2015-16 NCAA rule changes (Men's and Women's)

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A few interesting rules changes from the memo just posted on Arbiter (NCAA MEN):

4-1, 4-17
and 10-1
Penalty
No longer permit offense to score on a charging foul (e.g., airborne shooter).
Rationale: Reward the defense for an offensive foul. Also, eliminate the controversial call where an official counts the basket and
then awards free throws to the defensive team

4-17.4 and
4-17.6
Restrict a secondary defender who has established legal guarding position from moving sideways to maintain legal guarding position
on an airborne shooter/passer.
Rationale: Codify a previously approved interpretation of the guarding rules relating to block/charge plays involving an airborne
player.

10-3.1
and 11-
2.1.d
Add “faking being fouled by an opponent” as a Class A technical foul. Such acts include, but are not limited to, flopping or sudden
movement of the head in an attempt to draw a foul. However, such fouls could only be assessed after an official has elected to use
instant replay to review whether a flagrant foul has been committed and, in doing so, sees a clear violation of the rule involving faking
being fouled.
Rationale: Penalize this unsportsmanlike act, which is becoming more prevalent