Game Play

• 3 on 3. Rosters are capped at 6 people to allow for up to 3 subs.
• Games will be 23 minutes with a running clock
• Game will end when a team reaches 25 points or clock runs out 
• Posession is decided on cointoss. Winner of cointoss can decide to start with the ball or to defer and start with ball in Overtime.

Time Outs

• Each team has one(1) 30 second time out that must be used before the final 2 minutes.
  • Clock does not stop for time outs.

Overtime

• 1 minute break after regulation for overtime
• Team that did not start with ball in regulation will start with ball in Overtime
• First team to 2 points wins

Playoffs

• Playoff Format - Number of teams in league and number of games on the schedule will determine how many teams make the playoffs. Team rank is determined by:
  • Overall league record (W-L)
  • Head-to-head record (W-L)
  • Forfeitures
  • Points spread in head-to-head matchups
  • "Points For" in overall league games
  • "Points Against" in overall league games
• Awards will be given to the team that wins playoffs

3v3 Basketball Rules will be updated by November 30, 2026

This league follows all High School Federation Rules, apart from exceptions listed below

League Rules

1. All managers are responsible for providing league rules to each player on a team's roster. This includes providing explanations & information on rules, managing the conduct of team players, and enforcing of all league rules and policies for a team and its rostered players.
2. All teams are required, and must wear, similar colored jerseys with permanently attached numbers. No Jersey, No Numer, No Play! (numbered scrimmage wests may be borrowed).
3. All players must be on your team rosters to play (name & signiture listed on team roster). Completed rosters must be turned in to the league supervisor prior to your first game. New player additions may be added to a roster. Penalty for violation or using an illegal player (a player not on the roster) is an automatic forfeit.
   • Players may only play on one team in the course of the season
   • Leagues are for adults 18 years of age and older. All players must bring a pictured ID with their birth date to their games. Players under the age of 18 may play with approval from league supervisor and waiver signed by player's parent or legal guardian.
4. The time listed on scheules marks "game time." Teams will forfeit if less than a full team (5 players on team's roster) is not ready to play at "game time."
5. Gym Shoes are required - No black soled shoes or hiking boots allowed to play on the basketball court.
6. Substitutions must check-in at the scorer’s table and must wait until the referee calls them in.
7. No smoking, tobacco products, or alcoholic beverages allowed on HSPE and/or BMHS property - This is Colorado State Law!
8. Any team which forfeits a game will be charged $50 to cover VRD referee and scorekeeper expenses. A second forfeit during the same season will result in that team's disqualification from the league.

Fouls & Penalties

If a player is involved in a fight or altercation (physical or verbal) with any other player, game official, or VRD employee, he or she will receive an immediate game ejection and suspended from future play. Ejected players must leave the gym facility immediately. League Coordinator reserves the right to suspend any ejected player for any amount of games

1. During free throws:
   • Players may move out of the lane after the release of the ball
2. Penalty Shot from team fouls:
   • One (1) shot awarded on the 7th team foul per half
   • Two (2) shots awarded on the 10th team foul per half
3. Technical Foul - Automatic 2 points plus ball possession at half court
   • First (1st) unsportsmanlike technical foul of the season will result in: player(s) ejected from the game
   • Second (2nd) unsportsmanlike technical foul of the seaeson will result in: player(s) suspended from the league play for the season. Suspension under further review by league officials
   • All technical fouls are personal and team fouls. If a team accumulates two (2) unsportsmanlike technical fouls during one game, that team forfeits
4. A player will be ejected from a game for the following:
   • One (1) unsportsmanlike technical foul
   • Abuse toward any official, player, fan, or VRD employee
   • Any ejected player will not be permitted to play in his team's next scheduled game
5. NO DUNKING!! Dunks (or attempted dunks) result in a "no basket" call AND a technical foul.
6. Jump Balls result in alternating possessions, to not extend time of play.

Please reach out to wsmith@vailrec.com to express interest in being a free agent.

2026-27 open gym for indoor basketball starts on Monday, November 16, 2027.

VRD offers drop-in basketball on Monday evenings at Red Sandstone Elementary School throughout the winter and spring months. Entrance is through the east gym doors, closest to the Vail Gymnastics Center.

• Dates: Monday nights throughout the winter/spring.
• Time: 6 to 9 p.m.​​
• Location: Red Sandstone Elementary, 551 N Frontage Rd W, Vail, CO 81657
• Cost: $6/person (a 10-day pass is available for volleyball/basketball/soccer for $50)

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