Red Zone Sports
3-on-3 Basketball
Rules & Regulations
Sportsmanship Policy
Good sportsmanship and cooperation is both anticipate and expected. The team captain or designed parent,
if applicable, is expected to aid in controlling teammates’ and team followers’ conduct and to represent
his/her team as spokesperson in case of appeals to court official. Poor sportsmanship could result in
penalties against the team in either the Technical, Intentional, or Flagrant Foul categories. Failure to
comply with the Spirit of Red Zone Sports, with acts such as fighting, taunting, intimidating or verbally
attacking an official, player or spectator may lead to removal of that player, team and/or spectator from
League Play. Any ejection from the entire league will result in a suspension from the upcoming season as
well. Decisions made by the officials are final, and are not subject to review by video or any other sources.
Who can play
Stalling
Red Zone Sports will have age groups from 14 years old
all the way up to adults.
Stalling is prohibited. All teams must advance the
basketball toward the basket and shoot the ball at
the basket. Any type of method used to run out the
clock will be considered an unsportsmanlike act
and will result in a technical foul against the
offending team.
Divisions of play will be as followed
1. Competitive Level: This division consists
of players/teams that have solid fundamental
skills and knowledge of the game. These
players/teams are competitive and may have
been playing for several years.
2. Recreational Level: For the "weekend
warrior" who plays on an infrequent basis for
the love of the game and to have a good time
Overtime
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2.
The first overtime will result in a 1
minute game.
The second overtime will result in a one
on one game where the opposing team
picks the opponent.
Check Ball
3. Couch Potato Level: This division is for
players who don’t have the skill set to keep up
and want to have fun.
4. Young Guns: The Young Guns Division will
have Two Divisions U14/15 & U16/17.
The Game
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Coin toss will determine possession.
Ball will change at half.
Two 13 minute halves or the first to 42
points. Two time outs per game.
All teams can carry up to a 6 player
roster. All teams must have 3 players
on the court at all times.
Score
All made baskets from inside the 3 point arc count for
two points and made baskets from the outside the three
point arc count for 3 points. The first team to score 42
points or the team that is winning at the end of regulation
will be declared the winner.
Fouls
The ball must be “checked” by an opposing player
before it is put into play. The ball must then be
passed to begin play. All players receiving this
initial pass must be behind the free-throw line
extended.
Change of Possession
The ball will change possession after scored
baskets and all free-throw attempts with the
exception of Technical, Intentional or Flagrant
fouls. The will be no “make it, take it” rule.
Taking It Back
The ball will be “taken back” on each change of
possession, regardless of whether or not a shot
was attempted. Failure to “take it back” results in
loss of possession and loss of any points just
scored. “Taking it back” means bringing your
whole body and the ball behind the 3 point arc.
Ball Out-of-Bounds
Basketball officials will referee all games. All called
fouls, after the 4th foul called whether shooting or nonshooting will result in two free throw shots. If a foul is
called on a three point shot the shooter will be rewarded
with three free throws. A change of possession will
result regardless of whether the free throw shots(s) is
(are) made or missed. During a free throw, opposing
team players may not intentionally disrupt the shooter’s
unhindered throw. After a foul shot, the ball will be
placed into play from the back-court line. Incidental
contact between opponents shall not result in a called
foul unless such contact results in a meaningful
disadvantage. The following fouls will result in
additional sanctions.
A ball out-of-bounds will be taken out from the
back court line.
Technical Fouls
Substitutions
A technical foul will be called for unsportsmanlike acts
such as taunting baiting, or trash talk. Taunting and
baiting can involve derogatory remarks or gestures that
incite or insult a player. Trash talk involves a deeply
personal, verbal attack directed toward any person
involved in the event. In extreme cases, the player may
also be suspended from play and a coach or fan removed
from the court for the remainder of that game or for the
rest of the season. A player who aggressively comes into
contact with or assaults a court official, court marshal, or
anyone for that matter will be removed and banned from
the league permanently. The court official may also
assess a technical foul if the winning team is stalling in
the interest of preserving a winning margin. A technical
foul will result in a free throw and possession.
Intentional Fouls
An intentional foul is a foul designed to neutralize an
opponent’s obvious advantageous position. It is a foul
which, based on the official’s observation of the act, is
not a legitimate attempt to directly play the ball. A foul
shall also be ruled intentional, based on the official’s
observation of the act, if while attempting to play the
ball, a player causes excessive contact. An intentional
foul results in two free throws and possession of ball.
Flagrant Fouls
A flagrant foul may be of a violent or aggressive nature,
or act which displays unacceptable conduct, it may or
may not be intentional. It may involve violent or
aggressive contact such as striking, kicking, kneeling,
moving under an opponent who is in the air, and
crouching or hipping in a manner which could cause
severe injury to the opponent. It may also involve dead
ball contact or dialogue which is extreme or persistent,
aggressive, or abusive. A flagrant foul results in two free
throws for the offended team and possession of the ball.
The player committing the foul will be suspended for the
remainder of the game and possibly for the rest of the
league.
Boundaries
The basket structure, padding, and structural
supports will be played as out-of-bounds. The
actual backboard, including its face, top, bottom
and sides shall be considered in-bounds.
Jump Ball
In a jump ball situation, the ball will first go to the
team which lost the opening coin toss, with
alternating possessions thereafter.
Substitutions may only be made during a time-out
or a “dead ball” situation.
Time-Out
Each team will have two time outs per game.
Clock will stop on a time out.
Player Injury
A court official has the discretion to suspend play
for the protection of an injured player. If a player
is bleeding or has an open wound, that player will
be directed to leave the game and properly
bandage the wound. A player with any
bloodstained clothing or bandage must have it
removed before re-entering the game.
Game Times
All games will start on time if a team is 5 minutes
late this will result in the loss of both time outs for
the team not present. If a team is 10 minutes late
this will result in a forfeit.
Official/Score Keeper
All half courts will have the 1 Official and 1 Score
Keeper.
Uniforms
All teams not in uniforms will result in starting
the game down two points.
Playoff Eligibility
All players must have 5 games
played in order to participate.