MCIRA BASKETBALL RULES & REGULATIONS
2005-06
Revised: Oct. 2005
GENERAL REGULATIONS
1.1 All participating companies shall be current
MCIRA Members.
1.2 MCIRA member companies can only combine teams
if:
a.
Neither MCIRA member company has a
men's/women's team already participating in
the league.
b. A
maximum of 2 MCIRA companies can only combine to make a team.
1.
Separate rosters are required.
2. Each
company’s personnel dept. or MCIRA Rep must sign each roster
1.3 Rosters are required:
a.
At any time during the first 8 weeks of
the season a team may add players to
their
roster.
For this purpose a "Roster Addition Participation Waiver Form"
was provided.
b.
To fulfill the obligations of the
"Team Roster Participation Form/Roster Addition Participation Waiver
Form" each team captain must:
1. Witness that each player has read the waiver
in its entirety.
2. Witnessed that each player has signed the
form directly across from his/her printed/typed name.
3.
IMPORTANT: In the presence of a notary public
each team captain must indicate his/her
company, print names
and sign the form.
4.
The notary public must include the
date, month, and year of which he/she witnessed the
Fulfillment of the "Team Roster
Participation Waiver Form/Roster Addition Participation Waiver
Form." The notary is to also include his/her
signature and official seal.
5. Each team waiver is to be signed by the
personnel department or MCIRA Company Rep.
1.4 A Waiver Participation form must
be on file at the MCIRA Office for an individual to be eligible to
participate.
PLAYER ELIGIBILITY
2.1
Employees must be continuously employed
by the MCIRA member company for the complete basketball
season (including any playoffs) for a
minimum of 20 hours per week.
2.2 Ineligible
Players
a.
No "Contractors" or
"Suppliers" in any company are eligible to compete in any league
games. This includes
any MCIRA league suspended players.
b.
Any player who, during the course of the season, is no longer employed
by the company.
(i.e. permanent layoffs,
termination)
c.
If a team were found guilty of using an ineligible player/players, that
team would thus forfeit that particular game.
That team would also lose all rights for
any playoffs and/or divisional trophies.
d.
A PLAYER WHO FAILS TO COMPLY WITH THE MCIRA PARTICIPANT WAIVER
REQUIREMENTS.
2.3 The minimum age requirement to participate in
MCIRA Basketball is 18 years of age.
2.4 Players may only play on the team they
originally join.
Standings
3.1
Standings are computed on the best
win/loss record. Standings will be available on MCIRA’s web site.
MCIRA’s web site address is MCIRA.com .
3.2 League
Championship: The championship in all leagues is determined by the best
win/loss record during
the regular season. In the event of a two or more way tie for 1st
place, the best win/loss record between the
tied teams during the regular season will
determine the champion. A split of the
regular season games
between the tied teams would result in
co-champions. The League Director shall
rule on any additional tie
breaking possibilities.
COMPETITION RULES
3.3A Teams
will allowed to start a game with only 4 players. Also see rule #3.3B.
3.3B This rule ONLY applies to a team who, at the
start of a game, has 6 players or less.
If a player receives a
5th personal foul and any additional
fouls thereafter, with NO SUBSTITUTES AVAILABLE, the player may
then stay in the game at the expense
of a technical foul shot by the opposing team.
If a substitute is
available at any given time, the
player with 5 fouls must leave the game.
After the foul shot, the team
which just shot the foul shot will
resume play with possession of the ball.
3.4
The designated
clock will be scheduled as follows: 16-min.
halves - stop clock. Overtime play - 3 min.
Each team will be allotted two
time-outs per half. In overtime, each
team is allotted an additional time-out.
3.5 High
School rules will be followed with the exception being MCIRA rules.
3.6 Awards:
Team trophies to 1st place team in each division.
Team trophies also awarded to the
overall play-off champion and overall play-off runner-up. The overall
Play-off champion will receive a maximum
of 15 individual awards.
3.7. Teams are
REQUIRED to wear company
games shirts with numbers.
3.8
Any player who is ejected from a game
twice during the course of the season, will receive a one (1) game
suspension. A player who is ejected from a game three
times during the course of the season will be
suspended for the remainder of the
season.
3.9
PLAYOFFS: Every team who participates in Basketball
will qualify for the playoffs.
Playoffs
scheduled by the League Director.
3.10 In order to qualify to participate in the playoffs, a player
must have played in at least (3) regular season games.
GAME ARRANGEMENTS/REGULATIONS
4.1 The
facilities require that there be no smoking and/or alcohol in any school or
hospital facility.
Coaches, players, and spectators are
included. Also, please leave the
facilities as clean when you leave as
they were when you arrived.
4.2
Violence will not be permitted in a
game. Automatic suspension will result
from the game if a fight is
determined by the referee. Foul and
abusive language will not be tolerated.
4.3 A supervisor, scorekeeper, timekeeper,
officials, and game ball are provided by the league.
4.4 All games shall be played as scheduled.
4.5
All games will be played at the
facility and time designated. A
ten-minute allowance is made for
lateness.
A
forfeit of the game would then result due to tight scheduling.
4.6
Any team forfeiting two games will be
dropped.
4.7
Protest: In order to file a legal protest, a team must
immediately indicate its intent to the referees, supervisors,
and opposing team manager. NOTE:
All interested parties shall take notice of the conditions surrounding
the
making of the protest which will aid in
the correct determination of the issue.
The next step would then be to
submit the protest IN WRITING to the
MCIRA office within 48 hours of the altercation. All protests must be
accompanied with a $20.00 protest
fee.
4.8 Snow-outs: In the event of a possible snow cancellation,
team managers are REQUIRED to call the
MCIRA office
after 1:00 p.m. The telephone number is 908-362-7005.
4.9
In the event of a gym closing due to
snow or any other reason, games will be rescheduled by the league
Director.
4.10 It
is the responsibility of each team captain to notify his/her team of the rules
and regulations, which govern play.
It is essential that all teams participating in MCIRA
Basketball adhere to the following:
1. ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ARE NOT PERMITTED ON THE
FACILITY PROPERTY.
This includes spectators as well as
players.
2. NO SMOKING PERMITTED. This includes spectators as well as players.
3.
NO FOOD OR BEVERAGES ARE PERMITTED ON
THE FACILITY PROPERTY. This includes
spectators as
well as players.
4. Use only the authorized entrances and exits.
5. Remain in the designated area (locker room,
gym.) Wandering around the hallways and
other rooms is prohibited.
6. No hard sole shoes while on the gymnasium
floor. This includes all spectators as
well as players.
7. While utilizing the gymnasium, locker rooms
and lavatories, conduct yourself accordingly.
8. Players and spectators must honor the
directions given by the game supervisors and
custodial personnel on duty.
Violation of any of these rules will result in the
following:
1. Forfeiture of the game being played.
2. Dismissal from the MCIRA League.
3. Sponsoring company subject to dollar damage
liability.
4. Loss of facilities.
DIRECTIONS TO
BASKETBALL FACILITIES
(All Directions start at Rt. 287 South from Rt. 80)
Piccatinny
Arsenal
From Rt. 287 take Rt. 80 west to Rt. 15
north (
MORRISTOWN BEARD SCHOOL - Whippany Road
DIRECTIONS: From Rt. 287, take Morris Ave. exit (Morristown) Make left
at first traffic light onto Ridgedale Ave. Continue to stop sign. Turn left
onto Morris Ave. Continue on
note:
You could also get to the school via Rt. 10 and turn onto