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9GAME RULES 1. Rosters a) All players must be league rostered from the previous season or will be on the league roster in the upcoming season. b) Players may be added or dropped from the roster up until two (2) weeks prior to the first tournament game. Players added must get the approval from the Grade Level Division Coordinator and/or the Boys or Girls Commissioner. Player add fees will be applicable on all player adds. c) Minimum rostered players is six (6) to add a player. Player add fee is still applicable. If the roster is at 7 and the team wants to add player(s), player(s) cannot be %u201cimpact player(s)%u201d and the decisions will be made by the Grade Level Division Coordinator and player add fees are applicable. d) Players are not allowed to be on multiple (more than 1) rosters or team(s). If this violation occurs, player(s) and coach(es) involved will be expelled from the tournament, forfeiture of games in which the player in question plays and possible future tournament eligibility will be impacted (up to 12 months). e) If a player plays under %u201can assumed name%u201d or if the team uses an ineligible player, it will result in an automatic forfeiture for the team in which the player in question plays and immediate suspension from current and future VFW Tournaments and/or other tournaments for up to 12 months. f) Rosters can have more than 10 players listed, but a maximum of 10 awards will be given. If less than 10, the amount of names on the roster will be awarded. g) Rosters can include a maximum of two (2) higher grade level players on the team if they are not %u201cimpact player(s)%u201d and still be playing in the grade level below. Higher grade level means no more than one (1) grade up. The Grade Level Division Coordinator has the final decision. h) No additions to the roster will be allowed during the tournament. 2. Game Time a) All games will be twenty (20) minute halves, running time. i) The final 15 seconds of the first half will be stop time. ii) The final two (2) minutes of regulation will be stop time unless the point spread is greater than the following by grade levels (determined at the 2 minute mark for the rest of the game). 1. 3rd - 4th grade boys and girls: point spread is greater than 15 points 2. 5th %u2013 12th grade boys and girls: point spread is greater than 20 points b) 10 second backcourt rule will apply to all divisions, except high school girls, if using a shotclock. c) Overtime i) 1st overtime period is two (2) minutes stop-time. ii) The 2nd overtime period is sudden death. iii) Jump ball to start overtime periods. d) Delayed Start of Game i) There is an automatic forfeit if a team does not arrive within ten (10) minutes after the scheduled start time of the game. ii) Each team must have 5 players to begin the game. e) Time Outs i) Two (2) full time outs and two (2) 30-second timeouts per game. ii) One (1) additional time out for the 1st overtime period.