National Federation of State High School AssociationsRule Changes 2014 – 2015

2014 Basketball Evaluation Camp

Rule Change : 3 – 5 - 3• Anything worn on the arm and/or leg is a sleeve • Includes Tights• Exception: Knee Brace

• Must meet color and logo restrictions• White, Black, Beige or School Color (any single solid color)• Same color for each team member• One Visible manufacturer’s logo/trademark/reference or

school logo/mascot is permitted on arm/leg sleeves• Limited to 2 ¼ inches square

• Be worn for medical reasons• Medical verification of arm and leg sleeves has been

eliminated

Rule Change : 4 – 19 - 3d• Intentional Foul• “Excessive contact with an opponent while the ball is alive or until an airborne shooter returns to the floor.”• Should reduce subjectivity and interpretation in making rulings on intentional fouls.• Should address the issue of contact with the elbow.•Do not get stuck on your definition of “intent”.

Rule Change : 9 – 1 - 4• Players in marked lane spaces will be able to move into the lane when the ball is released by the free throw shooter• Simplified coverage – Officials will no longer have to watch players and the ball hit the ring/backboard at the same time.

Rule Addition: 10 – 6 - 12• Intent: Eliminate excessive contact on ball-handlers

and dribblers outside of the lane area. • The following acts will be a foul when committed

against the ball-handler / dribbler:• Placing two hands on the ball handler / dribbler.• Placing an extended arm bar on the ball handler /

dribbler.• Placing and keeping a hand on the player.• Contacting the player more than once with the

same hand or alternating hands.

Rule Addition: 10 – 6 - 12• Foul: Placing two hands on the ball handler /

dribbler.• Allows ball handler / dribbler total freedom of

movement.• Similar to NCAA Women’s Rules

Rule Addition: 10 – 6 - 12• Foul: Placing an extended arm bar on the ball

handler / dribbler.

Rule Addition: 10 – 6 - 12• Foul: Placing and keeping a hand on the player.

Rule Addition: 10 – 6 - 12• Foul: Contacting the player more than once with the

same hand or alternating hands.

Rule Addition: 10 – 6 - 12• Intent: Eliminate excessive contact on ball-handlers

and dribblers outside of the lane area. • Challenges:• Train officials and implement with fidelity and

consistency• Educate coaches and players to the new rules.• Avoid falling into the “Let Them Play” trap.• Start from the first game of the preseason.

Points of Emphasis• Announcer Responsibilities• The announcer shall be prohibited from interrupting the game through

the use of the microphone unless there is an emergency.• Announcements or comments shall be made during those times when

there is a stoppage of the clock and the ball is not live, such as time outs, between quarters, per-game, half time, and post game.

• The announcer is allowed to announce basic information that does not potentially affect the play in general, the players, the coaches, or the officials

Points of Emphasis• Correctable Errors• Failure to award a merited free throw• Awarding an unmerited free throw• Permitting a wrong player to attempt a free throw• Attempting a free throw at the wrong basket• Erroneously counting or cancelling a score

Points of Emphasis• Front Court and Back Court Ball Status• The determination of the ball is determined by the location of object that

the ball last touched inbounds as long as there is team control inbounds. • The determination of the player is determined by where the player is

touching the floor or, in the case of the airborne player, where the player was last in contact with the floor.

Points of Emphasis• Team control status during throw in and inbounds• Since a 2011-12 rule change, team control exists during a throw in when

the thrower in has the ball at her/his disposal.• The change was made ONLY to eliminate the penalty of administering

free throw(s) when a teammate of the thrower in commits a common foul during the throw in.

• The penalty now is the awarding of a throw in to the opposing team at the spot out-of-bounds nearest to where the foul occurred.

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