Comments, Contd.

"Officials mizht appear more dignified and enjoy better
receptions from crowds if some other wearing apnarel than the
usual striped shirt could be dcesisned.

"Partly due to the new ruling climinating center junp and
partly due to lack of training, boys cot tired before the end of
the same and fouling increases considerably.

"Good officiatine, correct attitudes developed by administ-
rators and most problems are solved.

"I fool that we are improving cach year with our officials,
as this is a very tough problem. I always fcel men who have worked
tog ther should be pnired off, if possible.

"IT believe that officials should be allowed to 'call them!
according to rules, as lone as the rules are as they are. Special
rulings, or interpretations for leeway in interpretation by
individual conferences is harmful.

UPosiivilitw of ayarding trophy to school showing best
sportsmansnip.

"On question No. 13, a conparative rating list should have
a tendency to make schocl officials in char;;e willing to ‘1rke an
effort to place their school hish in the listing,

"Tremendous improvement in basketball last few years proves
coaches are right in conscientiously striving to improve gane
further,

"Heads of schools and athictic directors could help very
nuch by controlling the crowd and cducating them, Also the actions
of the coach are takon up by the crowd,

"I would like to sec free throws given a man fouled only
when he is in scoring territory, say, thirty feet of basket, On
fouls called elsewhere, sive the man fouled the ball out of bounds
and charse the man with the foul same as now. Possession of ball not
a free throw is enough penalty to give for a foul like this, as he
couldn't have scored anyhow.

"Speaking from a general standpoint, I will state that I
believe the ereat difference in interpretations in different
sections of the United States is due primarily to the coaches
getting together and placing personal or group interpretations
on the rules. If each section of the country vould adhere to a
strict interpretation of the rules as drawn up by our Rules
Committee, I believe the situation vould clarify itself.

"We believe that if the coach refrains from ‘setting on!
the official, his players will do likewise and the spectators
will follow the players in this respect. In short, if the coaches
and players abide by all decisions of the official, you will find
the spectators following suit.

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