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The most trusted resource in basketball in America is USA Basketball. it develops players, coaches, national teams, and olympic teams. It has great basketball minds and a great tradition.
It also has many great ideas for coaching youth basketball. An extremely valuable one is how to allocate playing time based on age. We support these guidelines 100% and feel leagues should adopt these so all teams and players are on a level playing field.
Click on the grade for a full post on playing time for each grade.
Kindergarten (Ages 5-6): Equal playing time.
1st Grade (Ages 6-7): Equal playing time.
2nd Grade (Ages 7-8): Equal playing time.
3rd Grade (Ages 8-9): Equal playing time.
4th Grade (Ages 9-10): Equal playing time in periods 1-3. Coaches discretion in the fourth period and each extra period.
5th Grade (Ages 10-11): Equal playing time in periods 1-3. Coaches discretion in the fourth period and each extra period.
6th Grade (Ages 11-12): Equal playing time in periods 1-3. Coaches discretion in the fourth period and each extra period.
7th Grade (Ages 12-13): Coaches discretion throughout the competition.
8th Grade (Ages 13-14): Coaches discretion throughout the competition.
USA Ages
Ages 7-8: Equal playing time.
Ages 9-11: Equal playing time in periods 1-3. Coaches discretion in the fourth period and each extra period
Ages 12-14: Coaches discretion throughout the competition.
Grades 9-12: Coaches discretion throughout the competition.