2007 NCAA Men's and Women's Basketball Rules ... - ArbiterSports

MEN'S AND WOMEN'S COMMITTEE ACTIONS FOR 2006-07BR-13Old Rule 5-9.3.a, 5-10.1.a, new pages 113 and 115. A timeout shall not berecognized when an airborne player’s momentum carries him either out-ofboundsor into the backcourt.Old Rule 5-10.22, new page 121. During games that do not have mediapresent, a 75-second timeout shall be charged when an appeal for acorrectable error is not correctable. When a 75-second timeout is notavailable, a 30-second timeout shall be used.Men’s Approved ExperimentationThe committee will collect data on the elimination of the first lane spacenearest the basket on each side of the lane, thus the defensive player shallline up above the neutral zone (block). The present second, third and fourthlane spaces on each side of the lane shall be used during free-throw attempts.Besides feedback from coaches, officials and coordinators of officials, thecommittee will be looking at the frequency distribution of defensive andoffensive rebounding after a missed free throw and the number of fouls andviolations that occur during experimental games.This experimental rule is required to be used in certified games. Inaddition, the rule should be used during exhibition games in all threedivisions. Because the experiment is only required for certified games,which applies to Division I only, feedback from Divisions II and III isparticularly important during these preseason games.Women’s ReportExtending the three-point line and using the 10-second backcourt rulewill once again be experimental rules for the women’s game this year.While feedback the committee has collected indicates that there is notoverwhelming support for the three-point line moving to 20 feet, 6 inches,it is important to continue to experiment and collect data. In analyzing thedata collected to this point, the committee has determined that the currentline is serving our game well. However, it is important for the committee tomonitor the game’s progress and growth so that it knows when it is time tomake a change to the playing rules. Your participation in the experimentalrule this year is an important part of the data collection process.The boundaries of the coaching box were designed to provide anarea where coaches could communicate with their teams but not interferewith what was occurring on the court. The committee has seen a disturbing