The consequences of NFHS Rules Changes per R4-S6 and R10-S4.

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

Only a miniscule number of OhioHSAA Registered Basketball Officials have received their 2025-26 NFHS Rules and Case Books and Officials Manual. That said thanks to my sources (Billy Mac is one of them, .) I have started to compile a list of Unintended Editorial Changes regarding R4-S6 and R10-S4:

2025-26 NFHS Basketball Rules Book
Rule 4, Section 6, Basketball Interference

2024-25 NFHS R4-S6-A1 is now 2025-26 NFHS R4-S6-A1.

R4-S6-A2 and EXCEPTION is added as the new Definition of Basketball Interference which causes 2024-25 NFHS R10-S4-A4b to be DELETED in 2025-26 NFHS R1-S4-A4.


2024-25 NFHS R4-S6-A2 and EXCEPTION is now 2025-26 NFHS R4-S6-A3 and EXCEPTION.


2024-25 NFHS R4-S6-A3 is now 2025-26 NFHS R4-S6-A4.


2024-25 NFHS R4-S6-A4 is now 2025-26 NFHS R4-S6-A5.

2025-26 NFHS Basketball Rules Book
Rule 10, Section 4, Player Technical (Fouls)

Section 4: Player Technical
A player shall not:

2024-25 NFHS R10-S4-A2 is now DELETED in 2025-26 NFHS R10-S4.

2024-25 NFHS R10-S4-A3 is now 2025-26 NFHS R10-S4-A2.

2024-25 NFHS R10-S4:
Article 4: Illegally contact the backboard/ring by:
a. Placing a hand on the backboard or ring to gain an advantage.
b. Intentionally slapping or striking the backboard or causing the ring to vibrate while a try or tap for field goal is in flight or is touching the backboard or is in the basket or in the cylinder above the basket.

2024-25 NFHS R10-S4-A4a is now 2025-26 NFHS R10-S4-A3.

2024-25 NFHS R10-S4-A4b is now DELETED in 2025-26 NFHS R10-S4-A4 per 2025-26 NFHS R4-S6-A2 and EXCEPTION.


2024-25 NFHS R10-S4-A5 is now 2025-26 NFHS R10-S4-A4.


2024-25 NFHS R10-S4-A6 is now 2025-26 NFHS R10-S4-A5.


2024-25 NFHS R10-S4-A7 is now 2025-26 NFHS R10-S4-A6.


2024-25 NFHS R10-S4-A8 is now 2025-26 NFHS R10-S4-A7.


2024-25 NFHS R10-S4-A9 is now 2025-26 NFHS R10-S4-A8.


2024-25 NFHS R10-S4-A10 is now 2025-26 NFHS R10-S4-A9.


MTD, Sr.