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

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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............0%e...Forrest..Ge Allen. eee

ty.of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas.

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: Tu ¥ .. Me
1. Any player may request a time-out. Is present PART III: Concerning rules for 1940-1:
rule satisfactory? Yes.......... No. eee 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 oo Is present rule satis- . whose use would involve considerable expense,
factory? Yes No do you favor permitting the optional use of:

. : A flat surfaced backboard with several
8. A captain may waive the free throw and take (a) :
the ball at mid-court after a personal foul. Is inches removed from the borders and with

upper edge circular? Yes............ ING
present rule satisfactory? Yes.....%..... POO csi (b) A convex — board with shape as in
4. When a player in the act of throwing is fouled i: Yes No
from behind, two free throws are always 2 eee eee ‘
awarded. 12. eo be = A you so connected with Col-
. ; ege or Independent games).
(a) Has this rule beep properly enforced? College and Independent games should be played
OBS acpcccns PED e ctravccess F ; we
: bs ; in 10-minute quarters. Yes............ No.3 3.
(b) Has it tended to eliminate the deliberate 18. Should the number of jump balls be reduced by:
push in the back? Yes...¥...... re (a) Awarding ball to the offensive team, if it is
(c) Is = rule satisfactory ? » in the air on a try at the end of a —
Veo... Mio and is not successful. Yes............ B62
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 touching 2 player. Is present onan eka cele? “Yor... a
rule satisfactory? Yes.....2...... ee 14. (Check only one)
6. Is the present rule on the four-foot end space (a) For games played in quarters, remove re-
etistetoyt Yes wy No striction on number of times a player may

enter during first three quarters and permit
: only one re-entry during the fourth quarter
PART II. Concerning general trend of game: ae . 1 a

7. Molded Type Ball: and during each overtime period. Yes...........

(a) As compared with the ball with sewed he oe ee 6 re ee

 

seams, the molded type ball is (1) More three times. Yes.............
satisfactory. Beet! (2) Equally as satisfac- : (c) Retain present rule on re-entering.
Chie cs: (3) Less satisfactory....K~.... Yes Pee
(b) The best bouncing reaction of a ball is: 15. Hi grea Hey gute) se or successful
(1) Minimum 49”.......... Maximum 54”.......... (a) Start watch as soon as goal is made.
Median 51” to 52”............. Pcs, (Seen is
8. What percentage of the courts on which you (b) Remove right of either team to take
play have: (1) Poor lighting. > 2..% (2) Less charged time-out. ae Ons
than four-foot space behind backboard.<2.0....%. (c) Permit substitution after any goal.
9. (a) Is the present game as interesting and sci- WOR cacss No...<...
entific - it was with the center jump? 16. Consider any foul (not flagrant) against a
Y player who is in his back court as a technical
siege ee oe No....... eet foul. (Note that penalty for technical foul is
(b) Are criticisms valid enough to warrant con-
sideration of reinstatement of the center more severe than formerly). Yes.......... NOs acs
jump with restrictions such as having play- 17. Reduce bouncing tolerance of a ball from the
ers rotate for the jump? Yes......... - a ae present 5 inches to 8 inches. Yes.......... Me...
10. —" favor encouragement of experimentation 18. If any section of the rules needs to be clarified
itn. : or amplified state which.
(a) Baskets without a backboard? Use reverse side for additional comments.
Wc No
sceceneeneoce UESTIONNAIRE COMMITTEE
(b) Baskets 11 or 12 feet high? .
2 or F. C. Allen - J. Mark Good - A. F. Jefferess
WA, pitas No....20...-0 H. G. Olsen - Oswald Tower - Hz V. Porter, Chr.
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Signed:../}.*..A424.. MU) AXfeL2 ee (official. } (Administrator.......... } (Othet )
Institution Represented: Cie oO. eos Peer Sch ¥. MC. A - Other

 

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