Double Edged Sword ...

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

On the other hand, it will allow officials to continue to use the NFHS ten second rule as written (starting on possession) versus using the NFHS shot clock rule (starting on touch).

Not necessarily. You (meaning CT) could decide to start the count on first touch.

And, by the time next year rolls around CT could change it's stance on this.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

Not necessarily. You (meaning CT) could decide to start the count on first touch. And, by the time next year rolls around CT could change it's stance on this.

Yeah, best to be patient and wait, nothing to lose sleep over.

We were also told that any subvarsity officials in the audience that were thinking that they don't have to worry about shot clock rules next year (only mandatory for varsity games in Connecticut) better think twice. Shot clocks will be optional in freshman and junior varsity games based on decisions of the involved coaches.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Yeah, best to be patient and wait, nothing to lose sleep over.
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Nothing we discuss here is ever serious enough to lose sleep over or fret about the "what-ifs".

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Raymond

Nothing we discuss here is ever serious enough to lose sleep over or fret about the "what-ifs".

While I didn't lose any sleep, my recent "Delay Throwin Or Free Throw" thread was sparked by a dream that I had the night before. In the dream I was officiating and both teams kept delaying, forcing me to use the resumption-of-play procedure over and over again. The dream was certainly sparked by a coach's question about delays after a presentation that I made of my "Most Misunderstood Basketball Rules" to a group of Christian school basketball league coaches.