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Originally Posted by BillyMac
NFHS Basketball Rules Questionnaire
Are These Changes Made Last Year Satisfactory?
1. The official scorer is required to wear a black-and-white vertically striped garment.
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Yes, I like it.
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1. Eliminating the jump ball to start the game and any overtime period.
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No, it's fine how it is.
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5. Reducing the closely guarded situation from 6 feet to 3 feet.
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No, it would just make it harder on the defense.
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6. Playing the game in two 18-minute halves.
7. Playing the game in two 16-minute halves.
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I like the 16-minute idea.
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9. Changing "intentional foul" to "excessive foul" to better clarify.
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No, either leave it as intentional or change to FF1 or FF2 like NCAA.
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10. Allowing state adoptions for size of coaching box (i.e., none, 6 feet, 14 feet, 28 feet).
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Isn't this already done now? I don't know of anyone who has the 28-foot box, but don't some states have no box and some have the 14-footer?
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12. Permitting players in marked spaces along the free-throw lane to break the plane when the try is released
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Yes, I like this.
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About Mechanics For 2013-14 - Officials Only - Would You Favor?
1. Using the "stop the clock for a violation" signal prior to giving the "jump ball" signal.
2. Eliminating the long switch on a foul in the backcourt.
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We already do #1 and have for a couple of years. We switch on every foul in 2-person mechanics. (Except for shooting fouls that the Trail calls in the FC)