old rule question ( before 1980 )

[JetMetFan]

Originally Posted by Terrapins Fan

I am not sure how far back this goes, I know when I was in school we had it.

You had to push the ball past a line ( I believe it was the 28 ft line ) on the offense every so often to keep teams from stalling.

What was the name of that line or the name of the violation if you didn't do it?

It was the Lack of Action rule, as everyone has pointed out.

It went away for the start of the '91-92 school year (I found an article online). BBR pointed out the criteria for enforcing it.

If one of those conditions existed the trail was supposed to start a five-second count. If the defense was behind and didn't come out beyond the 28-foot hash mark (they had to send as many players as the offense had above the hash mark) or if the offense was behind and didn't break the hash mark, a warning was issued. If it happened again a technical foul was charged to the offending team.

Also, if the offense was closely-guarded above the 28-foot mark but managed to back the defender below the hash mark, the five-second CG count would reset. Yes, it was as annoying as it sounds.

Here are some other major changes which went into effect that season:

*Technical fouls on players would count towards their five for DQ as well as towards the team foul total
*The number of technicals needed for a coach to be DQed was reduced from three to two
*The number of team fouls needed to reach the bonus in a half was increased from five to seven (an absolute Godsend)
*A player fouled while shooting a three-point shot would receive three free throws instead of two if the shot wasn't successful
*Requiring a doctor's authorization before a player who an official had determined to be unconscious or apparently unconscious to return to a game