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I already know, without having the discussion, my commissioner will not care what color shorts are being worn.
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We're consistently almost always all on the same page. We may not be sheep, but we're certainly not rebels. This may be a big exception. I seriously doubt that this rule will be enforced the same way from the national level down to my local high schools, as well as between our high school levels (varsity, junior varsity, freshman), and I can almost guarantee that this rule will not be expected to be enforced by my local interpreter and local assignment commissioner in my local middle school games (where we already allow illegal numbers). |
Sounds like too many hands in the pot. We have basically one voice which is refreshing.
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After 110 posts, one thing is for certain:
Those mandatory pre-season rules meetings this fall are not going to be the 20-minute social calls they’ve been in recent years. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Now, there is no "bonus" at all. The penalty for the FTs isn't a bonus, it is just the penalty. |
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Most of the issues will be resolved (I suspect) once the actual rules changes are posted -- and not just a description of the change. And, some of the changes will never be specific enough for some -- e.g., the "similar colored shorts" rule -- heck, we've used the same language to describe t-shirts, but all of a sudden it's an issue worth multiple posts when it applies to shorts. Lah me. |
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I've got some time concerns about our upcoming local meeting. Usually this meeting is 100% about rule changes, and no "business" is conducted. However, this year, an ad hoc committee that I co-chair is scheduled to present on a non-rules issue. Our Officials Versus Cancer campaign got off to a bang fifteen years ago. Many of our local officials were enthusiastic about donating 25% of a game fee to the American Cancer Society and using a pink whistle during a designated Officials Versus Cancer week in January. After fifteen years, that original enthusiasm has now dwindled and I've been tasked to reinvigorate that original enthusiasm. The mandatory pre-season rules meeting was chosen for the presentation because it's "mandatory", thus has the largest audience of all of our local meetings, and because it's "live", not an impersonal Zoom meeting like many of our other meetings. My ad hoc committee was counting on a short rule change presentation by our interpreter, as has been the case in recent years. We were, obviously, very wrong to assume that. |
Convoluted ???
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The three levels of IAABO (international, state, local) are always 100% on the same page with two (spring and fall) international meetings annually that are well attended by state and local interpreters (usually paid for with our local annual dues). IAABO International is "in bed" with the NFHS, having a permanent seat the annual NFHS rules committee meeting. Our state association (CIAC) is a "kissing cousin" of the NFHS. Our state association depends greatly on state and local IAABO interpreters for all of it's rule and interpretation advice (our state association has an officials only branch), seldom getting into any rule and interpretation debate, leaving that stuff to the "pros" (we're whatcha call rule experts). |
Resolved ...
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It seems that the NFHS is now “going backwards”, instead of continuing to go from complex to simpler, it’s now going from simple to more complex by adding an additional legal color (black) to undershirts, and by seemingly restricting the color of shorts. While I agree that rules restricting equipment colors allow officials to easily identify players on each team during fast paced action, being a “fashion police officer” is the least favorite part of my job as a basketball official. Sometimes I dread walking into a gym, while I’m always hoping for the best, I’m always preparing for the worst. |
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I would not say that we were burned by anything the NF does, they just do not do the thorough duty a lot of time to deal with the impact of their changes. Peace |
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I was thinking about the throwin team control issue (only for foul purposes) that took a few years to finally clarify; the "weird" backcourt interpretation (last to touch happens at the same exact time as first to touch); and the 2014-15 change back to free throw release (that initially failed to include the timing of boxing out the free throw shooter). |
"Hey ref he can't be the first to touch it!", " hay ref he's out of bounds!", "hay ref he's still out of bounds!"
Now that rules citation provided a clear and comprehensive coverage for guidance on that type of action and all of its manifestations. Maybe future revisions of my NF will include the same, hopefully. |
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