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

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

Is this just a list of factual things that changed, or are you saying that the changes caused other issues? I am just wondering as I have been studying the changes and see them as mostly uneventful, other than the technical foul part that IMO is not as big a deal as others seem to make it to be at this stage in the game.

I agree with JRutledge about the purpose of Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.'s thread.

Why was it posted?

I did, and in some respects still do, have some questions about the rule change.

With a new definition of basket interference, it appears that we will now, for the first time ever, may be allowed to award a basket if the vibration caused by a slap, intentional or otherwise, affects the try.

Fans have been pleading for this for at least forty-four years.

It doesn't appear to be "automatic", the slap and vibration have to affect the ability of the ball to enter the basket.

At the same time, if a defensive player intentionally slaps the backboard, with no intent to try to block the try, this is still a player technical foul, whether the ball enters the basket, or not.

In essence, in some specific cases we can both award the basket (basketball interference) and additionally charge a technical foul.

Do I have this interpretation correct?