2022-23 NFHS Basketball Rules Powerpoint ...

[BillyMac]

2022-23 NFHS Basketball Rules Powerpoint:

https://www.nchsaa.org/sites/default...owerPoint_.pdf

[BillyMac]

Editorial Changes

3-7: The referee shall not permit any team member to participate if, in the referee’s judgment, any item constitutes a safety concern, such as, but not limited to a player’s fingernails or hairstyle.

Phrase in red has been removed.

While ethnic hairstyles have been a recent hot topic in many sports (softball, wrestling, etc.), why remove a specific reference to fingernails?

I always liked that the fingernail example was in the rulebook.

Made it easy to explain to a coach, player, or parent.

[BillyMac]

Pregame Meeting – Addressing Illegal Uniforms, Equipment And Apparel
If an official identifies any uniform or equipment issue that is of concern, the official should allow head coaches to address the problem and not take it upon themselves to deal directly with the player. Even during the pre-game period, players must be legally attired, and paying attention to these details in pre-game will set the tone for the contest.

So if I see an illegal headband, illegal undershirt, jewelry, etc. in the pregame layup line, I have walk all the way across the basketline, all the way across the division line, all the way to the head coach to have the issue taken care of?

What's the problem with simply saying, "Young man. You can't play while wearing that watch".

[BillyMac]

Shot Clock – State Association Adoption
If using the shot clock to administer the 10-second backcourt count, the 10-second count begins when the ball touches or is legally touched by a player in the backcourt. If the ball is not cleanly caught by a player on the court, the team in control will get the remaining first 10-seconds of the shot clock to exit the backcourt.

Nice to see that the NFHS has, at least, broached the topic of the rule mis-match.

Not sure that the sentence in red did us any favors.

A team could possibly never be "in control", with a ball not being "cleanly caught" and pin-balling around in the backcourt for ten seconds, with said team subsequently being called for a ten second violation as the shot clock winds down to 25 seconds.

First sentence as a stand alone (if-then statement) should have been enough to broach the subject.

If using the shot clock to administer the 10-second backcourt count, (then) the 10-second count begins when the ball touches or is legally touched by a player in the backcourt.

No need for the second sentence.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

First sentence as a stand alone should have been enough to broach the subject.

If using the shot clock to administer the 10-second backcourt count, the 10-second count begins when the ball touches or is legally touched by a player in the backcourt.

Even this (above) could have been better worded.

How about:

In games where a shot clock is being used, the 10-second count begins when the ball touches or is legally touched by a player in the backcourt.

My change would take care of the few times when the shot clock is turned off (less than 35 seconds remaining in the period) and the official is using a visible ten second count.

[BillyMac]

Anybody else notice the illegal number in the last Sportsmanship Point of Emphasis slide?



I wonder if someone in the NFHS graphics department snuck this in as an homage to the recently passed Bill Russell, my favorite athlete of all time.