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Originally Posted by GarthB
NFHS Rulebook, page 1, first paragraph, third sentence:
"Member Associations of the NFHS independently make decisions regarding compliance with or modification of these playing rules for the student-athletes in their respective states."
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That doesn't mean that the FED approves those modifications though. From the NFHS rulebook, page 10, third paragraph--
"It is the policy of the NFHS Basketball Rules Committee that there be no deviation from the rules unless experimental approval has been granted by the NFHS liaison to the rules committee."
Iow, if a state wants to use a shot clock for instance, they certainly can do so. But by doing so, they are usually leaving themselves open to possible FED sanctions, which are usually something along the line of not allowing that state to have any representation or input on or to the NFHS rules committee.
Does the baseball rulebook carry the same type of language under "the Intent and Purpose of the Rules" too, Garth?