NFHS Free Throws

[dbking]

I vote for the return of the release

[26 Year Gap]

Release would be easier, but if you watch closely in the tournament, they often enter during the shooting motion.

[WreckRef]

Originally Posted by dbking

I vote for the return of the release

Agreed.

Maybe it's just me but it seems like ever since NFHS went to "on the hit" the shooter gets more rebounds than ever.

[doubleringer]

Yeah, buy if NFHS goes to playing on the release, the NCAA will go to playing it off the rim just to be different.

[Brad]

When the changed the rule to "when it hits" instead of on the release it was to clean up rebounding fouls. Since then we have gone from 8 players in the lane to 6 players max. Also, last year they moved all the players up a spot, which significantly helped lessen rebounding fouls.

So, with the changes to the number of players on the lane as well as moving them up a spot, I think that the NFHS could go back to "on the release" without seeing an increase in rebounding fouls. However, this may be a case of "if it ain't broke don't fix it", so I doubt that we'll see this change anytime soon.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Brad

So, with the changes to the number of players on the lane as well as moving them up a spot, I think that the NFHS could go back to "on the release" without seeing an increase in rebounding fouls. However, this may be a case of "if it ain't broke don't fix it", so I doubt that we'll see this change anytime soon.

I agree, but I wish they would go back to the "release." I just do not think it is going to happen.

Peace

[OHBBREF]

I like the release personally, especially from the lead it is easier to work with since you are not supposed to be watching the hit (and to many people wrongly say it has to hit the rim) the release seems easier to watch while covering your responsibilities.

But the rebounding fouls would be less if we as officials did a better job of enforcing the violations that do occur.
There a many an instance where there are all six of them in the lane before ball hit in a FED game and there is no call.
I think it is a little better in NCAA but not by leaps and bounds.
proper enforcement would go a long way to cleaning up the rebounding issues IMO

[refguy]

Originally Posted by OHBBREF

I like the release personally, especially from the lead it is easier to work with since you are not supposed to be watching the hit (and to many people wrongly say it has to hit the rim) the release seems easier to watch while covering your responsibilities.

But the rebounding fouls would be less if we as officials did a better job of enforcing the violations that do occur.
There a many an instance where there are all six of them in the lane before ball hit in a FED game and there is no call.
I think it is a little better in NCAA but not by leaps and bounds.
proper enforcement would go a long way to cleaning up the rebounding issues IMO

Agreed. And if officials had done a better job of calling rebounding fouls on free throws, the Fed never would have changed the rule.

[26 Year Gap]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

I agree, but I wish they would go back to the "release." I just do not think it is going to happen.

Peace

Maybe when the coach can only call TOs during a dead ball?

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by 26 Year Gap

Maybe when the coach can only call TOs during a dead ball?

You mean you're advocating coaches being allowed to call timeouts? YIKES!

OK - here we go again.

[Back In The Saddle]

It's been "ain't broke" for many years now. And yet the NFHS has insisted on messing with it anyway.