NATIONAL BASKETBALL COMMITTEE
of the United States and Canada

Results of Annual Questionnaire

1935
1. Relative to jumping:

(a) Is crowding around jumpers a problem
in your locality? Yes 528 No 625

 

(b) Are too many fouls committed during
jumps? Yes 598 No 744

 

(c) Shovld the abnormally tall player be
deprived of part of his advantage?
Yes 400 No 722

 

Concerning the rule which prohibits
coaches from addressing players or offi-
cials:

(a) Should the present rule be retained?
Yes 1002 No 123

(b) If you favor modifying the rule make
suggestions on the back of this shect.
3- Would you favor making it permissible to
move the baskets a specified number of
feet farther in the court on courts that
are at least 75 feet long? Yes 453
No 655

 

Has the smaller ball size which was
adopted last year been satisfactory?
Yes 1101 No 10

4.

 

5. Would you favor raising the baskets to

1l or 12 feet? Yes 125 No 1003

 

6. Would you favor changing the size of the
basket to 20 inches in diameter? Yes 123

No 993
7. (a) Is the pivot post play in the free

throw lane causing undue trouble in
your locality? Yes 161 No 980

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(b} Would you favor some rule change
which would take away the right
‘of a player in the traditional
pivot post position to try for
a field goal? Yes 150 No 998

8. When a player, in driving in toward
the basket, is fouled but succeeds
in scoring in the continuing offen-
sive motion the foul should be
charged against the offender but the
field goal should be allowed and no
free throw awarded. Would you favor
such a rule? Yes 480 No 672

 

Relative to the traveling rule:

A player in motion receives the ball
and comes to a legal stride stand
stop on the count of two. Do you
favor retaining the present rule
which does not allow a pivot from
such a position? Yes 611 No 524

 

Comments:

QUESTIONNAIRE COMMITTEE

J. H. Crocker

E. J. Hickox

W. E. Meanwell

Oswald Tower, Editor
H. V. Porter, Chairman

. PORTER

 

April 19355.

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