NATIONAL COLLEGIATE A. A. - NATIONAL FEDERATION H. S. A. A.

Y. M. C. A. - CANADIAN I. A; U.

NATIONAL BASKETBALL COMMITTEE
of the UNITED STATES AND CANADA

 

 

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............20220222-------- Dr....Forrest..C.e..Allenv............--------

 

sees University...of...Kanses,...Lawr-ence.,--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

   
  
 

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spring:
1. Any player may request et Is present PART III: Concerning rules for 1940-1:
rule satisfactory? Yes comes No premieres 11. Assuming that proper safeguards would be made
2. After a technical fopl, the throwing team keeps against any sudden compulsory use of equipment
possession at mid;ourt. Is present rule satis- whose use would involve considerable rea,
; do you favor permitting the optional use o
?
fettery? Fee Penne (a) A flat surfaced backboard with severa
8. A captain may waive the free throw and take inekus vexnoved teem the Geedors sue
the ball at mid-court after a persovial foul. Is upper edge circular? Yes..,....... Wo a
present rule satisfactory? Yes.™....... ee (b) A convex surfaced boars shape as in
4. When a player in the act of throwing is fouled
from behind, two free throws are always (a). Yes.......... NO.-.--P nna
awarded. 12. (Check a only if you = connected with Col-
: lege or Independent games
(a) Has a been properly enforced? College and Independent games should be paved
Fes... 5... Pc cisdiake : 3
in 10-minute quarters. Yes............ DR sc nce
(b) Has it tended to eliminate the — 18. Should the number of jump balls be reduced by:
push in the back? Yes........... 0.2-.:..... (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 —
Yes. W... eo . and is not successful. Yes............ PRO sccsssicint :
5. On a free throw for poe foul, it is a viola- (b) By awarding ball to the team on defense, if
tion when the ball does not through or touch they cause a held ball outside the lane o
the ring before touching a player. Is present center restraining circle? Yee........ —  -
rule satisfactory? Yes........... DO sis arerase 14, (Check only one)
6. Is the present rule o e four-foot end space (a) For games played in quarters, remove re-
; 9 striction on number of times a player may
satisfactory? Yes............ No........-.-- enter during first three quarters and permit
only one re-entry during the fourth quarter
PART II. Concerning general trend of game: ; : ;
and during each overtime period. Yes...........
7. Molded Type Ball: (b) In any game permit a player to re-enter
(a) As compared with,the ball with sewed
seams, the moldee type ball is (1) More three times. Yes.............
satisfactory...~.... (2) Equally as satisfac- (c) Retain present rule on re-entering.
tel... (3) Less satisfactory............. es isis oie ai waite allies ‘a
(b) The best bouncing reaction of a ball is: : oe ee ee ee eee
ee last free throw for personal foul:
(1) Minimum 49”........ Maximum 54”.......... (a) Start o as soon as goal is made.
Median 51” to 52”...2..._.... Fes... | ree a s
8. What percentage of the courts on which you (b) Remove right of either team _
play have: (1) Poor lighting............ % (2) Less charged time-out. Yes............ Tes kee
than four-foot space behind backboard............ %. (c) Permit sybstitution after any goal.
9. (a) Is the present game’ as interesting and sci- \ Fee ec Pacis ssntaleces
entific as it was/with the center jump? 16. Consider any foul (not flagrant) against a
Ti ee. De ae 2 is in his back court as a technical
(b) Are criticisms valid enough to warrant con- val, (he TORS Seay tor _—*
sideration of reinstatement of t fe center more severe than formerly). Yes.......... a
jump with restrictions such as ng play- 17. Reduce bouncing tolerance of a ballvfrom the
ers rotate for the jump? Yes.¥..... oe .. present 5 inches to 3 inches. Yes...”..... ee
10. Do you favor ———— of experimentation 18. If any section of the rules needs to be clarified
with: or amplified state which.
(a) Baskets without ackboard? Use reverse side for additional comments.
Yes. - No......:....-+ UESTIONNAIRE COMMITTEE
(b) Baskets W1 or 3 feét high? :
> E F. C. Allen J. Mark Good A. F. Jefferess
7 eee - — rrtett ees ene H. G. Olsen Oswald Tower H. V. Porter, Chr.
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