Welcome to the National Hoop Series IV Championships @ Lakepoint Sports Complex & @ The Cobb Galleria presented by The Georgia Basketball Association, a COVID Responsible Event - Safety First! The Georgia Basketball Association would like to thank all the great youth basketball programs that are participating in this Session #2 sanctioned event & for choosing us for your youth basketball experience. We look forward to providing your organization with an excellent weekend of exciting & competitive youth basketball! We wish good luck this weekend to all teams!

Venues for this event:

Cobb Galleria - 12 courts
1 Galleria Pkwy SE, Atlanta, GA 30339

Lakepoint Sports Complex - 12 courts
261 Stars Ways, Emerson GA 30121

Lakepoint Mandatory Waiver Form:

Every player MUST fill out this mandatory waiver to participate at Lakepoint Sports Complex. You can view the waiver @ https://waiver.smartwaiver.com/w/5ebc0eb2e49ea/web/

Host Hotel for this event:

The Waverly Hotel is connected to the Cobb Galleria! This is the host hotel for The National Hoop Series IV Championships! They are offering discount rates! You will literally just walk downstairs from your hotel room right into the event, right to Cumberland Mall & right to the Battery etc! There are still a few rooms available at great prices. Book a room now @ https://www.marriott.com/events/start.mi?id=1620677149056&key=GRP

Event Schedule:

The National Hoop Series IV Championships tournament schedule will be available this evening. You will be able to view the schedule @ https://tourneymachine.com/R86162 You can view the tournament's entire team list now on that link as well.

Event Ticket Purchasing:

The National Hoop Series IV Championships this weekend will be a cash-free environment! ALL admission tickets MUST be purchased ONLINE @ https://georgiabasketballassociation.tixtrack.com/tickets/series/gbatickets/

Friday:

Free for toddlers 5 & under
$10 for students 6-17 ?pays for all games.
$15 for all others pays for all games

Weekend pass $35 for students
Weekend pass $50 for all others

Saturday:

Free for toddlers 5 & under
$15 for students 6-17 ?pays for all games
$20 for all others pays for all games

Sunday:

Free for toddlers 5 & under
$15 for students 6-17 ?pays for all games
$20 for all others pays for all games

Game Rules for Championships

Note: The National High School Federation Rules & Regulations will apply to all games with the following exceptions:

1. 2 halves will be played with normal clock operation (Stop-Time):
a. 2nd Grade thru 5th Grade will play (2) twelve minute halves
b. 6th Grade thru 8th Grade will play (2) fourteen minute halves
c. 9th Grade thru 12th Grade will play (2) sixteen minute halves
c. Boys 6th Grade and below & all girl teams will play with the 28.5 intermediate basketball
2. 3 minutes will be allotted for pre-game warm up time and halftime. This time may be adjusted at the discretion of the gym director. Games may start ahead of schedule if agreed upon by both head coaches.
3. 4 Timeouts per game (2 Full, 2 30-sec). One additional timeout per team will be allowed for each overtime period. There will be no carry over of timeouts to the two-minute overtime period.
4. Two direct technical fouls on any player, coach, or team representative will result in an immediate ejection from the facility and disqualification for the following game.
5. If a team has a 20-point lead at any point in the game, the clock will run continuously except during a timeout. To resume normal clock operation, the trailing team must shrink the deficit to under 20 points in the first half. If a team has a 20-point lead at any point in the second half the clock will run continuously in the second half until the lead is below 10 points except during a timeout.
A team with a 30-point lead is not permitted to press full court.
6. Each Overtime period will be 2 minutes. Each team will receive one time out. They do not roll over.
7. Each team is responsible for their own warm-up basketballs and game basketballs and/or any other items brought to the game. The designated home team will provide the game basketball.
9. A 10-minute grace period will be extended for late-arriving teams, a forfeit will occur after this point.
10. Coaches must always have their coach's band placed on their wrist at all times, lost passes will need to be purchased.

Roster Rules for National Hoop Series Basketball Tournaments

1. Boys participate at 2020-2021 ?grade level (age limits apply)
2. Girls participate at 2020-2021 ?grade level (age limits apply)
3. Proof of age and grade is required.
a. Acceptable Proof of Age: clean photocopies of birth certificates, state-issued ID, adoption documentation, immigration documentation, school documentation, or passport.
b. Acceptable Proof of Grade: clean copy of school issued report card/progress report from current calendar year/semester.
Note: Teams are required to have proof of age/grade upon tournament check-in & at all times during the event. Failure to have your age verification documentation can lead to forfeiture of games..
4. Players can play up in age/grade level, but not down unless an age exception..
5. Players must remain on one roster per he group and cannot participate on two different teams in the same grade level (regardless if the team is in the same organization).
6. No roster additions will be permitted after a team has begun play of its first game.
7. Any team violating roster or team rules can be disqualified.
8. Eligibility Protests: Only head coaches are allowed to challenge the legitimacy or eligibility of an opposing player. Fans, parents, and assistant coaches are not allowed to make an official challenge. Challenges must be made immediately after the game, no challenge can be made after 15 minutes. See tournament director for challenge cost.
9. Players who are found to be illegal will result in an automatic loss for that team for that game & that particular player will be disqualified from the event; please ensure all players are compliant with the eligibility criteria. If no documents are present for proof of identity, the player in question is disqualified!
10. All Decisions in ALL matters made for the event are at the discretion of the tournament director at the facility in question.

Player Entry Into the Facilities:

1. Players MUST have on their uniform to receive free entry into the facilities & to gain access to the courts. Players not in team uniform will be considered fans.
2. Players may have their temperature checked prior to entry into the facilities.
3. Players are STRONGLY ENCOURAGED to wear a mask upon entering the facilities.

Coaches Entry Into the Facilities:

1. Coaches may have their temperature checked prior to entry into the facilities.
2. Coaches are STRONGLY ENCOURAGED to wear a mask upon entering the facilities.
3. Only the coaches names that were provided by your organization will be given coaching bands. Coaches must always have their coach's band placed on their wrist at all times, lost or broken bands will result in the need to purchase another band for entry.

Spectator Entry into the Facilities:

1. Spectators may have their temperature checked prior to entry into the facilities.
2. Spectators are STRONGLY ENCOURAGED to wear a mask upon entering the facilities.
3. Spectators MUST purchase entry tickets prior to entering the facilities.

We look forward to an exciting weekend of youth basketball!