Official Rules

The complete ruleset governing competitive dooramp. Subject to revision by the NDL Rules Committee.

Current Rules

A pop up is the action required to make the ball live. A ball if half-live when the ball is possessable by the player's hands, but not scorable such as during inbounding.

1.1 — How to Pop Up

  1. a)Before a legal pop up the ball must have touched the tramp on a play
  2. b)The ball must come down onto someone's knee or head otherwise an up and up penalty takes place
    1. i)If a ball is headed down an up and down penalty is called which has the same effect as an up and up
  3. c)The ball must come up to be popped up. For example a ball cannot rest on someone's knee or head and be popped up
  4. d)When a ball is kicked off the dome, it is a live ball.

1.2 — Maintaining a Live Ball

  1. a)As soon as a ball touches the ground, it is dead and has to be made live again to be possessed by a player's hands
  2. b)Once a ball is live it is anyone's ball and can be taken by anyone on either team
  3. c)The ring on the tramp and dome act as reboundable surfaces and the ball maintains live status after hitting them as long as it was already live.
    1. i)It is still possessable by player's hands if it is half live, but not scorable because the ball has to touch the tramp before it can be scored.
  4. d)Unique courts have variable reboundable surfaces. For example, the ball's live off the bricks at the BDT's court.

Coming into 2026

New and updated rules for the 2026 season.

3-Pointer Off the Dome Stays Live

Temporary

If a 3-point shot hits the dome and comes back into play, it is still considered live. Players may attempt to score off the rebound as normal.

Bounce-In Shots Count

Temporary

Shots that bounce off the ground or walls before entering the basket count as valid baskets. Point value is determined by the original shot distance.

Free Throw Fadeaway Off Back of Trampoline

Temporary

A free throw must be taken as a fadeaway shot on the back of the tramp. The shooter must release the ball mid-air and land off of the back of the tramp similar to how shooting for the ball is done.

Rule Archive

A log of changes made to the official ruleset over time.

August 24, 2026
Rule 8.1.c.i Added — Grass Clarification

Added rule 8.1.c.i clarifying that grass is not considered the ground for grounding purposes. A player whose toes touch grass blades while releasing a shot is not grounded, provided they get the shot off before hitting the ground.

August 13, 2026
Free Throw Shooter Designation Added

Section 5 (Free Throws) now specifies who shoots: the fouled player shoots for a personal foul, while the shooting team picks who shoots after 3 technical fouls or NPs.

August 11, 2026
Official Ruleset Published

The full 9-section current ruleset, and an earlier archived version of the rules, were published to the site for the first time.