Shoelaces. A Hazard? - Page 2

Mark T. DeNucci, Sr. · #1 (**permalink**) Wed Jan 15, 2003, 09:46pm

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Hawks Coach

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Originally posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

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I am glad you stuck to your guns. I do not want to start a riot, but you have the rule book on your side in this situation. Prior to the 1963-64 season, the rules specifically gave the officials the authority to stop the game or withold the ball from play so that a player could tie his/her shoe(s). Starting with the 1963-64 season the Rules Committee specifically deleted this section of Rule 2, because it wanted to forbid the officials from doing this. Once again, I do not want to hear from everybody who disagree with me. I know that this rule change was made almost 30 years ago, but until the Rules Committee makes a change it is still in effect.

I hope that when NF removed it they declared their intent to change the rule rather than removing it without comment We need to be able to distinguish subtle differences in these changes 39 years later.

That is exactly what the Rules Committee did. They stated in an editorial comment why the section of Rule 2 was being deleted. And if one reads the NFHS Basktball Handbook, one will find it under the rule changes for 1963.