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Originally Posted by JRutledge
Iowa did this for girl's basketball at one time. Not sure if that is still the case. I think that is why it was probably considered.
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Originally Posted by bas2456
Do you know their reasoning?
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Rut mentions it, but it was a hold-over rule from their half court 6-on-6 days. For about fifteen years, they had both 5 player and 6 player schools (smaller schools mainly played 6), and after the 92-93 season they eliminated the 6 player option.
for a while, they still held on to some of the big rule differences, though.
Girls allowed the coaching box, boys did not.
Girls used a coin toss to start the game, boys did not.
On an AP throw-in, the arrow was switched as soon as the thrower had it at her disposal, boys used the NFHS rule.
I think they gave up their differences around 10 years ago, shortly after I moved from Iowa to Colorado. As Rut mentions, they still have different associations, though.