1. FIBA RULES MODIFICATIONS
ONTARIO BASKETBALL LEAGUE
ONTARIO BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

2. ONTARIO BASKETBALL MODIFICATION – UNIFORMS #1
Ontario Basketball (FIBA) Uniform Clarifications
T- shirts
Compression short sleeve shirt
Allowed up to and including U17
To be black, white, or dominant solid colour of jersey
All players shall be wearing same colour
Compression long sleeve shirts
Allowed
To be black, white or dominant solid colour of jersey
Long sleeve loose-fitting shirts not permitted
Compression underwear --
long legs extending below shorts
To be solid black or dominant solid colour of jersey

3. ONTARIO BASKETBALL MODIFICATION – UNIFORMS #2
Ontario Basketball (FIBA) Uniform Clarifications
Headwear
Headwear for religious reasons (i.e. Hijab) is allowed (if not abrasive and/or pose risk to other players)
Headbands are not considered headwear
Knee Pads
Allowed
No colour restriction
Knee pad as an integral part of a compression sleeve is considered a compression sleeve
Sweat bands
Sweat/Head band worn on head is allowed
Sweat band(s) on wrist(s) are allowed
If both are worn, shall be same colour
To be black, white or dominant solid colour of jersey
Blood on Uniform
Uniform item must be removed

4. ONTARIO BASKETBALL MODIFIED PLAYING REGULATIONS #1
AGE CATEGORY →
U10
U11-12
U13-14
U15-19
Free Throw Line
13’
15’
3-Point Line
Not in use
NFHS 19.75’
FIBA old 6.25m
FIBA new 6.75m
Restricted Area
New FIBA rectangle
NFHS (one spot up on free throws)
Shot Clock
24-second
14-second FC reset
Duration
8 4-minute shifts and 4-minute
extra shift(s) as necessary
4 8-minute periods and 4-minute extra
periods as necessary

5. ONTARIO BASKETBALL MODIFIED PLAYING REGULATIONS #2
AGE CATEGORY →
U10
U11-12
U13-14
U15-19
Team Fouls to
Penalty
Bonus is applied per each two shifts
which equals a full FIBA period.
For the purpose of penalty situations, team fouls are reset at the end of shifts 2, 4, and 6.
Penalty applied per
period and extra period(s) as per FIBA
rules
Substitutions
Only between shifts unless an injury or disqualification occurs
As per FIBA rules
No-Charge Semi-Circle
NOT IN USE

6. ONTARIO BASKETBALL MODIFICATION #1
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ONTARIO BASKETBALL MODIFICATION #1
CLOSELY GUARDED
If there is no shot clock (U10 Novice to U14 Major Bantam), a modification of the FIBA closely guarded rule will be applied.
A five second closely guarded count will be applied when a player is holding the ball while an opponent is actively defending within one metre anywhere on the court, with the following exception:
If, in the judgement of the officials, a team is withholding the ball from play and/or delaying, a closely guarded count will be applied when a player is holding OR dribbling the ball while an opponent is actively defending within one metre in the front court.
As such, once the closely guarded count begins, the offensive player who is closely guarded must pass or shoot the ball within five seconds.

7. ONTARIO BASKETBALL MODIFICATION #2
OVERTIME
The length of each extra period shall be four minutes long.
Time-outs do not carry over to the overtime period.
Each team receives one time-out per overtime period.
Each overtime period begins in the direction of the possession arrow.

8. ONTARIO BASKETBALL MODIFICATION #3
DROP BACK RULE
For U10 Novice teams, pressing is not permitted.
For U11 to U14 teams, when a team leads by 15 points or more, its players must immediately ‘drop back’ into their backcourt behind the eight-second line once the losing team secures player control of the ball (dribbling or holding the ball) in its backcourt. The losing team shall be allowed to dribble the ball unimpeded across the eight-second line and establish frontcourt status.
Violation of the rules stated above will result in the ball being awarded out-of-bounds to the losing team, at the frontcourt sideline, at the extended free throw line. Repeated violations of this rule may result in a delay of game penalty.

9. ONTARIO BASKETBALL MODIFICATION #4
LATE PLAYERS
Although adding eligible player(s) after the game has started to the official scoresheet is permitted, the Equal Participation rule must be met for all players including late player(s).
Players must play in at least one shift in the first half in order to fulfill equal playing time requirements and thus a player cannot be added in the second half and meet the Equal Participation rule.

10. NOTES TO DRBABO OFFICIALS OF ONTARIO BASKETBALL GAMES #1
It is the responsibility of coaches to check the score sheet for accuracy of shift tracking. If there is an error, both coaches must attempt to resolve the issue. Should a violation in equal participation occur, it is the responsibility of the coach to raise this issue with the tournament convener.
It is the responsibility of the tournament convener to obtain/provide scorers/timers and shot clock operators. It is also the responsibility of the tournament convener to address any issues having to do with audience/spectator violations of the Ontario Basketball Code of Conduct.
It is the responsibility of coaches and/or the tournament convenor to deal with issues such as person-to-person defense, trapping and pressing. The tournament convenor may direct the officiating crew to award a technical foul against an offending team that does not adhere to Ontario Basketball’s rules

11. NOTES TO DRBABO OFFICIALS OF ONTARIO BASKETBALL GAMES #2
It is the responsibility of DRBABO officials to ensure that playing facilities are safe. It is the responsibility of the tournament convener to address safety issues identified by DRBABO officials
It is the responsibility of DRBABO officials to ensure that the last name of each player appears on the scoresheet, that the names of all assistant coaches appear on the scoresheet, and that the coach’s printed name and signature appear on the scoresheet PRIOR TO THE START OF THE GAME.