All Teams are required to report before 8:30 am, as at 8:30 am lot picking will be done to assign each team a Team number. Any team that doesn't show up by 8:30 am will be automatically disqualified.

Team number defines the order of the game

Players are not allowed to play for more than one team. 

Teams will not be permitted to participate until all fees have been paid. This includes a registration fee of $50.00 either before or on the day of the tournament which is June 28th at 8:30 am. Registration fee can be submitted as a check or Zelle to Mr. Bixa Kurian Kanneth at +1 757 374 2746. 

The maximum players allowed for each team is 6 players, but only 3 players are allowed on the court.

All participants should be registered beforehand by the church vicar or the authorized person on behalf of the vicar.

Teams are not allowed to bring players from outside of their church. But the players from different churches can combine to make a team. 

One church can have multiple teams

It is recommended to wear matching colors or bring your own jerseys.Additionally, it is also recommended that each team brings their own hydration beverage (gatorade, water etc.) and/or towels.

Each game will begin with a coin toss to decide which team starts with the ball. 

Each game will consist of two 10 minute quarters. Halftime will be 5 mins. Total time is 25 minutes per game. (1st quarter: 10 min → Half Time: 5 min → 2nd quarter: 10 min)

The game will be scored by ones and twos. Anything behind the three point line will be considered as two points and anything in front of or on the line will be considered as one point.

Before each play, the team with possession of the ball will ‘check it’ with the opposing team. 

The clock will not stop during the entirety of each game, except for any timeouts called during the game.

There are three time outs allowed for each team. Each time-out is 1 minute long.

There will be a referee present for each game. Either a referee or a volunteer that is not associated with either church will keep track of time and score. The referee will be in charge of all decisions during the game.

Fouls: If a foul is called and there was no point made then the team who was fouled will have possession. If a foul was called and a point was made then the point as well as the possession will be given to that team.