NFHS Basketball Questionnaire

[bas2456]

I'm even more surprised nobody's brought up the question about eliminating the jump ball at the start of the game. They can't really be considering this, can they?

Are we going to have to include a coin toss now in our captains meetings?!?

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by bas2456

I'm even more surprised nobody's brought up the question about eliminating the jump ball at the start of the game. They can't really be considering this, can they?

Are we going to have to include a coin toss now in our captains meetings?!?

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.

Peace

[bas2456]

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.

Peace

Do you know their reasoning?

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by bas2456

Do you know their reasoning?

I was told safety years ago when I heard this was a rule. I am not sure if that was the actual reason, but it was what people believed at the time.

Keep in mind Iowa had a long standing 6 on 6 basketball with some funky rules to that alone. So it does not surprise me this was a different rules set. Also Iowa still has different associations, one for boys and the other for girls. It is a weird state from how they do things IMO.

I was licensed in Iowa for 2 years in the sport of baseball. They played during the summer and it was a lot of fun. But the requirements were different than Illinois.

Peace

[bas2456]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

I was told safety years ago when I heard this was a rule. I am not sure if that was the actual reason, but it was what people believed at the time.

Peace

Perhaps safety for us as much as safety for the players. Seems like once or twice a season there's a video of an official getting clocked by an elbow during the jump ball.

But seriously, if they're worried about kids getting hurt during the jump ball, might as well cancel the whole game.

[Adam]

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.

Peace

Originally Posted by bas2456

Do you know their reasoning?

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.

[scrounge]

Originally Posted by bas2456

I'm even more surprised nobody's brought up the question about eliminating the jump ball at the start of the game. They can't really be considering this, can they?

Are we going to have to include a coin toss now in our captains meetings?!?

At least, at long last, there'd finally be a reason to ask who the speaking captain is.

[bas2456]

Originally Posted by scrounge

At least, at long last, there'd finally be a reason to ask who the speaking captain is.

This post, For The Win!!!

[OKREF]

Originally Posted by bas2456

I'm even more surprised nobody's brought up the question about eliminating the jump ball at the start of the game. They can't really be considering this, can they?

Are we going to have to include a coin toss now in our captains meetings?!?

I would go with visiting team gets the ball to start the game, if it was to be eliminated. In tournaments, the higher seed, meaning the #1 seed, would get the ball first.