RULES

Official “Top Baller” Rules- Modified

Set Up

The competition involves players competing in 4 rounds in front of an audience for the chance to win the cash prize and First Place in each Age Division. Age Divisions for this Event are: U2015, U 2012, U 2010. The rounds are broken down as follows: 

• Qualifying Rounds- each Attacker & Defender gets 2 attempts to score against 3 randomly selected partners in their Age Division.
• Quarter Final- Top 8 players matched up according to points scored (and points scored against). First players to 3 points go to the Semi Final Round.
• Semi Final- Top 4 players. First players to 3 points go to the Final Round.
• Final- Top 2 players. First player to 5 points wins their Age Division.

How To Play

• Attacker plays a 1-2 with the defender 
• Beat the defender and score to get 1 point
• Defender takes the ball out of play via a block or shield to get 1 point
• Play resets and players switch positions
• Attackers get 10 seconds to score at each round

Fouls

Fouls will be decided by the referee and play must not stop until the referee signals the foul. 

• If the defender does a dangerous tackle or deliberately fouls to prevent the attacker from scoring it’s an automatic disqualification
• Deliberate handball results in an automatic disqualification

• Accidental handballs:
  • First accidental handball results in a rerun;
  • Second accidental handball results in a point awarded to the opponent;
  • A repeated accidental handball results in player disqualification. 
• Accidental fouls (slipping or mistiming a tackle):
  • First accidental foul results in 1 point deduction;
  • Second accidental foul results in 1 point being awarded to the opponent;
  • A repeated accidental foul results in player disqualification.

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