2023 Buckeye Prep Pre-Season Shootout Information Page

5th Grade Pools (tentative)

4th Grade Pools (tentative)

2023 Buckeye Prep Report Pre-Season Shootout

Game Rules 

1. Two (2) 14-minute halves with stop and go clock. Clock runs with score 15 + in 2nd half.  
2. Two (2) one-minute timeouts per half w/no carryover. One extra timeout in the 1st overtime. 
3. Three-minute half-time warm-up. 
4. Game time is also forfeit time.  No grace period will be allowed (Director’s Discretion).        
5. Three-minute pre-game warm-up. 
6. Only one coach at a time can be standing during the game. 
7. Fouls: Team fouls 7-9 results in a 1-and-1 situation (per half). Team fouls 10 or more results in a two shot penalty (per half). 
8. Scores tied after regulation will result in one two-minute overtime period. After the first overtime period, the 2nd 2-minute overtime period will be sudden death (Except in championship game).
9. If a player, coach or parent is ejected from a game for any reason, they are ejected for the rest of the tournament. 
10. All 4 teams in each 4-team pool will advance to bracket/single elimination play 
11. Tiebreaker criteria:  
12. Won-lost record 
13. Head-to-head competition; 
14. Point system (+15 / -15). (Note -Regardless of the point difference,  “winning margin,” no team will receive more than a plus “15” or a minus “15” for point differential. For example, if team “A” wins by 20 points, team “A” will receive a +15 for that game.) Also, only the teams involved in the tie will be subject to the following point system formula;
15. Least amount of points allowed in pool games;  
16. Coin flip. 
17. Although we will attempt to provide clock operators, the home team will keep the official book and will provide a scorekeeper and the visiting team should be prepared to provide a clock operator. 
18. The home team is the 1st/top team listed on the schedule and will wear light colored jerseys, and the visiting team will wear dark colored jerseys. 
19. We will be using the smaller ball (28.5) for both divisions. The home team must provide a game ball. 
20. Trapping and pressing is allowed for the entire game in the 5th grade division. No trapping or pressing at all for the 4th grade division.

Note: An All-Tournament Team and MVPs will be selected (by director) at the conclusion of the championship games.  In addition, individual awards will be presented to the champion and runner-up teams. 

Special note to Coaches

1. You are responsible for the behavior of your players and parents! We’re not going to tolerate violence and madness from coaches, players or parents!  We will be ejecting anyone who’s is out of control and creating an unsafe environment!
2. Two coaches and a score keeper/clock operator will be admitted free.
3. Each team must be prepared to provide a score keeper or clock operator for each game.  The home team will be responsible for keeping the official score, and the away team must provide a clock operator.
4. The home team is also responsible for providing a game ball.