St. Mary’s Men’s Basketball League
Player’s Code of Conduct

As a Christian league, we will hold our selves up to a high standard. It is our collective desire to be a part of a league where we play hard and compete without compromising our efforts to act Christ-like in our life.

General Guidelines

Behaviour in general

Be a role model – for your spectators, teammates and officials
Avoid shouting and disrespectful conduct at all times
Avoid profanities and offensive language!
Remember who we are – Christians – Let’s always act like we should

Scorekeepers and Volunteers

Remember, the scorekeepers are volunteers and are doing their best
Do not take up any issues directly with the scorekeepers – the Team Captain may address the game officials who will verify and rectify the situation

Officials

Officials make mistakes and will hardly every reverse it
You are not entitled to agree with every call
Relax and run back – at the end of the day it balances out

Failure to adhere to these guidelines will result in firm but fair consequences.

Guidelines for Negative Conduct

Players who receive two technical fouls will be ejected from the game and must leave the gym. The ejected player is also suspended from the next scheduled league game.
2 game ejections for technical fouls during the season will result in suspension for the remainder of the season, including playoffs.
If a team has two players ejected in the same game for technical fouls, the team will lose the game by default. This includes all league and play-off games.
Suspended players are not allowed to be in attendance of any league games during the duration of their suspension.
Fighting – which includes: pushing and shoving, punishing, excessive physicality will not be tolerated:

Any aggressive physical contact will result in a minimum suspension of 2 games.
Based on the circumstances situation and the person’s conduct throughout the season, the suspension may be longer (i.e. rest of season, or multi year suspension)
That player has 1 minute to gather his belongings and leave the gym and the Church property immediately. If the player(s) do not leave the building and Church property the game will be forfeited immediately to the other team and the player(s) will be suspended for the remainder of the league season
Players contributing to a fight, or threatening violence will also be subject to discipline at the discretion of the Discipline Committee

NO REFUNDS WILL BE GRANTED TO ANY PLAYER FOR GAMES THAT ARE MISSED FOR DISCIPLINARY REASONS

Decision Making - Punishment
Any behaviour related incident will be discussed on a case-by-case bases and may involve a decision by the Discipline Committee.

Members will of the Committee will be recused under the following circumstances:

Situation involves a teammate of theirs
Situation involves play-off implications
Situation involves a game in which the member of the committee was a participant

Decision Making Process

If there is an incident, a report will be circulated
Player will be permitted to submit a statement of defense within 24 hours of being notified
The committee will then decide based on the information it receives

RULES AND REGULATIONS

The games will consist of two-twenty minute halves run time. Half-time will be 3-5 minutes in duration.
Timeouts

Players may only substitute on dead balls after reporting to the scorer’s table.
All games will have a four minute overtime period all stop time. Overtime will begin with a jump ball and the teams will not change baskets. Time-outs and fouls do carry over into overtime.
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