IPAD on the Bench
 

There is an app for a Electronic chalkboard for basketball on the IPAD.

Legal for a Coach to use during the game on the bench??

Thank you, Steve Jobs:(

Does Not Compute ???
 

10-2-3: A team may not:

Use television monitoring or replay equipment or computers (other
than for statistics) for coaching purposes during the game or any intermission or
use a megaphone or any mechanical sounding device or any electronic
transmission device at courtside for coaching purposes, or electronic equipment
for voice communication with players.

Curse Apple!!!
 

At last count, I noticed 21 such apps for the iPad. There's also some available for the iPhone as well.

Why even create such apps if they are not legal for use?

The same reason illegal uniforms get made and sold.

They are not legal to use during the game - practices and coaching at other times, not during the game, are fine.

One might say that it is also illegal for a coach to have a cell phone on their hip as it may be used for coaching purposes as well.

Concerning the apps, it's true that they can be used during practice.

For statistical purposes, I am used to seeing the computers located behind the table.

Not illegal to have. Illegal to use. Big difference. Good thing you're not trying to enforce bench rules, champ.

Yep, and not everyone plays by FED rules.

Right. The coach is going to call his center on his cell during play to give him instructions. Yeah - that'll happen.

Or maybe he'll call Billy Packer for some advice. :eek:

Come on Padgett...they don't call. They text. It's quicker and quieter.

He could (not legally) be in contact with another coach who is observing from the top row. THat's the kind of thing FED is trying to avoid.

They can be used at practice, on the team bus, in the locker room. They are just not legal on the benches during a game.

OK, now I get it. Thanks, Bob.

I would think that with ever improving technology, the Fed is going to have make some adjustments with regards to portable computers.

They could, but why would have have to?

I think their goal is to keep schools from feeling pressure to invest in technology as a way to improve their chance of winning the game.....which would probably lead to an arms race that most schools can't afford. They can't have any influence on what technology a team uses in preparation for the game but certainly can keep it off the sideline.