Time for a Rule Review?

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by so cal lurker

IIRC, the college rule used to be the same as the current HS rule. In essence, college softened the consequences of certain Ts. And IIRC, it was some years after they had increased the consequences of a T by going from 1 FT to 2.

I work both. All that history stuff is irrelevant to me (as you can tell in my convos with BillyMac). The college rule has been the way it now for a while now. Every time I work I make sure I'm prepared to properly adjudicate technical fouls based on that game's rule set.

[so cal lurker]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

I work both. All that history stuff is irrelevant to me (as you can tell in my convos with BillyMac). The college rule has been the way it now for a while now. Every time I work I make sure I'm prepared to properly adjudicate technical fouls based on that game's rule set.

History can be dangerous if overthought but can be useful sometimes in understanding where coaches (and, regrettably, sometimes partners) are coming from. In my mind, it is helpful to know that something used to be a rule because there can be a difference between a coach who is just clueless and a coach remembering an old rule. (As I've said on here before, I ref soccer not basketball. I have on numerous occasions told a coach "That was a rule, but it changed several years ago." In my experience it enhances credibility: on one hand it shows I listened to him and understood what he said, and at the same time establishes detailed rule knowledge. YMMV.

(And yes, I'll confess that I also (more so than many) find the evolution of the rules and he changes that get made over time fascinating. And while the reasons for those changes often aren't relevant to enforcement and application, I find that understanding the thought process behind them, even when I disagree with the rationale, makes it easier to remember what they are. Again, YMMV)