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NFHS Questionnaire

Part I – Are These Changes Made Last Year Satisfactory?

1. Arm sleeves, knee sleeves, lower leg sleeves and tights are permissible:
a. Anything worn on the arm and/or leg is a sleeve, except a knee brace, and shall meet the color restrictions.
b. The sleeves/tights shall be black, white, beige or the predominant color of the uniform and the same color sleeves/tights shall be worn by teammates.
c. All sleeves/tights shall be the same solid color.
d. Meet the logo requirements in 3-6.
Note: In general, a brace is defined as anything that contains hinges and/or straps or an opening over the knee cap.

2. Intentional fouls include, but are not limited to, excessive contact with an opponent while the ball is live or until an airborne shooter returns to the floor.

3. A player occupying a marked lane space may not have either foot beyond the vertical plane of the outside edge of any lane boundary, or beyond the vertical plane of any edge of the space (2 inches by 36 inches) designated by a lane-space mark or beyond the vertical plane of any edge of the space (12 inches by 36 inches) designated by a neutral zone. A player shall position one foot near the outer edge of the free-throw lane line. The other foot may be positioned anywhere within the designated 36-inch lane space until the ball has been released.

4. The following acts constitute a foul when committed against a ball handler/dribbler:
a. Placing two hands on the player.
b. Placing an extended arm bar on the player.
c. Placing and keeping a hand on the player.
d. Contacting the player more than once with the same hand or alternating hands.

Part II – Observations – Have You Seen In Your Area?

1. Illegal uniforms.

2. Flopping.

3. Number and uniform same color.

4. An increase in rough play during rebounds.

5. An increase in slapping the backboard.

6. An increase in recording/reporting errors to the scorekeeping personnel.

7. Correctable errors being administered incorrectly in games.

8. Uniform code and adornment rule codes being properly enforced in games.

Part III – About Rules For 2014-15 – Would You Favor

1. Not getting a new 10 seconds after a time-out called from the backcourt or a deflection.

2. Eliminating scoring on any charge call.

3. Adding specific information to the rules book for cleaning up post play.

4. Calling a time-out and moving the ball to the half-court line.

5. Permitting a player to have six personal fouls.

6. Widening the lane to 16 feet/opening up post play.

7. Changing the closely guarded to 3 feet instead of 6 feet.

8. Adding the defensive arc to the floor.

9. Providing a definition for a secondary defender.

10. Playing the game in halves.

11. Playing with a shot clock.

12. Adding a sock color restriction/regulation to the uniform rule code.