SWBAD: Basketball By-Laws, Rules & Regulations and Policies

SOUTHWEST BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION OF THE DEAF

BASKETBALL BY-LAWS, RULES & REGULATIONS AND POLICIES

ARTICLE ONE – BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT RULES AND REGULATIONS

1.1 OFFICIAL RULES

The official rules for the tournament shall be used by National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) unless in conflict with the tournament rules therein.

1.2 LIMIT OF TEAMS AND TOURNAMENT PLANS

There shall be no limit of teams entered in the tournament and the teams shall compete toward the winner's brackets for first, second, third, fourth and fifth places when applicable for plaques. There may also be a loser's bracket (consolation) with a plaque given to the consolation winner. If the number of entries is five (5) teams or less, the round-robin plan shall be used. Or, the single elimination plan with optional consolation brackets may be used. The plan to be used shall be decided by the Commissioner at the meeting with a majority approval. The tournament bracketing shall be based on brackets which are illustrated in official tournament bracket book.

1.3 SEEDING AND DRAWING

1.3.1 The Executive Committee shall be vested with the authority of determining the top four (4) seeds for men teams and top two (2) seeds for women teams based on last year’s results at SWBAD tournament. The said seeding shall be final and binding.

1.3.2 Any team which did not participate in the previous year’s annual SWBAD basketball tournament shall not be seeded for this year’s annual SWBAD tournament. Instead, they will be drawn to fill in the bracket slot in order.

1.3.3 Consolation bracket system shall be used at the SWBAD basketball tournament. Otherwise, in case of up to six (6) teams participating in, round robin system shall be used.

1.3.4 The Commissioner for annual SWBAD tournament shall decide the times of the games and submit the timetable to the Executive Committee for approval.

1.3.5 The host and/or individual team shall send the results of tournament and Non- tournament game(s) to SWBAD Commissioner within seventy-two (72) hours after completed tournament or non-tournament game(s).

1.3.3 The last sanctioned tournament and/or non-tournament game(s) shall be two (2) weeks prior to SWBAD regional tournament. (Under SWBAD by-laws 9.2.1)

1.3.4 The third (3rd) seed shall be in same half of bracket as the second (2nd) seed, and the fourth (4th) seed shall be in the same half as the first (1st) seed.

1.3.5 The drawings for teams’ pairings shall be held at the site of the tournament prior to the opening games or be held the night before at the hotel and/or motel headquarters. The drawings shall be made by the SWBAD Executive Committee, the coaches, and the host Chairperson and shall be held in public.

1.4 CONDUCT OF TEAM

The coaches and captains shall be strictly responsible for the conduct of their basketball teams on and off the basketball court.

1.5 EXPELLING AUTHORITY, FORFEITURE, PENALTY AND REMOVALS

The Referees and/or SWBAD Commissioner have the authority to forfeit a game or expel a player out of game for unnecessary griping/abusive language. The penalty for a player including fight shall be suspended from the tournament and any player, coach, manager or fan that performs any act of violence toward any official, any member of either team, or any spectator shall be removed from the tournament site. The Referees and/or SWBAD Commissioner shall have the authority to expel a team from the tournament if the plays are "dirty" and "rough". Any player involved in any personal clash or argument with SWBAD Executive Committee shall be expelled from the game.

1.6 ILLEGAL PLAYERS

The use of a player not registered on the USADB registration form shall automatically cause team to forfeit the game or games participated in by that player.

1.7 RULES INTERPRETATION

The team captain or coach may inquire of the interpretation of rule by a referee. In this case, they shall be allowed sufficient time for an interpreter for the deaf to be called in to interpret.

1.8 UNIFORMS

Each competing basketball player shall wear the uniform of his team and be dressed alike. All players shall have six (6") inches high number(s) on back and four (4") inches number(s) on front of their uniforms. Each player shall have two (2) sets of basketball jerseys: light and dark colors. If a team has a set of reversible (dark and light) jerseys, one set of jerseys is acceptable.

1.9 GAME RULES

1.9.1 All SWBAD basketball tournaments shall be governed by National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) rules. In case of team lateness, a fifteen (15) minutes wait shall constitute sufficient grounds for the forfeit of a game. In case of a tie when the game is over, the game shall continue overtime as specified by the rules.

1.9.2 All SWBAD tournaments shall have at least 2 officials (referees) per game certified by either the International Association of Approved Basketball Officials or National Federation of State High School Association (NFSHSA). The host shall pay their fees.

1.9.3 All games in the annual SWBAD tournament will be played twenty (20:00) minutes per half. We shall follow NCAA rules.

1.9.4 There shall be five (5:00) minute overtime in case of a tie in any basketball game during the annual SWBAD tournament.

1.10 TEAM DISQUALIFICATION

No team entering in the SWBAD tournament shall be allowed to participate in an invitational tournament hosted by any organization of the deaf in the Southwest held within two (2) weeks more or less before the start of the SWBAD tournament.

1.11 LIMIT OF PLAYERS ON TEAM

1.11.1 All teams entered in the tournament shall not register more than twelve (12) players per team plus coach and either manager or statistician. Minimum of eight (8) players shall be required to register on USADB player registration form.

1.11.2 Each team may have a minimum of five (5) players to a maximum of twelve (12) players plus coach and either manager or statistician on the bench during the SWBAD tournament.

1.11.3 Any participating team that does not have its players on the court ready to play at their initial scheduled time shall forfeit their game to their opponent.

1.11.4 If a participating team has less than five (5) players in uniform on court at the start of a game, that team shall forfeit their game to their opponent. If a participating team has more than twelve (12) players in uniform on court at any time during the game, they shall receive a technical foul and only two (2) free throws shall be awarded to the opposing team.

1.12 PLAYER QUALIFICATIONS

1.12.1 The final arbitration on qualifications of player on the USADB registration form for the SWBAD tournament shall be conducted at the coaches’ meeting before the start of the tournament. All future questionings of other players' qualifications during or after the tournament shall not be tolerated nor accepted by the SWBAD Executive Committee.

1.12.2 The minimum age of eighteen (18) years old shall be allowed to participate in the SWBAD basketball tournament.

1.12.3 High school students who are over-age or have no high school eligibility left are allowed to participate in SWBAD basketball tournament.

1.13 ALL–TOURNAMENT TEAM

All-Tournament selections shall be balloted on the basis of first (1st) and second (2nd) All-Tournament team with five (5) players per team.

ARTICLE TWO -- TOURNAMENT HOST

2.1 REGISTRATION

It shall be the responsibility of the tournament host to register all non-players (fans/spectators or participants in tournament events) at fifteen dollars ($15.00) per person. Those twelve (12) or under shall not be registered and may be admitted free to all games. All students attending school for the deaf, day classes, or the like, shall be registered for fifteen dollars ($15.00). The registration fees of non-players shall go to SWBAD.

2.2 ENTERTAINMENT

It shall be the responsibility of the tournament host to provide a bona-fide dance with live band or disco music and lights during the tournament and optically arrange for beauty contests and to publicize via mass media. The tournament host shall publish either a formal or an informal program book.

2.3 TOURNAMENT PRICES

The tournament host chairperson shall decide on nominal pricing of the tournament events, however, the price of a combo ticket to all events including registration shall be approved in advance at the SWBAD Executive Committee meeting during the basketball tournament host meeting held the previous year.

2.4 HOST TEAM APPEARANCE BOND

The host of a successful SWBAD tournament shall be required to keep a good image by entering its team in the next basketball tournament following its host ship. The tournament host shall post a two hundred dollars ($200.00) team appearance bond along with other proceeds due SWBAD following said tournament. If said host sponsors do not have a basketball team at the next tournament, no deposit shall be refunded in full.

2.5 RESPONSIBILITY FOR EMERGENCY AND ASSISTANCE

The tournament host shall know where the medical facilities are in case of emergencies and share such information with each team.

2.6 SCOREBOARDS

The tournament host shall rent or obtain scoreboards if they are not available on the basketball court.

2.7 REFEREES

The tournament host shall be required to hire deaf certified referees first before contacting hearing referees representing the local referees association which is affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) to govern all basketball games and rules in accordance with the official rules of the NCAA. The host shall contact the chief referee in person for assignments of referees to the tournament. In the event that such referees do not show up or a shortage of referees occurs, there shall be arrangements to select referees from fans from each state. The host shall also get a letter of confirmation for referees and clock timers.

2.8 BASKETBALL

Two (2) new NCAA-rated basketballs each for men and women at SWBAD tournament only shall be provided by the host for each during basketball tournament. These balls shall be one brand from the following list under National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Guide Book.

Notice: Different basketball size between men and women. The ball then shall be awarded to championship team at SWBAD tournament. (One for women’s team and one for men’s team)

2.9 PROCEEDS

The tournament host shall keep all the proceeds, after all the necessary expenses on actual admissions to the tournament.

2.10 PLAQUES

2.10.1 (Minimum of four (4) women teams) In addition to the awards, the tournament host shall furnish: Men/Women Team Sportsmanship plaques, Men/Women Five (5) First Team All-Tournament Player and Five (5) Second Team All-Tournament Player, Men/Women Coach of the Tournament, Men/Women Tournament Most Rebounds, Men/Women Tournament Most Assists, Men/Women Tournament Most Points and Men/Women Tournament Most Three-Points plaques.

2.10.2 SWBAD shall furnish the Men/Women Most Valuable Player (MVP), Clyde Nutt Individual Sportsmanship and Women Individual Sportsmanship plaques. The SWBAD Information Director shall be responsible to purchase it.

2.11 CLYDE NUTT INDIVIDUAL SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD

The SWBAD Information Director shall be responsible for keeping and transporting the permanent Clyde Nutt Individual Sportsmanship Award plaque to the basketball tournament for public display. The SWBAD shall be the responsibility to reimburse the cost of engraving of the name of the honoree of the plaque.

2.12 RESPONSIBILITIES

In conducting the SWBAD basketball tournament, the host shall be held responsible for the rental or acquiring of basketball court, making proper arrangements for teams, certified referees, official scorers and fans; purchasing of plaques, special awards and new basketballs and engaging hotel headquarters for annual business meetings.

2.13 SCOREKEEPERS

SWBAD Commissioner shall make arrangement to select competent scorekeeper, team assist/rebound/field goal attempt statisticians for all games. The scorekeeper and team statistician shall be reimbursed ten dollars ($10.00) per game by SWBAD. The scorekeeper shall cooperate with SWBAD Commissioner and shall use the official SWBAD score sheets.

2.14 GENERAL CHAIRPERSON

The host Chairperson shall have the voice only in the meeting of the delegates.

2.15 ROSTER OF PLAYERS IN PROGRAM BOOK

The tournament host shall be responsible for making sure that the roster of players and their number(s) be printed in the program book.

2.16 LARGE POSTERS

Each tournament shall be provided with at least one (1) large poster board showing tournament bracketing for the benefit of interested participants and fans.

2.17 ILLUSTRATIONS

The illustrations of types of bracketing for the basketball tournaments as prescribed in the basketball rules are provided by SWBAD Commissioner.

ARTICLE THREE -- BIDDING AND TOURNAMENT SITE

3.1.1 The Host of the annual basketball tournament to be held that year shall be a bona-fide member of the deaf in the Southwest and shall have paid all dues and fees, if any, to the SWBAD/USADB. The Host shall be bona-fide for at least two (2) years and be a member of SWBAD/USADB.

3.1.2 The Host is required to have its 501 © 3 status to be eligible for hosting its SWBAD Regional Basketball Tournaments.

3.2 BIDDING - Only authorized coaches are allowed to bid on behalf of interested member team to host next tournament three (3) years hence. To make valid bids, they must be presented to the coaches’ meeting:

3.2.1 A letter from the member team showing the intent of sponsorship, signed by at least two of the officers.

3.2.2 A letter of confirmation from the recreation department or institution or from a private organization, if need be, of the availability of a bona-fide basketball court.

3.2.3 A letter relating hotel headquarters proving the auxiliary aids and services to individuals with hearing impairments is required by the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) law.

3.2.5 The organization or sponsorship must have proof of entering its teams in the last two (2) consecutive SWBAD tournament appearances to qualify for bidding.

3.2.6 A member team who has failed to meet team appearance qualifies for the last three (3) consecutive years, providing that a member team has been a member of SWBAD for more than five (5) years may qualify for bidding and shall be required to pay an extra two hundred dollars ($200.00) fee non-refundable.

3.2.7 The bidding fee shall be two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) non-refundable and security deposit is two hundred dollars ($200.00) to have a team to participate in the SWBAD tournament after one year hosting the tournament.

3.2.8 The Host is required to pay two (2) inspection trips to the SWBAD Commissioner starting within forty-five (45) days by the end of the tournament for all verifications to meet SWBAD bylaws and within sixty (60) days before the tournament for final inspections.

3.2.9 Shall be two basketball courts at all time during the SWBAD tournament.

3.2.10 On all bidding for all basketball tournament sites, the voting shall be one (1) vote per coach plus the four (4) SWBAD Executive Officers and voting is restricted to those present and voting.

3.3 HOST

The member team winning the bid for such tournament shall be deposited with the SWBAD Secretary/Treasurer the sum of two hundred dollars ($200.00) for host fee. In the event that the host withdraws prior to such tournament, the host fee of two hundred dollars ($200.00) shall be forfeited. The SWBAD is to keep the host fees.

3.3.1 The host who bids a basketball tournament successfully, then later on, withdraw the sponsorship at said tournament shall be fined automatically for one thousand dollars ($1,000.00). The fine shall apply when the host withdraws one (1) year of said tournament.

3.4 TOURNAMENT DATES

The annual tournament shall be scheduled on either the first or second weekend in March.

3.5 FACILITY AND TOURNAMENT INSPECTION

The SWBAD Deputy Commissioner shall investigate the site of the basketball court and the hotel selected by the tournament host as well in advance of the tournament and reports same to the Executive Committee for its decision/approval. Shall be reimbursed for the transportation and lodging, if any, by the host of the tournament.

ARTICLE FOUR -- REGISTRATION OF TEAMS AND PLAYERS

4.1 TEAM FEES

4.1.1 Each team shall pay a fee of one hundred fifteen dollars ($115.00) to the SWBAD, care of the Secretary/Treasurer, prior to or by February 1st. A separate form with important rules and regulations shall be furnished by SWBAD. All team fees shall be mailed or given to the SWBAD Secretary/Treasurer, not to any other SWBAD Executive Committee. Of the one hundred fifteen dollars ($115.00) fee, seventy-five dollars ($75.00) shall be forwarded to the USADB Secretary/Treasurer.

4.1.2 Failure to pay full for all fees on time by February 7 shall be imposed fifty dollars ($50.00) fine for a team. No payment shall be received by the SWBAD Secretary/Treasurer on February 15 shall be added twenty-five dollars ($25.00) extra.

4.1.3 All fees must be paid before the first game starts. No personal check can be accepted unless it is approved by SWBAD Executive Committee.

4.2 PLAYER AND REGISTRATION FEES

4.2.1 Each player and coach shall pay a registration of fifteen dollars ($15.00) plus USDDB/USADSF membership fees be duly registered for the SWBAD tournament and team roster before participating in the first game. All such registration fees are to be kept by the SWBAD. SWBAD shall collect five dollars ($5.00) Grand ball fee from each participants and turn over the same to the host. All player fees, registration forms shall be mailed or given to the SWBAD Commissioner on or before February 1st. There shall be no refund on basketball players after they sign the registration form.

4.2.2 Any "scratch" on the official USADB registration form shall not be allowed. The registration form that already has "scratch" shall be fine at twenty dollars ($20.00).

ARTICLE FIVE – AMENDMENTS TO BY-LAWS, RULES/REGULATIONS AND POLICIES

5.1 SWBAD BASKETBALL BY-LAWS, RULES AND REGULATIONS, POLICIES CHANGES

The By-laws may be amended, altered or revoked at the delegate meetings by two-third (2/3) vote of the delegates present and voting at the meeting. All new proposals shall be passed effective immediately after this tournament.

5.2 USADB BASKETBALL BY-LAWS, RULES AND REGULATIONS, POLICIES CHANGES

Should the USADB change its basketball By-laws or rules in the interim. SWBAD should be so governed and shall officially change its By-laws to conform to that of the USADB at the next SWBAD delegate meeting.

5.3 SWBAD BY-LAWS, RULES AND REGULATIONS, POLICIES PROPOSALS

All proposals, amendments and etc.; related to SWBAD management, structure, function shall be forwarded to SWBAD Deputy Commissioner by February 1st for the Law Committee to review and to act upon. In turn, the recommendation of the Law Committee shall be forwarded to the delegates at the SWBAD meeting for their action during the annual basketball tournament.