THIS IS AN AAU SANCTIONED EVENT. ALL PLAYERS AND COACHES WILL NEED CURRENT AAU CARDS FOR THIS TOURNAMENT. TEAMS WILL BE ASKED TO SHOW CARDS WHEN THEY CHECK IN.

TO REGISTER FOR THIS TOURNAMENT

·       Send an e-mail to: tdolan@tds.net

·       Include team name, age, division (D-1-2-3), coach, cell phone contact for team, E-mail contact for team.

·       Make check payable to: “Michigan AAU Girls’ Basketball”

·       Mail check to:     Terry Dolan

14756 B Avenue East

Augusta, Michigan 49012

·       Check list of participating teams on the website to make sure your team’s information is correct and that you are only entered once.

·       Call Terry Dolan at 269-209-6147 with any concerns or questions

FORMAT FOR ASSOCIATION FRIENDSHIP TOURNAMENTS

·       This is a two day tournament

·       All participants must have a current AAU card. Coaches will be asked to show cards at sign-in.

·       Players must be eligible to play to play in the age division the team is participating in – any exceptions must be approved by host

·       All teams are guaranteed four games

·       Teams will have two games in pool play and at least two games in bracket play. Pools will be composed of three-teams – there may be some four team pools because of the numbers but those teams will still only play two games in pool play (1-2; 3-4; 1-4; 2-3).

·       Teams will be seeded into the pools and how a team finishes in pool play will determine its place in the brackets

·       The brackets are a modified single elimination with every team getting a “free game” in the first round – byes – if needed – will be given to seeded teams. If a team loses in the first round, it is not eliminated. If a team loses after the first round, it goes home

RULES FOR ASSOICATION RUN FRIENDSHIP TOURNAMENTS

1. The 9:U, 10:U, and 11:U teams will play 14 minute halves with a stop clock. All other age divisions will play 16 minute halves with a stop clock.

2. There will be a three minute half time and a five minute warm-up. Five minutes will be put on the clock at the end of a game. The next game will start when that five minutes expires. Teams should be ready to play if a game ends early.

3. The team that wins the brackets will receive a team trophy.

AAU rules will be followed with the noted exceptions below:

·       Game time is forfeit time – be sure to be there early as games may start earlier than the posted time

·       There will be four 30 second time outs to be used anytime during the game

·       Overtime will be two minutes with one time out – a second overtime will be sudden death

·       Bonus on tenth foul, there will be no double bonus

·       The clock will run continuously when one team is ahead by 20 points or more and there will be no pressing by the team that is ahead

A reminder that AAU rules provide that:

·       There is no 10 second backcourt violation

·       There will be a 5 second closely guarded violation

·       On free throws, players may move when the ball is released by the shooter.

·       The first free throw position (nearest the baseline) in the lane remains vacant