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March 31st - April 1st, 2018 ! ! The San Jose Ninja Youth Foundation would like to thank the Santa Clara Marriott for their continued support. Special thanks to: Craig Martin Mark Evans Colleen Lam-Perez Chef Jason Kina Melissa Trujillo AnnaMarie Garcia WELCOME! March 31st - April 1st, 2018 Welcome to the 37th Annual San Jose Ninja Basketball Tournament! We sincerely appreciate you bringing your boys and girls, family and friends to enjoy some great basketball, to re-connect with distant friends, and to build lasting memories. In addition to the games, we hope you enjoy the Adult, High School and Middle School Socials on Saturday night! Congratulations to the Class of 2018. We especially hope you Seniors make lasting friendships that will continue to grow in college, young adulthood, and in our broader communities. We hope that through basketball, your lives have also been filled with … • Good sportsmanship, • Healthy competition on and off-the court, and • Community service. These core values of our foundation will hopefully prepare all our children (and our families) to be good stewards in the community, and support each other for many years to come! This tournament cannot have been possible without the hundreds of volunteers, including our 2018 Tournament Director Lance Uyehara. Thank you Lance, parents, coaches, San Jose community and everyone that supports the San Jose Ninja Youth Foundation. Best of luck to the players and coaches, and enjoy the games! Please travel safe and we look forward to seeing you again soon. Kevin Kawano and Tim Byun San Jose Ninja Youth Foundation Co-Presidents On behalf of the 2018 San Jose Ninja Tournament Committee, it is with much appreciation that we welcome all of the participating teams, their families and friends to the 37th annual San Jose Ninja Tournament. It is the support of teams from across Southern and Northern California that help to create such a unique tournament with not only highly competitive basketball games but more importantly the opportunity for all of those involved to reconnect with friends from throughout the state while also beginning new relationships that will last for generations. A very big and sincere thank you goes out to the many volunteers that donated their time and talents in hosting the tourney, while also juggling all of the other aspects of their busy professional and private lives. I would especially like to recognize our Boys Tournament Director, Keith Morikawa, and our Girls Tournament Director, Andy Namba. They have spent countless hours in coordinating over a hundred teams and a thousand players which is not only impressive but very much appreciated. While the marquee events of the tournament are the games themselves, our social committees have been hard at work since the fall of 2017 to create memorable middle school, high school and tournament socials that I hope everyone has a chance to enjoy. Above all else, to all of the Ninja parents and families, thank you very much for your commitment and tireless efforts in hosting your respective grade divisions in order to provide all of the tournament participants with an extraordinary experience that they will be remember for years to come. Good luck to all of the players and coaches. We wish you safe travels and hope you thoroughly enjoy the 2018 San Jose Ninja Tournament. Lance Uyehara 2018 Tournament Director NINJA TOURNAMENT HIGH SCHOOL SOCIAL Photo Booth & DJ Dance Party!!! Food & Drinks Santa Clara Marriott, 9:00 - 11:30 pm Saturday, March 31st, 2018 9th - 12th Grade Players & Siblings Only $12 Pre Order, $17 at the Door - ID required at check-in In & out privileges permitted, social attendees are encouraged to remain in the event ballroom. San Jose Ninja Social SAN JOSE NINJA 6TH, 7TH, 8TH GRADE SOCIAL WHEN March 31, 2018 Saturday TICKETS: 8-10 PM PRE-ORDER $10 WHERE AT THE DOOR Santa Clara Marriott $15 2700 Mission College Blvd., Santa Clara, CA 95054 FEATURING · DJ · Ice Cream Bar · OPEN TO 6TH, 7TH, 8TH Games · Photo Booth GRADE PLAYERS AND SIBLINGS 37th ANNUAL NINJA INVITATIONAL BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT March 31 – April 1, 2018 RULES AND REGULATIONS All games will be played under the Boys Basketball Rules Book of the National Federation of State High Schools Association with exceptions stated below. Any team not ready to play 10 minutes after the scheduled game time will forfeit the game. DIVISIONS: 12th Grade………………………..12th grade and below (19 years and under) 11th Grade………………………..11th grade and below 10th Grade………………………..10th grade and below 9th Grade……………………….. 9th grade and below 8th Grade……………………….. 8th grade and below 7th Grade……………………….. 7th grade and below 6th Grade……………………….. 6th grade and below CLOCK: 6th grade divison: Four 7-minute quarters 7th thru 12th grade divisons: Four 8-minute quarters 6th thru 8th grade divisons: 1. No shot-clock for Boys or Girls divisions 2. 10 second back court rule in effect 3. 5 second closely guarded rule applies (Boys High School rule) 9th grade thru 12th grade divisions 1. Boys divisions – 35 second shot-clock with 10-second back court rule in effect 2. Girls divisions – 30 second shot-clock; no 10-second back court rule in effect All divisons: 1. Stop time 2. One-minute rest period between quarters 3. Five-minute rest period between halves TIME OUTS: 1. Three one-minute and two 30-second time outs per game with carry-over from first to second half 2. Overtime/Sudden Death - additional one one-minute time out per overtime/sudden death, plus any carry-over OVERTIME: 1. First overtime period - 3 minutes 2. Second overtime period a. Championship game – no sudden death, continue to play 3 minute overtime(s) until one team has more points at the end of the overtime period b. Non-Championship game – sudden death, winner determined by first team to score 3. Each overtime period will start with a jump ball MERCY RULE (6th thru 8th): 1. Mercy rule – if a team is up by 20 or more points at any time during the 4th quarter, running time will start and continue until a team gets within 10 points. At this time, it will revert back to standard play (stop clock). 2. For 9th-12th grade divisions the standard high school mercy rule of a running clock with a 40 point differential in the 4th quarter will apply. IF GAMES ARE BEHIND SCHEDULE: 1. Minimum 5 minute warm up time between games 2. Halftime may be reduced from 5 to 3 min at the discretion of the gym coordinator HOME TEAM: 1. Bottom of bracket. 2. Choice of basket. 3. Home team will wear white jersey. Exception: Ninja teams will always be the home team and wear black WAIVERS: 1. All players must have signed waivers submitted to Site Coordinator at least 30 minutes prior to the team’s first game played in the Tournament. 2. Liability waivers are the responsibility of each team. All medical expenses of any participant during this Tournament will be the responsibility of the team they Represent. 3. Each team is responsible for their own insurance coverage. PROTESTS: 1. Discovery of an ineligible player in a game will result in forfeit of that game. 2. Protest of referee judgment calls will not be allowed. 3. All protests will be addressed by the Ninja Tournament Committee. TEAM ROSTERS: 1. Players are allowed to play for only one team and listed on only one roster. Failure to comply will result in disqualification from the tournament. 2. Awards will be limited to 10 players. 3. Revisions to the official tournament team roster must be approved by the Tournament Committee. 4. Tournament Committee will have the right of waiver. SPORTSMANSHIP: 1. Any threat of violence against anyone associated with the San Jose Ninja Tournament shall result in the expulsion of the person(s) making that threat from the tournament. In addition, the player(s) and team(s) may be suspended from participating in future tournaments. 2. Players, as identified by the referees, caught fighting will be subject to an automatic suspension for the remainder of the tournament and tournament activities. In addition, the player(s) and team(s) may be suspended from participating in future tournaments. 3. Any player or coach displaying unsportsmanlike behavior (trash talking or taunting) can be given a technical foul without warning. EJECTIONS: Any player/coach/fan ejected from a game will serve a minimum one game suspension. The circumstances of each ejection will be reviewed by the Site Coordinator and Tournament Committee for possible additional penalties if deemed appropriate. The ejected person must leave the gym immediately for the remainder of the game and will not be allowed in the gym during their team’s next game. CONCUSSIONS: The San Jose Ninja Youth Organization believes that the player’s health and safety is of paramount importance. Concussions can occur with any head injury, as well as in all sports, but are more prevalent in contact sports. If a player suffers a head injury and demonstrates any sign or symptom of a concussion, or if the Ninja Site Coordinator, Ninja Tournament Committee, Ninja Team Coordinator (collectively “Ninja representative”), referee, or team’s coach suspects that the player has sustained a concussion, the Ninja representative, referee or team’s coach will contact the parent or guardian, and remove the player from the game until a physician clears him or her to return. Additionally, the player shall not continue to participate in the Ninja Tournament until he or she receives written clearance from a physician. The player and parent shall not challenge the decision to remove a player from the game. ™ wishes good luck to all SAN JOSE NINJA teams.