[BillyMac]

Most players in my little corner of the Constitution State know enough to just "drop" (just release, not push downward) the ball into the basket while having one, or both, hands directly above the center of the rim. It sends a message to the other team that, "Hey. Look at me. I can dunk if I wanted to but I don't want to start the game with a technical foul". Occasionally a player will put a little finger pressure downward on the "drop" which will get him, or her (just kidding), one, and only one warning, "Hey. Be careful. No dunking", as they pass by us in the layup line. Twenty-nine years. No pregame dunking T's in a high school game. Many in AAU, recreation, travel, and men's league games, but high school players, and coaches, around these parts understand the rule and abide by it.