Welcome to the Team Mac/Storm Invitational Tournament 2025 RULES

Team Mac Invitational Tournament

March 29-30, 2025

Thanks for your support!!

RULES

• The schedule with team names, numbers, game times and court locations are available in an excel spreadsheet on the website.
  CHECK FRIDAY FOR ANY LAST MINUTE SCHEDULING UPDATES.

• Daily Admission:

  • $10 for adults

  • $5 Children (10-17) good for all weekend.

  • $15 for an individual weekend pass.

  • Coaches get two free wristbands.

• Concessions will be available at all sites.

• 2025 Storm Invitational Merchandise can be purchased online and at Nichols School.
  Please forward the link to your team or scan the QR code at the sites to access the website.

• Behavior: Coaches are responsible for having their team ready to play 30 minutes before game time and for the behavior of players and fans during and after games
  Any coach or player with 2 technical fouls will be EJECTED FROM THIS TOURNAMENT!

• Coaches: SEATS ARE LIMITED at Nichols Aux Gym. You can bring chairs. Coaches, please let the parents know about seating-admission-concessions-behavior.

• Game Rules: NYSHS Rules except:

  • 6 fouls to foul out. (3) 30 second timeouts per game. (1) TO in OT. No carryover.

  • Shoot 1&1 on 10th foul. No double bonus. 1&1 in the last minute and in OT.

  • Game length is 16 minutes per half. Stopped clock except if a team is up by 20+ points with 10 minutes remaining in the 2nd half.

  • 5 minutes between games. No exceptions. Have your team ready to go!

  • Halftime is 3 minutes. Overtime is 2 minutes then any score.

  • Each team must sign the medical release form before their first game.

  • Each team must supply their basketballs- including a game ball.

  • Second rule in backcourt is in effect for the Girls as well as Boys. No shot clocks!

  • If you are winning by 15 pts 1st half or 20 pts 2nd half, fall back into a zone!! Don’t run up the score on a team. No pressing when up 20 points. Sportsmanship should prevail.

  • The point differential is 20 points- then AAU tiebreakers are used.

  • Special rules for all games at Iroquois Middle School & Gow (Young Grades)

  • Game length is 14 minutes per half.

  • 28.5 ball will be used for 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th grades unless coaches agree otherwise.

  • 3rd and 4th Grade - No 3’s & No full court press once a team is up by 15 points.

• Each team MUST have a CLOCK Operator or a scorekeeper at the table at each game.
  CLOCK operator is home team and scorekeeper is the away team. Make sure the board is accurate!!!!
  If there are no scorekeepers, then no one fouls out and the Clock operator will only keep track of team fouls. First team is home team.

• FORFEIT TIME: Each game will start 5 minutes after the preceding game.
  If a team is not ready the clock will be set at 16 minutes and run until the team is READY TO PLAY!
  Every minute a team is late 2 points will be added to the opposing team’s total.
  The game will be picked up at that point of time. Be 30 minutes early!

• Game scores are updated every 3 hours at teammacstorm.com.
  Winning coaches, make sure you give your score (ex. F9-51 F8-48) to the site manager or to the admission table.
  Playoff games on Sunday will be updated during the day. Late games should have playoffs teams set by 9 pm.
  Check the schedule to see where you play on Sunday.