NEVER TOO LATE® BASKETBALL’S

“Play Forever League”

(PFL)

Format and Particulars (Fall-Winter 2009-10 season)

· Ten team mixed women’s and men’s division

· Game dates and times - Saturday mornings: 8:25, 9:20, 10:15, 11:10am, 12:05pm games. Season begins 11/07/09. Games end 02/20/10.

· Following the Draft Day scrmmages on October 31st, each team plays ten regular season games followed by three playoff Saturdays: total of 14 weeks of basketball.

· Teams will be formed by the League Commissioner with welcome input from all individuals. Every effort will be made to create teams of equal strength.

· The cost is $140 if you are currently enrolled in an NTL Weekly Practice Program and $180 if you are not. Anyone who recruits a new, appropriately skilled female player receives a $40 discount! There will be nine players per team.

· All games are at the Kennedy School (Porter Square), 5 Cherry Street, Somerville

Never Too Late Basketball Camps, Inc. will provide:

· Scorebook, scorekeeper plus electronic scoreboard, referee and full NCAA style box score immediately following game. Full cumulative individual, team and league stats (mins, pts, assists, FG made and taken, 3pters made and taken, FTs made and taken; off/def rebounds, assists, steals, blocks, TURNOVERS along with league leaders in fun categories) posted to www.nevertoolate.com the following week.

· Numbered reversible PFL game jerseys or shirts for those not already in possession of one

Rules

• 20 minute running time halves
• Stop time last two minutes of each half
• Clock stops in the last minute of the second half and all overtimes after a made basket
• One full time-outs plus one thirty-second time-out each half (no carry-over allowed)
• Eight (8) seconds to cross halfcourt line
• Seventh team foul in half results in bonus one-and-one FTs; nine fouls results in two bonus FTs
Five personal fouls disqualifies a player
• Technical fouls count as personals. Two technicals result in game expulsion and mandatory one game suspension.
Breakaway fouls count as an automatic technical. Players not wearing their PFL game jersey are assessed a technical. Opposing team shoots two FTs and gets possession to begin game.
• All games begin on-time; five players needed to begin a game (unless opposing team agrees to play against four)
• Any unsportsmanlike conduct (abusive language, excessive physical contact, verbal or physical intimidation) will not be tolerated.
• The League Commissioner reserves the right to amend the rules, resolve disputes and shamelessly rule in favor of those who seek tobe meet the objectives outlined below

League Objective: To provide players an opportunity to play the game in a fun, encouraging, positive, yet competitive and challenging environment. Team play, playing under control, playing to improve skills, playing for pure enjoyment and honest competition, and to acknowledge the sportsmanlike efforts of others should be the goal of each team and each individual player.

Call 781-488-3333 or e-mail hoops@nevertoolate.com to sign yourself up! updated (10/19/09)