NFHS announces 08-09 rule changes

26 Year Gap

http://www.nfhs.org/web/2008/04/200809_high_school_swimming_and.aspx

For swimming and diving.😃

Dan_ref

I was hoping to see a change where the official is allowed to hold a coach's head underwater until he stops struggling as a warning before a T.

Oh well. Maybe next year.

26 Year Gap

glad 2-7-4 was changed.:eek:

Adam

26 Year Gap wrote
http://www.nfhs.org/web/2008/04/200809_high_school_swimming_and.aspx

For swimming and diving.😃

I'm going futs here, this didn't help.

Nevadaref

Let's string him up! 😛

grunewar

26 Year Gap wrote
glad 2-7-4 was changed.:eek:

I'm glad Rule 2-4-3 was revised! I always got confused as to which was lane three or five!! 😮

Raymond

Swimming/Diving rules wrote
In addition, the committee, in editorial action, changed the term "motionless" to "stationary" in directions to officials for starts. Oakes said this revision was made to reflect more accurately what officials should observe at the start.

"By using the term stationary, a competitor cannot be disqualified by a twitching hamstring, something he or she can't control, but continues to not allow movement by the swimmers once in the starting position," Oakes said.

I wonder if anyone with Tourette's ever challenged this rule.

TussAgee11

Do you think coaches ever get in the officials ears in diving or swimming?

How much does a swimming official get paid?

grunewar

TussAgee11 wrote
Do you think coaches ever get in the officials ears in diving or swimming?

Can you see the swimming official delaying the meet, over at the table checking the instant replay to see if a swimmer left the block early, or used an illegal kick, or illegally touched the wall, or had an illegal swimsuit........ 😕

TussAgee11

The swimsuit one, definitely 😎

Back In The Saddle

TussAgee11 wrote
The swimsuit one, definitely :cool:

I would be surprised if there isn't some discussion of video replay to check a swimmer leaving the block early.