League Information:

Athlete Institute Men's Basketball League is a competitive league for males age 18 and older, with Open 18+ and Masters 35+ Divisions. Games are played on Sunday evenings, between 6-10 pm and refereed by Guelph Board officials.

Divisions:

• 18+ Open Division
• 35+ Masters Division

Teams Must Contain: 8 players minimum (12 max)

League Start Date: Sunday, April 24
Game times: Sundays between 6-10 pm

• 7 Games Minimum
• Sign up a full team or as an individual/free agent
• Includes Black/White AIBL reversible jersey
• All players must purchase new jersey for Spring 2022 season but can be reused in subsequent seasons for discounted league fee

Fees: $150 + HST

Location: Athlete Institute Fieldhouse (207321 Highway 9, Mono, ON)

Game Rules and Regulations:

• FIBA Rules and Regulations with the following modifications.

Time

• 23:00 minute halves, running time
• 3:00 minute half time
• Final 2:00 minutes of the game will be stop time
• If point spread is 20+, there will be no stop time
• The 30 second shot clock is in effect for the final two minutes of the game

Game Flow / Substitutions

• In the backcourt, the ball does not have to be touched by an official - the ball must be taken out of bounds and inbounded from the sideline
• Only the team with possession in the backcourt can call for a substitution
• If the team with possession in the backcourt calls for a substitution, the opposing team then may also sub.

Rosters/Eligibility

• Players must be on a roster and registered with the league to play
• Any changes or additions to roster must be approved by league convenor, email: Mark Peterson
• Players must play a minimum of 2 regular season games to be eligible for playoffs
• Players with outstanding league fees are not eligible for playoffs

Jerseys

• The home team on the schedule will wear white, the away team will wear black. Please bring your reversible jerseys every week.
• If you misplace your jersey you will need to purchase a new one ($40 + HST)

Shooting Fouls

• A shooting foul on a 2-pt field goal MISS will be rewarded with 1 free throw worth 2 points
• A shooting foul on a 2-pt field goal MAKE will be rewarded with 2 points plus 1 free throw worth 1 point
• A shooting foul on a 3-pt field goal MISS will be rewarded with 2 free throws - the first free throw is worth 2 points, the second is worth 1 point
• A shooting foul on a 3-pt field goal MAKE will be rewarded with 3 points plus 1 free throw worth 1 point

Fouls

• 6 fouls by one player will result in ejection from the game
• Bonus starts at 7 team fouls per half

Technical Fouls

• Technical fouls are non-contact fouls and result in 1 free throw worth 1 point
• Unsportsmanlike fouls are contact fouls and result in 1 free throw worth 2 points
• Two technical fouls = player ejection
• Two unsportsmanlike fouls = player ejection
• One technical foul and 1 unsportsmanlike foul = player ejection
• Two ejections = 1 game suspension

Time Outs

• Each team will have one time out per half, unused time outs will not carry over into the second half

Overtime

• If score is tied at the end of regulation, there will be a 2:00 minute overtime
• There will not be an additional timeout added in overtime
• Timeouts not used in the second half may be used in overtime

Referee

• All games will be refereed by two Guelph Board officials
• Only the captain from each team is permitted to speak to the referee regarding calls

Minimum Players

• Teams must have at least 4 players to start the game
• A team is permitted to play with 4 players for the entirety of the game. The opposing team may match their 4 (4v4) or choose to play with 5 (5v4).
• If a team is short players, they may 'borrow' players from another team to play the game
• If a team chooses to 'borrow' players from another team, the game will still be played but the team will technically forfeit, 0-20
• Players must be registered with the league to play for another team

Contact: mark.peterson@athleteinstitute.ca