Define Dunk

[Hawks Coach]

Romano
We are talking high school rules, and I think these rules make sense. High schools can't afford the "slam dunk" rims, players are not as skilled, they want to showboat and break that backboard with the power dunk, etc. A visiting team could trash a basket in warm-ups, at expense to the host school and delay to the start of the game (or postponement). Without illegalizing the warm-up dunk, oit would be just part of the game. Our schools already spend a lot of time and $ fixing bent up rims cause kids don't respect the equipment. Can't afford that kind of abuse.

By the way, our travel leagues all have rules that outlaw dunks, because the schools won't let you in the gym if your players are going to be on their rims all the time. If you dunk in game or warm-up, you are out for that game and the next, by travel league rule.

Don't need to dunk before a game - just warm-up and practice your dunking on your own court, and on your own time.