Participation Requirements:
To participate in AAU Men’s Basketball, a person must be a US citizen and be an amateur in accordance with the AAU Official Code. All players must be officially registered with the AAU prior to participation in any sanctioned AAU competition. NCML has instituted a minimum age restriction of 18 years old. Any basketball player will be permitted to participate in AAU Men’s competition, provided that player, at the time of AAU competition, is not under contract (being paid) to perform as a basketball player for any professional team.
It is imperative that proper procedures for registering athletes be followed to ensure eligibility and to obtain insurance coverage for the athletes, coaches and managers in accordance with the representations that are made to them in our membership materials.
There are three (3) essential requirements to obtain insurance coverage (Liability as well as accident)
- The athlete must be registered (coaches and managers should also register)
- The insurance premium and membership documentation must be transmitted by the NCML to the AAU National Office
- The competition must be conducted pursuant to a proper sanction (all teams and athletes register with the NCML)
Insurance Coverage is a valuable component of your team and individual NCML membership but is AVAILABLE ONLY IF FOREGOING PROCEDURES ARE FOLLOWED.
Financial Matters
To ensure the quality and conduct of NCML and TAC basketball competitions any team that forfeits one (1) regular season game and one (1) playoff game for any reason, shall be expelled from the TAC. Individual membership is not affected.
An expelled team may be reinstated upon payment of a $75 reinstatement fee to NCML, payable upon demand. A team failing to make such payment within three (3) calendar days of official request shall be ineligible for reinstatement.
There are no refunds of any fees paid to NCML with respect to the Triangle Area Classic. Be very certain of your team’s participation prior to making payments to the organization.
Game Procedure Highlights
NCAA Basketball Rules apply. Teams are allowed three (3) time-outs per game and one (1) time -out per overtime. Time outs do not carry over. Games will consist of two (2) twenty (20) minute halves with running clock time. The last ten (10) seconds of the first half and the last three (3) minutes of the second half will be stop time. All game related records and statistics will be kept on file and online for review.
League Alignment
The league will consist of 6 registered teams and 2 open teams. Open teams will consist of individuals who are registered members but are not affiliated with any previously formed team. Each team must have a minimum of five (5) players and maximum of eight (8) players. There will be no consideration for skill level in this league. * The TAC Is A Competitive League, we assume participants and teams will make every effort to ensure that they can compete successfully. Each team will play at least 8 regular season games and 1 playoff game.
Playoff Eligibility
The top eight (8) teams will be selected to participate in the TAC playoffs. Those teams that qualify for the playoffs will be permitted to add a maximum of two players to their roster from rosters of other area teams who participated in the regular season. The two teams that qualify for the championship game must wear NCML provided uniforms for a minimal fee.
All team coaches or managers will receive official league schedule and locations of competitions on June 23, 2008 by email.
For further questions and rules for basketball competitions please visit http://aausports.org/sprt_MensBasketball.asp?a=sprt_MensBasketball_Rules.htm
(Men’s Basketball Handbook)
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