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FYI...this is from a rules clinician in Minnesota...
e: 10 second count
by MSHSL Bball Clinician on Mon Jan 28, 2008 12:05 pm
About three days ago, I sent out emails with the initial question on this thread pertaining to when the 10-second count starts. I sent it to five of MSHSL's Basketball Rules Clinicians including the head clinician and two college clinicians. These are all people that have been in a clinician position for many years. Based on their responses, you will see that it was not an easy question to answer. Here are the results of their responses:
Six answered "D"......The 10-second count starts in this play when a Team A player secured control of the ball in the backcourt.
Two answered "A".....The 10-second count starts when the ball hit the floor in the backcourt.
Not a single person could find the rule in the rulebook or case book that references this play. The head clinician said that this particular play would be an exception to the team control rule.
One of the college clinicians said that there is a difference between frontcourt team control and re-establishing the 10-second count in the backcourt. In other words ...an exception to the team control rule.
I tried to email the question to the National High School Federation, but their website said that all questions pertaining to rule interpretations must come to them through a state's head clinician. I am not sure at this time if our head clinician is going to send it to them or not.
Keep in mind that new rules are added every year because something new came up that wasn't covered under the present rules. This play may fit that description. Rules are made with the idea that they are reasonable and have some common sense.
Hypothetical play: A1 is dribbling in the frontcourt. The ball is tipped into the backcourt by B1. The ball gets "muffed" several times until Team A gains control. Let's say that 8 seconds came off of the clock after the ball touched the floor in the backcourt. If the 10-second count would start when the ball hit the floor, that would only give Team A two seconds to get the ball into the front court. To me, that's not reasonable. That is why I think that the 10-second count starts when Team A gained control.
I may be wrong, as well as several other clinicians. We won't know for sure until someone finds the play in print or we get an exact ruling from the National Federation.
Remember that this is not a discussion item. This is how we are going to rule on the play until further notice.
If and When I get more information pertaining to this play, I'll pass it along ASAP.
MSHSL Bball CLinician.
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