine of $50.00 will be imposed on the
offending school. Such fines must be paid by the beginning
of the sport season.
Rule 3. GYMNASIUM SAFETY STANDARDS. It is
recommended that schools hosting interscholastic play
provide a safe facility and competition area for participation.
Obstructions at player level in the competition area should
have appropriate padding to provide adequate protection for
participants. Such obstructions are those that are in
significant proximity to the playing area. It is recommended
that such padding be a minimum of one inch in thickness.
Rule 4. REGULAR-SEASON LIMITATIONS AND
RESTRICTIONS
A. A school not participating in football may start its basketball
season and play games as specified in Article IV, Section 2,
Rule 1, and the Seasons and Limitations chart.
B. A school participating in football may start its basketball
season and play games as specified in the Seasons and
Limitations chart.
C. Five-Quarter Limitation. A player is eligible to participate
in five (5) quarters the SAME day by playing in the varsity
and non-varsity games. The non-varsity game must be
played on the same day as the varsity game for the 5quarter
rule to apply.
D Junior-Senior Basketball Competition. The playing of a
junior team against a senior team is permissible and shall
count in the number of allowable games.
E. 7th and 8th grade basketball teams may play multiple
games on Saturday during the season. Each game played
will count toward the total number of allowable games.
F. Tenth grade and junior varsity basketball teams may play
multiple games on Saturday during the season. Each
game played will count toward the total number of
allowable games.
Rule 5. GAME ADMINISTRATION. By adoption as permitted
by the National High School Federation, a running clock will
be used when, after the end of the third quarter, there is a
point differential of 30 points or more. The clock will be
stopped only under the following conditions:
A. Charged time-out.
B. Injury time-out.
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C. To confer with scorers or timers, if necessary.
D. Because of unusual delay in getting dead ball live.
E. To administer all technical, intentional, flagrant and
disqualifying fouls.
F. For any emergency.
After these stoppages, the clock will begin to run again with
normal play resuming procedures.
Rule 6. INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENTS
A. Number of Invitational Tournaments.
1. A member school may participate in two (2) invitational
basketball tournaments.
2. Invitational tournaments may be played from the
beginning of basketball season (week #16 for nonfootball
schools and week #19 for football schools)
through week #34.
3. A junior boys team, senior boys team, junior girls team,
or senior girls team is permitted two tournaments each.
(Example: If a JV team enters a tournament, this counts
as one of the allowable tournaments.)
4. County tournaments are defined as invitational
tournaments.
5. Schools may enter a third invitational basketball
tournament if the following conditions are met:
a. Three games are excluded from a non-football
school’s maximum number of regular scheduled
games. (28 - 3 = 25)
b. Two games are excluded from a football school’s
maximum number of regular scheduled games. (20 -
2 = 18)
6. Middle schools that have a separate AAA membership
may play in one tournament that does not count against
the total number of allowable tournaments for a junior
high.
No middle school athlete may compete in more than
three total tournaments including junior high and middle
school.
B. A single elimination plan is to be used in all tournaments of
more than eight (8) teams unless the tournament is played
during a holiday period without loss of school time and is
completed in one week. This does not prohibit the two
losers of the semifinals from playing for third and fourth
places. Consolation play may be used in tournaments with
eight (8) teams or less with the use of a bracket that would
allow all eight (8) places to be determined.
Single round-robin tournaments of four or fewer teams are
permissible if there is a method of selecting a champion.
C. Number of Games in Tournament Play. No team shall
play more than two games per day, and beginning game
times must be at least five hours apart.
Note: See definitions of TOURNAMENT and CLASSIC,
page 48.
D. Invitational Tournaments on a College Campus.
1. It is recommended that all such tournaments be under
the control of an elected Board of Directors composed of
high school administrators and coaches. The Board of