NFHS Free throw change

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

I know one thing that will happen. Instead of the T yielding to the L in the situation where we have a double whistle, obvious that both officials have the same call -- we will let the trail take it, especially if he is already tableside. Why switch when it's not necessary?

In the endgame where one team is attempting to foul, I've noticed that the trail will sometimes get 3, 4, 5, or more fouls in a row as the team that is committing the fouls will do so in the backcourt or in the outer part of the frontcourt and that will keep the trial as trail....over and over.

[Nevadaref]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

In the endgame where one team is attempting to foul, I've noticed that the trail will sometimes get 3, 4, 5, or more fouls in a row as the team that is committing the fouls will do so in the backcourt or in the outer part of the frontcourt and that will keep the trial as trail....over and over.

The same issue exists in 3-man. People get around it by having the calling official go to the C after his second such foul call.

It's not too difficult.

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

The same issue exists in 3-man. People get around it by having the calling official go to the C after his second such foul call.

It's not too difficult.

But you, being a stickler for following the prescribed mechanics that people with much more expericence have worked out, couldn't possibly do that since it is not what the book says to do.

Someone here recently said:

They are the official mechanics for good reasons. It is my opinion that too many people have an inflated opinion of themselves and believe that they know better than these many people with many years of experience and unjustifiably alter the prescribed procedures.

Seems like they disagree with you...perhaps you'd like to have a discussion with them.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Nevadaref

The same issue exists in 3-man. People get around it by having the calling official go to the C after his second such foul call.

It's not too difficult.

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

But you, being a stickler for following the prescribed mechanics that people with much more expericence have worked out, couldn't possibly do that since it is not what the book says to do.

Yeah, I'm feeling a bit disillusioned here.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

In the endgame where one team is attempting to foul, I've noticed that the trail will sometimes get 3, 4, 5, or more fouls in a row as the team that is committing the fouls will do so in the backcourt or in the outer part of the frontcourt and that will keep the trial as trail....over and over.

This happens in 2-man when, gasp, we don't long switch on fouls in the backcourt. After the second foul we'll force a switch.

In 3-person, I would probably be less inclined to switch. It's really not a big deal when the one team is *trying* to foul.