Kentucky Eliminating Jump Ball

[SC Official]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

The jump ball change is not about the players but about the officials. Many officials are far more in the vulnerable group than the kids. By not having the jump ball, and other mechanics changes, it allows the officials to maintain distances throughout the entire game.

What other mechanics changes are going to allow social distancing to be maintained?

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by SC Official

What other mechanics changes are going to allow social distancing to be maintained?

No ball handling. Players retrieve the ball, hold it, and then resume play upon direction from the administering official. The official can then stay as far away as they need/want to. That primarily serves the purpose of preventing the transmission from handling a whistle with saliva then touching the ball then touching the face area again but it also removes the situation where an official hands the ball to a player for a throwin.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

No ball handling. Players retrieve the ball, hold it, and then resume play upon direction from the administering official. The official can then stay as far away as they need/want to. That primarily serves the purpose of preventing the transmission from handling a whistle with saliva then touching the ball then touching the face area again but it also removes the situation where an official hands the ball to a player for a throwin.

I think my HS commissioner is planning something along those lines.

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[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Raymond

I think my HS commissioner is planning something along those lines.

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I have not seen anything going this far at this time. Mostly what we are asked to do is wear masks going into buildings and having some kind of electric whistle or whistle cover. Nothing game related like this at this point. I doubt this will be something we even see at this point. At least in Illinois, it is going to be a bigger issue if we even play games. So I think if this is a suggestion, we probably will not be playing on time at least.

Peace

[Valley Man]

We have played "no players in the spaces for FTs" in a few tourneys at one facility for youth games. I have to say I kinda enjoy it. No jockeying and shoving 6 people together at once, no dumb violations, during 2 shots the teams have started talking with the coach eliminating some time outs, and my favorite is no trash talking which is one spot that it inevitably happens.

[LRZ]

I skimmed the KHSAA handbook, referenced in the article; unless I missed something, it does not say anything about open lane spaces or no ball handling; to the contrary, it specifies that officials should bounce the ball to players from six feet away.

Otherwise, it is mostly about now-standard protocols to prevent spreading: social distancing, handwashing, sanitizers, no handshakes, etc.

[BillyMac]

... to get him in trouble and get him suspended from the Forum trick.

It's the oldest trick in the book.

Originally Posted by SC Official

Billy will love this.

You all see how Forum members try to set me up. It's a big conspiracy I tell you, a big conspiracy.

Originally Posted by crosscountry55

Billy has no right to claim victory, because this has nothing to do with officials’ perennial inability to toss a ball straight up in the air ...

... and know 100% of the rules and then apply them consistently in a split second.

Agree, no victory lap for me, but ...



No jump balls in Michigan, Mississippi, and now Kentucky.

Mark T. DeNucci, Sr. must be rolling over in his grave.

Wait? I'm being told ... Are you sure? Did anybody check his breathing with a mirror? Barely? Never mind.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by SC Official

What other mechanics changes are going to allow social distancing to be maintained?

Mississippi:

https://forum.officiating.com/basket...ml#post1039582

Originally Posted by LRZ

KHSAA handbook ... does not say anything about open lane spaces or no ball handling.

Camron Rust may have been referring to Michigan:

https://forum.officiating.com/basket...ml#post1039545

Originally Posted by crosscountry55

Yeah, and I heard they were going to keep players out of lane spaces during free throws as well.

Originally Posted by Valley Man

We have played "no players in the spaces for FTs" in a few tourneys at one facility for youth games ...

crosscountry55 was being sarcastic (blue font). Valley Man was referring to a non-interscholastic youth game at single site in his state.

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Camron Rust may have been referring to Michigan.

Not specifically, but that is the direction we're going in Oregon. It isn't approved yet, but it is likely since I'm proposing it and the state basketball committee has agreed to it.