NATIONAL COLLEGIATE A. A. - NATIONAL FEDERATION H. S. A. A. - Y. M.C. A. - CANADIAN I. A. U. - CANADIAN A. B. A. NATIONAL BASKETBALL COMMITTEE of the UNITED STATES AND CANADA CS 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.............-..22.-.--- Yrs Porrest ©, Allen. ee ea te de eee University. of. Kensas,.Llawrence.,.. 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: tn ee. 1. Any player may request a time-out. Is present PART III: Concerning rules for 1940-1: rule satisfactory? You... No Rn 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, do you favor permitting the optional use of: factory? Yes............ NOAA. .:--< : 3. A captain may waive \ free throw and take (a) A Se a the ball at mid-court after a personal foul. Is upper edge citcuiag? ¥ek........... — present rule satisfactory? Yes... iscck Os (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... AX... : awarded. : 12. io bar be a you - connected with Col- : ege or Independent games). (a) Has . rule been properly aeeet College and Independent games should be played Te4..A....:: DO. ciciscsnis ; p xX : rs : in 10-minute quarters. Yes............ NO@.4).23; (b) Has it tended to eliminate the deliberate 18. Should the number of jump balls be reduced by: push in the back? Yes.,X ise BIOS acknce (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 Tank ae eae and is not successful. Yes............ No. A........ 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 a player. Is present comtor cmiinins cindet Vou... Nok. : rule satisfactory ? Yes... ee iis 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 quarter satisfactory? Yes..X........ MGs PART II. Concerning general trend of game: aac dutibds enill nisl atu ak 7. Molded Type Ball: 5 eccees (a) As compared with the ball with sewed (>) Th shy Be A ee OS eee seams, the molded type ball is (1) More three times. Yes............. satisfactory lar sence: (2) Equally as satisfac- (c) Retain present rule on re-entering. ie (3) Less satisfactory...X....... Yes..A\...... (b) The best bouncing reaction of a ball is: 15. oe a successful field goal or successful last free throw for personal foul: (1) Minimum 49”.......... Maximum 54”.......... (a) Start watch as soon as goal is made. Median 51” to 52” cece | Yeik. Hecke. 8. What percentage of the courts on which you (b) Remove right of either team to take play have: (1) Poor lighting. 20 ..% (2) Less charged time-out. Yes............ No..& ere than four-foot space behind backboard....€2...%. (c) Permit substitution after any goal. 9. (a) Is the present game as interesting and sci- Ves NOFA. .25 entific as it was with the center jump? 16. Consider any foul (not flagrant) against a Tie oe pover ee is in his back court as a technical (b) Are criticisms valid enough to warrant con- oul. (Note that penalty for technical foul is sideration of reinstatement of the center more severe than formerly). Yes.......... No..X be jump with restrictions such as having play- 17. Reduce bouncing tolerance of a ball from the ers rotate for the jump? Yes..... fons No.X...... present 5 inches to.3 inches. Yes..X..... ME... 10. = favor encouragement of experimentation 18. If any section of the rules needs to be clarified = ‘ or amplified state which. (a) Baskets without a backboard? Use reverse side for additional comments. BO os: No...X. Sih QUESTIONNAIRE COMMITTEE (b) Baskets 11 or 12 feet high? 7 7? F. C. Allen - J. Mark Good - A. F. Jefferess CS .28 i Uf. H. G. Olsen - Oswald Tower - Hz. V. Porter, Chr. Signed:.......J40-/\ tL (Coach...X...) (Official... ) (Administrator.......... } (thes... ) LE Brn Wee i a Other ee College City... 4 on a a sine A ical