NCAA proposed rule change...Separate yet separate

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by APG

There are also rules that are made the way they are in NFHS because the talent disparity between officials is vast. So in essence, there are rules and enforcements that are kept simple for the entire officiating pool. You want to burden some officials at the high school level with having to determine a secondary defender versus a primary defender, and then adjudicate an RA play...when some can hardly get a regular block/charge play correct? And then possiblly add in whether a play originates in the lower defensive box (NBA and NCAA-W)?

That is the ultimate point. And if the NCAAM changes the block charge, we have officials at the high school level that already have a problem calling the block charge with just the players going airborne.

Pros do things because they know how to get an advantage. That is why there is a rule about throwing something on the court and counting a basket (OKC Fisher play) and no such rule would be appropriate at the high school level IMO.

Peace