CENTER JUMP RULE MODIFICATION
Southern Division of the Pacific Coast Conference

to Try Code Changes Following Certain Scores

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Informal discussions among the Southern Division coaches
of the Pacific Coast Conference have revealed a& unanimity of opine
ion to the effect that the canter jump is responsible for and in-
ordinately large amount of fouling, and that the fouls actually
committed largely exceed those which are detected or called by the
officials, In addition, it is commonly agreed that the fouls in
question are of a type which tend to cause serious injuries to the
players, The administration of the play about the center jump is
admittedly a difficult one for officials. The tossing of the ball,
the control of the jumpers, and the crashing for the ball have be-
come increasingly difficult to manage as greater stress has been
Placed upon control of the ball.

AS a result of the foregoing, a growing sentiment in
favor of elimination of the center jump has manifested itself. This
same feeling has been expressed by a member of the National Basket-
ball Rules Committee when he said: "I believe the Committee as a
Whole was very much concerned about the center tip, but the question
is what to substitute for it.”

In attempt to solve this problem all contests during the
coming season between teams of the Southern Division of the Pacific
Coast Conference will be governed by rules’ modifications of the
center jump provisions. These changes have been adopted by the
four schools involved and printed in a clear and concise pamphlet
bearing the names of the four coaches: C,. M. Price, University of
California at Berkely; J. M. Barry, University of Southern Calif-
ornia; John W. Bunn, Stanford University; and Pierce Yorks, Univ-
ersity of California at Los Angeles.

A resume of the changes explained in the pamphlet are:

1. The ball shall be tossed at center at the start of
each half and extra periods; after a freethrow following a tech-
nical foul, or after the last freethrow following a technical foul
if more than one has been called; and after the last freethrow
following a double foul.

2. Use of the center jump shall be discontinued follow-
ing a field goal; successfull freethrow following a personal foul;
following a successful freethrow where the ball would have been in
play had the trial been missed,

5. Following the condition outlined in '2" the ball is
to be put in play from the end line by the team scored upon. Out-
of-bounds regulation govern the pass made after a score except that
the player making the pass is required to stand in a zone ll feet
in width measured along the end line, aad lying in out-of-bounds
territory. The limits of this zone are found by measuring 54 feet
each way from a point on the end line half way between the basket
and the sideline.