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Its solid color shall be Pantone Matching System (PMS) Orand,151, Red-Orange 173, Brown 1535 or a combination of two of these colors with a solid color for each panel, effective 2019-20.
Rationale: Allowing for a combination colored ball, provides options for ball choices while maintaining the color scheme.

It shall have a deeply-pebbled, granulated like, cover with horizontally shaped panels bonded tightly to the rubber carcass.
Rationale: The additional words give manufacturers a better sense of what a deeply-pebbled cover should look like.

c. The torso color shall be light for the home team and a contrasting dark color for the visiting team.
Rationale: Jersey manufacturing has changed with the times and officials can clearly distinguish between a light and dark color. The light gray color for example, has become extremely popular for teams and it is not permitted as a home jersey. As long as there is a contrast in team colors, it should be permissible.

The torso color shall be white for the home team and a contrasting dark color for the visiting team.
NOTE 1: It is recommended that the dark torso color for the visiting team be the darker color of the school’s color scheme or black.
NOTE 2: By mutual agreement, the torso color may be white for the visiting team and may be a contrasting dark color for the home team. If there is a dispute over jersey color, the home team shall wear white.
Rationale: In many cases, teams are traveling for multiple day events, and have concerns about laundry while traveling, etc. In addition, this would allow the home team to wear a dark jersey to commemorate a former team uniform or another special occasion. As long as one team wears white, the ability to easily officiate and distinguish between the teams is not impacted.

The sleeves/tights, compression shorts shall be black or white, and the same color sleeves/tights shall be worn by teammates.
Rationale: It makes the rule easier to understand by officials, coaches & players. We are spending more time discussing what is legal & illegal with uniforms & apparel than we are spending with hand-checking, post-play, etc. It will also put more responsibility on coaches to make sure their players are dressed legally.

All sleeves/tights, compression shorts shall be black or white and must be the same color as any headband or wristband worn.
Rationale: It makes the rule easier to understand by officials, coaches & players. We are spending more time discussing what is legal & illegal with uniforms & apparel than we are spending with hand-checking, post-play, etc. It will also put more responsibility on coaches to make sure their players are dressed legally.

Headbands and wristbands shall be white or black. They must be the same color as any sleeve/tights worn. See 3-6 for logo requirements.
Rationale: It makes the rule easier to understand by officials, coaches & players. We are spending more time discussing what is legal & illegal with uniforms & apparel than we are spending with hand-checking, post-play, etc. It will also put more responsibility on coaches to make sure their players are dressed legally.

Basket interference occurs when a player: Unintentionally slapping or striking the backboard or causing the ring to vibrate while a try or tap is in flight or is touching the backboard or is in the basket or in the cylinder above the basket.
Rationale: Basket interference should be expanded to include the unintentional slapping or striking of the backboard causing the ring to vibrate. Currently a slap of the backboard has no penalty other than the assessment of a technical foul when the act is deemed intentional. Quite often the slapping of the backboard occurs unintentionally in legitimate attempts to block a shot, which then causes the basket ring to vibrate or move in a way that may cause the ball "fall" off the ring. Having this addition to the basket interference rule would afford officials an alternative to the determination of an intentional act (resulting in a technical foul) or unintentional (resulting in an awarded basket) in situations when the backboard is slapped.

ART. 1 Bonus free throws are those awarded for a common foul (except a player-control or team-control foul) as follows:
a. The bonus is two free throws that are awarded for each personal foul, and each subsequent foul, beginning with the sixth foul in each quarter.
b. The team foul total should be zeroed out at the end of each quarter, with the exception of any overtime period. The overtime period is considered an extension of the fourth quarter.
Rationale: This rule change proposal is designed to allow for a better flow of the game, and spend less time at the free throw line. During free throw administration the potential for numerous negative acts to occur, with up to seven players is a confined area. This proposal also provides for only one number of free throws awarded regardless if the foul was committed during a try or after reaching the bonus foul count (two free throws for all). This change has been implemented in the NCAA women's game for the past two years, and even with their bonus going into effect on the 5th foul, only 22% of the time do teams reach the bonus. This will reduce the amount of time it takes to complete a game, especially critical on a school night that proceeds a school day.

Goaltending occurs when a defensive player touches the ball during a field-goal try or tap while the ball is in its downward flight entirely above the basket ring level, has the possibility of entering the basket in flight and is not touching the basket cylinder or a defensive player touches the ball outside the cylinder during a free-throw attempt.
Rationale: Realistically why would an offensive player goaltend a try at his/her basket? By making this a defensive violation only, the rule is clearer and makes enforcement easier for officials. If the shooting team cannot commit this violation, the officials do not have to determine whether a ball thrown toward the basket and meets the requirements for a goaltending violation is a try or a pass. By removing the offensive team from this violation, players too do not have to try to determine whether a ball in flight is a try or a pass and teams can have more potential for scoring plays at the basket.