Minnesota to Enforce Rules

[just another ref]

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... guidelines are explained in detail on an audio slide show posted on the MSHSL website (www.mshsl.org). Merkle, who provides the narration, stresses what must be called: "Coaches, you must understand these guidelines and teach them to your players. Officials, you must call the game using these guidelines. This is not optional nor is it up to individual interpretation."


How can you not have individual interpretation? Does a bell ring when there is a foul?

[tjchamp]

This is the way the coaches in the state want it called. They wanted it called literally, no hands means no hands!

[rainmaker]

Originally Posted by tjchamp

This is the way the coaches in the state want it called. They wanted it called literally, no hands means no hands!

They want it called that way on the opponents. No coach ever wants it called that way on their own players.

[mj]

"Carnac says, "2 1/2 hour games and double bonus by the end of the third quarter"...

"What is a high school basketball game in Minnesota..."

[rainmaker]

Originally Posted by mj

"Carnac says, "2 1/2 hour games and double bonus by the end of the third quarter"...

"What is a high school basketball game in Minnesota..."

Your point would be....

[mj]

Originally Posted by rainmaker

Your point would be....

My point is that if you call it as they say in the video you're in for a long game...

[rainmaker]

Originally Posted by mj

My point is that if you call it as they say in the video you're in for a long game...

Okay, so why is that a response to what I said about coaches not wanting it called on their own players? I'm not disagreeing with you, just trying to understand the flow of the conversation...

[Scrapper1]

Originally Posted by mj

"Carnac says, "2 1/2 hour games and double bonus by the end of the third quarter"...

"What is a high school basketball game in Minnesota..."

Especially since I believe someone recently posted that Minn. plays 18-minute halves. So you've got 2 extra minutes each half for the bonus.

[Red_Killian]

I'm an official in MN and adjusting to the new guidelines and believe me it is an adjustment. Many officials in my area were using A/D and doing a good job. As RichMSN states it is a lot like Women's basketball 4-5 years ago where certain acts were supposed to ALWAYS be called fouls regardless of any A/D. Displace and impede are the new buzzwords.

Some teams are adjusting real well, you can tell their coaches have been working on it BEFORE the season started. Other teams/coaches appear clueless and they get called for a lot more fouls.

Yes, we play 18 min halves, yes the new guidelines have typically resulted in more fouls per game ranging from a couple to a lot. Yes, we shoot a lot of free throws most games due to these 2 reasons. As with any change there is an adjustment period. It will be interesting to see how the teams/players adjust as the season progresses.

[WhistlesAndStripes]

Originally Posted by just another ref

Quote:
... guidelines are explained in detail on an audio slide show posted on the MSHSL website (www.mshsl.org). Merkle, who provides the narration, stresses what must be called: "Coaches, you must understand these guidelines and teach them to your players. Officials, you must call the game using these guidelines. This is not optional nor is it up to individual interpretation."


How can you not have individual interpretation? Does a bell ring when there is a foul?

No, actually, a whistle is supposed to sound.