Women's 10-second count

[eg-italy]

Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

Unitl a few years ago FIBA did not have a backcourt time limit; it now has an eight (8) second time limit. NAGWS did not have a backcourt time limit because it also used the FIBA thirty (30) second shot clock rule (it now uses the NBA/WNBA 24 second shot clock). FIBA's rational at the time for not having a backcourt time limit was the shot clock rule.

FIBA extended the backcourt time limit to the whole game (10 seconds) in 1976. Prior to 1976, the time limit was in force only during the last three minutes of the game. That's not "a few years ago", is it?

At the same time, the "return in the backcourt" rule was extended to the whole game (it was only in the last 3 minutes).

It was a major rule reform: it introduced the bonus free throws (after the 10th foul in a half), instead of shooting for every foul in the last 3 minutes. It introduced also the "3 for 2" free throws for a shooting foul and the additional free throw for a shooting foul with scored basket. Some source contends that some of these rules changed in 1974, but at that time the rule changes were valid for an Olympic cycle (and 1976 was an Olympic year).

The shot clock rule was already in force during the whole game (30 seconds) since 1956.

A few years ago the backcourt time limit was reduced to 8 seconds, at the same time the shot clock was reduced to 24 seconds.

[crazy voyager]

Originally Posted by eg-italy

A few years ago the backcourt time limit was reduced to 8 seconds, at the same time the shot clock was reduced to 24 seconds.

Just curious, what year was the shot clock and count reduced? I have never played with the long clock, but I have once gotten old referee materials out containing refrences to the 30-second clock and 10 -second count.

[eg-italy]

Originally Posted by crazy voyager

Just curious, what year was the shot clock and count reduced? I have never played with the long clock, but I have once gotten old referee materials out containing refrences to the 30-second clock and 10 -second count.

It was in 2000; two years later they changed again the 24 second reset rule, allowing the play to continue after the sound if the shot strikes the rim.

Before 2000 (with 30 seconds) the ball had to leave the shooter's hands in order to avoid the shot clock violation.