New NFHS Free Throw Rule.

Originally Posted by JRutledge

I love the rule and it is no different than officiating rebounding action in any other part of the game.

Why do you love the rule?

[johnny d]

Originally Posted by AremRed

Why do you love the rule?

Because he has a sick fetish!

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by AremRed

Why do you love the rule?

Because it was the worst rules change I can think of in my career in the first place. Hardly anyone called the violation and it required officials to split hairs in order to call a violation in many cases. I hated the old rule.

Is that good enough for you?

Peace

Originally Posted by JRutledge

Is that good enough for you?

I can't tell if this is a sincere question or sarcastic. My question was sincere, I genuinely wanted to know what you thought.

[Rich]

I am also glad for the change. Then again, I didn't have any problems officiating "rough" rebounding action, either.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by AremRed

I can't tell if this is a sincere question or sarcastic. My question was sincere, I genuinely wanted to know what you thought.

It was both actually.

Peace

[Adam]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

Because it was the worst rules change I can think of in my career in the first place. Hardly anyone called the violation and it required officials to split hairs in order to call a violation in many cases. I hated the old rule.

Is that good enough for you?

Peace

I'm happy for the change, but I don't see any less hair splitting now than before.

[just another ref]

This violation has been ignored a lot for the past several years, becoming one of those "I hate to be the only one who calls this." If necessary, which hopefully it won't be, I can see myself being a pioneer now. Players in the lane while the ball is in the hands of the shooter is not something I think I can tolerate.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by just another ref

Players in the lane while the ball is in the hands of the shooter is not something I think I can tolerate.

Previous to the rule change, players in the lane while the ball was in flight was not something that I tolerated.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by just another ref

This violation has been ignored a lot for the past several years, becoming one of those "I hate to be the only one who calls this." If necessary, which hopefully it won't be, I can see myself being a pioneer now. Players in the lane while the ball is in the hands of the shooter is not something I think I can tolerate.

I agree this was probably the reason why the rule was changed. But I don't think officials will continue to let players violate under the new rule. Now it will be beyond obvious when a player along the lane line enters early.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

I agree this was probably the reason why the rule was changed. But I don't think officials will continue to let players violate under the new rule. Now it will be beyond obvious when a player along the lane line enters early.

I don't anticipate anyone making the call unless it's just as obvious as before. Again, the hair splitting just moves to a different point in time, but it's still going to be there.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Adam

I don't anticipate anyone making the call unless it's just as obvious as before. Again, the hair splitting just moves to a different point in time, but it's still going to be there.

I agree, but there would be violations here and no one would call the darn violation. I often would be the only person that called this violation, especially on the low block player. Most players would act like what they saw on TV. And IMO the rule was stupid for those individuals in the first place because they did what they saw instead of what the rule was. It was also a rule that often was called with more scrutiny or argument from coaches or players. I just hated the old rule and glad it has gone away. This is not the 1970. Maybe that worked then, but now things have changed.

Peace

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

Now it will be beyond obvious when a player along the lane line enters early.

What would make it more obvious on the release than on the hit?

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

What would make it more obvious on the release than on the hit?

Prior to release all non-participants have eyes on the paint. After the release almost all eyes are following the flight of the ball. Human nature.

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by Adam

I'm happy for the change, but I don't see any less hair splitting now than before.

Exactly. That hair has just been repositioned. The same decision must still be made for those willing to make it.