Coaching Boxes

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally posted by mick
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In Michigan's Fed handout (Official Publication of the NFHS - Basketball Guide '04-05) it is written:
2004-05 BASKETBALL BENCH DECORUM OPTION [pg.15]
"Schools, by contract or league adoption during regular season boys and girls games at the junior high/middle school and high school levels, may use the six-foot coaching box as described in National Federation Basketball Rules, effective 1996-97.
...The coaching box has been approved for ALL MHSAA District, Regional, and Final Tournaments if coaches desire to use it."

[/B][/QUOTE]Just to make sure I got it right, Mick......

The MHSAA is saying that leagues may decide to use the 6' coaching box or use NO coaching box. The leagues can't decide to use a say...14' box instead, right? And a 6' box ONLY is approved for playdowns?

[Edited by Jurassic Referee on Oct 6th, 2004 at 10:40 AM]