First, Shout out to Barry, yo!

The game's over and we missed a few layups and a few foul shots..., but: Is a backboard frame considered to be part of the "support?" Is there a local way to acheive future consistency here?

So I'm coaching last night, V Girls, Robertsdale,Alabama. My team's shot hit rim, then top of Bboard (not a very soft touch), then into my rebounder's hands (not "over" the Bboard). My interp of NFHS Rule 7-2.c (gasp..I read my rulebook-Barry made me)is that this ball is still in play, and not OOB. I asked the official for a rules interp: he said the frame of the rectangular bboard constituted a "support," and that if the ball touched the frame/support, the ball was OOB, even on the side of the bboard. He said to be ruled In Bounds, the ball would need to touch the pad that covers the bottom of the board and extends about one third the way up the side of the board. Advice and judgements appreciated. Thanks.

All sides including the top of the backboard are in bounds. Not sure what you mean by "frame" here but any structure that the backboard itself is attached to that might be on the top or sides of the backboard are out of bounds.

Top of the backboard is not out of bounds unless it roles over the backside of the goal or hits a support or any wires connected to the backboard. See Rule 7-2c.

So which "Barry" are we talking about here?!

Morris, yo! Why you be hatin' on Barry like dat?

Say, what?

Frame: apparently an integral metal casing completely enclosing the entire perimeter-al edge of the Bboard. Not the tubular (80's flashback) support from the wall and ceiling. As far as I could tell, the tubular supports were not attached to this frame; the dropped behind the Bboard and attached to the Bboard at 4 points, about 2 feet from Bboard's outside edges.

Barry: some grumpy old guy ion Sandy Eggo.

Thanks, so far - should I request a pregame interp when I see Bboard like this, or does that get me off on the wrong foot with the Officials?

Say, what? [/B][/QUOTE]
I was just trying to boost my street cred. I thought he was talking about Barry Morris, but he's actually saying hello (shoutin out to) Barry Alman.