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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BASKETBALL COACHES: Tho recommendations of the National
Association of Basketball Coaches were presonted by Clair Bee of Long Island
University. Thoy wore:

1. A captain shall have the option to decline any free throw and choose instead to
take the ball out of bounds at tho side of tho court nearest to tho spot of the
foul. The personal foul ponalty shall be charged to the offended. Rules
15, Section 13B

In c.so whore a foul is ponalized by two free throws, the right to declino any
froo throw shall obligato the disclaimor to decline both free throws. Rule
15, Section 13B

2. In case of a throw for the basket and a foul by the defense, occurring simul-
tanoously, the throw rosulting in a field goal shall count and the personal foul
shall bo charged against the offender. Rule 15, Yection 13B

3, With a view towards making them official, tho requirements as to form end mator-
jals used in the construction of the ball, the basket and its rim, the net and
tho bank board, shall be standardized. Rule 2, 3, 4.

4, Tho word optional shall be stricken from tho rule doaling with court sizo.
Each of the end lines shall bo four feet behind the front surface of its
rospectivo bank board. There shall be fifty fcet from side line to side line.
tho distance betwoen tho front surfaces of the bank boards shall be ninoty
fect. Rulo le

CHARTERED BOARDS OF OFFICIALS; Recommendations were presented by Dr. John Brown,
Jr. These recommendations werc noted along with those montioned in the question~-
naire and in tho reports of the various sub-committoes. 411 of thom wore considered
in the course of the ensuing sessionse. The Secretary did not receive a copy of

tho recommendations and consequently they are not included in their entirety in
these minutos.

REPORT OF RESEARCH COMMITTEE: Roports were made by Chairman and by various mombers
of the Research Committee. Copies of detailed comments relative to the desirabil-
jty of raising the height of the baskets and of oxperimonts with modified backboards
and basket nots woro distributed to oach membor of the committee and consoquently
they are not included in these minutes. Copios of a method for rating basketball
playors wore also distributed.

Floyd Rowe reported on a study of lighting standards and recommended a minimum
intensity of 10 foot-candle power at 4 feet above the court.

PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE: Tho report of the Publications Committee is included in
the roport on the businesssession which appears noar the ond of these minutes.

QUESTIONNAIRE COMMITTEE ; The Questionnaire Committee analyzed the results of the
voting on the various topics included in tho questionnaire.

1939-40 RULE MODIFICATIONS

 

Soveral modifications in rules or interpretations were mado aftor a thorough con=
sideration of all reports and of all statistical data which might have a bon.ring.
No attempt is made to indicate which member mado or seconded any motion. In every
case, action was takon after a motion regularly made, seconded and carried. In
practically all casos the adoption was by unanimous vote. In no caso was any
change authorizod with less than a throe-fourths majority.