Rules

TOURNAMENT CHECK-IN

Teams must arrive in Phoenix on July 26 (the day before tournament play begins) for registration at the Best Western (1666 S Dobson Rd, Mesa, AZ 85202) between the hours of 3 pm - 6 pm.
Teams must be registered at tournament headquarters prior to playing their first game.
Teams will be issued coaches passes for NCAA Certified Coaches only. Only NCAA Certified Coaches are allowed to sit on the team bench during the team’s games.
Teams must view the NCAA Educational Video prior to the first day of competition. The video will be shown at the Welcome Dinner on the evening of July 26.
If a team arrives too late for registration at the designated headquarters, it must register prior to playing its first game.

COACHES CERTIFICATION & PLAYER ROSTER

Teams must be made up of players from within your state, with no more than three players from adjoining states.

Playing Rules

Playing rules are those adopted by the National Federation of State High School Athletic Associations with the following exceptions:

SCHEDULING/PLAYING TIMES

All games will be played with a stopped clock format.
Games will be played in two 16 minute halves.
There are 7 minutes between games and 2 minutes between halves.

FOULS

On the seventh (7th) team foul the opposing team will be in the one & one bonus.
On the tenth (10th) team foul the opposing team will be in the double bonus situation.
A player will foul out on his 5th foul.

TIME-OUTS
A team will be permitted (4) 30 second time-outs per game. Time-outs will carry over. An additional time-out will be allowed for each overtime period.

OVERTIME
If an overtime is required, the first period will be (2) minutes. The second overtime will be sudden death.

DUNKING
Please be aware that dunking in warm-up is NOT ALLOWED by High School Federation rules.

GRACE PERIOD
There is no grace period. Plan to be at the gym at least 45 minutes before scheduled game.

CODES OF CONDUCT
Desert Duel demands a certain level of conduct from all coaches, players and fans participating in any of its tournaments. The following penalties will be imposed at all Desert Duel sanctioned tournaments.

Any coach, player or fan ejected from his/her team’s game by the referees, gym supervisor or tournament official must leave the gym immediately and will not be allowed into the gym for the team’s next game.
Two ejections will result in expulsion for the remainder of the tournament.
Any player, coach or fan caught in any physical altercation or destruction of property at any time during their stay at the tournament will result in expulsion for the remainder of the tournament.
Each team is responsible for any damages caused by any member of its party. It is the sole responsibility of the team’s administration to make good on any claims by hotels, van rental agencies or playing site where the damage has occurred.
This tournament has instituted a 0% tolerance for drug and alcohol abuse. Anyone found in violation of this policy will be ejected from the tournament.