OFFICIAL
RULES & REGULATIONS
Jason Richardson
jrichardson@bgcwf.org
Athletic Direcor
Alyson Reynolds
areynolds@bgcwf.org
Assistant Athletic Director
www.quickscores.com/bgcwf
Published by
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Wichita Falls
1318 6th St.
Wichita Falls, TX 76301
Athletic Phone: (940) 761-4134
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BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF WICHITA FALLS
YOUTH BASKETBALL PROGRAM
THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB CODE
I believe in God and the right to worship according to my own Faith and Religion.
I believe in America and the American way of life, in the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights.
I believe in FAIR PLAY, HONESTY, AND SPORTSMANSHIP.
I believe in my Boys & Girls Club, which stands for these things.
YOUTH BASKETBALL COACH'S
CODE OF ETHICS
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Show good sportsmanship at all times.
Build in each player the ideals of sportsmanship, honesty, and fair play -- on and off the court.
Show respect for other coaches, officials, team members, and spectators.
Abide by the SPIRIT (not necessary the LETTER) of the rules, regulations, and policies of the Youth
Basketball Program. To gain or attempt to gain any unfair advantage by circumventing the rules,
or by applying interpretations of the rules that are contrary to the INTENT of those rules, violates
the philosophies of the Youth Basketball Program. Such attempts directly impede the mission of
the Boys & Girls Clubs, and are therefore unethical.
5. Teach each player to abide by the rules of the game. Deliberately disregarding the rules or teaching
players to intentionally violate the rules is indefensible. The teaching of feigning injury,
interference, or intentionally attempting to injure another player, will break down rather than aid in
the building of the character of players.
6. Uninvited scouting at an opponent's practice by any coach not directly associated with that team, or by
his or her agents, is considered unethical.
Intentional violation of these ethical standards brands a coach unfit to be associated with the Boys & Girls
Clubs Youth Basketball League.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
To provide the youth of this area, regardless of race, color, creed, or economic position, the opportunity to
participate in controlled athletic competition; to instill the belief in fair play and good conduct, and
promote sportsmanship at all times; to provide opportunities for positive development; to promote a
common interest and tolerance among youth; to encourage adults to behave in an exemplary manner when
supervising youth; and to keep the welfare of youth foremost and free from any adult compulsion for
power or glory.
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RULES & REGULATIONS
ARTICLE I: PLAYER ELIGIBILITY
Section A: Academic Requirements
1. All players must be currently enrolled in and attending school.
Section B: Residence and Districts
1. We have an open district basketball league.
2. Head Coaches children may play for his/her team, if all eligibility requirements, other than residential are met. This
does not apply to assistant coaches.
Section C: Age Limits
1. The players must conform to the following age requirements:
Junior Varsity...........1st and 2nd Grade, must be 6 before September 1st of current school year, may be 8
before September 1st if still in 2nd grade.
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American...................3 and 4th Grade, may be 10 before September 1st if still in 4th grade.
National.....................5th and 6th grade, may be 12 before September 1st if still in 6th grade.
Section D: Player Requirements
1. All players must meet the following requirements:
a. Be a member in good standing of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Wichita Falls.
b. Present a Player's Contract, signed by the player, and a parent or Legal Guardian, to the Central Unit. No
player may participate in team workouts until the Athletic Department has received a properly
filled out release form and current membership.
c. New players must present his or her BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS birth certificate, or a photo
static copy thereof, or an original hospital birth certificate, Social Security Card or an OFFICIAL
PASSPORT from any nation to the Central Unit, as proof of age. If his or her birthday has already
been verified, and is on record with the Boys & Girls Clubs, then it is not necessary to present this
information again.
2. ALL PLAYERS MUST COMPLETE THE ABOVE REQUIREMENTS NO LATER THAN 4:00 PM ON THE
DAY OF THE GAME TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THAT GAME, OR, IN THE CASE OF SATURDAY
GAMES, NO LATER THAN 8:00 P.M. THE PREVIOUS FRIDAY NIGHT.
Section E: Exclusivity
1. A player may not be a member of two teams in the same league at the same time.
Section F: Status of Ineligible Players
1. Those players listed on the roster that have not yet met the eligibility requirements of the Youth Basketball League
may be in the team area during games ONLY if they are in civilian attire and team jersey.
Section G: Supplemental Player Pool
1. Statement of Purpose
a. To provide all interested youth an opportunity to participate in the Boys & Girls Clubs Youth Basketball League.
The intent of the player pool is to supplement already existing teams with additional players.
2. Eligibility for Placement
a. The player must reside:
1) In a district that has formed a team and is full by the scheduling deadline as stated in the
Calendar of Events; or,
2) He or she must reside outside the existing districts as designated by the Boys & Girls Clubs of
Wichita Falls;
a. The player must present a player contract, properly signed, to the Central Unit.
b. The player must have a current membership in the Boys & Girls Clubs of Wichita Falls.
c. Guidelines for Placement
1) All placements will be for the current season only.
2) The player may not have worked out with any team outside the district in which he or she
resides until placed on a team.
3) The player will be placed on a team that is in need of additional players. Consideration will be
given to placement on teams in districts in close proximity to the player's address, or
when a specific request for placement has been submitted, in writing, to the Athletic
Director of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Wichita Falls.
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4) The staff of the Boys & Girls Club Athletic Department will be responsible for placement of
players.
ARTICLE II: COACH'S ELIGIBILITY
Section A: Application
1. Each prospective coach must file an application with the Boys & Girls Club Athletic Director.
2. All Coaches must fill out a Criminal History Background Check consent form.
Section B: General Requirements for Selection
1. Knowledge of the game is a plus, but not a requirement. The ability to understand and implement the goals of the
Basketball Program, and impart this understanding to youth and adult participants, is the most important
consideration.
2. The application on each coach will be reviewed by the Athletic Director, which will examine all available information on each applicant. Executive Director will have final approval of each applicant. This is an ANNUAL
review and approval.
3. All coaches must attend a coaches orientation meeting before they will be approved to coach.
a. COACHES MAY NOT COACH UNTIL THEY HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THEIR APPROVAL
AND HAVE ATTENDED THE ORIENTATION.
b. Teams may not begin workouts until at least one coach has attended a Coaches Orientation.
Section C: Report ability
1. Each coach's name, address, and telephone number must appear on his or her team's official roster.
ARTICLE III: COACH'S RESPONSIBILITIES
Section A: Responsibilities
1. Each head coach is responsible for the following:
a. He or she must turn in a alphabetical roster on or before the date specified on the current Calendar of
Events, listing each player's name (last name first), address, telephone number, age, and birth date.
IN ORDER TO BE SCHEDULED FOR LEAGUE GAMES, A TEAM'S ROSTER MUST SHOW
AT LEAST FIVE (5) ELIGIBLE PLAYERS ON OR BEFORE THE DATE LISTED ON THE
CURRENT CALENDAR OF EVENTS.
b. Each team may have three coaches on their official roster. However, only two coaches may sit on the
bench during game time.
a) Coaches may not join the bench after a game has started.
b) If Head / Assistant coach is ejected from a game, the third coach, if present, may not join the
bench after the ejection occurs. The coaches that start the game, finish the game.
c. Each head coach is responsible for the conduct of his or her PLAYERS, COACHES, AND
SPECTATORS BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER each game and practice session, and is
expected to maintain the highest level of sportsmanship for the team and its supporters, as is
consistent with the aims and policies of the Boys & Girls Clubs.
d. Each coach must conduct himself in a positive manner at all times.
e. Each team's head coach must obtain a team sponsor by the date specified on the current Calendar of
Events.
f. Each team's head coach is responsible for providing a qualified ADULT to work at the scorer's table. (See
Article V, Section F., para. 1-2)
g. The use of excessive noisemakers will not be allowed at any time during the game. The Head Coach is
responsible for compliance with this rule.
h. No coach in the Boys & Girls Clubs Youth Basketball Program will schedule games or other events that
conflict with scheduled Boys & Girls Clubs basketball games or other events.
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No coach shall consume alcoholic beverages before, during, or immediately following any Boys
& Girls Club Basketball League game, practice session, or team related event. Head Coaches are
responsible for seeing that no parents or spectators on his or her team consume alcoholic
beverages at any Boys & Girls Clubs facility, including the parking lots.
Section B: Remedies
1. ANY COACH THAT DOES NOT OBSERVE THESE RESPONSIBILITIES MAY BE DROPPED FROM THE
YOUTH BASKETBALL PROGRAM IMMEDIATELY.
ARTICLE IV - OFFICIALS
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Section A: Final Authority
1. The Athletic Director of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Wichita Falls, or his representative, has final authority in all
rulings and disputes on court at all scheduled games.
Section B: Sole Authority of Game Officials
1. Recognizing that the game officials are the sole authority when ruling on penalty situations on the court during
play, DECISIONS OR CALLS MADE BY THE GAME OFFICIALS ARE NOT SUBJECT TO REVERSAL
BY PROTEST, OR BY ANY OTHER MEANS.
ARTICLE V: RULES GOVERNING THE LEAGUE
Section A: "Must-Play" Rule
1. All eligible players present at a game must play at least 2 minutes in both halves of that game.
2. This rule specifies HOW MUCH time any player must play.
3. This rule may be waved due to discipline problems at practice or in the clubs or not showing up to practices.
A. Coaches will inform Gym representatives before the game if any player falls under rule 3.
Section B: Last day to Add New Players
1. New players may be added to the team's roster at the Central Unit up to and including the day indicated on the
current Calendar of Events.
2. Players FROM THE PLAYER POOL may be added to any team up to and including the date indicated on the
current Calendar of Events.
Section C: Team Size
1. A team MUST have a MINIMUM of eight (8) players on a team roster if players are available in player pool.
2. A team may be given players from the player pool until there are ten (10) players on the roster. The team may have
up to eleven (11) players at the Head Coach's discretion, but the eleventh player will never be assigned from
the player pool.
3. After the last day to add new players has passed, players may be added to team at the request of the Head Coach of
that team, and after approval by the Athletic Director and/or the Executive Director. Each request will be
evaluated on an individual basis.
Section D: Post Season Games
1. Post Season games will not be allowed, except with the approval of the Athletic Director and the
Executive Director.
Section E: Practices
1. The official season will begin on the day indicated on the Calendar of Events.
2. The following workout are prohibited:
a. Workouts on Sunday;
b. Workouts between teams beyond one age group difference.
3. Each team is guaranteed two HALF-COURT, one-hour workouts per week. (If a team wants a full court for a
scrimmage game, the teams scrimmaging must make arrangements so that they are scheduled at the same
time, on different ends of the same court.)
4. No workouts will be scheduled for the following week before Friday, at 1:00 p.m. of the previous week.
5. On Monday of the same week of practices that have been scheduled, one additional workout may be scheduled, if
space is available.
6. Practices may not be scheduled on the same day as they are requested.
7. ALL WORKOUTS MUST BE SCHEDULED THROUGH THE ATHLETIC OFFICE AT CENTRAL UNIT BY
CALLING 761-4134.
Section F: Scorer's Table
1. Each team shall provide one ADULT to run the scorer's table.
a. The Home Team will provide one ADULT to run the clock.
b. The Visiting Team will provide one ADULT to run the scorebook.
c. Approved coaches may NOT run the scorebook or clock for their team.
2. The term "adult" is defined, for these purposes, as any person over eighteen (18) years old.
Section G: Time Limits
1. Regulation time limits:
Junior Varsity
- 6-minute quarters
American
- 7-minute quarters
National
- 7- minute quarters
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All leagues will use a running clock. The clock will stop only on time outs and free throws during the
running clock, and will stop on all whistles during the final two minutes of each half unless the fast clock is in effect.
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2. OVERTIME
Pee Wee
Other Leagues
- There will be 1 overtime period (2 minutes)
- 2-minute periods
Section H: Jersey Conflicts
1. In the event two opposing teams are scheduled to play, and the similarity of uniforms is such that it would be
difficult to distinguish between opposing teams, the team with the least number of eligible players listed on
its roster will wear conflict jerseys. If both teams have the same number of eligible players listed, then a
coin flip will determine which team will wear conflict jerseys.
2. The Boys & Girls Clubs shall provide conflict vest.
Section I: Rules of Play
1. A team that fails to have five (5) eligible players ready to play in the game after the five-minute grace period has
expired shall forfeit that game.
National Federation Basketball Rules will apply except those listed
1. Only approved coaches and eligible players of involved teams will be allowed on the court before, during or after
each game.
2. A team must have an approved coach present to be eligible for a game or practice.
A. Each team will be allowed 2 time-outs per half.
B. A fast clock will be implemented as follows:
1) When a team attains a 20-point lead, a fast-clock will begin.
2) During a fast clock, the clock will stop for called time-outs only.
a) If a team is up by more than 20pts, that team will not be allowed to call TimeOut.
(ALL LEAGUES)
3) The team that in the lead must retreat their defense to half court.
a) The first infraction will result in a warning for illegal defense.
b) Any further infractions will result in a technical foul, assessed to the head coach on
the bench.
4) If the lead is cut to less than number of points required for fast clock, a regular clock will resume.
5) 30-POINT GAME RULE: If a team attains a 30-point lead, the game is over.
6) Three point shots will be allowed American League and National League.
7) On free throws, players on the lane may enter when the ball hits the rim; the shooter and
anyone outside the arc must also wait until the ball hits the rim.
C. Additional rules for the Junior Varsity League:
1) Games will be played on 8 foot 6 inch goals.
2) When a team scores a basket, a field goal or free throw, the scoring team must retreat beyond
mid-court.
3) A five second violation will be called in the lane on offense.
4) The 27.5-sized basketball will be used.
5) The free throw shooter may cross the line after releasing the ball as long as the shooter does not
attack the basket for a rebound.
6) NO PRESS!!! After a made basket or turnover, teams must retreat to half court.
D. Additional rules for the American & National League:
1) The free throw line will be at 13 feet 0 inches American, 15 feet 0 inches National.
2) The women’s 28.5-sized basketball will be used American, Men’s regulation in National..
3) In the American Girls League (3rd & 4th Grade), there will be no pressing. After a made basket
or turnover, teams must retreat to half court.
E. All bench personnel must remain seated on the bench while the clock is running and the ball is alive
except:
***Coaches must be warned for this rule to go into force***
1) To report to the scorer's table.
2) To signal players to request a timeout.
3) When the Head Coach needs to confer with a substitute or team attendant.
4) To spontaneously react to an outstanding play, and then IMMEDIATELY sit back down.
Section J: Postponements: Postponed and overtime period games will be rescheduled at the earliest convenient date.
Section K: Authority to Interrupt Games
1. The Athletic Director, the Assistant Athletic Director, or the Gym Representative, or any game Official may interrupt game play at any time for any reason they consider necessary. Play will not be resumed until the cause
of the interruption has been resolved.
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2. All coaches have the responsibility to assist the Officials and Boys & Girls Club staff in whatever is necessary to
resume play as soon as possible.
ARTICLE VI - SPORTSMANSHIP
Section A: Determining Sportsmanship
1. The following system will be used to monitor conduct and sportsmanship during the season, and information
compiled thereby will be used to determine the recipients of the Sportsmanship Awards at the end of the
season:
a. The Boys & Girls Clubs Gym Representatives will grade coaches on attitude, discipline, conduct, and
sportsmanship at each game.
1) Officials may inform the Gym Representative of any un-sportsmanlike conduct or unruly behavior on the part of any
of the coaches at any time. The Gym Representative may, at his discretion, use such information in grading coaches for
that game.
b. Officials will rate the players on attitude, discipline, and sportsmanship after each game.
c. Gym Representatives will rate the spectators on behavior and sportsmanship.
Section B: Reporting Un-sportsmanlike Behavior
1. The Gym Representative will give a written report on any player or coach that displays un-sportsmanlike conduct,
and on any player or coach that is ejected from a game.
a. This report must be filed with the Athletic Director within 24 hours after the incident.
Section C: Player or Coach Suspension
1. If a player or coach is ejected from a game for un-sportsmanlike conduct, or flagrant violations of the rules
and regulations established by the Boys & Girls Clubs, he or she WILL BE EJECTED FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE GAME IN WHICH THE EJECTION OCCURS, AND THE EJECTED
COACH OR PLAYER SHALL NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE NEXT SCHEDULED GAME.
a. The ejected player or coach may be required to meet with Boys & Girls Clubs officials within 24
hours after the game in which the ejection occurs.
b. Any player or coach receiving two ejections during the same season will be subject to automatic suspension from further participation in the Boys & Girls Clubs Youth Basketball Program.
c. IF, IN THE JUDGEMENT OF OFFICIALS OF THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OFFICIALS, THE
UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT WAS OF SUFFICIENT SEVERITY, THE PLAYER OR
COACH INVOLVED MAY BE SUSPENDED IMMEDIATELY FROM FURTHER PARTICIPATION, EVEN THOUGH IT MAY HAVE BEEN ONLY THE FIRST EJECTION.
2. ANY PARENT WHO CONFRONTS ANY OFFICALS, COACHES, OR BGCWF STAFF BEFORE,
DURING, OR AFTER A GAME (COMES ONTO THE COURT) WILL NOT BE ALLOWED BACK
INTO ANY CLUB FOR GAMES UNTIL THE BASKETBALL SEASON IS OVER.
ARTICLE VII - NON-SANCTIONED PLAY
Section A: Restrictions
1. Boys & Girls Club Youth Basketball League teams will not be allowed to play or practice with any team outside the
Boys & Girls Clubs Youth Basketball League, unless:
a. The opponent is a member of a well-organized league;
b. The opponent has the exact age restrictions used by the Boys & Girls Club Youth Basketball League;
c. The opponent plays only players on its season roster;
d. The Athletic Director and/or the Executive Director has approved any such game.
Section B: Practice Between Leagues
1. Teams from one league will not practice or play against teams from a league of more than one age group difference.
Section C: Workouts After The Regular Season
1. Teams shall not conduct workouts after the end of the regular season, as scheduled in the Calendar of Events,
unless they are involved in the playoff tournament. Those teams involved in the playoffs may workout as
long as they remain playoff contenders. Once they have been eliminated, or have participated in the
championship game, they may not workout.
Section D: Non-Sanctioned Play
1. Any coach or player that participates in any game or practice session not sanctioned by the Boys & Girls Club
Athletic Director and the Executive Director of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Wichita Falls shall be dropped
from the Youth Basketball League and will not participate in any other Boys & Girls Club program.
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ARTICLE VIII: PROTESTS
Section A - Protesting Judgment Calls
1. PROTESTS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED BECAUSE OF THE DECISION OF AN OFFICIAL.
Section B - Eligibility
1. If, after any player has been declared eligible, he or she is found to be actually ineligible, the team who has listed him on its
roster shall forfeit all games up to the time the player is proven ineligible. It may also be cause for the coach and/or
player's suspension from the League, subject to a ruling by the Boys & Girls Club Directors.
a. The player's actual participation in any of those games will not be a determining factor in the assessment of penalties.
b. Because it is the responsibility of all coaches and players to assure that eligibility is maintained, unintentionally
playing an ineligible player because of ignorance about his or her status will not necessarily protect the player
or coach from penalty.
Section C - Protest Due To an Ineligible Player
1. Protest of an ineligible player may be brought up by any interested party approved by the Athletic Director.
a. Burden of proof will rest with the protesting person or persons.
2. Information pertaining to player eligibility must be filed in writing, at the earliest possible time.
a. All such information will be kept on file by the Athletic Director for immediate and/or future action, as may be
considered necessary and appropriate.
3. Protests pertaining to roster eligibility will only be accepted through the end of the regular season.
4. Should a team be found to have used an ineligible player during the playoffs, a written protest must be filed by noon of the
next Boys & Girls Club workday.
a. If the protest is found to be valid, the guilty team will be removed from the playoffs, and replaced by the next
appropriate team.
b. If this protest is filed after that time, no action will be taken, since the replacement will not have enough time to
properly prepare for the game(s).
*** It is the obligation of all persons to bring any information concerning ineligibility of a player, or violation of the rules,
to the attention of the Athletic Director at the earliest possible time.
Section D - Method of Filing Grievances
1. Arguments or grievances by coaches that arise during the season must be filed IN WRITING with the Athletic Director. If
accepted, the protesting coach and those affected by the protest will be notified to appear before the Athletic Director at
his earliest convenience.
ARTICLE IX: SPONSORS
Section A: Sponsor Fees
1.
Starting with the 2013-2014 Season t he sponsor fee for the season will be $0.00 per team.
The Boys & Girls Clubs does not solicit, nor will it accept, more than that sum.
2. Sponsor's checks should be made payable to the Boys & Girls Clubs Youth Basketball Program. The amount will
be credited to the team's account, recorded in the office of the Central Unit, at 6th and Broad Streets.
Section B: Remedies
1. NO TEAM WILL PARTICIPATE IN A LEAGUE GAME UNTIL THE SPONSORSHIP FEE IS PAID.
ARTICLE X: PLAYOFFS AND TIE BREAKERS
Section A: Participation
1. The top four teams in each division will participate in a playoff tournament.
Section B: Playoff Games: Admission will be charged at all playoff and championship games. All proceeds will go to offset the
cost of awards and trophies.
ARTICLE XI: GAME JERSEYS AND UNIFORMS
Section A: Jerseys
1. Games jerseys will be supplied by the Boys & Girls Clubs of Wichita Falls Youth Basketball Program. A total of
eleven (11) jerseys will be provided for each team.
2. No alterations or additions to games jerseys will be permitted.
3. Any other parts of the game uniform (i.e., shorts, socks, pants, shoes, etc.) must meet the approval of the Boys &
Girls Clubs officials.
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4. Game shorts should be of a solid color, alteration with approval of Athletic Director.
a. Numbers or names on the shorts are prohibited.
b. Bottom of shorts must be above the knee.
c. Sagging shorts are illegal. (Officials or Gym Reps may sit player down remainder of half for each
violation.)
5. Bicycle (Spandex) shorts may be worn under regular shorts, provided that:
a. They are of a solid, non-fluorescent color;
b. They do not reach a point below the knee; and
c. They conform in all other ways to the requirements as listed above for outer shorts
(see Art. XI, Section A; para. 3, 4, & 5).
6. All jersey orders must be turned in to the Central Unit no later than the day indicated on the Calendar of Events.
(Sponsorship fee must be paid before jerseys are ordered.)
7. Team colors will be on a first-come, first served basis. (All available colors must be taken before duplications will
be allowed.)
8. Jerseys must remain tucked in during games.
9. Coaches and Manager's shirts will not be provided.
ARTICLE XII - MEDICAL CONSIDERATIONS
Section A: Open Wounds
1. The Boys & Girls Clubs of Wichita Falls defines an "open wound" as a cut, scratch, scrape, laceration, or any other
injury that results in, has resulted in, or may result in, bleeding from the injury site or any other part of the
body.
2. Any player who enters the court with an open wound or sustains an open wound while on the court, will be
removed from the game by the coaches of that player's team at the direction of the games officials, Gym
Representative, or Athletic Director. There are no exceptions to this rule.
3. A player removed from the game because of an open wound may not return to the game until any bleeding has been
stopped, the wound has been cleaned, treated, and bandaged, and no blood is leaking or soaking through the
bandage.
a. Wounds may be bandaged in an effort to insure that they will not bleed again, but the bandaging of a
wound, does not, in and of itself, make it a closed wound. The game officials, Gym Representative,
and/or Athletic Director will have final judgment over whether or not a wound is sufficiently closed
to allow that player to return to the game.
Section B: Unconsciousness
1. The Boys & Girls Clubs of Wichita Falls defines "unconsciousness" to be any period of time when a player,
because of an injury, disease, or other condition, is not aware of his or her current surroundings or situation,
or cannot respond to verbal or visual stimuli.
2. Any player who sustains an injury while on the court that renders him unconscious, no matter how briefly will be
removed from the game by the coaches of that player's team at the direction of the game officials, Gym
Representative, or Athletic Director, whether or not the player is actually unconscious at the time of that
removal. There are no exceptions to this rule.
3. A player who has been removed from a game because of unconsciousness will not be allowed to return to that or
any other game until he or she presents a release, in writing, from a medical doctor to the Head Coach of his
or her team.
a. The Head Coach will forward the release to the Athletic Director, who will permanently attach it to the
player's contract release.
4. There is no exception to this requirement.
Section C: Injury Management
1. Since the Boys and Girls Clubs of Wichita Falls has full responsibility for management players on the court during
games, the Athletic Director, or his designate, will have full and complete control over the dispensation of a
player who has been injured during a game.
a. This control can be superseded by recommendation from trained medical personnel (a medical doctor or
registered nurse), or by the player's parent(s), never by coaches, other players, fans, or other
interested parties.
ARTICLE XIII - ACADEMIC ALL-CITY TEAMS
Section A: Philosophy
1. While the Boys & Girls Clubs Youth Basketball Program promotes physical development, it is our belief that
mental development is no less important for the well-rounded athlete. By rewarding not only physical
achievement, but also academic excellence, the program can meet the overall goal of any Boys & Girls Clubs
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program -- to help children develop into responsible and productive adults.
Section B: Requirements For Selection
1. Player Requirements
a. To be selected for inclusion in the Academic All-City Team in any of the five leagues, the following
minimum requirements must be met:
1) The player must be on the honor roll at the school that he or she attends;
2. Head Coach Requirements
a. The Head Coach has the following responsibilities:
1) The player's Head Coach must submit to the Athletic Director a roster of players on his or her
team that qualify for the Academic All-City Team. The roster can be turned in to the
Athletic Director at the Central Unit.
Section C - Team Formation
1. Players will be approved or disapproved for inclusion by the Athletic Director. If protested the final decision on
each player will be made by the Executive Director of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Wichita Falls.
2. There will be a separate team for each of the five leagues.
3. There will be NO LIMIT to the number of players that can be placed on the Academic All-City Team.
4. No "team positions" will be assigned. Each player who qualifies for inclusion will be on equal footing with every
other player.
Section D - Awards
1. See Article XV, Section A, para. 4-5.
ARTICLE XIV - AWARDS
Section A: Trophies
1. ONE sportsmanship trophy or plaque will be awarded the team in each league whose players, coaches, and spectators demonstrated the best sportsmanship. Players on that team will also receive individual patches or
medals.
2. The Runner-up team will receive a trophy or plaque, and players will receive individual patches or medals.
3. The Champion team will receive a trophy or plaque, and player will receive individual patches or medals.
4. All Academic All-City team members will receive an individual patch or medals.
5. The Academic All-City trophy or plaque will be awarded to the team in each league with the highest percentage
(per capita) of players on the school Honor Roll.
Section B: Other Awards
1. Participants in the Championship games will receive Championship or Finalist patches or medals.
2. The first place team in each division (east and west divisions) will be awarded division championship patches or
medals.
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PENAL CODE
CHAPTER 22
ASSAULTIVE OFFENSES
SEC. 22.01. ASSAULT
(c) (2) a Class B misdemeanor if the offense is committed by a
person who is not a sports participant against a person the actor
knows is a sports participant either:
(A) While the participant is performing duties or
responsibilities in the participant’s capacity as a sports
participant; or
(B) In retaliation for or on account of the participant’s
performance of a duty responsibility within the participant’s
capacity as a sports participant.
(e) (4) “Sports participant” means a person who participates in
any official capacity with respect to an interscholastic,
intercollegiate, or other organized amateur or professional
athletic competition and includes an athlete, referee, umpire,
linesman, coach, instructor, administrator, or staff member.
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