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Don't confuse equality of opportunity with equality of outcome. Tall players have an advantage in basketball when it comes to rebounding. Small players have an advantage when they're quick and good ball handlers. The rules give both an opportunity to play to their strengths.
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![]() Ironically, we've probably all heard the former (either from a fan, coach or players themselves). But funny how the latter point never seems to come up, though. Coach B, I don't think you're going to get a satisfactory answer to your question. |
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The NFHS must have had something in mind if they felt the need to express in the intent of the rules: "to provide equal opportunity to the tall and small player".
I'm asking: Does anyone know what they had in mind? Otherwise, it should just read equal opportunity to all players. |
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It could mean the NFHS doesn't want tall players unfairly penalized.
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The only two I can come up with is there is no "over the back" call unfairly penalizing tall players and you are not allowed to hinder a player with your arms (4-24-6) or use an arm or forearm to prevent an opponent from attacking the ball (4-24-7) which may unfairly give an advantage to taller players.
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My thought on this is that the rules are written so that the game allows both tall and small players each to their strengths without favoring either. It is just as much a foul to illegally negate the guards quickness with a handcheck as it is to negate the big guy's post position by using your knee to dislodge him. The perimeter shooter is protected just as much as the guy takin' it to the hole. If a big guy and a little guy both go up for a rebound, their relative sizes aren't what matters, it's whether either uses illegal contact to gain an advantage. Within the rules the game should not be allowed to become so "physical" that only big guys can play.
Now that all has to do with gaining an illegal advantage. Being seven feet tall and athletic, that's a totally legal advantage.
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