Basketball

The Knott County Sportsplex is proud to be the home of Mountain Youth Basketball League. The league is open to boys and girls teams. We have no geographical boundaries for accepting teams. We are thrilled to host our local teams from Knott, Perry, Letcher, Floyd, Leslie, Magoffin, and Breathitt counties but if you live outside of those counties you are more than welcome to participate in our league as well. We strongly encourage all school teams to participate as we offer great competition from areas other than your home county, however there is no restriction on how teams are comprised. If you have an AAU team or just a group of kids that want to play basketball we would love to have your team in the league.

Divisions

  • Kindergarten to 2nd Grade (Boys and Girls Combined)
  • 3rd and 4th Grade Boys
  • 3rd and 4th Grade Girls
  • 5th and 6th Grade Boys
  • 5th and 6th Grade Girls
  • 7th and 8th Grade Boys
  • 7th and 8th Grade Girls

General Rules

  • Games will consist of 2 15 minute halves
  • The clock will run continuously with the exception of time outs during the first 18 minutes of each half
  • The clock will start and stop as normal during the final 2 minutes of each half
  • There will be a fee of $10 per player to provide insurance for them (Coaches are responsible for turning in all fees with their roster)
  • Rosters and insurance fees must be turned in before any player is eligible to play
  • Teams should have uniforms with numbers (T-Shirts are OK, teams simply need to be indentifiable by shirts or jerseys)
  • Basketballs will be supplied by the Sportsplex, please do not bring any other basketballs into the Sportsplex
  • The Home team is responsible for providing an official scorer
  • The Visiting team is responsible for providing an official time keeper
  • Both coaches should verify the final score with the Director after their game ends
  • If your team is unable to play on a scheduled night you must notify us 24 hours in advance so we can schedule your team off that week
  • Any team that doesn’t show up for a game without calling or does not provide 24 hour notice for cancellations for two consecutive weeks will be removed from the schedule

Player Eligibility

  • Division requirements are used to insure the safety of our players and create an equal playing field
  • No player will be permitted to play for multiple teams within the same division
  • It is our goal to provide a safe environment for children to play while also allowing each and every child to develop and learn the game at his or her own pace

Kindergarten to 2nd Grade

  • Goal: 8′
  • Ball: 27.5″
  • No backcourt defense at any time
  • Players shoot free throws from the white line in front of the free throw line
  • Coaches have the option of shooting free throws or taking the ball out of bounds

3rd and 4th Grade Boys and Girls

  • Goal: 8′
  • Ball: 28.5″
  • Backcourt defense will only be allowed in the last 5 minutes of each half
  • Coaches have the option of shooting free throws from the free throw line or taking the ball out of bounds
  • Coaches have the option of raising their goal depending on their team’s skill level

5th and 6th Grade Boys and Girls, 7th and 8th Grade Girls

  • Goal: 10′
  • Ball: Girls: 28.5″, Boys: 29.5″

7th and 8th Grade Boys

  • Goal: 10′
  • Ball: 29.5″
  • All games will feature two (2) 20 minute halves with a running clock. Each team gets two 45 second timeouts per half that do not carry over. Halftime is 4 minutes. The clock will stop on injuries, timeouts, and dead balls in the last minute of each half. Overtimes will be 3 minutes and each team will receive 1 additional timeout. After 2 overtime periods, a third overtime will be played in a sudden death format (only in the regular season).
  • Players must be at least 17 years of age to play and have a parent’s written permission if under 18 . Every player on a team must have the same color jersey/shirt as the rest of their team. Each player must have a number on their jersey that is different than any other player on their team. THERE SHALL BE NO TAPE NOR SHARPIES USED TO MAKE NUMBERS. EACH JERSEY/SHIRT MUST HAVE A REAL NUMBER ON THE FRONT AND/OR BACK. Each player’s name and number must be in the scorebook before the game starts. Blank jerseys will not be accepted as the number zero. Each number may not be more than 2 numerals. ( Ex. # 120 is not acceptable) Failure to meet these requirements will result in a technical foul to the team for each offense.
  • All team personnel on the bench must be in uniform, in the scorebook, and their name must appear on your roster form. Violations will result in a technical foul to the team’s bench and removal of the offending person(s) from the bench.
  • Teams must have 4 players present and on the floor to start a game when the buzzer sounds. If they do not have 4 players it is a forfeit. If the team is expecting a 5th player late, the player must be in the scorebook prior to the start of the game or it will be a 1 shot technical foul with possession of the ball going to the opposing team. In case of a forfeit the teams may use the floor until 10 minutes before the start of the next scheduled game.
  • Complaints to the league director about officiating during a game by any team member (including team captain) are grounds for a technical foul and ejection from the game. This includes timeouts and halftimes. Any complaints must be made in a respectable manner by the team captain to the league director AFTER the game is over. The league director will not accept, nor listen to complaints from fans, wives, girlfriends, parents, or kids and such complaints will result in an automatic dismissal from the building and are also subject to a technical foul being assessed to your team.
  • Any player receiving 2 technical fouls in a game will be ejected from that game and suspended for the next TWO games., “I forgot” will not be an acceptable excuse for trying to play in the next game after being ejected the previous week. If it is reported or the league director observes a player who was ejected from a game the previous week on the floor, the game will be halted immediately and a forfeit will be assessed.
  • Any player ejected from 3 games in the season will be removed from the league and may receive a suspension for future leagues. Any team that receives 3 direct technical fouls will have their game ruled a forfeit and forfeit the next week’s game.
  • After a team has had 2 games ruled a forfeit because of 3 direct technical fouls, that team will be removed from the league with no refund. This rule can cost teams a number one seed and more favorable tournament positions. We strongly suggest you to pay attention to this rule. It will be enforced. Please remove any player from your team that could cost you a game because of behavior problems.
  • Fighting, threats and harassment towards Sportsplex employees (staff, referees, or scorekeepers) are considered serious offenses and charges will be filed with the Kentucky State Police. The league director will have full authority in deciding the length of suspensions on a case by case basis and said decision is final. There are no appeals. Past precedence/behavioral history will have weight in the decision making process.
  • Fighting between 2 players on the floor will result in the immediate ejection of the players involved. At any time if the fighting escalates to more than the 2 people involved, the game will be called with both teams being assessed a forfeit. If a fight happens on the floor, any person that comes onto the playing floor that was not already in the game will be subjected to being banned from the facility until the next men‘s league. Any fan that goes onto the floor during a physical altercation will be banned from the Sportsplex for 1 year, there will be no exceptions. Fighting, regardless of circumstances, will not be tolerated.
  • Rosters and payments must be completed at your first game. You may add players until the third game has started. After that, no player may be added to any team. If your team can not pay the entry fee before the first game starts, your team will be replaced by one on the waiting list and you will not get to play that game. Each player on your team’s roster must play a minimum of 5 games during the regular season in order to be eligible for the tournament. Every game that an ineligible player plays in will be forfeited, including tournaments.
  • All decisions of the league director are final. All decisions are for the good of the League.