Here's a possible rule change at the HS level and below for a Technical, that I heard a coach suggest at our rules meeting this past year. First of all let me say that I'm sure there will be alot of objections to this but I thought it was an interesting idea to propose. When a player is called for a T, simply award the opposing team 2 pts and the ball. Here is the reasoning for this: At the HS level and below, putting a player at the line all by himself for 2 FT's may make him more nervous than normal, especially if there are several hundred pairs of eyes staring at him. The player shooting the FT's has done nothing wrong, yet if he misses the FT's then he feels like he has let everyone down. In addition, if he misses the FT's then the opposing team has, in effect, not been penalized.
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