CHANGES IN THE BASKETBALL RULES - 1941-42

  

The fan-shaped backboard has been adopted as the official
backboard. General specifications are given in this Rule.

Rule 4. Section 1, Note 2 --The molded type of ball is recommended
because of its aperiority to other types with respect to
shape, reaction and durability.

Rule 5. Section 3 --It is legal to make a substitution whenever
the ball is dead. The effect of this change is to make it
possible for a substitute to enter the game after a field
goal. In other respects the substitution rule is the same
as it wes last year.

Rule 8. Section 5: Rule 13 --Sections 6 and 7 --These sections
have been modified to clarify the procedure when a foul
by one team is followed before time is in by another foul
by either team. One change should be noted: if a pere
sonal foul is followed before time is in by a technical
foul by the same team, the throw for the technical foul
is attempted last; that is, free throws are attempted in
the order in which the fouls are called.

Rule 10. Section 1 and Note --This section has been amplified and in
cludes some of the provisions formerly found in Rule 7,
Section 2. The first Note describes the use of the tree-
foot restraining line when the space out-of-bounds is limit
and if a restraining line has not been drawn, an imaginary
line should be used.

Rule 14. Section 11 --The three-seconds lane restriction applies only
to that part of the free throw lane between the free throw 1
and the end line. If a player is touching the free throw
line while the ball is in play and in control of his team he
subject to this restriction; but if he is touching the floor
only in the outer half of the circle, with or without the ba:
he is not subject to it.

Rule 15. Section 2 --Several specific acts of unsportsmanlike conduct
are listed in this section. ;

Rule 15. Section 11, Penalty --The wording and structure of (b), (c)
and (d) have been changed slightly.