THE CHANGES IN THE BASKET BALL RULES for 1929-30

The Joint Committee sanctions the double referee
system. In this case the umpire is to have authority to call
held ball, out of bounds, all fouls and violations and to toss the
pall when a held ball occurs near him.
Note: The Big Six has been using this system for the past twp years.)

The Committee has called special attention to the rule
defining running with the ball. As it is now, the rules do not state
how many steps may be taken by a player who receives the ball while
in motion. This has been left largely to the judgment of the official.
A statement has been added to this section to cover the clause, .
"aue allowance shall be made for a player who receives the ball while

in motion".

Ruling on the pivot rule and dribble must be drastic if
interpretations are followed.

According to a general agreement the Rules Committee
has put its approval upon the following pivot or running with the
ball rule.

First; If a player is in the air at the time of the catch,
after his stop, he has the privilege of lifting either foot in the
act of passing but must get rid of the ball before that foot touches

the floor.

Second: & player, who has one foot on the floa at the time the
ball is caught, may complete his step by allowing the other foot to
strike the floor and may pivot, but on the rear foot only,- that is
the foot that ée has been in contact with the floor all the time.
Note: This mallifies the so called pivot and block rule that has
caused so much discussion by the pivoter blocking the guard out
with his hips and then passing the ball.before that rear foot touches
the floor again. In other words the pivoter steps toward the guard
and as the guard rushes in, the player with the ball or the pivoter
pivots on the front foot and throws his hip into the guard but releases
the ball before that rear foot strikes the floor. The chief argument
against this @.is that it is designated as a blocker, a contact
blockér. It has often been called by the familiar misnomer, legal

block.

The Committee emphasized last year that when a player is
dribbling the ball, he should go clearly around his guard. This is
predicated on the theory that in basket ball, you play the ball and
not the man. By allowing a player to pivot off the front foot and
to throw his hips and shoulder down into his guard, this is clearly
violating the principle of basket ball. The sole function of the
pivot theoretically, is that you should be able to introduce yourself
to the other half of the court when your progress has been stopped
or your passing blocked. The emphasis upon the game of basket ball
since its origination by Dr. Naismith has always been that you shall
play the ball and not the man. When you play the man, you have con-