Re: WEST TEXAS
 

Actually, to be technical, Texas is five states. The annexation papers making us a part of the union has given us the right to divide into five states. Midland is definitely a different state but you do produce the same dark stuff out of the ground that we have here.

I know that at one point, Texas was its own republic, and some claim that it still has the legal right to secede from the United States at any time. But what are the five states that make (or made) up the republic?

Chuck

I have no idea why the rule is that way. This is my 7th year in coaching, and it's always been that way. I don't remember coaches in high school standing, but I don't know if the rule was in place then.

It'd be difficult at some of the schools to stand and not be on the court. Probably one-third of the schools in our league have the bleachers that pull out from the wall and when fully extended, are three feet or so from the sideline.

My first year as an assistant coach, we qualified for the playoffs. In our first 21 games, we averaged 14 fouls per game, with a low of 8 and a high of 22. In our playoff game (the three-man game), we had 34. We were convinced at the time that each ref calls as much as they usually do, but since there are three of them, well, there are 50% more calls. However, since then, I've not noticed anything like this in a playoff game. It's gotta be tricky for the officials, however.

Probably because that is the same as college. [/QUOTE]


Well....I think it's dumb that they don't count the 10 sec backcourt in women's college (as well as HS). Basketball is basketball, boys/girls, mens/womens.

Iowa: No shot clock, two whistle tournaments. I think some conferences are experimenting with three man crews but not in my area. We also have a seperate girls state association which has variations to the fed rules. ie: nobody below the block on free throws and a coin toss determines possesion to start the game. There are others but these are the biggies.

California:

Two man crews in our association but three man in playoffs
30 second clock for boys
35 second clock for girls
6 foot coaches box
new grey shirts at our option

Stan
 

Does Iowa still have 6 players on the court (3 FC "offensive" & 3 BC "defenders") in the girls game?

Re: Stan
 

No, we got rid of that a long time ago but not sure when. We had 6 players in 1975 when I was in high school. Actually those were very good games. There was more passing because only two dribbles were allowed, but to many people wanted the girls to play like boys.

Stan
 

While in college (1981), I dated a girl from Iowa that had played the 6-girl game. I found it quite intriguing.

Thanks for the update!

I like the gray shirts. Wish we were using them here.

GEORGIA

3-person crews for most varsity. It is up to the schools/regions.

Sub-Varsity is 2-person.

All State Tournament Games are 3-person.

No shot clocks, nor do I foresee that happening here. Some of the S Ga areas are fairly poor, so it would be tough to force them to buy that sort of equipt.
After all, this is the South, where HS Football is KING.

ND - Class A boys - 35 seconds - 3 officials
- Class A girls - 30 seconds - 2 or 3 officials
- Class B boys - no clock - 2 officials
- Class B girsl - no clock - 2 officials

TN
HS Varsity - 3 person crew
No shot clock.

JV, Freshman & Middle School used 2 person crew.
Girls have 10 sec. back court rule. However I've worked girls 13/under summer tourneys that used NCAA rules.

I LOVE THIS THREAD!!!

Way cool, to see all the variations, and the different ways of handling things. No wonder sometimes we don't agree about block/charge, how to handle coaches, advantage/disadvantage and so forth. We have all come up in different cultures, under different rules, with different role models. I LOVE diversity!

AZ - no shot clock

2 officials for all HS games. Some of the invitational holiday tournaments will use three man.

Some conferences (5A, 4A, on down) will use 3 man for state semi-final and final games for both boys and girls. 3 man is at the discretion of each individual conference for their semi and final games.