Open Gym basketball rules

Open Gym Basketball Rules

Open Gym schedule posted on open gym page

· Games are played 5 on 5 full court, first 10 players to show up get to play first game.

· Baskets count for 1 point, 20ft or longer shot counts for 2 points.

· First team to get to 15 points wins.

· Winning team of 1st game played gets to play against next team waiting. After that, each team whether they win or lose plays two games and then sits and waits in line for their next game.

· Players call their own fouls. No free throws, just take the ball out at top of key.

Children under 13 must be accompanied by an adult.

For those that just want to shoot, 1 court will be reserved for open shooting if available.

3 Point Shootout Rules

· Five racks of five balls will be placed around the 3 point line.

· Each shooter will have 70 seconds to get off as many of the 25 shots as possible.

· All shots must be taken with both feet behind the 3 point line.

· Each of the first four balls on the rack count for 1 point. The fifth ball counts for 2 points.

· Following the shooting, the shooter must collect and put all the balls back on the rack. If the shooter fails to do this they will be disqualified.

· Scores from the qualifying rounds do not carry over to the championship round.

· The person scoring the most points in the championship round will be declared the winner. In case of a tie the participants involved will shoot another round until a winner is decided.

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