Its Got No Teeth ...
The following was just announced this weekend at the IAABO Fall Seminar, which obviously doesn't mean a hill of beans to most members of this Forum.
To prepare for the IAABO Fall Seminar, the four IAABO Co-Coordinators of Interpreters, one of whom has served on the most recent NFHS Basketball Rules Committee, and who will continue to serve on the committee, met with Lindsey Atkinson, the new NFHS rules editor for basketball, on September 23, 2021. The continuing validity of old Points of Emphasis, vanished casebook plays, and annual one-time only interpretations (with no relevant rule changes or interpretation changes to invalidate such), was discussed. Ms. Atkinson stated that as long as there are no relevant rule changes, or interpretation changes, to invalidate such, old vanished interpretations are still officially considered to be valid by the NFHS. She also stated that usual reason for still valid casebook plays to be dropped is due to page limitations, when a new caseplay goes in, one usually has to come out. Ms. Atkinson announced that a statement regarding the continued validity of old vanished interpretations (with no relevant rule changes or interpretation changes to invalidate such), will probably be printed in the beginning of the NFHS Casebook starting in 2022-23. However, Ms. Atkinson stated that the NFHS did not have the resources to “resurrect” such interpretations, begging the question, how are inexperienced officials (and trainers) supposed to know about such? IAABO has put out "feelers" offering to work with the NFHS to “resurrect” such interpretations, but no final plan has been approved. Nice announcement. Good to know the official position of the NFHS, but practically speaking, its got no teeth. |
The same was also stated at the NFHS State Rules Interpreters meeting.
There, the reason given was publishing limits...that they have a target number of pages in the books. She said that, for every case they add, something has to come out. So, they try to pick ones that are not as likely to be needed. Old cases remain valid unless there has been a rule change or a new interpretation that negates the old case. In this digital age, I can't see why they can't have an unabridged version of the case book available on the app including all valid case with an abridged version in print to include a target number. |
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Scissors And Glue ...
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It doesn't have still valid caseplays that, due to space limitations, have disappeared from NFHS Casebooks over the years. Even if there was such a database (casebook plays and annual interpretations), one would have to go through each one to see if rule changes, or interpretation changes, have made such interpretations invalid. One would have to look for slightly different wording, and then select the most updated worded version. Go back far enough and these interpretations are printed on dead trees, not in a cut and paste digital format, but in an actual cut and paste format, using a scissors and some glue. I know that there are scanners and programs that can turn the "printed word' into a digital format, but it would still need extensive editing. Certainly not an impossible task, but not an easy one either. Good job for a summer intern at the NFHS, or maybe for Nevadaref, after all, he's the "Interpretation King". https://s3.amazonaws.com/lowres.cart...cn1544_low.jpg |
Independent Of The NFHS ...
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I have agreed to help out if IAABO decides to move in that direction. Sounds very labor intensive, and very boring, but it may be a worth while endeavor. |
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Does us no good. Peace |
Collaboration ...
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Over the past few years (but not always) IAABO has had a very close working relationship with the NFHS. If IAABO decides to independently do the "heavy lifting", I'm pretty sure that the searchable database generated would be shared with the NFHS. I've already shared my Word Documents (similar to what's already on the Forum but better organized and formatted) of twenty-five years of NFHS Annual Interpretations (1996-97 through 2020-21) with the IAABO Co-Coordinator of Interpreters now serving on the NFHS Basketball Rules Committee, who is trying get this project off the ground. Twenty-five years of NFHS Annual Interpretations is a good start, and the digital format makes it easy to edit. The collection and editing of casebook interpretations will probably be a more difficult endeavor, not being sure how far back digitally formatted casebook interpretations go before one bumps into the "printed word". The NFHS wants this done. IAABO wants this done. Who knows? Maybe it will get done? Or maybe it won't? https://tse2.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIP.K...=0&w=273&h=182 |
So does that mean the NF will approve all those interpretations or will this be an IAABO thing that they will not cross-check? So if something contradicts current rules basis on something done 18 years ago, who is going to make sure we are not giving contradictory information?
I find that rather funny that the NF does not have resources to simply put out information they previously published, but can put out other publications in their name and sell that content. Sound like something they just do not want to do or causes them issues if something contradicts current information. Peace |
Making A List, Checking It Twice ...
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Hopefully this will be double checked by the NFHS before being "published". Will there be errors? With, or without, the input of NFHS, of course there will errors, but these will eventually be weeded out. Even with errors, it's still better than what we have now with the official position of the NFHS that, as long as there are no relevant rule changes, or interpretation changes, to invalidate such, old vanished interpretations are still officially considered to be valid by the NFHS. Without a database, that leaves us with a Wild Wild West scenario, with local interpreters (trainers), or state interpreters (trainers), IAABO affiliated, or not IAABO affiliated, making individual and unilateral decisions about the validity of a vanished interpretations, deciding individually and unilaterally whether relevant rule changes, or interpretation changes, have occurred. Quote:
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She stated this not only to IAABO, but to other organizations (according to Camron Rust) as well. It appears that Ms. Atkinson, and the NFHS, is willing to talk the talk, but is not willing to walk the walk, choosing theory over practice. So do we believe in her support of this concept? Time will tell. http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vj2e1m7Hlg...74416272_4.jpg |
Until they make something available to all officials, coaches, and players, then that is what will cause the confusion. Not the fact that something might have been used and never make it to the Case book, but the fact that it could be forgotten or overlooked and no place to confirm. Not sure why they just do not put all interpretations that are current in the casebook.
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The Wild Wild West ...
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But at least we now know that vanished interpretations can't be considered to be invalid solely because they are no longer the current book, there has to be some other reason, a rule change, or an interpretation change. We can no longer use the argument, "It's not in the book", to ignore a vanished interpretation, rather, we have to point to a specific rule change, or a specific interpretation change. Are we in a better place? Quote:
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It's Not In The Book ...
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All that's really changed is that we can no longer utilize the, "It's not in the book", argument. https://i.ytimg.com/vi/WhK91DZn-U8/hqdefault.jpg |
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Peace |
Ignorantia Juris Non Excusat ...
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Well, you actually can, but you can't and be right. Quote:
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