NFHS 2017-18 Rules Changes

[crosscountry55]

Originally Posted by Rich

Thank you.



This is how I see it, too. It's a positive.



Coach acts up. Tweet. Warning. EVERYONE sees it. Now when the coach acts up again and I whack him (and I will), all I have to say is, "you were warned, it's in the book." And then I can shrug and walk away.

Concur with walt and Rich. Thanks for the background info, walt! Very well written and described.

The other day I opined that these were the best rules changes in at least five years. Overnight, it dawned on me that (uniforms notwithstanding) they all had to do with officiating tools and mechanics. No wonder I like them so much! But nationwide, sportsmanship in basketball is at critical mass right now, as surveys, observations and this forum have pointed out. So the committee needed to focus on sportsmanship and that's exactly what they did. I think this is why I'm very proud of the outcome this year; it broadens our tool belts as officials, which in turn hopefully restores decency to behavior in high school basketball. This, in turn, may improve the ability of states to attract and retain new officials.


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