Division 2.0 - Spring 2025 

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An exciting season of basketball ahead as we have new teams and players joining us this season in our DIV 1 program at the Hoop HQ

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Thank you to all the coaches for their dedicated efforts putting the teams together and thank you parents for your continuous support

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Please carefully review the team rosters and game schedule above. This 1st week Saturday April 26, 2025 game times. Some teams will have 2 games on some weekend. The season regulars games includes 6 games total. And playoffs we are looking at 1-2 games. 

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Special Day to keep an eye out for is May 10th. Team 3 WILL NOT have a game.

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Media Day: We are aiming for Media Day to be on May 17th, 2025. Please check back at a later time for an updated schedule. 
 

​PRACTICE TIMES: Monday, Wednesday or Friday at 5 PM

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DIVISION 2.0 - FAQ​

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1) What time and day are practices? & When are make up practices?

• Main practice day is Friday at 5 PM. 

• Alternative & Makeup practice days are at 5 PM on Monday & Wednesday

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2) How long are each game?

• Game Clock time is 32 minutes total with 16 minutes each half (Roster 6-8)

• Game Clock time is 36 minutes total with 18 minutes each half (Roster 9 - 10)

• Please plan for an average of 45 minutes to 1 hour for games. 

 

3) What happens during a tie game? 

• Our tie game policy is instant "Sudden Death" scenario, with the 1st team to score a basket wins.

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4) Players are to stay on the bench at all times during the game unless it is an emergency situation. We are coaching players to play organized basketball. 

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5) Players bench are for players only.

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EXPECTATIONS & RULES

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Welcome to the Hoop HQ Spring League 2025. To a very exciting season ahead of us!

 

We have made numerous adjustments to best serve everyone’s request and schedule. We apologize if we were unable to fulfill your request.

 

All jerseys (top only) will be provided on Saturday, April 26, 2025.

 

Media Day: Taking place on May 17th, 2025 – An updated schedule for that day will be provided.

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Media Day, photos are included in your registration.

 

We have 6-week program season with 6 games guaranteed with the 6th weekend being playoffs/championship. Playoffs and Finals time schedule are TBD.

 

Attached below is our rulebook for the season for you to review. We have made some adjustments to overall game time, time outs, defense, and overtime rules.

 

League Play includes 1 practice per week. We have provided flexible practice makeup options. If you are interested in more classes or private training, please consider our membership options or reach out and let us know.

 

General League Practice Schedule for All Teams:

Friday 4 PM - Division 1 (Ages 5 to 8)

Friday 5 PM - Division 2 (Ages 8 & 11)

 

Additional Training Options (Make-Up Days)

Monday or Wednesday @ 4 PM – Division 1 (Ages 5 to 8)

Monday or Wednesday @ 5 PM – Division 2 (Ages 8 & 11)

 

Additional Membership Training Options: Same times Monday & Wednesday.

LINK: https://www.thehoophq.com/membership

 

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Please keep in mind your Spring League Participation includes access to our Open Gym for All days of Open Gym during the duration of the season. Parents are permitted to join students during the Open Gym to practice basketball. Season Duration April 13 to June 1st.

 

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Open Gym Hours for Spring League Players

MONDAY - FRIDAY

2 PM to 4 PM

SUNDAY

12 PM to 4 PM

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Exception Days off may occur, please email or text us to check, Open Gym if you are unsure.

 

Growth Trajectory of Hoop HQ Basketball Playing Opportunities

 

1. Division 1 (Ages 5 to 8)

2. Divisions 2 (Ages 8 to 11)

3. Club Progression Program (Ages 10 to 12)

4. Club Program: Team Empower (Ages 9 to 17)

 

Please let us know if you have interest or questions.

 

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Spring League 2025 - Key Expectations

 

Hoop HQ League Goals - To provide the best learning experience and growth opportunities for our young student players where they can learn in a judgment-free environment.

 

• Game Times – 2 halves – DIV 1 (30 mins) & DIV 2 (32 mins), we may extend game times if the team roster size is larger

• Practice Coaches – no volunteers, all of our coaches are USA Basketball certified

• Part of the learning process for players is to understand the game standards, rules of substitution, and restricted areas of the game. To help with the process we are encouraging everyone to help with the process.

 

• Please No drinks (water ok), snacks, or slurpees on the team bench during the game.

 

• Players are NOT allowed to leave the team bench during the game. Half-time is the only exception but still encouraged to return to the team bench ASAP after restroom break.

 

• Parents are to be away from the team bench area during the game. The only exception is if a player gets injured parents may approach the bench to be with their student.

 

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Game Sportsmanship & Spectator Sportsmanship

Players

1. As part of learning, players being humble and focused in their learning experience and journey are some of the great values for young developing athletes. The Hoop HQ Team believes the same.

2. Players are always free to ask the referee why a call was made in a specific way to clarify. However, we discourage players from complaining to referees for specific calls due to it being a bad habit.

3. Players are always welcome to speak with the referee during halftime or at the end of the game to bring a recommendation, attention, or notice of specific situations but not during the game. Similarly, most and almost all programs outside of the Hoop HQ definitely will not tolerate these behaviors either. It truly ruins the beautiful game of basketball.

 

Parents/guardians

1. We greatly appreciate your energy, enthusiasm, passion, and commitment to your students’ learning and development, and the game excitement, focus, and intensity you bring to the game of basketball especially here at the Hoop HQ! It is very fun to be competitive and engaged with everyone in this wonderful community we have here!

 

1. Please respect our Coaches & Referee

   1. Please refrain from coaching your students when the coaches are in a team huddle. Our students can only learn from one teacher at a time. Remember, you have the entire week to work with your student, not to mention Open Gym access. We greatly appreciate your passion but sometimes, it is good to let our young kiddos learn on their own during the intensity of the game how to control their emotions, mind, body, focus, and most importantly communication and teamwork.

 

1. Complaints: Please do not approach the score table(myself), referee, and coaches about any specific complaints during the game. Our team is truly committed to doing their best to help your students learn and grow in the game of basketball.

   1. Please let us focus on that. We always try our best to get the right calls and maintain the highest standard of fair play calls for all our players, coaches, and commitment to the program.

   2. Parents are always encouraged to speak with our team after the game or before or after practice days. Parents are also welcome to reach out to me.

2. Your opinions matter: At the end of each game day. We will be providing a digital submission of your questions, concerns or complaints to be submitted with your feedback for any of the following. Submissions can be anonymous. We will review each item case by case internally with our team and provide a direct response to you or a general overall improvement for the future if we find the situation valid. (A link will be provided on the first day of the game)

   1. Game Time Calls

   2. Coaches & Referee

   3. Practice details

   4. Any Specific Items or issues

 

Consequences: If we find after warnings by the referee have been issued and any of the expectations above have been violated again, a technical foul will be issued to the responding team up to and including ejection from the game if necessary. (2 technical fouls will lead to an automatic ejection) We truly do not wish or want to escalate any situation for the greater benefit of all the participating players’ gameplay and learning experience.

 

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GENERAL RULES

 

o Players must be currently registered in the current season to participate in any league activities. This includes the completion of waiver release forms and code of ethics signed by the player’s parent(s) or guardian(s).

o Players are not allowed to register for a division they have aged out of. Players who would like to play in an older division must have their registration pre-approved by HOOP HQ League Director

o Players must wear their league-issued uniform in order to participate in league activities.

o Participants are not allowed to wear jewelry (with the exception of medical bracelets and stud earrings that must be fully covered), casts or any other items deemed as dangerous by the official(s). Any medical protective devices (i.e., knee braces) made of plastic or including metal parts (hinges, etc.) must be completely covered by at least ½ inch neoprene sleeves.

o Parents are not allowed to be on the field of play with the exception of a player being injured. Parents also may not be on the team’s bench/sideline unless they are a certified coach and cleared through the Hoop HQ.

o Any player with a bleeding wound and/or blood-stained clothing must leave the game until all bleeding is stopped, all wounds properly covered, and all blood- and blood-stained clothing is removed.

o Any coaches or players failing to comply with the officials’ decision concerning the clean-up of a bleeding wound or blood-stained clothing shall be ejected from the game. Any ejection will follow with a one (1) game suspension from the following week’s game. A second such ejection will result in suspension for the remainder of the season.

 

 

HOOP HQ YOUTH BASKETBALL LEAGUE SPECIFIC RULES

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All Hoop HQ Youth Basketball League games will follow the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) rule book, unless otherwise noted. All rules, changes, or exceptions to rules are subject to Hoop HQ Staff’s final decision.

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1. GENERAL INFORMATION

a. All players must be registered in the Hoop HQ Youth Basketball League before participating in any league activities. This includes the completion of waiver release forms and code of ethics signed by the participant’s parent(s) or guardian(s).

b. Participants are only allowed to play on one (1) team per season.

c. Participants must be between the ages of seven (5) and fourteen (10) in order to participate in their respective age group league play. The division in which a player participates in should be determined by the player’s age as of the first game. Players must be 5 years of age by the first game.

d. All players will receive a reversible Hoop HQ Youth Basketball jersey. If necessary, jerseys can be replaced for a fee of $25, if extra jerseys are available. Players may wear a t-shirt or jersey of the same team color if a replacement jersey is not available.

e. Teams are comprised of a minimum of five (5) and a maximum of TEN (10) players. Five players per team play on the court in all divisions as per Hoop HQ Youth Basketball rules.

f. Players will be assessed and placed onto teams by coaches and Hoop HQ staff during the player evaluation day held prior to the start of the season.

g. Each team will be allocated a time for one practice before the season begins at their game site. Practices will 1 hour long.  

h. Parents, families, and friends must sit in designated seating areas during the game. Please refrain from entering the gym prior to your scheduled game time. This will prevent overcrowding and interference of games that are in progress.

i. Each team will have one head coach and a coaching assistant if League Director sees it appropriate. These are the only two people that are allowed to be on the bench and must be in proper coaches’ attire.

j. Only players and coaches are allowed on the bench. The only exception to this is if a parent is tending to their injured child.

 

2. ATTIRE

a. All players must wear athletic-style footwear with non-marking soles. No hard-soled shoes, socks, open-toed shoes, or bare feet are allowed on the court. Players without appropriate footwear will not be allowed to participate in the game.

b. All players will wear and tuck in their jerseys during play, and all shorts/pants need to be worn and tied at waist level. An official may stop the game in order to have a player fix their jersey. If one particular player continues to have a “uniform issue,” and has been warned at least 2 times, then the official may charge/use one of their team’s time-outs as an additional consequence.

c. Jewelry is not to be worn during games unless it is for medical purposes at which point it must be appropriately covered in order to avoid injury to another player.

 

3. GAME TIMING

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a. Game Clock:

i. All games will be divided as follows

• Division I - 30 minutes long, divided into 2 periods. (15) minutes. Fifteen minutes each half, the last two minutes of the second-half stop clock will apply, and substitution for both teams will occur every 5 minutes. If teams do not have substitution players, one official time-out will apply every 8 minutes for 60 seconds. Free substitution is only for the last 5 minutes.

• Division II – 32 minutes long, divided into 2 periods. (16) minutes. Sixteen minutes each half, the last two minutes of the second-half stop clock will apply, and substitution for both teams will occur every 4 minutes. If teams do not have substitution players, one official time-out will apply every 8 minutes for 60 seconds. Free substitution is only for the last 5 minutes.

ii. There will be a 2-minute break at halftime.

iii. First Overtime – 1 minute – Sudden Death (first to score)

 

b. Time Outs:

i. Each team shall be given, two 60 seconds-long time-outs 1st half & three 60 seconds long time-outs for the 2nd half. With the ability to only use 2 timeouts during the last 2 minutes of the game. A technical foul will be assessed for any additional time-outs called by a team or over-usage during the last 2 minutes.

ii. The clock will stop on all time-outs.

iii. Only the head coach on the court may ask the official for a time-out.

iv. Time-outs may only be called during a dead-ball situation or by the team in control of the ball during play.

v. Time-outs will not carry over to the 2nd half of the game (use it or lose it status), Time-outs will also not carry over into overtime. During overtime, each team will be given 1 time-out.

 

c. Divisions 1 & 2:

i. If the score is within ten points or less, standard high school rules are applied during the final 2 minutes of the game:

ii. The clock will stop on all deadball situations during

iii. Standard foul calls apply

1.  Players must shoot all foul shots

4. GAME RULES

 

a. Officials:

i. Officials shall have a pre-game discussion with both teams and/or their coaches. The discussion shall include and is not limited to:

1. Expected player conduct, rule clarification, and confirmation of substitution sheet being turned in.

2. Coaches and players will shake hands at the end of the pre-game meeting.

b. Substitutions:

i. All players must play an equal amount of time. (Teams with smaller players will be allowed to

 leave their center/big on-court to keep the balance of the team.

 

1. 4 Minute Increment substitutions until the last 10 minutes of the second half which will lead to free substitutions.

 

c. Free Throws:

i. Divisions 1 & 2

1. On all shooting fouls will be awarded two free throws for the fouled player

2. If the player is fouled in the act of shooting and the basket goes in, the team will be awarded 1 free throw.

3. All common fouls will be taken out of bounds until you reach the 7th foul.

4. On the 7th team foul, the offensive team will be in the bonus and then shoot 1 free throw.

5. There is NO DOUBLE BONUS

6. Players in marked lane spaces may move into the key when the ball is released by the free throw shooter.

d. Jump Ball:

i. Divisions 1-2:

1. Will determine the first possession

2. Other jump ball/held-ball situations will be played from out-of-bounds with each team alternating possession.

3. The first possession of the 2nd half will go to the team who did not control the opening

possession.

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e. Defensive Rules:

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i. In Division 1 & Division 2 - teams must play man-to-man defense. ***

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Zone defense is only allowed during the following conditions.

If a team is down by 10 or more at the beginning of the half-time period of the game, they are allowed to play Zone defense until the deficit reaches single digits. Only the down team is allowed Zone Defense. Once a single-digit deficit is reached, defense must revert back to man-to-man defense

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1. Full court pressing is only allowed in Divisions 2 & Club Progression:

a. Teams can only press in the last five-minute period of each game.

b. If the lead is greater than or equal to 10 at the beginning of the last 5-minute period, the deficit team is allowed to press.

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2. A delay of game warning will be given once (1) before a technical foul is assessed for full-court pressure before the last five-minute period.

 

3. The Press Rule that the period begins with will be in effect for the duration of the period, regardless of the score throughout the period.

ii. In Division 2 teams can only play man-to-man defense. No zone defense is allowed.

1. Proper defensive stances and positioning will be a focus of coaches, officials, and players.

2. There is no double teaming of a ball handler outside of the key.

 

f. Fouls:

i. Common Foul – Players will be allowed 5 fouls before disqualification from the game. (Fouls out on the 5th.) If a team only has five players, each additional foul conducted by the player will be a technical foul and ball.

Technical Foul: any infraction of the rules penalized which does not involve physical contact during the course of play between opposing players on the court, or is a foul by a non-player will be assessed as a technical foul. Consequences for technical fouls are as follows:

1. First Technical Foul – The opposing team is awarded two free throws and will receive the ball out of bounds.

2. Second Technical Foul (committed in the same game) – The opposing team is awarded two free throws and will receive the ball. The individual is removed for the remainder of that game. Individuals will meet with the League Director before being permitted to return.

ii. Flagrant Fouls: a personal foul that involves excessive or violent contact that could injure the fouled player. In the event of a flagrant foul:

1. The game will be stopped. The opposing team is awarded two free throws and will receive the ball the player will be sat out or ejected from the game at the officials’ discretion.

iii. If an individual is ejected from the game, they must leave the building/parking lot. Hoop HQ Facility will not tolerate irate parents, coaches, or fans; they will be directed to leave if an official or staff member believes their conduct is unsportsmanlike.

iv. Any coaches, players, or fans ejected from the game. The individual will meet with League Coordinator before being permitted to return. Hoop HQ staff will deal with all suspensions on an individual basis. All decisions are final.

v. Coaches are responsible for the actions of their players and fans. Officials may ask the coach to address unsportsmanlike conduct by parents and spectators.

 

5. EQUIPMENT

Equipment is chosen to be developmentally appropriate for the children registered in each division. Using smaller balls and lower hoops ensures that players are able to learn proper fundamentals.

 

1. Ages: 5 to 7

a. Ball Size: Junior 27.5” boys and girls

b. Rim Height: 8ft.

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2. Ages: 8 & Up

a. Ball Size: 28.5” boys and girls

b. Rim Height: 10ft.

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Questions or Concerns? Please reach out to us at Contact@thehoophq.com or 619-845-1233