The Fieldhouse League Rules
Fieldhouse Premier League Rules
The Fieldhouse offers the finest competitive league play available in the state of Indiana for youth of all ages. League “seasons” include 8 regular season games followed by a single elimination playoff. IHSAA officially licensed referees will be employed in order to maintain the integrity of the game Hoosiers love. Team entry fees are $475 per season and must be paid in full by Week Two.
All Fieldhouse leagues shall be governed by IHSAA rules with the following exceptions. School teams must play in the grade division of their oldest player. At the discretion of The Fieldhouse, "All Star" and other non-school based travel teams may be required to play up one grade level above the grade of their oldest player in order to maintain the competitive balance of the league. All players must be listed on the official team roster with corresponding parent signature to be eligible to participate. Coaches must be prepared to establish all players are eligible to participate in that grade division by producing a current grade report for each player, if requested. Players may not be "double-rostered" on teams within the same grade and division.
Teams using illegal players will forfeit all games played to date -- whether or not the illegal player participated in those games. A second violation of this rule will result in the team being removed from the league without refund. All rosters must be finalized by WEEK TWO of each season. A coach or player ejected from a game shall be suspended for the following game. A second violation in the same season will result in a suspension for the remainder of that season.
Boys Leagues
* For Grades 4 - 8, games shall be played in two fourteen-minute halves with a stop clock format. High School teams will play a 20 minute running clock, stopping in the last minute of each half. A running clock shall be used if a team has a lead of twenty points or larger in the second half. No full court pressing or half court trapping zone defenses of any kind may be played by teams with a lead of twenty points or larger. Halftime shall be three minutes in length and overtime periods will be two minutes. Each team will receive 1-30 second time out in each overtime session. Each team shall provide one volunteer to assist at the scoring table.
* For Grades 4 - 8, games shall be played in two fourteen-minute halves with a stop clock format. High School teams will play a 20 minute running clock, stopping in the last minute of each half. A running clock shall be used if a team has a lead of twenty points or larger in the second half. No full court pressing or half court trapping zone defenses of any kind may be played by teams with a lead of twenty points or larger. Halftime shall be three minutes in length and overtime periods will be two minutes. Each team will receive 1-30 second time out in each overtime session. Each team shall provide one volunteer to assist at the scoring table.
Girls Leagues
* For Girls Grades 4-6, games will be played in 2 - 20 minute halves with a running clock. The clock will stop in the last minute of each half. No full court pressing or half court trapping zone defenses of any kind may be played by teams with a lead of twenty points or larger. Halftime shall be three minutes in length and overtime periods will be two minutes. Each team will receive 1-30 second time out in each overtime session. Each team shall provide one volunteer to assist at the scoring table.
* For Girl Grades 7-12, games shall be played in two fourteen-minute halves with a stop clock format. A running clock shall be used if a team has a lead of twenty points or larger in the second half. No full court pressing or half court trapping zone defenses of any kind may be played by teams with a lead of twenty points or larger. Halftime shall be three minutes in length and overtime periods will be two minutes. Each team will receive 1-30 second time out in each overtime session. Each team shall provide one volunteer to assist at the scoring table.
Special scheduling requests must be submitted prior to the second game. In order to protect the integrity of the league, teams must honor their commitment to field a team for each and every game as scheduled. Your team registration is your pledge to every team and player in the league that you will fulfill your commitment to the league schedule. The Fieldhouse cannot guarantee games not played as originally scheduled will be rescheduled. Games that cannot be rescheduled will count as forfeits against the canceling team.
No fighting, foul language, or spitting by a coach/player/fan will be tolerated. The first offense will result in a technical foul. The second offense will be ejection from the game and suspension for the next game. Coaches will be responsible for their own conduct as well as that of their team and fans at all times. Any coach/player/fan that gets physical in any manner will be ejected from the premises indefinitely. Only the head coach will be allowed to address the officials. All complaints should be directed to the Fieldhouse management. Continued problems with officials may result in suspension.