COACHES' MEETING:
June 25th, 2004 following registration & another meeting following completion of pool play. A representative from each team must attend two coaches' meetings. Failure to attend may result in a game forfeit.


PRACTICE SCHEDULE:
Practice times will be assigned in conjunction with registration on June 25th. There will be no other practice times available.


SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

* - approximate time

June 25th, 2004

10 am - 3 pm: Registration at America West Arena
3:30pm: Coaches Meeting at America West Arena
6:00 pm: Players report for lineup of Parade of Athletes
7 pm: Opening ceremonies

Immediately followed by Player Party

June 26th, 2004

8:30 am: Pool play begins at all sites
*5:30 pm: Games end for the day
7:00 pm: AAU Night with the WNBA Phoenix Mercury at America West Arena

June 27th, 2004

8:30 am: Pool play continues
*6:30 pm: Pool play ends
*7:00 pm: Coaches meeting


June 28th, 2004

8:30 am: Bracket play begins
*10:00 pm: Games end for the day

June 29th, 2004

8:30 am: Bracket play continues
*10:00 pm: Games end for the day

June 30th, 2004

8:30 am: Bracket play continues
*10:00 pm: Games end for the day


July 1, 2004

8:30am: Consolation and Championship Games


PRACTICE & GAME BALLS:
Teams must provide their own basketballs during practice sessions. Rawlings, the official ball of AAU Girls Basketball, shall provide basketballs for warm-ups and games. Do not bring basketballs to games.


RULES OF PLAY:
This 2004 National Division II Championship will be played under NCAA 2003-2004 Women's Basketball Rules. For details, please refer to the 2004 AAU Girls Basketball Web Site.

HOME & VISITOR UNIFORMS:
The top team in the game brackets, or first team listed in pool pairings, will be the HOME team and shall wear white or light-colored uniforms. The bottom team, or second team listed in pool pairings, will be the VISITING team and shall wear dark uniforms. Whichever team is wrong shall wear pinnies. The Home team shall sit to the official scorer's left and take the opposite basket for pre-game warm-up and first-half play.

Team shirts shall be the same solid color front and back. Shirts shall be tucked inside the game pants before reporting to score table.

Team shorts shall be alike for all players.

An undershirt is considered to be part of the shirt and must be a color similar to the shirt. No logos, decorations, trim, commemorative patches, lettering or numbering may be used on the undershirt. An illegal undershirt may not be worn.

Tights/Lycra shorts that extend below the game pants must be similar in color in the pants.

Each player shall be numbered on the front (at least 4" high) and back (at least 6" high) of the shirt with plain Arabic numbers. The following numbers are legal: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55 (plus 0 or 00, but not both)

Sponsor names are permitted so long as they are placed in fashion that does not obstruct uniform numbers.

The term "all star" is not permitted on team uniforms.

It is recommended that all teams have a white jersey and a dark colored jersey. All uniforms should be designed for girls (female cut). If teams wear low-cut tank-top game jerseys, it is recommended that they have a T-shirt of similar color worn underneath. Please bring BOTH uniforms to all games.

COACHES SHOULD RECEIVE A PACKET OF TOURNAMENT INFORMATION (PRACTICE TIMES, REGISTRATION TIMES, ETC.) APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK BEFORE THE START OF THE TOURNAMENT.




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