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Quote:
Originally Posted by BillyMac
Robert Goodman piqued my curiosity, and not wanting to wait for Mark T. DeNucci, Sr. to climb up into his cold attic, I did some research myself.
For decades, beginning in the 1930s, if a player was closely guarded for five seconds, the official blew the whistle and called for an actual jump ball.
During the 1982-1983 season (my third season officiating), the NFHS decided to make the five-second violation a straight turnover.
The goal was to reward aggressive defense more directly and simplify the game.
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All I brought up was the terminology, not the consequences.
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