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Originally Posted by CoachP
I was also emailed the NFHS questionnaire. It came to me via MSHAA.
5. Permitting a player to have six personal fouls. I answered "yes"
Basketball is the only sport that has a limit. A football player can have 17 holding penalties in a game without disqualification. A hockey player can have 12 tripping penalties without disqualification. What makes basketball different? If we are worried about a foul fest, 1 more is not going to break the bank. In light of the hand check emphasis, we are seeing starter A1 going to the bench with 2 fouls and sitting until the start of the second half because he picked up "2 quick ones".
And then throw in the 2 Twenty minute halves possibility, there is 4 more mintes of game time. (Yes, I believe the NCAA should be 6 also)
Just curious of reasoning behind all of the "no" responses in the sticky note that Billy posted....
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I've actually seen players using hands less in response to the hand check changes. I think adding a foul pretty much counter-acts any benefits of the rule change with regard to cleaner play.
If they add 4 minutes of game time, then I can see adding a foul.