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Workshop on for officials tomorrow
– submission of registration forms at Burnham Court today
Head of the Guyana Basketball Officials’ Council (GBOC), Cecil Chin is calling on officials, who officiated during the Mackeson Smooth Moves 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament last year, to attend a workshop tomorrow at 10:30hrs at the National Gymnasium.
Chin told Kaieteur Sport yesterday that the workshop will be to update and refresh officials on the rules of 3-on-3 basketball ahead of the commencement of the tournament. He said those who are interested in officiating in this year’s event are also welcomed at the workshop.
In addition to the workshop on tomorrow, there will be a campaign to retrieve outstanding registrations forms with teams being given the opportunity to hand in their forms on the Burnham Basketball Court this afternoon and tomorrow afternoon from 5pm.
With six Mackeson caps and the registration form being the entry criteria, teams comprising four players will have a chance to cash in on the $1M first place prize. The games will be played for 15 minutes–7½ minutes per half–with a 30-second timeout in each half.
A team must consist of four players, with none being Under-18 years.
The rules of the tournament will be reinforced. If any of the competing teams are found guilty of breaching the rules penalties that amount to a disqualification from the tournament could be the result.
The 3-on-3 format is an established International Basketball Federation (FIBA) format. The rules for the format include the fact that each basket from beyond the arc (three-point line) will usually count as two points while other buckets count as one point. The first team to reach 21 points will before the 15-minutes time expires will be declared the winner.
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