The Between the Game Sports Youth Basketball League provides a structured and developmental environment for 5th–8th grade boys and girls. Our mission is to promote player growth, teamwork, confidence, discipline, and a love for the game in a competitive yet supportive setting.
LEAGUE DYNAMICS
Age Groups: 5th–8th grade
Season Length: 6 weeks (5 weeks of regular games + 1 week of playoffs/championship)
Break: 2 weeks between seasons before the next session starts
Teams will play one/two games each weekend (Saturday)
Practices occur 1–2 times per week, depending on coach availability
League Rules & Policies
Roster Size: 8–10 players per team.
Playing Time: All players must receive fair playing time during regular season games.
Clock Rules: Running clock except for the final 2 minutes of the 4th quarter.
Fouls: Players foul out on 5 fouls.
Timeouts: 2 timeouts per half.
Overtime: 2-minute overtime, then sudden death if still tied.
Uniforms: All players must wear official league jerseys
Roster / Player Eligibility: Players must play in their grade division (5th–6th or 7th–8th).
Sportsmanship / Zero Tolerance: 1st offense warning, 2nd offense technical + removal, 3rd offense suspension from next game.
Sportsmanship / Zero Tolerance: No fighting = automatic suspension (and possible removal from league).
Parent/Spectator Rules: No coaching from stands, no arguing with refs, no profanity, stay in spectator area.
Parent/Spectator Rules: League staff can remove spectators at any time for behavior.
**** Full list of rules and policies found on PDF at the bottom this page****
League Structure
Age Groups: 5th–8th grade
Season Length: 6 weeks (5 weeks of regular games + 1 week of playoffs/championship)
Break: 2 weeks between seasons before the next session starts
Teams will play one game each weekend (Saturday or Sunday)
Practices occur 1–2 times per week, depending on coach availability
Weekly Schedule
Practices: Weekly 45–75 minute practices held on weekdays.
Games: All games will take place on Saturdays
Saturdays: 9 AM – 1 PM
Game Length: 32 minutes (Running Clock)
