CALLING ALL BASKET BALL COACHES 1 TO THE CONVENTION OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BASKET BALL COACHES HOTEL SHERMAN :-: CHICAGO MARCH 25, 26, 27, 1939 YOUR CONVENTION COMMITTEE Presents discussion .. basket ball movies... banquet and entertainment-commencing with the Daily News Track and Field meeting. Saturday, March 25th, and ending with the National Collegiate basket ball championship game,Monday,March 27th. The Committee has arranged for special hotel and garage rates. We are enclosing a room reservation card for your convenience. We would appreciate your early reservation. HOTEL SHERMAN Chicago April 27, 1939, | I em leaving Friday for New York for the Rules Camittse * % am wondering if it would not drew a bigger crow! of coaches to the convention on March 22-23 5 4 ae ay I am going to promote this when I am in New York, and wanted you to lmowabout ite. — With all good wishes, J an Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education, OHIO UNIVERSITY ATHENS, OHIO OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC RELATIONS April 18, 1939 Dr. Forrest C. Allen University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Dr. Allen: Upon recommendation of the Board of Directors of the National Basketball Coaches Association I wish to inform you that you have again been placed on the Tournament and Olympic Committee for the Coaches Association for the year 1939 and 1940. Mr. H. G. Olsen is chairman and Mr. John Bunn is the other member of this committee. The Board and I myself feel that the committee with its experience of lat year would be in a much better position to do a better job this year and we are therefore asking the same three men to make up this committee for the the year 1939 and 1940. In view of my conversation with John in Chicago and the possibility of the final tournament game being held in Kansas City, I thought that you should certainly be a member of this committee as you are so near the place where the game is to be played. I shall appreciate your acceptance of this appointment to the committee. Very truly yours, Fo rete B. T. Grover, President National Basketball Coaches Association BIG d STs JOHN'S COLLEGE AN NAPOLIS, MARYLAND. _ February 17,1939. Dear Coach: The basketball season is rapidly ap- proaching its end and we all have had many op- portunities to observe the effects of the recent rule changes on the game as a whole; on questions of fatique and on offensive anc defensive plays I, as chairman of your Research Com- mitte e, would appreciate any suggestions that you might make concerning the above or upon any other problem with which you have been confronted. Please fill out the enclosed questionaire and supplement with any additional information which you believe would be helpful to this com- mittee, Thanks for your kind co-operation and with kind personal regards, I am Sincerely yours, Yalentine Lentz Chairman, Research Committee P.S. FILL OUT AND PETURN QU™STIONAIRE IMMEDIATELY 7 -@ THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BASKETBALL COACHES of the UNITED STATES See QUFSTIONAIRF OF THE RESEARCH COMMITTEE fre you in favor of standardizing - Qe the ball ? 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Have you found the play under the basket too rough ?.eeYFSeeeeeveeeNOveaveenes ae If so, do you place the blame upon the officials 2..YESeseseeeeeNOseeeesees b. Should we have a clarification of what is meant by pessession at this particular place Pocccdissdecssloonecepeegendlossoneces 7. Have you done any research work during the past See Fa. 1 nnckncbbbinbodbeob00' obb hide nen00sbbeeeeeeeeteOest acne ceWVeéiostere a. If so, please give detailed report of work done. 8, List below any suggestions you may think helpful to this committee, POSITLON. cocoveccvevcccescccccercscvesene COlLLEgC a cccccoervreeereessvessoresevcsees : RETURN QUESTIONAIRE TO :- Val Lentz, St. Johnts College, Annapolis, Maryland. THANK YOU CONVEX AND STREAMLINED BACKBOARDS It remained for a rabid basketball fan, Leonard A. Maune, of Ste Louis, Moe, and Mre Ge R, Chervenka, a research engineer of St. Louis, to introduce the con- vex backboard. This convexity of 4 inches begins at the median plane of the board and extends and curves outward to the sides of the board, which is 3 feet from the median plane. The original convex backboard has retained tho 6-foot width dimension of playing surface and likewise the 4-foot height dimension, The inventors have assumed a 14-foot radius of curvature to be ideal, as the angle of - ~dneident and reflection on this are docs not vary greatly from the conventional flat plane. This radius, however, can be altered to mect conditions that may develope Since tho latest ohange in the rules permits the oxtension of the end zono for an additional 2 feet, totalling 4 feet, practically o11 the new schools laying out basketball courts are taking advantage of this new rulinge This allowable ine crease in the end zone increases the blind spots, or “soffin corners", which while all owing greater freedom of movement or play, insofar as the offense is concerned, does markedly change the defense owing to the fact that the basket is now plainly set out so there is no mental hazard from the projecting straight side of the back» boarde It is the thought of the originators or inventors that this board will re» volutionize the offensive play in the end zone, By increasing the scoring zone it must necessarily follow that the defense must spread out, resulting in more open and much faster play in the end zonce The inventors cite the following points which they consider to be decidedly in favor of this type of bank; 1. For a straight shot to the goal the scoring zone is, figuratively, in- creased by 27 sqe fte 2» For a bank shot contacting the bank 3 inches from the edge, the scoring zone is increased 720 sqe fte 3e The mental hazard of attompting a shot from the sideline, directly parallel to the bank, is climinatod, owing to the recession of the vertical edge of the bank, allowing umebstructed visibility of the goal. 4, The visibility to spectators is greatly inéreased beyond the end zone due to the recession of the vertical edge, thereby oponing up large areas which heretofore had been obscurce 5e The convex shape of the bank results in a unit of much greater strongth and rigidity, thereby causing rebounds to land a greater distance from the basket and opening up the congested regions around the basket. 6. Present type bank mounting structure do&s not have to be materially altered to permit installation of this new type of banke 7e This type of bank can be made of wood, glass, stecl or any of the. materials as used in present bank construction (cost of board no greator than flat backboard). =2@ The inventors appreciate that ir order to have this type of bank adopted for national scholastic or collegiate play there must necessarily be a change in the present rules. They believe, however, that the selection of either type bank could be specified. Since its inception, the rules of the game of basket» _ ball have been changed from time to time to allow more freedm, faster play and ‘more interest to the spectator, but no change has beon offered in equipment to achieve these pointse They believe, however, that they have accomplished the desired results with this new type of bank, and likewise will have created a new interest in the game from the standpoint of both player and spectatore The chairman of the Research Committce is doing research work with three of the convex backboards of different sizes, A stroamlinod convex board which has a foot cut off the top, 6 inches off the bottom and a foot off cither side with the comers lopped off, will reccive much attention from Mre He Ve Portere He is doing additional research on a flat board of this sizee For the research work at the University of Kansas, this small streamlined board is placed at one end of the regulation playing court in Robinson Gymnasium, and at the other end is a convex board the normal size of 6 feet by 4 fect with the corners lopped off in a graduated scales At one side of the court another 6 by 4 convex back» board with no alterations, is placed for research work on bank shotse At the New York mecting we will be able to give you some findings of the work done on this board. we oe ALL@=STEEL BASKETBALL NETS Mr. Joseph He Bennett, of Worcester, Masse, has perfected an all-steel basketball not which he asks to have tested by the Research Committee. The argue —mont in favor of the nets is their durability and construction, This type of net causes the ball to drop down directly through the basket rather then going out of bounds at times as heretofore when a high looping shot was made with such force that it carried the ball out of the court, With the cord net, a "svisher" was produced when a long goal was made, but with the all-stecl net a "jingle" is producede The only objection that we can find to the steel net is the weight of ite When the steel net is attached to the "no=tie" loops, in one case already, the steel loop was broken loose from the mooring of the rime The price doubtless will be a determining factor should the nets eventually be approvede There is one argument in favor of the white cord nets. With the white backe board and a white net the black rim is set off in a more definite contrast == black against white » than the shading of the metallic nickel. Perhaps the stecl basketball nets could be made white. This will be a minor objections There seems to be no objection on the part of the players shooting through this type of net as over and against the traditional cord note Mre Bennett states that he is using two different styles of hooks as fasteners, but until the plain hoops are outlawod eompletely this is the only fastener that can be used, as it must pass over the top of the old style baskete If the old style basket should ever be outlawed, then the tape or rawhide attache ment could be used. Mr, Bonnett further states that if the net should be approved he will then be in position to have special hooks made up to fit the "no«tie" basket which seems to be the most popular in all sections of the coumtrye BLACK AND WHITE ALTERNATE MARKINGS FOR THE BASKETBALL COURT Many basketball playing floors with their dark stain are poor surfaces to carry a black marking which should set off the playing court from the out- of=bounds area. Many basketball courts are used for auditoria and assembly hall, and when the floor becomos oversused the light color of the wood is darken= ed by additional coatings of varnish or shellace On oa white maple floor the black designated markings are plainly seen, but if the floor gets darker the black lines show less distinctly. A scheme was tricd this past winter at the University of Kansas which showed up wonderfully well. The black sidelines, end lines, free throw lines and jumping circles wore broken every six inches by a twoeinch square white line. This alternate black and white marking of contrasting colors showed to a decided advantagos The "make and break" of the white line set off the well-defined sidelines and end lines so definitely that it was possible for a coach, player or an official to tell whether a player was on or near the sideline at the other end of the courte We suggest that other groups try this for a research problem in clarify= ing and making more distinct the sidelinese We believe that it will lessen the officials! problems, siany times whon an overeenthusiastic rootor takes issuc with an official who calls the ball in or out of boundse TEAM-WORK ON THE PART OF OFFICIALS It is the concensus of the coaches everywhere that officials are not co= operating with oach other and with the scorekceper in designating the proper offender and his number and the offended player who is to toss the foul. It is suggested that it is the duty of the off official not calling the foul to report to the scorekeeper the foul, the offender, and to designate to the scorer the player who is to toss the foul shote Im other words, Official A calls the penalty. Official B walks over to the scorer while Official 4 is taking the ball down to the froe throw line, gives the scorer the proper inforn= ation, and immediately walks to the free throw line while the official who called the foul places the ball on the free throw line and then walks back under or near the basket for the throwe SCOREBOOK It has been recanmended that the official scorebook remain at the scoree keeper's table frop the start of the game to the finish, and that it not be ree moved to the dressing rooms of either team during the time between halves or at the quarter. TWELVE-FOOT BASKET FOR COLLEGE AND INDEPENDENT TEAMS Of late years there has been a protest on the part of the basketball public against these "mezzanine peeping goons" of the cage sport who actually come to the level of the basket rim when they reach for tipein shots, or actually dunk the ball into the hoop instead of shooting it upward, as originally intended by Dr. James Naismith, tho originator of the game. No other sport puts such an out» landish premium on height as basketballe The only reason that the hoight of the basket today is 10 feet from the gym floor is because the indoor running track at Springficld, Mass., College was 10 feet from the floor, and Dre Naismith attached his msket to this running tracke Twelve=foot baskets would be only for college players who have reached their growth and maturity, and not for high school playcrse It is just as casy to accommodate the muscles of the oyes, wrists, hands and digits to distance in height as it is to accommodate them to distance on a horizontal plance It is proposed that a ficld goal count 3 points anda free throw from the 20mfoot line (now 15 feet) comt one point, This would equalize the scoring ratio. It has long been a contention of Dre Naismith that a ficld goal should count more than twice as much as a free throwe An argument might be advanced that if the ficld goal is increased in value there would be a tendoncy to foul on opponent to keep the ficld goal from boing mdee The answer to that is that 4 personal fouls will disqualify a player from the game, And again, there will not be the desire to work the ball in under the goal for layeups on 4 12=foot basket because the most disadvantageous spot under the new scheme is directly under the basket, It is much easicr to bank a shot 8 and 10 feot out from the pasket near the 12=foot goal than it is to work it under the goal, Research has showm that nearly 90% of all the fouls are made in close proximity to the baskete This is on account of the desire of the players to work the ball in close to the basket for a layeup shote Many adherents to the elimination of the conter jump rule contended that the no jump rule at center would drive the exceptionally tall player from the game, This certainly has not beon truc, nor should any rule be made that would be discriminatorye The higher basket would require all players to shoot for goals, whereby now only the "second story pecping Toms" can bat the ball away before it reaches the cylinder of the basket, thereby preventing the goal. Never in the history of the game have there been so many exceptionally tall men under very low baskets, canparatively speakinge Mon 6'10" tall are getting to be quite commonplace. The presence of so many long fellows has reduced basketball to a freakish demonstration and has put an almost wnbearable handicap on the finer athletes of a normal 6=foot height. Certainly no discrimination is asked against an exceptionally tall player. Rather wmiformity is asked so that discrimination against the little fellow will be removede Practically all the rules that now exist against the single or double post play, against touching the ball while it is on the rim or above the cylinder of the basket, the 3-second rule, the leyard defensive rule, the player being awarded two free throws when fouled wder or near the baslet == all of these rules will be umneeessary after a higher basket is put into effocte alu The higher goal will increase spectator onjoyment, and will decrease in- jurics under the goal from accidents by players when driving in hard for lay@inse We have secon tall players in many team line-ups who were born without any special gift in basketball, but who were on the team solely on the accident of -~extreme height. Some junior high school coach discovered this altitudinous Brobdingnagian, skyescraping stopper oozing ethereally dovm the hall and straight= way the coach made for him with a pair of shorts, the stimulus being mainly his altitude and not his abilitye Only a severe cardiac insufficiency will pernit that basketball monstrosity to escape the coach's tentacles. Therefore, it is beyond reasonable doubt but what we can expect players of this 6'10" altitude to become so numorous that they will bo the rule rather than the oxceptione - An eleven=foot basket would not be out of reach of the exceptionally tall players. A twelve-foot basket would forever guarantee non-interference of the basket rim by players. In addition to this, the tvelve-foot basket would contri-~ bute markedly in clearing up the congestion under the goal by increasing the arc of disbursement of the rebound of the ball much further out on the court and away from the basket. All modern gymnasia and auditoria have high ceiling clears ances, but in schools that do not have high cciling clearances ground rules could be pormitted which would allow the use of the lower baskets until conditions could be correctede In 1934 Kansas State and Kansas played a home=and=hae series using the elevated 12=foot basket, Neither team had practiced previously with the 12-foot goal, but the playors seemed to have little difficulty in making goals and the spectators enjoyed the game very much. The players’ only complaint was tha t they couldn't drivo in and make their lay-up shotse On the other hand, they reactod quite favorably toward the clovated basket. At the coaching school the following swmer conducted by Allen of Kansas and Ey Je Hickox of Springficld, Professor Hickox clevated the basket to 12 feet and the boys in the coaching school, without any practice whatsoever, played a match gamee We asked Professor Hickox to write his impressions of that gamee It scemed to be his opinion and that of the sroup who watched the game that the players had little difficulty in finding the range of tho baskcte It scoms to be a fair conclusion that certainly no one should criticize the clevated basket until he has at least tried it oute There are so many benefits and so few drawbacks that this experiment should be indulged .in by more coaches than those who have tricd it. It also scoms roasonable that it might be fair to all concerned that if the 12@foot basket is found to be practical to advance the time of its possible adoption over a two year poriod so that none of the tall players now in college would be injured, but those oncoming players would have notice of ite This perhaps would remove an objection from coaches who might have tall men nowWe The following are a number of reasons set forth in favor of the twelvee foot basket: le Are of disbursement is greater, thus freeing congestion under baskete 2e Guards are forced further away from baskets to get rebound. Se Forwards are forced further out from baskets to obtain rebounde 4, Will encourage more shooting accomt greater value of ficld goals. 5- Will definitely reduce foul shots because of no drive-in necossitye 6. Shots are easier made 8 or 10 feet out from basket instead of directly undere Ree RC EB Vt Sop ABH yam od am 7«Will eliminate the player's effort to draw two shots by being foulede 8. The four foul disqualifying rule will still discourage too much foulings 9 Will require all players to shoot upward for basket as originally in= tended by Dr- Naismith. 10. Present congestion of tall men under basket works a hardship on short men and makes the game roughe ll, Loss handicap to a short man in shooting extra distance than by junp= ing extra distancee 12. Will discourage using a tall man who is not as active as a shorter mane 132 No other sport puts such an outlandish premium on height as docs basketball « 14. A player accommodates muscles of eyes and hands to height the same as to distancee 15. The only roason the height of the present basket is 10 feet is because of the gymnasium running track at Springfield College. 16, A 1l28foot basket is a blow to the zone defense account spreading defonse 17. A convex board with 12-foot basket is another impediment to the zone defense e . 18, The specdicr players could recover the ball before it goes out of bounds in the 4«foot zone, thereby reducing the number of out of bounds plays ina gamee 19e Is a decided aid to officials « awarding 2 shots on foulse 20~¢ Will do away with single and double post playse 2le Will do away with 3-second rule in the lance 226 Will do away with rule regarding interference of ball on or above rime 23¢ Will increase spectator enjoyment by high arch shots that hit. 24. Will increaso visibility for spectators by raising basket 2 fect. 25~- Will decrease number of accidents under goals, driving in, not so much hipping, nudginge 266 Will actually give more rebound playing space per player. 27 Fourefoot zone behind basket another fa ctor against zone defonsce 28» Will make unnecessary a11 legislation around basket, such as leyard rule, ctce 296 Twelve=foot basket is coming, as sure as death and taxese 30. jn eleven=foot basket would still be within reach of 69" or 6'10" players. 3le Twelveefoot basket would forever guarantce noneinterference. 52-6 In Olympic participation 12=foot basket would equalize height of two teams (desire of Olympic Committce); limited class 62" of under, unlimited class, any hoighte Complete Membership: Corrected to Sept lst 1939 € J Hiekox « SecsTreas NATIGNAL ASSOCIATION OF BASKETBALL COACHES OF THE U. S. 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T. GROVER, OHIO UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT THE NATIONAL Assoc oa DR. JAMES A. NAISMITH, UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS OFFICERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS B. T. GrovER, President Nat. HOLMAN, First Vice-President NELSON NORGREN, Second Vice-President EVERETT DEAN, Third Vice-President EDWARD -— Hickox, Secretary-Treasurer FRANK W. KBANEY, Ediior BOARD OF DIRECTORS W. S. CHANDLER MarsH DIEBOLD W. H. BROWNE Va. LENTZ EDITOR OF BULLETIN FRANK W. KEANEY, State College, Kingston, R. I. MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE BLaiR GULLION, Cornell University, Chairman —- CowLss, Dartmouth ve Karu J. LAWRENCE, Allegheny College WItL1aM LANGE, North Carolina University — LAMPE, Geo’ University Cs a tara niveraty es RAZIL, Detroit Universi FRANK Root, Kansas Sta’ A. E. HAYLET, Doane College Jack GRAY, Texas Universi G. P. DAHLBERG, Montana State H. A. Hosson, Oregon University BASKETBALL RULES COMMITTEE Don WHITE, Connecticut State, Chairman Forrest C, ALLEN, Kansas University SAM — Southern California Ts . FRIEL, Washington State GEorGE KgoGaN, Notre Dame University Warp C. LAMBERT, Purdue University JOHN LAWTHER, Pennsylvania State Dats Lasu, Wesleyan University JOHN MaAusr, Tennessee University Roy M. Munporr, Georgia Tech. Gus THBELL, Virginia University JOHN TRUESDALE, Grinnell College COACHING ETHICS COMMITTEE C. B. Hoy, South Dakota University, Chairman = BAKER, South Dakota State So Creighton University i W. Hutton, Hamline University JosePH LAPcHIck, St. Johns University ROLLIE F. WILLIAMS, Iowa University VISUAL INTERPRETATION COMMITTEE Nat. HOLMAN, eS College, N. Y., Chairman W. H. Brownz, Nebraska University Everett DEAN, Stanford University HaroLp E. Foster, Wisconsin University CuucK TAYLorR, Converse Rubber Co. RESEARCH COMMITTEE oa EDWARDS, Missouri University, Chairman . C, CARLSON, Pittsburgh University eee DEAN, Stanford University BLarR GULLION, Cornell University HIGH SCHOOL COMMITTEE CLIFFORD WELLS, Logansport = Chairman CoRNEY COLLINS, Omaha South High H. T. McCo.iouGu, Crawfordsville High JOHN TRACY, St. Ignatius High, Chicago OFFICIALS COMMITTEE Forrest Cox, Colorado University, Chairman W. J. Fercuson, St. Josephs College, Pennsylvania Ray OOSTING, 2. College, Connecticut . L. RomMNEY, Utah State CONVENTION COMMITTEE Forrest C, ALLEN, Kansas University, Chairman GEORGE EDWARDS, Missouri University H. W. Brownz, Nebraska University CONVENTION DISPLAYS E. A. K®LLEHER, Fordham University, Chairman TOURNAMENT AND OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - G. OLSON, Ohio State University, Chairman = , Kansas University Join W. BUNN, Stanford University PRESS COMMITTEE Paut D. HINKLE, Butler University, Chairman ' NAT. HOLMAN, CITY COLLEGE, N. Y. HONORARY PRESIDENT FIRST VICE PRESIDENT ‘BASKETBALL COACHES EDWARD J. HICKOX, SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE SECRETARY-TREASURER Sept ‘ is, I939.- Dr.. Forrest C.Allen,, Chm. Convention Committee Nat'l Assoc. Basketball Coaches Kansaa Univ. Lawrence,Kan.,. Dear Doctor Allen:: Have just received the newly checked list of members from the mimeograph office and am. sending copy of same to herein. When you get really started on promotional work I shall have more names to add I hope. The new membership committee is going out after a record registration. Am sending you in separate packaze some statie- Stationery for committee work.Probably not enough but more may be had later,perhaps. I am already looking forward to the Kansas City Convention and the games the week before if I can get out there. We enjoyed greatly seeing you all in your homé this su mmer, Best of luck Sincerely yours, Edward J.Hickox, Sec.-Treas.. Elie (feeds Inc. Membership List 1939-40 I would be pleased to hear Direstor of Physical Biucetion and Recreation conference ia cuxprised.of Washium, Drake, de- Bill Williams is a splendid fellow, and although he is three nmired miles from Kansas City, I em sure that we can work together in a homa Ae © Me, Washington University, Tulsa Univ ersity, Ste Louis Miversity and Creighton Unive ersitys FOA:AH tl bul Memorandum: Correction - The information listed hereon was received too late to be included in their respective districts - Thus the loose leaf is added. "In Bulletin 1 on the National Intercollegiate Basketball Tournament you were sent a List of N.C.A.4. eenools in your District. Please make the following adcaiticns to the 11st. DISTRICT No. 1. American International College Springfieid, Mass. Holy Grogs College, Worcester, Mass. poa: &. G.. Eigen Chatrman, N.C.A.A. Basketball Tournament Committec. Wesleyan University, Middletown, Conn. Distr 0. No. 2; Muhlenburg College Allentown, Penna. St. Jonnie University, Brookivn, HN. <. State Teachers College, Shippensburg, Penna. DISTRICT Np. 3 Presbytcrian College, > MLSRTOR, GB. G. Washington College, Chestertown, Md. Western Maryland College, Westminster, Md. DISTRICT No, 4. Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo, Mich. Kent State College, Kent, O. DISTRICT Nos 5. Yankton College, Yankton, 5. Dakota Northwest Missouri State Tr. College, Maryville, Mo. DISTRICT No; 6: No correction. DISTRICT No. 7. University of Wyoming, Laranie, Wyo. DiGSTit ? fo, &, ona Siar s inceninnaee University of Santa Clara, Sania Clara, Ualif. Gonzaga University, Snokane, Wash. California Institute of Tech. | Posacena, Calif. Occidental College, Los Angeles, Calif. Pomona College, Claremont, Calif. La Verne College, LaVerne, Calif. Santa Diego State Tr. College, Santa Diero, Calif. University of Redlands, Redlands, Calif. Whittier Collece, Whittier, Calits eo Santa Barbara State Tr. College Santa Barbara, Calif. George Pepperdine Collese, Los Angeles, Calif.