1. 28 ft coaching box
I think so, this will allow head coaches to talk to any of their players on the bench.
2. permitting gray shirt for officials
Neutral, but I do like seeing the gray shirts on our Junior College-M officials
3. 15 minute mark for submitting player roster and starters
We have referees that won't enforce the current level on Varsity and above - So I say "heck no"
4. Home team wears even numbers, visitors odd
I don't like this either.
5. require headbands/sweatbands to be same color as jersey
Neutral
6. eliminate closely guarded while dribbling
Very bad idea. If I was coaching MS, I could have a ball (no-pun intended) stalling against the better teams in our league simply by dribbling all over the floor.
7. include a foul committed during a throw-in by the throwing team as a team control foul
Good idea. Addresses a difference between NCAA and NFHS.
8. stopping the game clock on made goals in the final minute of the 4thQ and extra periods
Don't favor in NFHS.
9. play in halves instead of quarters
Don't favor.
10. entend the game length to 36 minutes
Will this change the times for MS too? I don't think I like this.
11. Only permitting players on the court to request a TO, head coach during a dead ball only.
Neutral
12. eliminate lag time if officials have definite knowledge of the time
Neutral
13. change from a held ball to an OOB violation on the thrower when the thrower holds the ball across the boundary plane and a defender grasps it simultaneously with the thrower
Neutral
14. "a closely guarded count shall be terminated when the offensive player in control of the ball gets his/her head and shoulders past the defensive player."
(Mike Dick of Iowa Girls HS ath union writes of a situation in which the offensive player is cg for three seconds and then dribbles around the defender who chases the offensive player from behind but within six feet, "By current rule, the closely guarded count would continue." Hmmmm...while this clarification would be nice, it seems that someone needs to read the definition of guarding.)
Don't need.
15. allow a shot clock by state adoption
Neutral
16. courtside replay for state championship games
Neutral
17. assessing only one delay of game warning for any type of delay of game situation per team instead of one for each of the three types.
Neutral
18. allow pregame dunking, but not hanging on the ring
Nope. Only if they make damaging the rim an automatic forfeit
19. coach is out of box and "just coaching" - first offense = warning, second offense = T; coach is out of box and behaving inappropriately - first offense = T (submitted by Mary Struckhoff)
Why make preventiive officiating a rule?
20. Make signal #33 (current player control signal) also used for reporting a team control foul.
I'd much rather see the NCAA-W punch/jab mechanic used for TC. It's one of my favorite signals.
