CYO Basketball Rules for 2022-2023

1. PRESSING RULE:

For the 7th/8th grade division boys and girls: Teams may use front court press at anytime Less than 15 points ahead.

For the 5th/6th grade division boys and girls: Teams may press last 2 minutes of 4th Quarter.

For 3rd/4th grade division boys and girls: Team may press last minute of 4th Quarter. 

2. THREE POINT LINE:

No 3 pointers for 3rd/4th boys or girls divisions.

All 3 pointers eligible for 5th/6th and 7th/8th grade divisions. 

3. BALL SIZE:

3rd/4th/5th/6th Boys & Girls 28.5 size (Women’s Standard)

7th/8th Girls 28.5 (Women’s Standard)

7th/8th Boys 29.5 size (Men’s Standard)

4. FOUL LINE:

3rd/4th optional to player 12 or actual 15 feet

5th/6th/7th/8th 15 feet (regulation)

*Clock stops for free throws

5. FOUL BONUS:

Bonus situation begins with the 7th team foul, free throws are one-and-one. The Bonus moves to

two free throws on the 10th team foul.

6. FOUL SHOOTING/ENTERING LANE:

Players may step in on the release of the foul shot for 3/4/5/6 divisions.

7. AMOUNT OF TIME IN A QUARTER and OVERTIME:

3rd/4th/5th/6th

7:30 running clock quarters.  30-minute game.  Clock stops for last minute of the game.

7th/8th

16:00 minute running clock halves.  32-minute game.

8Clock stops for free throws

• A 3-minute running clock overtime to break a tied score will be used by all age groups.

8. SCORE:

• Opposing coaches are asked to communicate with each other in keeping the score respectable in

unbalanced games.

9. TIME OUTS:

Four timeouts per team per game are allowed.

10. COACHES PER TEAM:

Up to two coaches ONLY may sit on the bench. One extra coach or parent can sit by the team and handle the book.

11. Defense:

3rd/4th Zone only defense. 

5th/6th Zone for 1st Half.  2nd half optional Zone or Man defense. (Might want to wait to do man till you’ve played and practiced a few times.

7th/8th anything goes.