K-1 | 2025 Winter Youth Basketball

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Youth basketball handbook

K-1st Grade League Rules

Goals are 8 feet
All practices and games will be at the Daviess County YMCA.
Coaches are responsible for setting up/tearing down for practices.
Practices will be 1 hour long, 1 day a week. Coaches will pick their own practice day and time that works best for them.
Games will consist of 4 quarters, approximately 7 minutes long.
Games will stop half way through each quarter to allow for substitutions.
A colored arm band will be placed on each player, on both sides, to designate who they are guarding on defense.
Halftime will be approximately 2 minutes.
Every player plays half of the game.
Coaches are expected to be on the court during the games and will be the referees for the K-1 league.
Coaches, Y Directors, and Y Coordinators reserve the right to discipline a player for bad behavior and/or unnecessary roughness.
Running clock. Time only stops for injuries, halftime, & subs.
Teach Man-to-Man defense only. Kids should have their hands up & not slapping the ball or the offensive player.
Double teaming is not permitted.
Stealing is not permitted. This includes stepping into the passing lane.
Defense cannot begin until the half court line has been crossed.
There are no foul shots in K-1 league.
No jewelry is permitted.
Focus on introducing the game and the fundamentals.
Incorporate the YMCA’ s four core values: caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility, into practices and games.

Mercy rule: If a team is up by 15+ points in the final 2 minutes of play, the game is over.

Most importantly – If you have fun, the players have fun!

*Encourage your players parents to join the team via the Heja app and ygametime.com*