Overview Tournament rules
| Playing time | 4 x 6 min (stopped) |
| Quarter break | 1 min |
| Half-time break | 2 min |
| Overtime | 3 min, after that jump ball and next basket wins |
| Time-outs | 1 per half time (no time-out in overtime) |
| 3s-, 5s-, 8s-rules | normal application |
| 24s-rule | U12: referees will intervene on unfair / massive overruns of possession (referees will count down from 8s) U13: normal application |
| Backcourt violation | normal application |
| Fouls | normal application |
| Man-to-man defense rule | zone defense is not permitted Full-court, three-quarter court or half-court presses are fundamentally permitted |
| Check ball with referee | only after fouls and substitutions or before free throws |
| Special rules U12 | no screens 3-point goal area outside the restricted area Basket height: 2,60 m |
This overview is intended solely to provide a simplified explanation of the tournament rules and is not binding.
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