Basketball Rules
Official game rules for Basketball in Los Angeles
Coed programs have gender-specific roster requirements while Open programs do not.
Note that rules may vary by program. Please confirm rules on the program page or with your Volo host.
4v4
- Players on field
- 4
- Min to start
- 2
- Game length
- 50 min
- Roster size
- 8–15
- Min women on roster
- 1
- Min women to play
- 1
- Referees
- 1 per game
- Styles
- Full-court, Half-court
- Levels
- Recreational, Intermediate, Upper Intermediate, Competitive
5v5
- Players on field
- 5
- Min to start
- 3
- Game length
- 50 min
- Roster size
- 10–15
- Min women on roster
- 3
- Min women to play
- 1
- Referees
- 2 per game
- Styles
- Full-court, Half-court
- Levels
- Recreational, Intermediate, Upper Intermediate, Competitive