10 second count girls high school?

[Adam]

Originally Posted by jacksonmelkor

Agreed. We need to regulate and have the same count across the board, otherwise girls won't be prepared as fully when they go to the bigger leagues.

Really? Are they not capable of adjusting to minor rules differences? Boys seem to do a pretty good job when they advance; is it different with girls?

[Mark Padgett]

We've had a discussion before on why there are 10 and 5 second counts in games that use a shot clock. The two main theories seem to be that if the concept of having the counts is to prevent a team from stalling and to "force" offensive play, then having a shot clock and counts is redundant. The other theory is that the purpose of the counts is to reward "tight" defense.

Personally, I feel you don't need counts if you have the shot clock. To me, that's redundant.

[rockyroad]

Washington State has a 30 sec. shot clock for Girls, and 35 sec. for Boys. We have no 10 sec. count for Girls, but do have 10 sec. count for Boys.

Why? No idea...don't really care about the why.

When did Oregon start using a shot clock?

[David M]

In Massachusetts both boys and girls have a 30 second shot clock. No 10 violation for girls but there is for boys. No 5 second count in backcourt for either.

[bainsey]

Originally Posted by rockyroad

When did Oregon start using a shot clock?

It's possible that I may have mixed up Oregon and Washington, Rock.

I believe what I read was that Maryland and Oregon had the shot clock for girls only. Was that ever the situation in Washington?

[rockyroad]

Originally Posted by bainsey

It's possible that I may have mixed up Oregon and Washington, Rock.

I believe what I read was that Maryland and Oregon had the shot clock for girls only. Was that ever the situation in Washington?

Yes...we have had the shot clock for Girls fior quite some time, and the Boys was just added last season.

[bainsey]

Originally Posted by rockyroad

Yes...we have had the shot clock for Girls fior quite some time, and the Boys was just added last season.

There it is. I got my Pacific Northwest states mixed up. Thanks for the heads up.

For those of you dealing with a shot clock in high school, how do you guys like it? Some here in Maine want it, but I'm not sure it will get the results they desire. Besides, I personally fear there will be more mistakes to fix (resetting, not resetting) to make it worthwhile, especially in sub-varsity games.

[26 Year Gap]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

We've had a discussion before on why there are 10 and 5 second counts in games that use a shot clock. The two main theories seem to be that if the concept of having the counts is to prevent a team from stalling and to "force" offensive play, then having a shot clock and counts is redundant. The other theory is that the purpose of the counts is to reward "tight" defense.

Personally, I feel you don't need counts if you have the shot clock. To me, that's redundant.

Let's say the offensive team has a small 4 or 5 point lead with 35 seconds left. Shouldn't a tight defense be rewarded in such a situation if they can preserve time on the clock to try to close the gap in score?