EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY
As we move into the 2nd half of the 2024-25 season, the League Council has made some amendments to the ON COURT Rules of the Gr3g League that should provide for a better experience and more fluid gameplay.
The Council asks that all players take the time to read and understand the rules both on-court and off-court.
PLEASE GET YOUR TEAMMATES TO PAY UP THE $50 GYM DUES OWED OCTOBER 1st, 2024. It’s damn near January, yo!
If you’d like to continue to play with the League after April 1st, please make sure you’ve paid your LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP in full. Total cost is $163/player which includes those 2024 $50 gym dues most everyone has paid. Gym costs are rising, so membership and annual dues will rise in the fall of 2025, cost TBD.
Currently, 40+ players make up 6 teams. Some have been here since before Covid and/or thru the pandemic, some are brand new. No one deserves to leave the gym upset by anything more than a loss. This has not been the case recently. The amount of trash talk, confrontations and physical play has been rising consistently since October and it is a concern for the leadership of the League. We are not having any more of it.
On that note, Updated rules are as follows:
SUBS ONLY ALLOWED AT DEAD BALL, no more “hockey-style”.
EVERYONE SUBS OUT! when you have more than 5 players.
ELBOWS DOWN! PLAY WITHIN YOUR OWN PHONE BOOTH.
STOP FOULING BECAUSE YOU GOT BEAT ON D (this is such a huge problem).
INTENTIONAL FOULS WILL BE MET WITH IMMEDIATE EJECTION FROM THE GYM.
ANY EXCESSIVE PHYSICAL PLAY WILL BE MET WITH IMMEDIATE EJECTION FROM THE GYM.
MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES OF ANY OF THE ABOVE WILL DISQUALIFY THAT PLAYER PERMANENTLY.
“I’M DONE DEALING WITH THE BS. IF OLD-ASS GROWN FOLKS WANT TO ARGUE CALLS, GET MAD ALL THE TIME, GO PLAY SOMEWHERE ELSE. START YOUR OWN LEAGUE. I WANT TO HOOP WITH HOOPERS WHO LOVE THE GAME MORE THAN WINNING. COME HAVE FUN OR STAY HOME.” -gr3g
IN GAME
- games are played on a full court in 5v5
- teams must field 4 players (option of 4v4 or allowing subs)
- first team to score 63 points wins OR whoever is ahead after 33 minutes
- games are played on a 33-minute running clock
- shots inside the arc are worth 2 points & outside are worth three points
- shots made beyond our added “3G” line activate a “Make It, Take It”
- at dead ball, defense ALWAYS returns LIVE BALL to offense BEHIND mid-court to restart
- offense may dribble, shoot or pass to start play (thus limiting inbounds play injuries)
- substitutions ONLY ALLOWED on a dead ball
- “call your own” fouls; don’t be a “violations czar” or “overzealous ref”. the floor isn’t perfect, everyone travels.
- each team receives one 60-second timeout
- all HALF-COURT defensive strategies are allowed, MAN-TO-MAN is preferred
- Move the ball! Just HOOP, please don’t stall in the final minutes. Open shots deserve to be taken.
OVERTIME RULES WILL CHANGE:
EACH TEAM’S 5 ON-COURT PLAYERS AT BUZZER SHOOT 3G’S AS A TEAM.
(HOME TEAM GETS OPTION OF SHOOTING FIRST OR SECOND.)
IF TIED AFTER ROUND 1, MAKE/MATCH SUDDEN DEATH 1-BY-1)
After April, we are capping the rosters at 8 players going forward while grandfathering in any team fully-paid with 9 or more. It’s just too many people to keep happy and to keep up with when the other team only has minimal or no subs.
There is a protocol to follow when inviting players to the League. Register on the website. Secure Membership. Pay dues. Meet with Leadership. No on-court play until after those requirements are met. No more random “they playin’ tonight” kind of shit.
Respect the League. Respect the rules. Respect your opponents. Respect yourself enough to cooperate.
Spectators need to stay IN THE BLEACHERS AT ALL TIMES. NO ONE SHOULD BE IN ANY CLASSROOM. ITEMS WERE STOLEN EARLIER THIS SEASON AROUND HALLOWEEN, IT WAS CANDY. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE.
Children shouldn’t be running around the gym during games and MUST be accompanied by a parent/guardian for safety concerns and as a courtesy to the school and the League. Multiple players use this time to “get away from all that” and others have stated concern over the consistency of interruptions from the sidelines.
We never wanted to have this much information and rules to share, but it has come to that. Just play for fun, live your dream.
There ain’t no prize destination, so enjoy the journey.
