NATIONAL COLLEGIATE A. A. - NATIONAL FEDERATION H. S. A. A. - Y.M.C. A. - CANADIAN |. A. U. - CANADIAN A. B. A. NATIONAL BASKETBALL COMMITTEE of the UNITED STATES AND CANADA AL SEES 1940 ANNUAL QUESTIONNAIRE This questionnaire is sent annually to representative basketball men in order that their views may be presented at the annual meeting of the National Committee. The Committee will be grateful if you will check these answers and RETURN THE QUESTIONNAIRE PROMPTLY to.......D0r+...Porrest...C.,...A].1en.,. sseecseesenenseneenaeteeesetess es pina University of Kansas, lawrence,...Kansasa.............. The Committee Member or State Athletic Officer whose name appears above will send all replies received up to March 16th to the Secretary of the Committee, 11 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois. PART I. Concerning rule changes made last _ (c) Free throw lanes 8 feet wide? spring: Va ae. 1. Any player may request a time-out. Is present PART III: Concerning rules for 1940-1: rule satist actory ? Yes..f..... No See 11. Assuming that proper safeguards would be made 2. After a technical foul, the throwing team keeps against any sudden compulsory use of equipment possession at mid-court. Is present rule satis- whose use would involve considerable expense, factory? Yes.. a me. do you favor permitting the optional use of: (a) A flat surfaced backboard with several 8. A captain may waive the free throw and take inches removed fam ie bond and with the ball at mid-court after a personal foul. Is upper edge circular? Yes...uK..... Dicsissccck present rule satisfactory ? Ta... Me... (b) A convex surfaced board with shape as in 4. When a player in the act of throwing is fouled from behind, two free throws are always (a). Yes... NO...K....+ : awarded. 12. _— r = : you = connected with Col- : ege or Independent games). (a) Has this rule been properly enforced? College and Independent games should be played Yes.....%.... PaO ccsaticieats : . ; oss : in 10-minute quarters. Yes..&<..... PAG ic sess (b) Has it tended to eliminate the deliberate 13. Should the number of jump balls be reduced by: push in the back? Yess... iGo vosccsncnce (a) Awarding ball to the offensive team, if it is (c) Is present rule satisfactory? in the air on a try at the end of a quarter Ves...d—.. Noi... and is not successful. Yes............ Ne. ic.... 5. On a free throw for personal foul, it is a viola- (b) By awarding ball to the team on defense, if tion when the ball does not go through or touch they cause a held ball outside the lane or ~ the ring before oe player. Is present ents vail eet Bens... —.7 rule satisfactory? Yes../....... ee 14. (Check only one) 6. Is the present rule on the four-foot end space (a) For games played in quarters, remove re- striction on number of times a player may enter during first three quarters and permit only one re-entry during the fourth — satisfactory? Yes...J<... No............ PART II. Concerning general trend of game: 7. Molded Type Ball: and during each overtime period. Yes..k..... 5 (a) As gual with the ball with sewed a oe or ee ee seams, the molded type ball is (1) More three times. Yes......... satisfactory... wv. _ (2) Equally as satisfac- (c) a rule on re-entering. CONF eccrine (3) Less satisfactory............. = — —- oi ke a na : : ae . Following a successful field goal or successfu (b) The best bouncing reaction of a ball is: last free tlbow foe personal foul: (1) Minimum 49”.......... Maximum 54”.......... (a) Start watch as soon as goal is made. Median 51” to 52”... Tu... Wiis - 8. What percentage of the courts on which you (b) Remove right of either team gg play have: (1) Poor lighting..10._.% (2) Less charged time-out. Yes............ Wo...8...... than four-foot space behind backboard............ %. (c) Permit oo any goal. 9. (a) Is the present game as interesting and sci- Yee No... entific as it was with the center jump? 16. Consider any foul (not flagrant) against a ae” — player who is in his back court as a technical (b) Are criticisms valid enough to warrant con- a, ee Tah pene tor Ge ap sideration of reinstatement of the center more severe than formerly). Yes.......... Wo... jump with restrictions such as having play- 17. Reduce bouncing tolerance of a ball from the ers rotate for the jump? Yes......... - No. K.. present 5 inches to 3 inches. Yes.......... Me. 10. — favor encouragement of experimentation 18. If any —* of ~~ rules needs to be clarified : : or amplified state which. (a) Baskets without a backboard? Use reverse side for additional comments. 7... No....K... QUESTIONNAIRE COMMITTEE (b) Baskets 11 or 12 feet high? F. C. Allen - J. Mark Good - A. F. Jefferess =" — H.G. Olsen - Oswald Tower - Hz. V. Porter, Chr. tetera’ (Cosel... Dea... ) (Administrator.......... } (Other... ) igh Mig face en aa YM. C. A Other City LLar State