Regulations

1. Teams are accepted into each season on a first paid basis.
2. Registration is by team only. Teams are self-managed. We do not provide gyms for practice purposes.
3. Interested individuals can provide information for our Free Agent Waitlist which teams use to fill vacancies they may have.
4. New teams must pay an additional one-time $100 performance bond on top of the team fees. This performance bond will be forfeited in the event of a default. The bond is intended to discourage defaults and recover fixed costs of a game. Once a team leaves our association in good standing, the bond is refunded.
5. Teams who lose their $100 performance bond must replenish it prior to their next game. Any subsequent games are defaulted without payment of this bond.
6. Teams must pay league fees (and any default penalties or fines from the previous season) by the registration deadline established by the association each season. Teams who submit fees paid after this date (in whole or part) are subject to late fees or may not be accepted into the league.
7. Teams may be moved between divisions during the season, where the executive decides it is in the best interests of the divisions affected, including after seeding rounds.
8. Teams are held responsible if the actions of any team member, coach or guest results in injury, damage or threat to any person or property during a game, warm-up or post game activity or if these actions impair the reputation of GHBA. Please refer to Discipline Procedures for any additional information.
9. Players and coaches are expected to participate with the spirit of fair play and respect for the game. Officials, opponents, timer/scorers, as well as facility staff & equipment are to be treated with courtesy and respect. The rules of each facility will be observed and respected.
10. To ensure only registered players participate in our games, players must be able to produce during any game their driver's license (or other government photo identification) to validate their identity, address and age.
11. Each team must identify a Floor Captain to the referees and scorekeeper before each game. Only the Floor Captain can ask questions of the referees.

Teams must register a minimum of 8 and a maximum of 15 players on their roster. Each player must be registered online at least 24 hours prior to the first game played. 

Each player must play a minimum of 5 league games to participate in playoffs. It is the responsibility of scorekeepers to record players from both teams listed on the score sheet that did not play. This is how the league confirms the number of games played. 

Once a player is registered with a team, they may not play with any other team in any other division for that season.

Any player who has not registered online and plays in any games will be suspended and their team defaults all games they played in.

In the event of only having four players at the game, this team will be allowed to use 1 player from the league, pending a verbal "yes" from both captains. Uniform requirements for this additional player will be enforced as well.

All players must wear the same color and style of uniform and all uniforms should have clearly visible numbers on the front and back. Numbers on the front are to be at least 6 inches, back 8 inches. Failure to do so may result in discipline including loss of points, providing points to the opposing team, and automatic default of the game. Players are expected to wear the same number for the entire season. 

For players who are new to the team and do not have a jersey, they are allowed to wear a shirt of the same colour without a number. A team can have a maximum of two players following this procedure, and will be given numbers "0" and "00" respectively. However, for each player that does not adhere to this rule, the opposing team will be granted 2 free-throws per player prior to the start of the game.

GHBA wants to provide players with a league that adheres to high standards and accountability. Disciplinary measures can be found in the link below: