2007-08 IHSAA Boys
& Girls Basketball
Controlled Scrimmage
Rules and Regulations
I. Date
Each basketball playing
school may choose to participate in an inter-school controlled scrimmage after
five days of practice and no later than the second calendar day prior to the
first scheduled game.
Only one scrimmage shall be
held by a high school. JV players and
freshmen players may be utilized, provided that they have been included in the
practices prior to the scrimmage and that their plays are included as part of
the scrimmage time limit. There shall be
no separate freshman or junior varsity scrimmages organized.
II. Contractual Agreement
Schools who choose to
participate in a scrimmage must schedule another
There shall be a contract
between the two schools, which will include the location, time and any
financial arrangement between schools.
Spectator admission into the
scrimmage would be an option of the participating schools. Both schools must be in agreement with
financial arrangements prior to the scrimmage.
III. Coaches
Each team may have the head
coach and two additional coaches on the court during the scrimmage. All other coaches will be on the sideline, or
in the bleachers.
Each team shall have the
opportunity to videotape/film the scrimmage.
Only one person from each team will be allowed to videotape/film the
scrimmage. Scouting should not be allowed
at the scrimmage. The scrimmage
videotapes shall not be exchanged with other coaches for the purpose of
scouting. The purpose of the scrimmage
is evaluating your own squad.
Coaches should communicate
with each other prior to the scrimmage.
This should be done to assure players are competing against players of
the same comparable talent level and so that coaches are in agreement as to the
format of the time schedules. Coaches of the two teams shall select in advance
either Option A or Option B.
IV. Players
Only those players who have
participated in five days of practice shall be allowed to participate in this
scrimmage.
V. Time
The maximum amount of time
allowed for the scrimmage is 2 hours to 2 hours and 15 minutes. (This includes the warm-up time and breaks.)
VI. Officials
Two officials shall be
provided by the home team. The clock
will run according to rules listed below.
The clock will stop for injuries.
Officials should go through all signals, but the clock operator should
not stop the clock for fouls, violations, etc.
This does not apply to the parts of quarters specified as “clock would
stop.”
Officials are responsible
for seeing that the clock runs according to the listed rules and that no more
than the maximum time of each segment is played. This is a very important point. The scrimmage officials are responsible for
enforcing all the specified rules, including the time rules of the
scrimmage. No one has the authority to
supersede the officials decision on any aspect of the
scrimmage.
Scrimmage Time Schedule
Option A
15 minute warm-up session
4 – 15 minute quarters with
running clock
each team allowed one time out (with clock stopped)
during each of the four quarters
5 minutes between quarters
for drink and rest.
No free throws will be shot.
Score will be kept but will
start over each quarter.
Substitution
at any time during a dead ball.
1st Quarter Play
half court man-to-man defense only. (No
full court defense!)
2nd Quarter Play
half court zone defense and/or switching defenses. (No full court defense!)
3rd Quarter Full court defense is allowed. A consensus with both coaches is required.
4th Quarter Each
coach may choose their defense.
(Discussion prior to quarter is suggested.) (Mutual consent on pressing)
Option B
15 minute warm-up
5 – 12 minute quarters
Each team allowed one time
out (with clock stopped) during each of the five quarters
Running clock for the first
eleven minutes of each quarter
No free throws during the
first eleven minutes of each quarter
During the last minute of
each quarter the clock would stop, free throws would be shot (both teams
designated as in the 1-and-1)
4 minutes between quarters
for rest and drink
Score will be kept but will
start over each quarter.
Substitution
at any time during a dead ball.
1st Quarter Play
half court man-to-man defense only. (No
full court defense!)
2nd Quarter Play
half court zone defense and/or switching defenses. (No full court defense!)
3rd Quarter Full court defense is allowed. A consensus with both coaches is required.
4th Quarter Each
coach may choose their defense.
(Discussion prior to quarter is suggested.) (Mutual consent on pressing)
5th Quarter Each
coach may choose their defense.
(Discussion prior to quarter is suggested.) (Mutual consent on pressing)
One of the five quarters
must be used as a “Second String” quarter.
This quarter should be agreed upon by the coaches before the scrimmage.