New Fed basketball Rules--2008/09

[Jurassic Referee]

This is now posted on this site as an article, but there is nothing on the NFHS site as of yet backing it up.

http://basketball.officiating.com/x/article/5800

Changes are:
1) Bottom spaces left open on free throws.
2) Technical foul charged directly to head coach for illegal shirts, numbers, instead of to the player. The article doesn't state whether there would be one "T" maximum or one for each violation.
3) usual crap about headbands.

[dkmz17]

The rules changes are now posted on the NFHS site as follows:

http://www.nfhs.org/core/contentmana...es_Summary.pdf

I am sure that more information is to come.

[Adam]

Okay, editorial changes include:
1. reorganization of 3-4.
2. 4-27-2, incidental contact tweaked.
3. 4-42-5. They changed this last year, too. I wonder what change they're making.
4. 10-5 to be reorganized for clarity. This will be interesting.

Now, I wonder if there are any unannounced changes this year.

All in all, they seem to have left the rules alone, for the most part.

[ODJ]

They're not reducing the number of players in the lane, just moving them away from the basket and toward the shooter.
Taunting by whispers now. Thanks.
If NF wants to clean up the lane, enforce the violation for breaking the plane before the ball hits the rim. It's the positioning as the ball's in the air that causes the problem.

I don't care about the color of the pre-wrap!

One T per coach/team for illegal jerseys.

[tjones1]

I'm kind of surprised they caved in on the free throw. Although, they used a different rationale (preventing rough play); everything they had stated in the past didn't support the change. Oh well...

[Adam]

Originally Posted by tjones1

I'm kind of surprised they caved in on the free throw. Although, they used a different rationale (preventing rough play); everything they had stated in the past didn't support the change. Oh well...

I caught that, too. It seemed they even said previously that rough play wouldn't even be affected. The rationale this time even uses "may" as a qualifier. My guess is if it doesn't have the desired effect, they'll revert back in a couple of years.

[Scrapper1]

Originally Posted by tjones1

I'm kind of surprised they caved in on the free throw.

I think last year or the year before they even said that they were done even considering any changes to the free throw rules because of the Kentucky study. Oh well.

[ace]

Originally Posted by Scrapper1

because of the Kentucky study. Oh well.

no offense to anyone, but when was the last time Kentucky was an accurate barometer for what was going on in the rest of the country

I sometimes wonder how long it's going to be before a state like texas just starts adopting NCAA rules. w/o a shot clock.

[Back In The Saddle]

Originally Posted by Scrapper1

I think last year or the year before they even said that they were done even considering any changes to the free throw rules because of the Kentucky study. Oh well.

From the officiating.com article: "The committee reviewed data from the Georgia High School Association, which experimented with the free-throw lane change last year. According to data from the experiment, the number of fouls during free-throw rebounding action was reduced," said Mary Struckhoff, NFHS assistant director and staff liaison to the Basketball Rules Committee. "At the same time, defensive rebounding percentages fell within an acceptable range. This data was the most compelling the committee had seen to date."

I guess you can just keep doing studies until you find one that makes everybody happy?

Originally Posted by ODJ

One T per coach/team for illegal jerseys.

I bet the illegal uniform infractions will be slim to none next season, seeing how a coach will be in the seatbelt before the tip off.

[IREFU2]

Originally Posted by ODJ

They're not reducing the number of players in the lane, just moving them away from the basket and toward the shooter.
Taunting by whispers now. Thanks.
If NF wants to clean up the lane, enforce the violation for breaking the plane before the ball hits the rim. It's the positioning as the ball's in the air that causes the problem.

I don't care about the color of the pre-wrap!

One T per coach/team for illegal jerseys.

Just like in College......about the lane spaces.

[ODJ]

Originally Posted by IREFU2

Just like in College......about the lane spaces.

As I read the presser, the number of players is the same. They've just moved.

[jdw3018]

Any idea on when we'll see any mechanics changes?

[Rich]

Originally Posted by jdw3018

Any idea on when we'll see any mechanics changes?

Especially since they've just opened up a lane space for me to stand in for the first of two free throws

[Back In The Saddle]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

Especially since they've just opened up a lane space for me to stand in for the first of two free throws

POE 5 is "Officials' Mechanics and Signals". My guess is this year they'll just be bagging at us to do what they tell us.