Vergennes Jamboree Basketball Rules and Information

* Games consist of two 12 minute running halves

* 5 minute halftime

* 10 minutes between games to clean & switch courts

* Please clean up your bench area as soon as your game is over as there is only 10 minutes

to switch courts and other teams need to move into your bench for the next game. Please

utilize hallways to give after game talks to your team so we can keep games running on

schedule.

* Each team plays 3 games

* Fouls will be called but no foul shots will be taken as the clock is running and we need

to keep games on schedule. Possession will be granted to the opposing team and fouls are

not recorded. Please be aware however that if a player continues to play rough and

commit fouls to an excess we will ask the coach to sit that player. Please do not take

advantage of the game just because fouls are not being recorded.

* Games will be refereed by high school basketball players not real refs. They are doing a

community service and volunteering their time to help out. They will do the best they can,

please be advised that not everything may be called. The focus of the Jamboree is to

provide a day of basketball with lots of playing time to focus on skills. Winning and losing

is not stressed. Score will be kept and it is expected of all teams and fans that good

sportsmanlike behavior is demonstrated. Arguing with the refs about calls or disrespect

to the other team will result in teams or fans being asked to leave or not invited back the

following year.

* We appreciate everyone’s interest in this Jamboree and hope to continue to provide a

fun day of basketball for our area youth please help to enforce these rules and

sportsmanlike behaviors with your teams and fans. Coaches need to lead by example and

our players will have an enjoyable experience.