PROGRAM ENHANCEMENTS
2010 AAU Girls Basketball
*Please Read Carefully*

Pick Up Player Rule

A team shall be allowed to add (pick up) a maximum of seven (7) players to their official roster when advancing to a Division I, II or III National Championship with an overall maximum of fifteen (15) players.

Jersey Numbers

Players' jerseys must have numbers on both the front and back. Numbers can be 00-99. Minimum size of numbers shall be 2" on the front and 4" on the back.

Player Foul Rule

A player will be disqualified on her 6th personal foul. This is for 14U, 15U, 16U and 19U (including District Qualifying Tournaments, Super Regional Tournaments, Super Showcase Events and National Championships).

Warm-Up and Halftime

Half time is 6-minutes for all age divisions. Game time is game time. If a team arrives prior, then they shall have 4 minutes to warm-up.

Playing Times

Districts may determine the length of games in their Qualifying Tournaments. However, it is strongly recommended that Districts follow the times below.

Timeouts

3 full (75 seconds) timeouts and 2-30 second time outs in the 8u, 9u, 10u, 11u, 12u and 13u age divisions.

Advancement Criteria for
National Championships
THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE WILL APPLY TO ALL DISTRICT QUALIFYING TOURNAMENTS

DIVISION I DISTRICT QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT

The remaining teams choose Division II or Division III
*If the district tournament does not play out all the places, the remaining teams will be placed in a hat and drawn out to determine the teams finish.

DIVISION II DISTRICT QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT

The remaining teams advance to Division III
*If the district tournament does not play out all the places, the remaining teams will be placed in a hat and drawn out to determine the teams finish.

DIVISION III DISTRICT QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT

The remaining teams advance to Division III
*If the district tournament does not play out all the places, the remaining teams will be placed in a hat and drawn out to determine the teams finish.

NOTES

• Please note some Districts have separate Division I, II or III qualifying tournaments.

• If you would like to petition to attend a different National Championship than what you qualified for please submit your request to specialrequestgirlsbball@aausports.org

• Any club that finishes in the top four from the previous years National Championship will receive an automatic bid to the next higher age group the following year.

• If an automatic bid recipient qualifies from the 2010 District tournament advancement structure, the automatic bid may be used by the club to advance another team from their club in the same age/grade division. If the club does not use the automatic bid to advance another team from their club, the bid will revert to the District to be awarded to the next highest place team not otherwise qualified.

• The quarter final round in each district tournament will determine the 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th place by draw unless those games are played.

• If there is a Division 3 qualifying tournament at the district level all teams advance to the Division 3 National Championship.

• All teams advance in the 8u and 19u age divisions to the National Championship.

For more information on AAU Girls Basketball visit:
www.aaugirlsbasketball.org

• This event is sanctioned by the Amateur Athletic Union of the U.S., Inc.
• All participants must have a current AAU membership.
• AAU membership may not be included as part of the entry fee to the event.
• AAU membership must be obtained before the competition begins except where the event operator has a laptop available with an internet connection.
• Participants are encouraged to visit the AAU web site www.aausports.org to obtain their membership.

Program from the AAU!
Part 1 assists parents with finding a place for their child to play AAU.		Part 2 gives AAU member clubs access to a list of parents in their area wishing to be contacted regarding their child's participation in AAU.