New 1.13.2C in New '18,19 Casebook

[Freddy]

1.13.2C: Officials arrive at a contest with a court length of less than 84 feet. There are no lines on the floor for the coaching box. Where should the coaching box be marked? RULING: On a court of less than 84 feet, the coaching box should be marked from the division line 14 feet toward the endline. The coaching box will extend from that mark toward the end line based on the state association’s permitted coaching box length. In this case, because the court is not 84 feet, the box may be shorter than 28 feet. On a court that is 84 feet in length or more, the coaching box will be marked from the end line 28 feet toward the division line. A mark off the court on the sideline is placed at the 28-foot line and another mark off the court at the endline will indicate the end of the coaching box if the state association adoption is a 28-foot coaching box.

[bob jenkins]

That should clarify someone's (I forget who's) concern over some "28 foot line" and "perpendicular"

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

That should clarify someone's (I forget who's) concern over some "28 foot line" and "perpendicular"

That would be me. I fully understood the intent of the rule, but wasn't thrilled with the language that was posted on the Forum at the time.

I earned an A+ from Mr. Fiore in ninth grade geometry, but was doubting my understanding of parallel versus perpendicular.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

... but was doubting my understanding of parallel versus perpendicular.

You could have cleared that up real quickly: https://www.bing.com/search?q=PERPEN...ox&FORM=IENTSR

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Raymond

https://www.bing.com/search?q=PERPEN...ox&FORM=IENTSR

Raymond actually uses Bing search? I figured that they went "belly up" a few years ago. Imagine saying that one is going to Bing something (sounds dirty) instead of saying that one is going to Google something.

Yep, I'm about as tech savvy as anyone can be.

Well, I think that I'll mosey on down to Blockbuster to rent a videotape. I have to remember to rewind it after using it in my VCR or the kid behind the counter gets mad at me.

[Freddy]

This casebook citation, if I'm reading this correctly, means that they can't just go to the endline and measure out a 28' box on every floor. That would work on a regulation sized 84' floor, but for others shorter than that, the resultant box length would be shorter than 28'. What would be the same, regardless the length of gyms, would be the distance from the division line to the beginning of the coaching box. That would always be the same distance, 14', according to the new 1.13.2C. The new wording of rule 1-13-2, measuring from the endline 28' toward the division line, applies only to an 84' regulation sized floor.
Right?