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Originally Posted by ilyazhito
What is the logic behind the differences in the NFHS and NCAA rule set when it comes to kneeling? Is it because NCAA believes that one can kneel without moving the pivot foot, but NFHS does not believe that?
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1) NFHS was ahead of the game on the "national anthem protest" thing so restricted kneeling
2) 99% of the time the pivot foot moves, so just make it easier on the officials
3) It was an inadvertent change (or no change) to one of the books, and now the committee feels the need to justify it
4) True
5) All of the above except 6
6) No one knows and no one should care. This isn't one of those rules where you need to know the "spirit and intent" to enforce correctly.
7) It improves the game's entertainment value in NCAA
8) Many of the NCAA refs also work D-League or WNBA, and that's the D-League and WNBA rule and the officials can't be expected to remember the differences
9) There is no 9
10) You're the first person to notice and by writing the rules committees you can get the rule sync'd next season