[Jerry Baldwin]

I have had two local rules meetings and have administered the test at each. Both times we concluded that the answer is 'T', eventhough the word "intentional" is missing from the test question. In NF we do not have a rule that would allow for BI if the slap, intentional or otherwise, to be called if the vibration causes the ball to come out of the cylinder. Since you would be permitting a viloation of the slap, intentional or not, to cause a basket to be missed; it seems the only call left under NF rules is a 'T'. From that reasoning we concluded the question and intent of the rule is to call the 'T'. The word intentional being added allows the officials to not call a slap, if they rule it accidental or incidental. Thus, in the judgement of the officials a slap can be ignored. Under the old wording of the rule a slap was a 'T' regarless, but it was seldom called. Again the college infulence has drifted down to the high school level.