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Originally posted by BktBallRef
Kids don't hit their hands on the rim or get them in the net when they're doing layup drills.
Kids don't grab or hang on the rim when they're doing layups.
Kids aren't trying to jump as high as they possibly can when they're doing layup drills.
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We're worried about kids hitting their hands on the rim? Wow!!!
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When was the last time a backboard was broken in my area? Two years ago. In a regular season game, a local kid dunked and shattered the backboard. He was cut on the legs by glass and missed the next two games. Two opponents also received head lacerations. The game was held at Hoke County High School in Raeford NC and could not be finished. I had the next game, three nights later. The replacement backboard arrived and was installed the day of my game. So don't give me the "waht are the chances" bull$hit.
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This is legit. We're worried about the equipment and dunks seriously shorten the lifetime of rims and backboards.
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Now suddenly, we allow all varsity and JV players to TRY to dunk in warmups and you're so naive that you think there won't be damaged equipment and injured players. Perhaps you didn't hear about the kid from Illnois who came to camp a feww weeks ago in Asheville NC. He tried to dunk and fell on his head. He died.
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Then why hasn't the NFHS outlawed dunking in games too? Heck, my cousin got hurt jumping once. Maybe the NFHS should outlaw jumping during warm-ups.
Plain and simple, we're worried about the equipment and not the EXTREMELY minor risk to players.