Basketball Borough Championships Yr 5/6

Event Information

Booking

• This is a Borough Championships level event.
• On the initial booking date, schools may enter either a Borough Championship or a Development Competition within each sport category.
• If an event reaches capacity, schools will be placed on a waiting list and advised accordingly. MSSP will contact schools if places become available in the lead up to the event.

Age Category

• Year 5/6

Squad Size

• Maximum of 6 players in a squad
• 3 on court at a time

Team Eligibility

• Mixed gender event
• There must always be at least 1 girl on court

Event Eligibility

• This is a Borough Championships event.
• Schools are encouraged to select their strongest squad. School squads should be well prepared and have time to practise with the competition rules before attending this event.
• There is also a Basketball Development Competition event being delivered this year.
• Please consider the most appropriate event for your pupils to attend before registering as you may only be able to take part in one event if entrees exceed capacity.
• Schools cannot select the same pupils for the Development Competition and the Borough Championships.
• In the instance that a Championship team player is also played in a Development Competition team, the team will not be able to progress to a medal winning position.
• If this event exceeds the capacity for school entrees, priority will be given to schools who are not registered for the Development Competition.
• It is our aim to ensure all schools can access at least one of the events.

Kit & Equipment 

• All schools MUST provide their own First Aid kit along with a first aid qualified member of staff.
• Match ball: Molten, size 5
• Please provide own warm up basketball.
• Players of the same team should wear the same colour tops/bibs.
• No jewellery, baseball caps etc.
• It is advised that if eyewear is essential, it should be made from plastic rather than glass.

Rules

• 3 players on court always. Minimum 1 boy + 1 girl.
• Coaches are permitted rolling substitutions, and this should be as quickly as possible.
• Games will be played on half a court into one hoop.
• Ball must be dribbled when moving. Player cannot walk or run with the ball.
• Ball can only be dribbled with one hand.
• The ball can be stolen/snatched from the offensive team, but any contact will be penalised with a foul.
• Persistent contact fouls will result in the player being removed from play with no substitute.
• There are no jump balls.
• Declaring a winner: the first team to reach 15 points with at least a two-point margin (e.g.15-13 or 19-17) will win the game. However, if the clock expires and there is no two-point margin then the leading team at that time shall be the winner.
• The ball will change possession after a successful basket.
• The ball MUST be checked by an offensive and defensive player after a basket is scored.
• Whenever a ball is brought back into play, this shall be done from the top of the key.
• There is no defence whilst the ball is being taken back to the top of the key.
• Should a change in possession occur during play (steal, pass interception, gaining a defensive rebound, etc) then the ball must be ‘taken back’ to the top of the key in front of the basket and continue to play.
• Should a team score a basket after failing to ‘take the ball back’ then the basket will not count & possession of the ball shall go over to the opposition, who will “take the ball back”.
• On all fouls (except a shooting foul) the team not committing the foul will be rewarded the ball from the top of the key.
• Unsportsmanlike fouls shall be penalised by one free throw plus possession of the ball whether the free throw is scored or not.
• Shooting fouls shall be penalised as follows:
• 1) If the basket is made, one additional free throw is awarded to the shooter. Worth 1 point.
• 2) In ALL instances, the ball is retained by the shooting/attacking team who will check the ball at the top of the key
• There is no line up for any free throws.
• All baskets scored are worth 2 points. Foul shots will be one shot for 2 points on a missed basket. One additional basket worth 1 point on a scored basket.

Competition Format 

• Match duration will be dependent on entries and determined at the time of the draw. Usually 5 minutes
• Points awarded are: 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss.
• Group placing determined by: points accrued, scores difference, baskets for, head to head result between the two teams.
• For supporting basketball in your school please visit https://www.basketballengland.co.uk/get-involved/education/primary-schools/

Draw Format  

• First stage is round robin groups. Final group standings will be determined from results.
• Winners of the groups will take top seed of their group, 2nd take 2nd seed of their group, etc.
• All teams will progress to a second stage of competition according to their placement in the first round, with the format to be determined by the number of schools entered.

Awards  

• Winners: GOLD medal, certificates and Trophy.
• Runners Up: SILVER medal and certificates
• 3rd Place: BRONZE medal and certificates
• REFSPECT winners – Certificate
• Participation certificates will be presented to all participants.

Results 

• Results and event report will be available on the news webpage within 24 hours of the event ending.

Progression Pathway 

• The winner will represent Merton at the London Youth Games. Date TBC.

Staffing and Spectators 

• Spectators will not be permitted entry to the school/private sports facilities.
• Primary schools must inform parents in advance when inviting students to take part.
• All staff attending the event must have enhanced DBS clearance and have been fully vetted by their primary school.
• DBS numbers, Full name and School will be required in advance by the host school.
• Staff will be asked to keep score during the games.

MSSP Duty of Care

At Merton School Sport Partnership, the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of every participant is our highest priority. Our Duty of Care framework outlines the measures we take to ensure all events are safe, enjoyable and accessible, covering key areas including safeguarding, health and safety, equality, diversity and inclusion, risk assessments, medical provision, codes of conduct, photography and data protection.

We ask all schools, staff, volunteers and participants to familiarise themselves with these expectations before attending MSSP events.

For full details, please download the MSSP Duty of Care document or visit the relevant section of our website HERE for further guidance, policies and event information.