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2010-11 NFHS BASKETBALL RULES, MAJOR EDITORIAL CHANGES AND POINTS OF EMPHASIS
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2010-11 NFHS BASKETBALL RULES CHANGES
- 2-8-5; 3-3-8: Changed the guidelines and procedures for identifying and removing a player who exhibits signs, symptoms and/or behaviors consistent with a concussion.
- 3-5-3a: The list of permissible headband and wristband colors was changed to include any single solid school color.
- 10-3-6i; 10-5-5: Specific rules were added to address the unsporting acts of a player leaving the playing court for an unauthorized reason to demonstrate resentment, disgust or intimidation and team members leaving the bench area and/or playing court for an unauthorized reason.
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2010-11 MAJOR EDITORIAL CHANGES
- 3-3-1a NOTE; 4-34-2: Clarified that when a substitute is not properly reported, the players in the game at the conclusion of the quarter/when the time-out was granted shall begin play for the new quarter/after the time-out. During an intermission, all team members are bench personnel for the purpose of penalizing unsporting behavior.
- 3-4-2d: Clarified that a school or conference logo/mascot may be located at the apex/opening of the neckline, in the corresponding area on the back of the jersey and/or in the either side insert.
- 3-5-2: Clarified the requirements for guards, casts and braces and that a protective face mask shall be worn molded to the face.
- 6-1-2: Clarified that the ball becomes live on a throw-in and a free throw when it is at the disposal of the player and the official begins the count.
- 7-6-6: Clarified that when the ball is awarded to the wrong team, the mistake must be rectified before the throw-in ends.
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2010-11 POINTS OF EMPHASIS
- 1. Rules Enforcement
- 2. Sportsmanship
- 3. Perimeter Play
- 4. Closely-guarded Situations
- 5. Principle of Verticality
Basketball Rules Committee Focuses on Good Sporting Behavior
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Mary Struckhoff
INDIANAPOLIS, IN (May 5, 2010) -- Promotion of good sporting behavior highlighted rules changes approved by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Basketball Rules Committee at its April 12-14 meeting in Indianapolis. The changes were subsequently approved by the NFHS Board of Directors and will take effect with the 2010-11 season.
Rules 10-3-6i and 10-5-5 were added to address the unsporting acts of leaving the playing court for an unauthorized reason to demonstrate resentment, disgust or intimidation as well as to address team members leaving the bench and/or playing area for an unauthorized reason.
"It was part of closing a gap in the rule created in 2005," said Mary Struckhoff, NFHS assistant director and liaison to the Basketball Rules Committee.
Struckhoff said a rule passed by the committee in 2005 changed the unauthorized leaving of the floor during play from a technical foul to a violation.
"At that time, the committee was more concerned about a strategy being utilized during live-action, and the rule was changed from a technical foul to a violation," Struckhoff said. "This year's changes address leaving the court for an unauthorized reason during breaks in the action and specifically relate to sporting behavior."
Sportsmanship will also be addressed in a 2010-11 Point of Emphasis relating to pregame warm-ups and intermissions, recommending that players entering the court for warm-ups not run through the opposing team's warm-up or under its basket.
"Proper sporting behavior is paramount in interscholastic sports," Struckhoff said. "The NFHS membership and the high school community are generally happy with where the game is. The sport of basketball is in good shape, so the committee focused on sportsmanship issues first."
A change to Rule 3-5-3a adjusted the acceptable colors of headbands and wristbands for players. The change now allows players to wear any single, solid school color, not just the predominant color of the jersey. Players will be permitted to wear black, white, beige or a solid school color, provided all participants are wearing the same color.
"The desire is for the team to look uniform in its appearance," Struckhoff said. "But, the committee wanted a team wearing its home white uniforms to have an option to wear one of the school's colors."
Following are other changes made by the NFHS Basketball Rules Committee:
- A significant rules change that will affect all sports requires that any athlete who exhibits signs, symptoms or behaviors consistent with a concussion, including but not limited to loss of consciousness, headache, dizziness, confusion or balance problems, must be removed from the contest immediately and shall not return to play before being cleared by an appropriate health-care professional.
- A note added to Rule 3-3-1a which also affects Rule 4-32-2 states that when a substitute is not properly reported, the players in the game at the conclusion of the quarter or after the time-out was granted shall begin play for the new quarter or after the time-out has ended. Additionally, it notes that all team members are bench personnel for the purpose of penalizing unsporting behavior.
- A change to Rule 3-4-2d clarifies where a school logo or mascot may be located. It is permissible if the logo is at the apex or opening of the neckline, in the corresponding area on the back of the jersey and/or in either side insert.
- More specifications were made under Rule 3-5-2 regarding the requirements for guards, casts and braces. With this, it notes protective face masks must be worn molded to the face.
- Rule 4-4-7d was modified to clarify when a ball is at the disposal of a player after a goal is scored.
- Additionally, a clarification to Rule 7-6-6 states that when the ball is awarded to the wrong team, the mistake must be rectified before the throw-in ends.
Basketball is the second-most popular sport for girls and third-most popular for boys at the high school level, according to the 2008-09 High School Athletics Participation Survey conducted by the NFHS, with 444,809 girls and 545,145 boys participating nationwide. The sport ranks first in school sponsorship of girls and boys teams with 17,582 schools sponsoring the sport for girls and 17,869 sponsoring the sport for boys.
This press release was written by Emily Newell, a spring intern in the NFHS Publications/Communications Department and a sophomore at Butler (Indiana) University.
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Dates to remember:
- Denver Area 8 Referee Development Camp May 28-30
- Gold Crown Camps June 16 - 19
- I.A.A.B.O School June 17 - 19
- Dave Hall Basketball Officiating Camps June 18-20, June 21-23, July 6-8
- Front Range Officials Camp June 24-26
- Mountain Man Basketball Officials Camp June 24-26
4/22/2010 memo from Colorado Board 4 President, Bob Lantzy
Attached are the 2010/2011 IAABO Insurance Enrollment Form and Information on the Benefits and Limitations. Please distribute this information to your respective Area Directors and ensure the widest dissemination to their members! . This may be a bit of a challenge to contact their respective members however please encourage everyone to distribute this information. This insurance is NOT mandatory, however the benefits and cost are too good not to enroll.
The coverage period is from 15 May 2010 to 15 May 2011. Here's some instructions for Area Directors on how to complete the form:
1. IAABO Board Name: Insert your Area Number
2. IAABO Board #: Insert Colorado Board 4
3. Secretary: Insert name of individual who will be the point of contact for your respective area
4. Address/City/State/Zip Code/Telephone and email: Self explanatory
5. # of officials and check #: Self explanatory
Please attach a copy of your roster of officials who enrolled along with ONE check covering the costs of your officials. Please mail your check to:
Borden Perlman Insurance
Attn: Beth Andrews
2000 Lenox Drive, Suite 200
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
You can also email your roster to Beth @ BAndrews@bordenperlman.com.
If you have any questions, you can contact myself or Beth Andrews @ (800) 932-4476 x 105.
Again, this insurance coverage is optional. Please remember coverage is for all IAABO sponsored activities and all assignments must be done by a board approved assigner to be covered under this policy. I would encourage each area director to get this accomplished by May 15, 2010 or sooner.
Best Regards,
Bob Lantzy
4/5/2010
Re: Recruiting & Retention Committee
Greetings Everyone,
I have been appointed the Chairman of the R&R committee and would like some representation from Area 9 .
Please let me know if you are interested in serving on this committee.
Regards,
Bob Olds
Area 9 Director
Recruiting & Retention Committee
303-591-9202
gunney22@yahoo.com
Here are some pictures from the March 6, 2010 Special Olympics State Tournament. Thanks to Ben Cordileone for taking these.
- IAABO National 2010 Spring meeting minutes
- 2010-2011 Area Directors Manual (4/22/2010)
- 2010-2011 Basketball Handbook (4/22/2010)
- Technical Foul /Ejection Report Form (link to CHSAA website)
- 2009-2010 Basketball Bulletin (link to CHSAA website)
- 2009-2010 Basketball Handbook (link to CHSAA website)
- 2009 New Officials Document
- 6/6/09 2009-11 Major Mechanics Changes (updated 9/2/09)
- 5/13/09 2009-10 Basketball Rules Changes
- 5/13/09 2009-10 End of game replays approved in high school basketball
- 11/2007 Bench Decorum Memo from CHSAA
- Suggested Guidelines for Management of Concussion in Sports (NFHS brochure)
- Basketball Court Diagram (.pdf)
- Basketball Signal Chart (updated 7/06) (.pdf)
- Instructions To and Duties of Scorers and Timers for Basketball Games (2006) (.pdf)
- 2007 - 08 Important Concepts List (.pdf)
- 2007 - 08 Important Concepts Test Review (.pdf)