2009 Tournament Rules and Regulations
Application for Invitation
5.01 The application for invitation must be received by March 1.
5.02 The application for invitation must be accompanied by the tournament entry fee. Fees will be announced annually, and must be paid by either a check or money order made payable to the Lutheran Basketball ‘Association of America, Inc.
5.03 Fees paid by teams accepted to the tournament are not refundable. Fees will be fully refunded to any team not accepted to the tournament or whose fee is subsequently paid by its league or post-season tournament.
5.04 The application for invitation must be certified by the pastor of the sponsoring church or the principal of the sponsoring school, as applicable.
5.05 The application for invitation also must be certified by a director of the team’s league. (See Rule 3.02 for exception.)
5.06 A league director may not certify the application from any church or school of which he or she is a member, or of any team with which he or she has an affiliation. If such a possible conflict of interest exists, certification must be provided by another league officer who is totally independent of the team and church or school.
5.07 The application for invitation must be accompanied by copies of the team’s complete league schedule, the team’s roster on file with the league during the season, final or current league standings, and complete current season league rules and regulations. (A team applying under the Rule 3.02 exception must provide all possible comparable documents.)
5.08 The application for invitation must be complete in all respects, including all required supporting documents, before a team will be awarded a berth in the national tournament.