5 Second Count question

[dbking]

Originally Posted by Spence

A buddy of mine asked me if in college the rule counts if the person with the ball penetrates the 28 foot line.

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Spence that rule left the court in the 80's and I hope it never returns! The only reason now that we have the 28' line is for coaching boxes at all levels of nfhs and ncaa.

[mick]

Originally Posted by dbking

Spence that rule left the court in the 80's and I hope it never returns! The only reason now that we have the 28' line is for coaching boxes at all levels of nfhs and ncaa.

...And for warmups, ... and a starting place that a Trail can find.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by dbking

The only reason now that we have the 28' line is for coaching boxes.

Originally Posted by mick

And for warmups.

The 28 foot line, inbounds, on the court, is no longer required according to the Court Diagram at the beginning of the NFHS Rulebook. Coaching box lines should be out of bounds.

When I was coaching middle school, I used those 28 foot lines to teach my players how to properly fill lanes on the fast break. Players filling the left, and right, side lanes were supposed to actually touch the 28 foot line, or they got an "earful" from me. As a coach, I was sorry to see them go.