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Rule 6-2, ll and 12. Slight changes have heen made in these rules which deal with
timing and scoring in an attempt to eliminate some of the irregularities which have
been common in connection with these important mattors. Comments by the Games Ad-
ministration Committee will emphasize a trond towa d the use of a checker or super-
visor who will be primarily responsible for these matters and whe will be assisted
by one Official Timer and one Official Scorer.

 

Rule 7. Several changes in wrding and arrangement will be made in an attempt to
modernize this rule. The Editors are authorized to provide for consistent rules
relative to casos where the ball touches or is touched by a player who is on or cut-
sidea boundary line. An attempt will be made to place the responsibility for
causing the ball to go out of bounds on the player who is himself out of bounds be-
fore touching the ball.

Rule 8-1. In high schovul or junior high school games, an sutometic time-out is to
te declared in the middle of the seccnd and fourth quarter, provided neithor team
has taken a cha rged time-out during th: first four minutes of these quarters. Ihs
official's time-out is to be of two minutes duration.

Rule 9-5. When a high school game ends inatie, one overtime period of three min-
uses duration will always be played. Thercafter tho sudden death method of breaking
a tie will be used.

Rule 9-4 and 5. When a game is forfeited, the score at the time of forfeitwe will
be considered the official score in cases where it would be to the disadvantage of
the offended team to have the score declared 2-0.

Rule 10-1-Note to Officials. When the ball is awarded to a team out of bounds from
its from court, the Official must have actual possossion of the ball and then hand
it to the proper player.

 

Rule 13-1 and 2. These sections will be brought up to date and a definite proccodure
for the Official when a foul is called will be prescribed. Also the rule relative
to who shall make the free throw will be made consistent in cases where an injured
player is to lesve the game, or a pleyer is illegally in the game, or a player is
disqualified on the play. In such cases, the substitute will be expected to attempt
the free throw, :

 

Rule 14-2. If a free thrower who is attempting a throw for a technical foul steps
over the line too soon, the point shall not be counted and whether the throw is
successful or unsuccessful, the ball will be awarded to the free thrower's team out
of bounds at mid-court.

Rule 14-11. This section will be rewritten to include the provision relative to tl
use of the restraining circles during jumps and the interpretation of the rule will
be to the effect that . player may not jump through the cylinder above the circle
before the ball has been tapped by a jumper.

Rule 15-12. In Penalty (a) a new question and answer or an addition to the Rule
Comments will give mcre specific information as te what constitutes a foul from be-
hind".

In penalty (b) the provision for the extra free throw for a deliberate foul will
be further emphasized.