FOREWORD
®

The new, smaller basketball backboard that was adopted by the
National Basketball Committee of the United States and Canada
during their annual 1940 meeting in Kansas City, as legal equipment,
represents a combination of the results obtained from a large number
of experimental tests made throughout the United States over a period
of many months.

The tests were promoted by a general realization among basketball
authorities that the old 4'x6’ backboard had outlived its usefulness
and was long overdue for revision in the light of today’s game.

Tests were conducted by Rules Committee members, basketball
coaches, and manufacturers working in co-operation with the Rules
Committee.

Substitution of the new, smaller backboard for the old 4’x6’ board
presents several minor installation problems. For example, the
majority of backstop installations are either overhead, suspended
type or wall attached type. In both types, and in other special type
installations, the supports are generally attached close to the ends
of the 6’ wide backboard. A comparison of the old backboard with
the new (see following pages) discloses the need of respacing existing
supports to accommodate the smaller backboard.

The above task does not present any problems that an efficient local
mechanic cannot easily handle. High Schools and Universities having
shop facilities will undoubtedly desire to undertake this work without
seeking the services of an outside mechanic.

This manual has been prepared as a service to all Medart customers
and prospective customers, and outlines our suggestions for making
the necessary changes in existing backstop structures.

FRED MEDART MANUFACTURING CO.
POTOMAC & DEKALB STS. - ST. LOUIS, MO.