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Originally Posted by jTheUmp
Iowa did away with 6-on-6 girls basketball in the smaller schools after the 1993-1994 season (the last season was my freshman year of high school, which is why I remember that). The larger schools had been playing 5-on-5 for quite a while before that.
Pretty sure the coin toss went away at the same time, but I'm not 100% certain on that.
Anyway, I'm not sure that lowering the rim would help any; in fact, immediately after the change it would probably hurt the level of play. Think about it: You have players who have developed the muscle memory and timing and coordination to shoot/rebound/position on a 10' rim, and now suddenly they're having to adjust to a 9' or 9'3" rim?
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I'd have to double check, but I think you're one year off on the last season of 6-6 (the IGHAU website lists all their champions of the past). I know for a fact that the coin toss long outlived the 6-6 game.