Our In-House program is for both Boys and Girls split up between 4th-8th grade. This program provide an opportunity for kids of all skill levels to play basketball in an enthusiastic and fun environment.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
ALL players playing on a 5th Grade travel team are also REQUIRED to play in the In House Program, no exceptions. If you sign up for a 5th Grade travel team you are automatically registered for In House and do not need to sign up.
4th/5th In House includes one practice during the week and one game on Saturday.
- We combine the grades to create a group of equally skilled, balanced teams.
- Following registration we run a series of skills sessions from late October through mid-November prior to creating the teams.
- For 4th/5th, there is one practice per week per team.
- All games are held on Saturday mornings at the Watertown Middle School.
- The season runs from early December through to the first week of March
4th/5th Grade IN HOUSE League Rules:
- Eight - 5 minute periods broken into two "halves"
- Running Time with the following exceptions:
- Stop Time in the last minute of each half
- Clock stops on a shooting foul until players are set, restarts when shooter receives the ball
- Man to man defense only - No Double Teaming
- No Full Court Press
- Fall back to half court except for last minute of game
- One timeout per game
- Don't keep track of team fouls
- Shooting fouls only in act of shooting with the following exception:
- In last minute of game all non shooting fouls one and one.
- Shooting fouls only in act of shooting with the following exception:
- Free throws player can start in front of line or jump over line with no violation
- Playing time split equally according to Substitution sheet (attached)
- Overtime is 1 minute stop. If no winner after 1st OT, go to 2nd OT, "sudden death" will decide game in 3rd OT.
- In Playoffs the following rules apply:
- Overtime is 2 minutes
- 1 Time out per team (no carryover from regulation)
- Shooting fouls only in act of shooting with the following exception:
- In last minute of OT all non shooting fouls one and one.
- Stop Time last minute of OT
- If 2nd OT required
- 2nd OT is 1 minute Stop time
- 1 Time out per team (no carryover from 1st OT)
- All non shooting fouls one and one
6th/7th/8th (middle school) In house
- We combine the grades to create a group of equally skilled, balanced teams.
- Following registration we run a series of skills sessions from late October through mid-November prior to creating the teams.
- For 6th/7th/8th, there are no practices.
- All games are held on Saturday mornings at the Watertown Middle School.
- The season runs from early December through to the first week of March
- 6th/7th/8th uses the same rules as above except that the 6th/7th/8th graders play two 20 minute halves.