NFHS Rules Changes 2016-17

[SC Official]

We normally get the rules changes about this time each year. Has anyone heard anything at this time?

[Kansas Ref]

I completed a NF questionnaire a couple months ago regarding:

1) compressing the "5-second closely guarded" to state "within 3 feet" instead of "within 6 feet".

2) affording Team A a spot throw-in at the 27-ft. line instead of endline after a time-out called by Team A (when going the other way).

I presume it's these and other such items are currently being deliberated; however, I've yet to hear any confirmation of such changes--though I'm expecting something soon.

[JRutledge]

Usually comes a week or two in May.

Peace

[crosscountry55]

Originally Posted by Kansas Ref

I completed a NF questionnaire a couple months ago regarding:

1) compressing the "5-second closely guarded" to state "within 3 feet" instead of "within 6 feet".

2) affording Team A a spot throw-in at the 27-ft. line instead of endline after a time-out called by Team A (when going the other way).

I presume it's these and other such items are currently being deliberated; however, I've yet to hear any confirmation of such changes--though I'm expecting something soon.

I filled out a similar questionnaire last year. There must have been over 30 rules change ideas ranging from practical to ludicrous.

Absolutely none of them got adopted.

I think those surveys are as much about gaining insight on long-term opinion trends as they are about next year's rules changes.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by SC Official

We normally get the rules changes about this time each year.

2015-16 NFHS Basketball Rule Changes were released on May 18, 2015.

https://youtu.be/ae6ofz3fgD8

[bballref3966]

NFHS Twitter feed says they'll be released this week.

Grab your popcorn.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by bballref3966

NFHS Twitter feed says they'll be released this week.

I hope that Santa doesn't bring us too many new rules.

[Dad]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

I hope that Santa doesn't bring us too many new rules.

If he does I'm blaming your bad baking.

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

I hope that Santa doesn't bring us too many new rules.

One rule Santa would like to see changed is that players may not wear shiny red noses during the game.

[bballref3966]

http://www.nfhs.org/articles/new-rul...ol-basketball/

[JRutledge]

Not many changes. It appears only one rules change was made to the actual playing of the game.

Peace

[Rich]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

Not many changes. It appears only one rules change was made to the actual playing of the game.

Peace

And now the gnashing of teeth about the semicircle violation actually being added to the rule book will begin.

15 seconds for a sub on a DQ player. Wonder what the horn sequence will be.

[PG_Ref]

I guess enough officials defaulted to "managing cheerleaders" wasn't in our rule book that the NFHS was forced to add it.

[Scuba_ref]

Originally Posted by Rich

And now the gnashing of teeth about the semicircle violation actually being added to the rule book will begin.

15 seconds for a sub on a DQ player. Wonder what the horn sequence will be.

To clock operator, "I need 15 seconds, start with a horn and end with a horn!"

[Rich]

That's a guess, though.