2010 National Rule Changes
Pick Up Player Rule
A team shall be allowed to add (pick up) a maximum of seven (7) players to their official roster when advancing to a Division I, II or III National Championship with an overall maximum of fifteen (15) players.
Jersey Numbers
Players' jerseys must have numbers on both the front and back. Numbers can be 00-99. Minimum size of numbers shall be 2" on the front and 4" on the back.
Player Foul Rule
A player will be disqualified on her 6th personal foul. This is for NCAA Certified Events (including District Qualifying Tournaments, Super Regional Tournaments, Super Showcase Events and National Championships).
Advancement Criteria for National Championships
THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE WILL APPLY TO ALL DISTRICT QUALIFYING TOURNAMENTS
DIVISION I DISTRICT QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT
District Finish National Championship
1st place Division I
2nd place Division I
3rd place Division I or Division II (teams choice)
4th place Division I or Division II (teams choice)
The remaining teams choose Division II or Division III
*If the district tournament does not play out all the places, the remaining teams will be placed in a hat and drawn out to determine the teams finish.
DIVISION II DISTRICT QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT
District Finish National Championship
1st place Division II
2nd place Division II
3rd place Division II or Division III (teams choice)
4th place Division II or Division III (teams choice)
The remaining teams advance to Division III
*If the district tournament does not play out all the places, the remaining teams will be placed in a hat and drawn out to determine the teams finish.
DIVISION III DISTRICT QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT
District Finish National Championship
1st place Division III
2nd place Division III
3rd place Division III
4th place Division III
The remaining teams advance to Division III
*If the district tournament does not play out all the places, the remaining teams will be placed in a hat and drawn out to determine the teams finish.
Please not some Districts have separate Division I, II or III qualifying tournaments.
If you would like to petition to attend a different National Championship than what you qualified for please submit your request to specialrequestgirlsbball@aausports.org
Any club that finishes in the top four from the previous years National Championship will receive an automatic bid to the next higher age group the following year.
If an automatic bid recipient qualifies from the 2010 District tournament advancement structure, the automatic bid may be used by the club to advance another team from their club in the same age/grade division. If the club does not use the automatic bid to advance another team from their club, the bid will revert to the District to be awarded to the next highest place team not otherwise qualified.
The quarter final round in each district tournament will determine the 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th place by draw unless those games are played.
If there is a Division 3 qualifying tournament at the district level all teams advance to the Division 3 National Championship.
All teams advance in the 8u and 19u age divisions to the National Championship.
2009 National Rule Changes
1. New 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
2. Tournament Days
Starting in 2009, the National Championship competition days will be reduced to five playing days.
Format will be pool play with teams split into Championship and Classic single elimination brackets.
3. 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, they may not play D-II or D-III in that Division, but they may play in an older Division and participate in a Division II.
4. 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.
5. Bench Personnel
In NCAA Certified Events a team may have 1 to 4 Coaches (Non-athletes) on their bench. In Non-NCAA Certified Events a team must have a minimum of two and a maximum of four.
6. All-American Awards
Awarded in the 16/u Junior Division only.
7. Playing times
Districts may determine the length of games in their Qualifying Tournaments. However, it is strongly recommended that Districts follow the times below.
Division Game Length
8/u 6-Minute Quarters
9/u, 10/u 14Minute Halves
11/u, 12/u, 13/u 16-Minute Halves
14/u, 15/u, 16/u-Jr. Eligible 18-Minute Halves
Open, AAU Junior Olympic Games 20-Minute Halves
- 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.
8. Host Teams
The National Sports Chair may enter host team(s) in any or all events as needed for bracketing assistance.
9. 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.
10. Zone Representatives for 2009-2010
Zone A – Phil Holloway
Zone B – Howard Cummins
Zone C – Sharon Murphy
Zone D – Mike Killpack
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