SENIOR COMPETITION
Games are four 10 minute quarters as per SHSAA guidelines.
All teams advance into Conference / Regional / Provincial playoff format as per SHSAA guidelines.
JUNIOR COMPETITION
Games are four 8 minute quarters.
Only Man to Man Defence is to be played.
Junior Basketball – No Zone Defense Policy
What does this mean for our Coaches and Officials?
- Upcourt pressure is still permitted.
- “Sagging” defense is considered fundamental MTM defense.
- “Help and Recover” defense is considered fundamental MTM defense.
What are we looking to see? Or not see?
- If a player crosses the floor from wing to wing, a defender should follow that player (at minimum from one side of the court midline to the other – pending ball location).
- If an offensive “big” player leaves the post or rim area, a defensive player must follow to at least a “sagging position” on the court.
- Excessive or unnecessary switching in order to leave a “big” player under the rim is not in the spirit of this rule.
- Our “bigs” need to be able to defend on the perimeter as well as under the rim. Assuming we match-up defensively based on size - when one big leaves the rim area – so should the other.
Upcourt Pressure
- The number of players in the defensive front court should equal the number of players in the offensive back court.
- A player defending the inbounds passer should be in a cover position of the inbounds passer. They should NOT be in a “double team” position of any other offensive player positioned in their back court.
- Player may leave their man to “trap” BUT there should not be a rotation of players behind them (the player who’s defender left to `trap should now be unguarded).
The Bottom Line
The creation of this policy is to promote proper defense and to grow the game of basketball. This is a very common policy across areas of developmental basketball. DO NOT play the game of “how can I hide my zone defense”. Respect each other as coaches and look after our officials who are being asked to try to interpret a somewhat vague policy.
JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP ADVANCEMENT
1A (Small Schools) – 1 team entry per league plus a host for a maximum of 6 teams. If the host team is the only team from that league, then the tournament is to be played without a host position.
2A (large Schools) – 4 teams advance to the championship.
2A Junior Basketball - 4 Team event
Lloydminster League will have 2 representatives.
- Lloydminster League Seed 1
- Host (Determined by rotation) or next highest seed.
- Meadow Lake League (Jonas Samson)
- Beaver River League (Currently No Entry)
- If Beaver River or Meadow Lake Leagues do not have an entry, then the next representative(s) would come from the Lloydminster league.
Seeding
- Seed 1 vs Seed 4
- Seed 2 vs Seed 3
- Consolation game
- Championship game
PLAYOFF FORMAT
All seeding is to be done by the commissioner in consultation with the competing coaches.