NCAA proposed rule change...Separate yet separate

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Originally Posted by APG

Sure, if you got some NBA or D-League officials, and told them to call a high school game under NBA rules, then sure, you could have a game since a lot of the rules in essence are the same. And maybe that's your point...you could have a game, but I would say that some of the consequences of using pro rules in a high school environment would not be appreciated by those involved in that level. For instance, NFHS wants some real meat behind a coach getting a T...so what do they do? Award two shots and possession to the other team, AND the coach loses his box. Don't think they want to go with one shot and the ball inbounded at the point of interruption. Hell, it might even be worth it for some coaches if that's all the penalty is. Could you still play a game using those rules? Sure...but I don't think those at NFHS would think the penalty is appropriate considering sportsmanship is of greater importance to them.

I'm sure they could come to a common ground or the NFHS could just apply post game sanctions for T's if they wanted....much like the NBA applies fines for certain actions on top of the game penalty.

You could still have a few optional rules such as the coaching box/seat belt rule. Those are no big deal. I'm mostly talking about the actual game rules and game situations. No need for BI/GT to be different. No need for the 10 count or shot clock starting point to be different. No need for the pivot foot or travel rule to be different. Etc...

Originally Posted by APG

And when a lot of average high school officials can't get a simpler rule set correct with the NFHS, then no, I don't think they'd do just fine.

Part of the problem is that there IS more than one ruleset, not that any one is too complicated. Since many officials typically watch a lot of NCAA M or W and/or NBA, it isn't that they can't get one set right, they often mix and confuse 3-4 different sets. If there was only one set of rules, they would have a much easier time with whatever the rule set is, even if it had some more complicated elements.