PFL Procedural Points
- A Waiver of Liability form must be read, agreed to, and signed by each
player, each season, before he or she can participate.
- It should be the goal of each individual and each
team to see that the game is played as a ÒteamÓ game, and that every
player is as involved as much as possible both on offense and defense.
- All players on a team should play nearly an equal
amount of time. It is up to each team to figure out how that happens. The
better or more experienced players should learn to be on the bench at the
end of games.
- Zone defenses are illegal in the PFL (Even though
zones are now played on every level of organized play, players on these
teams are coached in how to play zones and how to attack zones. In
recreational basketball with recreational basketball players, zone
defenses, even poorly played zone defenses confuse offenses and put the
offenses at a disadvantage and, further, make for bad basketball.
Recreational zone defenses are lazy defenses. Get out there and guard
someone.)
- Visiting teams are listed first on the schedule
and should wear a blue (royal, navy, Royal Navy, midnight blue,
double-stitched hem) or red PFL game jersey. Home teams are listed second
and should wear white. (Example: Knicks vs. Lakers; Knicks would wear
blue, Lakers wear white!) Players who do not have their games jerseys will
be assessed a two shot technical foul to be taken by the opposing team
before the game begins. The opposing team also gets the ball. (ÒAh man, I
had it, it was like right there and I walked out without it.Ó)
- If a time-out is called when a player is to be
shooting a free throw or free throws, the clock will start again when the
ball is given to the player for the last free throw. (Unless it is within
the last two minutes of either half, in which case the clock will remain
stopped).
- When substituting, please report to the scorerÕs
table and tell the scorekeeper that you will be substituting. If there is
any wait involved, it is a matter of protocol to kneel or sit on the floor
near the corner of the scorerÕs table. This allows the scorekeeper an
unobstructed view.
- If a foul is called on you, please raise your
hand so the scorekeeper can properly identify upon whom the foul was
called.
- If you are waiting for the next game, or not
waiting for the next game, or have no idea why you are there, please still
refrain from dribbling or shooting or messing around with basketballs
while a game is in progress.
- If you bring a child to the game, please make
sure that the child is supervised and not able to run out onto the floor,
thereby risking injury.
- Please remove all jewelry before the start of the
game.
- Visiting team decides at which basket to warm-up.
That will be the basket at which the visiting team will shoot for the
first half. Switch hoops for the second half. (Typically, the visiting
team will choose the basket furthest from their bench in the first half,
so as to shoot in front of their bench for the second half.)
- Talking to players on the other team is
considered taunting and taunting will get you a technical foul. Saying
things like Òlet her shootÓ is un-sportsmanlike and will be discouraged.
If you want to Òlet her shootÓ discuss it in your time-outs or team
huddles. (I hope she scores
thirty on you!)
- Any foul, or anything that looks like a foul in a
breakaway situation, is a technical foul. Do not touch anyone who is ahead
of you, jumping off the floor and shooting a lay-up. ItÕs too dangerous.
- Most importantly, work at making sure that your
teammates are having fun and that your team has its best opportunity to
improve as a team, even if your record never shows it.
updated October 19, 2009