Rochester, Minnesota • June 22-24, 2012
Adult: June 22-24, 2012
Youth (7-12 grades): June 23, 2012 – one day only
Entry Fees
Adults: flat-rate team fee of $275 (by May 14), or $300 (after May 14)
Youth: flat-rate team fee of $175 (by May 14), or $200 (after May 14)
Two coaches are included with the team fee.
Entry Deadline for all age groups: June 4, 2012
Venues
The Star of the North basketball tournament will use basketball courts in Rochester, Minnesota. Specific age-group court assignments will not be determined until the schedules are completed.
Adult Competition Format
This is a 5-on-5 tournament. Adult teams guaranteed a minimum of three scheduled games with 50 percent of the teams playing 4 or more games.
Each team must provide one non-rostered volunteer to serve as a scorekeeper or timekeeper.
Entries must be postmarked on or before June 4. Game schedules will be posted on the website and mailed to coaches by June 15. Adult teams should be prepared to play an evening game on Friday, June 22.
A multi-tier playoff format will be used. All playoffs will be single elimination format. Divisions with twelve or fewer teams will be a single-tier playoff format. Divisions with 13 to 24 teams will have a two-tier playoff format. A three-tier playoff format will be used with divisions having 25 or more teams.
Youth Competition Format
The youth divisions will play all their games on a single day. This is a 5-on-5 tournament. All teams will play three games. Competition format will be determined by the number of teams registering.
Each team must provide one non-rostered volunteer to serve as a scorekeeper or timekeeper.
Entries must be postmarked on or before June 4. Game schedules will be posted on the website and mailed to coaches by June 15.
The tournament director reserves the right to combine age divisions if a division has less than four registered teams.
Eligibility
Open to all Minnesota residents. A player may be rostered on only ONE team. School classes are determined by the grade in which the participant is entering in the fall of 2012. Graduating seniors (spring 2012) are not eligible to compete in Senior High division; they must play in the Adult division. Participants may “play up” in an older grade division. All members of a team must meet the grade-entering criteria. Each player must provide acceptable documentation of school grade upon request.
As an official state games competition, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) permits student-athletes at NCAA institutions to participate in the Star of the North State Games.
Rules
National Federation of State High School Association (NFSHSA) rules will apply, with modification as necessary. A full copy of the SOTN tournament rule modifications is available at www.starofthenorthgames.org . A full copy of the rules will also be mailed with tournament schedules.
New Minnesota concussion law
In September 2011 a law went into effect in the State of Minnesota that requires all coaches and officials involved with all youth sports to be trained in concussion awareness, safety and protection. The youth divisions of the Star of the North basketball tournament fall under this law. Coaches and officials must certify they have had this training prior to participation.
If your coaches have completed the training for other programs or tournaments within the last three years, they are qualified and do not need to re-do the training course. Just check the box on the online registration page verifying completion of the course.
If you’re coaching staff has not completed the training, the Centers for Disease Control offer a free, online training course. It takes about 30 minutes, and it contains very valuable information. Click here to go to the CDC course.
Awards
Adult: Gold, silver and bronze medals will be awarded to the top three teams in the blue division. Gold and silver medals will be awarded to the top two teams in the red and white divisions.
Youth: Gold, silver and bronze medals will be awarded.
Medal winners at the 2012 Star of the North Games basketball tournament will earn an invitation to the 2013 State Games of America National Championships in Hershey-Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
All-Events Passes
Passes are required for admission to all Star of the North Summer Games events and may be purchased for $10 per person at registration check-in, or at any of the basketball venues. Admission is free for children 12 and under. All athletes and up to two coaches per team receive a credential for free admission to all competitions and events during the Summer Games.
Sport Commissioner
Tom Schiller
612.718.4103
tschiller@mchsi.com
Additional Information
Contact the Star of the North Summer Games Office
763.785.5603 (metro) or 800.756.7827 (toll free)
E-mail: sgames@mnsports.org
