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Old Tue Feb 10, 2009, 06:51pm
BillyMac BillyMac is offline
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However, As An Official, Na Na Na Na, Na Na Na Na, Hey Hey Eh, Goodbye ...

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Originally Posted by dbking View Post
The only reason now that we have the 28' line is for coaching boxes.
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Originally Posted by mick View Post
And for warmups.
The 28 foot line, inbounds, on the court, is no longer required according to the Court Diagram at the beginning of the NFHS Rulebook. Coaching box lines should be out of bounds.

When I was coaching middle school, I used those 28 foot lines to teach my players how to properly fill lanes on the fast break. Players filling the left, and right, side lanes were supposed to actually touch the 28 foot line, or they got an "earful" from me. As a coach, I was sorry to see them go.
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