1 Rule Change

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

Originally Posted by iubirdman

For me it would be the fumble rule, nothing more unnatural than seeing a kid take 3-5 steps with a ball because they cannot hang on to it. It is worse yet when it is after they pick up the dribble and try to make a pass and fumble it. It seems to reward kids for having bad hands as you can get a bit of an advantage with it when it happens.

I do not have a problem with allowing this because the rules are pretty clear: To commit a travel violation, one must have Player Control of the ball.

Originally Posted by Adam

Switch the arrow as soon as the throw in starts for an AP throw in.

I will go you one better, eliminate the Alternate Possession (an abomination upon the game) Rule and go back to using a Jump Ball to put the ball back into play. (Billy, I know, just shut up, but like Junior and Andy, just let an old man ramble, .)

But really, I do not see the problem with how the rule is now.

Originally Posted by bainsey

I have two...

*If A-1 touches/taps the ball from B's frontcourt to backcourt (assuming team control is already established), B-2 doesn't have to wait until the ball touches the backcourt's floor to be legal to play.

*Allow a team the freedom to review video anytime it wants.

How is this not different from the rule now?

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Originally Posted by OKREF

Get rid of the 3 second rule

I like this rule change. There was a time when this rule was necessary but with today's motion offense, if one is camping in the paint he is easy to defend and really isn't helping his team.


A number posters have talked about changes to the Correctable Error Rule. I have no problem with the rule except I would delete the following from the rule (NFHS R2-S8-A6 and NCAA R2-S12-A5): "and there has been no change of team possession since the error was made, in which case play shall resume as after any free-throw attempt(s)." and "and there has been no change of team possession since the error was made. In that case, play shall resume as after any normal free throw."

Originally Posted by Loudwhistle2

Only players on the court can request a time out!

The current NFHS and NCAA rule has been the women's college rule since before the 1974-75 school year (NAGWS Rules which was an adaptation of the FIBA Rules which is still the same now). The NFHS and NCAA Men's adopted the NCAA Women's Rule (which we have now in the early 1990's). Therefore I have officiated 39 years under the current rule and approximately twenty years under the rule that LoudWhistle would readopt. I really do not care which rule we use.

Originally Posted by tomegun

I would like to have someone from both schools be responsible for being the uniform police. Or make it to where anything we see is a technical - one for each infraction throughout the game. That would force the coaches to make sure their kids wear the uniform the right way.

I am all for whatever rule changes reduce the possibility for inconsistency from crew to crew, association to association, state to state and sea to shining sea.

You are preaching to the choir.

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

Despite the published situation to the contrary, that is actually already the rule.

You beat me to my earlier comment.

Originally Posted by ref3808

1. Players on the floor call time outs ... not coaches. 2. Alternating possessions. Let 'em jump. I don't like it when the offense exposes the ball and/or the defense makes a good play to tie it up it and the outcome is determined by an arrow. 3. Play the release, not the rim on free throws.

And if you really want to know ... I hate the three point line, the restricted area in the NCAA, and in the NBE [NBA] the defensive three second.

I think that's it.

I like this man's thinking. I would get rid of the restricted are in the NBA/WNBA too. I would get rid of the shot clock every where.

Originally Posted by Sharpshooternes

Coaches and officials have to pass a rules test with 90% (maybe 80% because they word some of the questions stupidly) to be able to officiate. Timed test. 2 goes at it. If you don't pass, you don't coach or officiate.

I like it.


There have been a number of posts about the NFHS and NCAA Closely Guarded Rule. My preference is to adopt the NCAA Women's and FIBA Rule which is only while holding the ball anywhere on the court. BUT, don't get your knickers in a bunch. There is no. ten second backcourt in NCAA Women's (FIBA used to be like that but know it has the NBA/WNBA eight second rule in the backcourt.), so the rule would apply only in the frontcourt for NFHS and NCAA Men's Rules.

That's all for now. Have a wonderful time of last minute Christmas shopping everybody.

MTD, Sr.


P.S. Billy, the surgery went fine. I probably could have officiated with Mark, Jr., this past Thursday, but his back needed a rest, .