Basketball Information & Registration
ADULT:
June 25-27, 2010
$250 per team before May 15; $300 after May 15.
YOUTH:
7, 8 and 9th grade: June 26, 2010 - one day only
10 and 11/12th grade: June 27, 2010 - one day only
$150 per team before May 15; $175 after May 15.
Click here to get the 2010 basketball schedules.
Click here to get venue addresses, to input into your favorite mapping website.
We will be drafting the basketball schedule on the afternoon of June 15. If you register before noon on June 15, we can still take your team registration! You MUST register online, however.
2010 registration is open - until 12 noon on June 15!
TO REGISTER ONLINE, CLICK ON THE CORRECT LINK BELOW:
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CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD A PAPER REGISTRATION FORM.
Entry Fee
Adults: flat-rate team fee of $250 (before May 15), or $300 (after May 15).
Youth: flat-rate team fee of $150 (before May 15), or $175 (after May 15).
Two coaches are included with the team fee. Make checks payable to: “Star of the North State Games.”
Discounted Star of the North athlete shirts will be available for pre-order. They can be ordered with your registration and then picked up at registration check-in.
Additional Star of the North merchandise will be available for sale at Games headquarters. This merchandise will be priced reasonably, and we hope that all participants will still return home with a Star of the North Games souvenir.
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 18. Teams should be prepared to play an evening game on Friday, June 25.
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
New: 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 18.
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 2010. Graduating seniors (spring 2010) 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 sanctioned by the National Congress of State Games, 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.
Click here for a copy of the youth rules.
Click here for a copy of the adult rules.
Rules will also be mailed with tournament schedules.
Venues
The Star of the North basketball tournament will use basketball courts in Rochester and surrounding communities. Specific age-group court assignments will not be determined until the schedules are completed.
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 based on the results of pool-play games, with no playoff bracket.
All-Events Passes
Passes are required for admission to all Star of the North Summer Games events and may be purchased for $7 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.
For inquiries about registration, payment, space availability
Contact the Star of the North Summer Games Office at 763.785.5603 (metro) or 800.756.7827 (toll free). E-mail: sgames@mnsports.org. Visit us at our web site – www.starofthenorthgames.org.
For basketball-related questions, including rules, format and basketball talk
Tom Schiller, Star of the North Basketball Commissioner, 4880 Martindale St. NE, Prior Lake, MN 55372, 612.718.4103, tschiller@mchsi.com.
Last Updated:
Monday, June 21, 2010 3:44 PM
