Classic When In Rome ...
 

TJ Halliday (IAABO Director of Learning and Development and a member of the NFHS Basketball Rules Committee) in his recent online Zoom Faking Being Fouled clinic (where I got the One In A Million Play screen grab) admitted such right from the get go, that many states, both IAABO, and non-IAABO, are handing flopping situations very differently from the NFHS "best practices" outline.

Easy Like Sunday Morning (The Commodores, 1977)
 

Agree.

Even with no team warning (the old rule), one still has to consider offensive or defensive players, delayed whistles, etc.

Nothing is ever easy.

He said they might be handling it differently than the NF, not the "best practices" if I recall. But in the NF Casebook has a very specific comment to what to do. It sounds like either someone decided that was not enough or there is not the connection to what was already posted. Either way, this is typical of the NF which has been frustrating for years.

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Peace

The Cuffs And The Collar Match (James Bond, Diamonds Are Forever, 1971) ...
 

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This is exactly how the NFHS Faking Being Fouled Best Practices wants this situation handled:

Defensive player, B1, attempting to “draw a charge” goes to the floor with no or
incidental contact. This is described in the rules as overtly embellishing the impact of
incidental contact on block/charge plays. In this play, the team faking being fouled is on
defense and thus the offended team (Team A) has team control. (4-49-1a)

Adjudication: When does the official blow the whistle and signal for both the first and
subsequent infractions?
- The official should signal faking being fouled (New #15) as soon as the official
identifies behavior that, in their opinion, rises to the level of faking being fouled.
The official should withhold the whistle so as not to penalize the offensive team
for actions of the defense.

First Infraction – The team that is faking being fouled is on defense. The
official will display the faking being foul signal (New #15) when the official
recognizes the behavior but will withhold the whistle until: (a) Team A
scores – repeated attempts at the basket are allowed; OR (b) Team B
gains control of the ball. Once Team A scores OR Team B gains control,
the official will sound the whistle, report the warning to the table, and
notify the head coach.
- Successful Try – The basket will count. Team B will be awarded
the ball on the endline and may move along the endline as after
any successful try. (7-5-7)
- Team B Gains Control – Team B is awarded a throw-in from the
spot out of bounds closest to where they gained control. (7-5-3b)

2nd/Subsequent Infraction – The same procedures as above apply.
- Successful Try – The basket will count. A team technical foul is
charged to Team B. Team A will shoot two free throws and get the
ball for a division line throw-in opposite the scorer’s table. (10-2-
1h, 10-2 PENALTY)
- Team B Gains Control – A team technical foul is charged to Team
B. Team A will shoot two free throws and get the ball for a
division line throw-in opposite the scorer’s table. (10-2-1h, 10-2
PENALTY)

Six Of One, Half Dozen Of The Other ...
 

Aren't the NF and NFHS Faking Being Fouled Best Practices one in the same (with the exception of the One In A Million Play)?

Frustrating ...
 

Amen.

Why did the NF make several modifications to the states after they posted this document? I am just telling you what I know. My state waited on the NF to give more information and when they did, they came to the conclusion that they would not go to the AP arrow on the play I described. Wait until the ball is controlled.

Even in our IHSA video, they talked about us giving the "flop" signal at least 2 times and TJ in the IAABO video said to do it just once. Seems like there is a lot of miscommunication over something so simple. BTW, in college, we are encouraged to give the signal more than once. Again, where did this rule come from again?

Peace

Faking Being Fouled ...
 

Find out what the NFHS expects regarding faking being fouled (flopping) in their 2024-25 Rulebook, 2024-25 Casebook, 2024-25 Basketball Simplified and Illustrated, and on their NFHS basketball website (2024-25 Basketball Rules Changes, 2024-25 Basketball Comments on the Rules, 2024-25 Basketball Points of Emphasis, 2024-25 Basketball Rules Interpretations, Faking Being Fouled Best Practices).

I could be wrong, but everything regarding faking being fouled (flopping) is there except the One In A Million Play.

And TJ Halliday (NFHS Basketball Rules Committee) has already stated that the NFHS signal chart is in error.

Not sure why the NFHS hasn't admitted the same, but I'm pretty sure that if TJ Halliday knows about the error, the NFHS knows about the error also.

And, of course, as both you and TJ Halliday have stated, some states are choosing to "go it on their own", distancing themselves from following NFHS rules, interpretations, signals, guidelines, best practices, etc., regarding such.

All I can reference is what I was told by people in higher positions in my state. The IHSA put out literature that went against what TJ stated and someone is under the impression or telling states how things are supposed to be done. Maybe someone was speaking out of turn or talking before all the issues were ironed out. I believe TJ totally from his point of view, but I also believe the people in my state came up with their own literature on the issue.

This goes back to again the NF's rollout of this was horrible. Absolutely horrible. They could have addressed many of these things directly in their literature and not causing further confusion.

Peace

Signals ...
 

IAABO Zoom clinic on signalling Wednesday evening.

Presenter again stated that the NFHS faking being fouled signal is in error.

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TJ Halliday also mentioned this last week in his Zoom clinic presentations, many states have set their own guidelines regarding flopping.

You clearly do not get what I am saying. The NF is doing their own thing for a rule they did not create or invent. The signal was decided to be given multiple times. But the NF insists on a minor issue about how many times you give the signal. Illinois put it in their video that the signal was to be given at least twice so it could be seen. Giving it once might even not make the situation communicated properly.

Peace

States' Rights ...
 

When in Rome ...

I can't believe this made it into the "best practices" or whatever. Just putting needless confusion in the game. A 1 or 2 second delay isn't going to change anything - and honestly, it's what I'm going to pre-game my crews to do. They'll change the rule eventually - probably before New Years