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NEW RULE CHANGES FOR 2009
New Age Group Divisions for 2009
DIVISION BIRTH DATE GRADE 8/u-3rd Grade Born in 2000 or after or in the 3rd Grade & born in 1999 or after 9/u-4th Grade Born in 1999 or after or in the 4th Grade & born in 1998 or after 10/u-5th Grade Born in 1998 or after or in the 5th Grade & born in 1997 or after 11/u-6th Grade Born in 1997 or after or in the 6th Grade & born in 1996 or after 12/u-7th Grade Born in 1996 or after or in the 7th Grade & born in 1995 or after 13/u-8th Grade Born in 1995 or after or in the 8th Grade & born in 1994 or after 14/u-9th Grade Born in 1994 or after or in the 9th Grade & born in 1993 or after 15/u-10th Grade Born in 1993 or after or in the 10th Grade & born in 1992 or after 16/u-11th Grade Born in 1992 or after or in the 11th Grade & born in 1991 or after Open Born in 1989 or after
1. Tournament Days Starting in 2009, the National Championship competition days will be reduced to five playing days.
2. Player Team Participation Girls may play for the same Club in as many as three Divisions in which they qualify’
A team that qualifies for Division I may also play up a Division and participate in a Division II.
3. District Qualifying Championship Teams Any team finishing fifth place or below and qualifies for Division I may have the option to go to Division I or II.
4. Bench Personnel In NCAA Certified Events a team may have 1 to 4 Coaches (Non-athletes) on their bench. In Non-Certified Events a team must have a minimum of two and a maximum of four.
5. All-American Awards Awarded in the 16/u Junior Division only.
6. Playing times Districts may determine the length of games in their Qualifying Tournaments. However, it is strongly recommended that Districts follow the times below.
-Overtime periods are 5 minutes, except for the 8/under, 9/under & 10/under age divisions. The overtime period for 8/under, 9/Under & 10/Under division is 3 minutes. Half time is 6-minutes for all age divisions. Game time is game time. If a team arrives prior, then they shall have 10 minutes to warm-up. Game slots for all Divisions are one hour and thirty minutes. · 8/u & 9/u If a team is up by 15 points or more, the winning team can NOT press until the offensive team reaches the three point line. Penalty for breaking the rule is a warning first and second is an administrative technical foul. If the rule is broken again, the technical foul goes to the coach.
7. Host Teams The National Sports Chair may enter host team(s) in any or all events as needed for bracketing assistance.
8. Super Regional Tournaments. Maximum of three days duration, may last more than three days if it is over a federally recognized holiday or approved by the National Chair. |
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