CAA Basketball Rules National Federation High School Rules will govern all levels of play with these exceptions and points of emphasis: 1a.) A leagues will play two fourteen-minute halfs with stop time. 1b.) B and C leagues will play four ten-minute quarters with running time.  The clock will stop during free throws, timeouts, and when play stops in the final two minutes of each half. 2.) Overtime periods will be three minutes in length with stopped time. 3.) Three-point goals will only be recognized in gymnasiums with proper floor markings.  Referees will make this determination prior to games beginning. 4.) There shall be no penalty for incorrect uniform designs. 5.) Each team will furnish a game ball for each game, and the referee will select the game ball. 6.) A team winning by a margin of 20 points or more shall not press after a throw-in.  Playing defense in the backcourt after a rebound is not considered a press since play continues without a throw-in. 7.) Zone defense is strongly discouraged.  The CAA would like to see all our players develop the techniques and agility to play man-to-man defense. 8.) Each team is allowed three one-minute and two thirty second timeouts. 9a). There is no press allowed in B or C leagues until the fourth quarter.  Challenging a player up the court after a rebound is not considered a press even if it begins in the backcourt.  Yelling: Thats a press!! at the referee will not make it a press.  This is the most misunderstood rule in the CAA.  Prove to your team and parents that you know it! 9b.) A press is defined as playing defense in the backcourt following a throw-in like after an out-of-bounds, a timeout, an official stoppage, a violation, or a made basket. 10.) Girls C Leagues: Players may shoot free throws from twelve feet rather tahn fifteen feet.  In gyms without a twelve foot mark on the floor, the referee should dertermine where the shooter may shoot from.     Basketball Administrative Guidelines 1.) Each team must submit a complete roster to the referee at your first game.  Rosters must include athletes names, addresses, city, state, and zip.  The CAA must approve all roster changes.  Every player must be a student at the school they are representing.  Exceptions to this policy may be requested by written appeal to the CAA. 2.) Postponement of a game must be requested forty-eight hours in advance. 3.) Each team must supply a competent scorekeeper; the referee will designate which person will function as the official scorekeeper.  The home team must supply a competent person to operate the scoreboard and clock. 4.) A teams are CAA teams on which the oldest players are eighth graders. 5.) B teams are CAA teams on which the oldest players are seventh graders. 6.) C teams are CAA teams on which the oldest players are sixth graders.  There are no D leagues in the CAA.  Teams comprised of fifth graders will be placed in CAA C leagues. 7.) No player may play on more than one team, and an eighth grader who plays on a ninth grade, tenth grade, or varsity high school team shall be ineligible for CAA play. 8.) Games shall be forfeited only by decision of the CAA, or by decision of the referee who may declare a forfeit when conditions warrant.  Conditions leading to a forfeit might include but are not limited to intentionally violent play,  verbal or physical abuse of an official or opponent, or the perception of an offical that personal or athlete safety cannot be assured. 9.) A player or coach who is ejected from the game shall leave the game immediately, and shall not be allowed to participate again until meeting with the CAA.  A coach who has been ejected will be required to officiate one CAA game before coaching again. 10.) The CAA will only accept protests pertaining to misinterpretations of the rules.  The judgment of an official shall not be grounds for protests or appeals.  Protests must be made in writing within 24 hours of the game in question and must be accompanied by a $10.00 fee.  The CAA rules committee will decide all protests, and the fee will be refunded if the protest is upheld. 11.) Rulebooks are available from the Minnesota State High School League at 560-2262, or from the National Federation at (816) 464-5400.  The CAA will provide one rulebook to each school to be shared by its athletic department.