Free Throw Release Question

[Altor]

I think your inpretations of the 1993 change is not correct (or maybe I'm misreading your interps). Players along the lane were not allowed to cross the free throw line until the ball hit the backboard or rim. They were allowed to enter the lane upon release until 1996.

Players had developed bad tendencies when I was in high school of boxing out the free throw shooter very hard, sometimes knocking him down. This rule tried to curtail some of that. It didn't work well enough though, because they changed the rule after we graduated to not even allow players in the lane until the ball hit.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Altor

I think your inpretations of the 1993 change is not correct (Players along the lane were not allowed to cross the free throw line until the ball hit the backboard or rim). They were allowed to enter the lane upon release until 1996.

Altor is correct. I over-generalized.

1993: Players along lane may not break plane of free throw line until ball hits backboard, etc.

Thanks Altor. I'll try to do a cleanup on my earlier posts.

[BillyMac]

I'll give it another try.

Restrictions on players in marked lane spaces entering the lane:

1981:Released.

1996-97: Released

1997-98: Hits backboard, etc.

2014-15: Released.

I'm fairly certain that I've used "hits" twice in my forty years.

Could it have been in 1980-81, or sometime between 1981-82 and 1996-97?

[Nevadaref]

I played HS from 89-93 and we were able to enter the lane upon the release of the ball.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

And now with Ohio under a Shelter In-place Order, I do not have access to The Attic and any thing I post is based upon my memory for the time being.

Mark T. DeNucci, Sr. needs to get himself a hazmat suit pronto and get up to his attic library to help us out with these ancient times basketball rule questions.



This is a good look for Mark T. DeNucci, Sr. because we can barely see him.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

I'm fairly certain that I've used "hits" twice in my forty years.

Did I dream this?

Can somebody corroborate my account?

Or positively refute it?

[JRutledge]

Something does not sound right. I started officiating in 96 and players were allowed to enter the lane that season and I thought the season after. I thought it was the early 2000s when this rule changed? I could be wrong about that latter, but in the 96-97 season the the rule is what it is today.

Peace

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

Something does not sound right.

Agree.

Regarding restrictions on players in marked lane spaces entering the lane, I'm 99% positive it was "release" in 1996-97, went to "hits" in 1997-98, and went back to "release" in 2014-15.

I'm pretty sure that I had another "hit" period in my forty year career, possibly sometime before 1996-97 (I go back to 1980-81, unfortunately my rulebooks don't).

Was there a previous "hit" period during the Cretaceous Period (1980-81 to 1995-96)?

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

I am 68 and I have not left the Bonnie' mother's home since Mark and I returned home from Florida on Fri , Mar. 13th. And my family has told me that I am not allowed to leave the house.

Our younger son, daughter-in-law, and granddaughter have not left their home except for Andy has only left his house for Air Guard duty and go to the grocery store.

Mark has only left our home to go to the grocery store for himself and us. He brings our groceries and places them inside the garage.

Yes, I should have been scanning all of my old stuff but it was always easier to just climb up into the attic, LOL!

Mark lost the remainder of his college softball schedule on our way back from Florida and his H.S. baseball and softball schedule through the end of April and if I were a betting man I would bet dollars to donuts that the OhioHSAA will cancel the entire Spring Season within the next two weeks. And who knows what the future of the Summer season holds?

I want everyone to stay safe out there. Practice social distancing and hopefully we will all get through this.

MTD, Sr.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Restrictions on players in marked lane spaces entering the lane:
1981:Released.
1996-97: Released
1997-98: Hits backboard, etc.
2014-15: Released.

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Was there a previous "hit" period during the Cretaceous Period (1980-81 to 1995-96)?

I came up with this (below) but it was from before I started officiating.

NFHS 1970-71 Points of Emphasis
Once the free throw starts, i.e., when the ball is placed the disposal of the free thrower, no player may break, with his feet, the vertical plane of any lane or lane space boundary he occupies until the ball touches the ring or backboard, or until the free throw ends.

What was happening between 1980-81 and 1995-96?

Besides this: