OBJECTIVES

-To provide a Christian environment where fellowship, recreation, and ministry can take place.

-To use the sport of basketball as a tool to spread the gospel and reach people for Christ.

-To develop within each participant patience, self-control, courage, good sportsmanship, teamwork, and a Christian outlook toward sports.

ORGANIZATION

LEAGUE COUNCIL-comprised of representatives from each church participating in the league. It is the governing body of the league and has final authority on any league decisions.

OFFICERS-Board of Directors

BOARD RESPONSIBILITES

Rules: Reviews and updates rules for play and eligibility and recommends changes to the league council.

Scheduling: schedules all regular season games. Is responsible for regulating league membership.

Accounting: comprised of league officers, are authorized to sign checks for league (two signatures required for $1000/above). Prepare and distributes financial report to Board at appropriate meetings.

Director of Officials: Is a liaison between leagues and referees. Is responsible for booking, observing how well rules are interpreted and enforced by referees. He answer to the Board and is paid a consulting fee for booking officials.

ELIGIBILITY

While each church is responsible for setting their own eligibility requirements, it is required by the league that all participating non-members be required to regularly attend the function of the church they represent. It is the church representative’s responsibility to insure each team in their program meets these requirements. Any team found out of compliance will risk game forfeitures or league expulsion.

Any age challenges will be resolved between the coaches and church representatives. Challenges must be lodged before and after the game, not during. Violation: 1) forfeit the game being played. 2) Ineligible player will be suspended for (1) calendar year. 3) Unsportsmanlike technical will be charged to the team.*

A player may move up to another team(age group) if there is no team provided for his/her age group(exception: no player allowed to move up to over 30/40 teams.

Girls may play on boy's teams if there is no team provided for their age group up to 8^th grade.

No player may play for more than one team or age group. No player may switch teams. Violation will result in immediate loss of eligibility and forfeiture of all games played.

No player who makes the final cut on a school team(home school,charter,private, or public) may participate in this league for the church and school season. Violation: any team caught playing school players, the ineligible player and coach will be suspended for (1) calendar year. NO EXCEPTIONS!

All players, coaches, referees, and fans participate at their own risk.

No player will exceed the following age limits during the season (September 1^st cutoff).

The player must meet both age and grade requirements or they must play at the higher age level.

PARTICIPATION DIVISIONS: ( CUT OFF DATE is SEPTEMBER 1ST)

-Midgets-K4 & K5