Why??

[BktBallRef]

Originally posted by kmref
Why do organizations differ from the NCAA. There is a multitude of associations that have different rule applications than those of the NCAA. Positions of timeouts, resumption of play after a "T", etc. I have been going to camp and some campers have been "hurt" by the fact that they do not know the NCAA stuff. Their chances of making the college conferences decrease greatly when their knowledge is limited. By reading all these different threads, there must a zillion rules books/manuels. Why is there so many differences? Perhaps there really isn't an answer.

Rule applications don't exist for the purpose of allowing officials to move up into the college ranks. Each organization is entitled to establish their own rules, mechanics, and interpretations.

I would ask the question, why would organizations do things like the NCAA does? How would it benefit them to do so? It might benefit an official in this situation, but once again, that's not the purpose of these organizations.