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Below I will post news about rule changes for the upcoming season.
I have edited out text, which talks about women's basketball rule changes.
I do not have a link for the NCAA news release because the information was sent to me as an email message without a link.
PROP approves ruleschanges for men’s and women’s basketball
By Greg Johnson
NCAA.org
The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel, which met via conferencecall June 24, approved a change to how block/charge calls will be made in men’sbasketball and added a 10-second backcourt rule in women’s basketball,effective for the 2013-14 season.
Under the revised block/charge call in men’s basketball, adefensive player is not permitted to move into the path of an offensive playeronce he has started his upward motion with the ball to attempt a field goal orpass. If the defensive player is not in legal guarding position by this time,it is a blocking foul.
Previously, a defender had to be in legal guarding position whenthe offensive player lifted off the floor.
The Men’s Basketball Rules Committee believes this will giveofficials more time to determine block/charge calls. Committee members alsobelieve the tweak to the block/charge rule will:
With these facts in mind, much of the committee’s discussion inMay focused on ways to open up the game. To that end, it will be stressedto officials that they must address the current rules throughout the game. Thefollowing types of personal fouls should be called consistently:
Monitor reviews
In men’s and women’s basketball, the panel approved monitorreviews in the last two minutes of regulation and overtime so officials canlook to see if a shot clock violation occurred and to determine who caused theball to go out of bounds on a deflection involving two or more players.
Additionally, it was approved that when officials have a questionas to whether a shot was 2-point or a 3-point field goal, they will be allowedto signal to the scorer’s table that the play will be reviewed during the nextmedia timeout. The Big Ten Conference successfully experimented with this ruleduring the season in 2012-13.
In the last four minutes of the game and the entire overtime,officials will go to the monitor immediately to look for indisputable evidenceas to how many points should be awarded for a field goal.
In both men’s and women’s basketball, the use of the monitor wasapproved to determine which player committed a foul when there is uncertaintyafter a call has been made. Previously, officials were only permitted to usethe monitor to determine the free-throw shooter.
Elbow rules
In men’s and women’s basketball, panel members approved a tweak tothe rules regarding elbow contact above the shoulders.
In these circumstances, officials may use the monitor todetermine if a flagrant foul has been committed.
Officials will determine if the contact was a flagrant 2, flagrant1, common foul or no call. When the officials use the monitor to review asituation that is not called on the floor, the only options are flagrant 2,flagrant 1 or no foul.
In a flagrant 1 situation, the player who was struck is awardedtwo free throws and his or her team gets possession of the ball.
In a flagrant 2 situation, free throws and possession are awardedand the player who threw the elbow is ejected from the game.
The men’s and women’s basketball committees felt theoriginal intent of the elbow rules have caused too many flagrant fouls beingcalled when they weren’t appropriate. The intent of the elbow rule has alwaysbeen to protect players and eliminate the rip move where players were makingcontact above the shoulders of defenders.
By allowing officials to review these plays on the monitor, bothcommittees believe it will eliminate the non-deserving flagrant 1 fouls inparticular.
I have edited out text, which talks about women's basketball rule changes.
I do not have a link for the NCAA news release because the information was sent to me as an email message without a link.
PROP approves ruleschanges for men’s and women’s basketball
By Greg Johnson
NCAA.org
The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel, which met via conferencecall June 24, approved a change to how block/charge calls will be made in men’sbasketball and added a 10-second backcourt rule in women’s basketball,effective for the 2013-14 season.
Under the revised block/charge call in men’s basketball, adefensive player is not permitted to move into the path of an offensive playeronce he has started his upward motion with the ball to attempt a field goal orpass. If the defensive player is not in legal guarding position by this time,it is a blocking foul.
Previously, a defender had to be in legal guarding position whenthe offensive player lifted off the floor.
The Men’s Basketball Rules Committee believes this will giveofficials more time to determine block/charge calls. Committee members alsobelieve the tweak to the block/charge rule will:
- Allow for more offensive freedom;
- Provide clarity for officials in making this difficult call; and
- Enhance the balance between offense and defense.
With these facts in mind, much of the committee’s discussion inMay focused on ways to open up the game. To that end, it will be stressedto officials that they must address the current rules throughout the game. Thefollowing types of personal fouls should be called consistently:
- When a defensive player keeps a hand or forearm on an opponent;
- When a defensive player puts two hands on an opponent;
- When a defensive player continually jabs by extending his arm(s) and placing a hand or forearm on the opponent;
- When a player uses an arm bar to impede the progress of an opponent.
Monitor reviews
In men’s and women’s basketball, the panel approved monitorreviews in the last two minutes of regulation and overtime so officials canlook to see if a shot clock violation occurred and to determine who caused theball to go out of bounds on a deflection involving two or more players.
Additionally, it was approved that when officials have a questionas to whether a shot was 2-point or a 3-point field goal, they will be allowedto signal to the scorer’s table that the play will be reviewed during the nextmedia timeout. The Big Ten Conference successfully experimented with this ruleduring the season in 2012-13.
In the last four minutes of the game and the entire overtime,officials will go to the monitor immediately to look for indisputable evidenceas to how many points should be awarded for a field goal.
In both men’s and women’s basketball, the use of the monitor wasapproved to determine which player committed a foul when there is uncertaintyafter a call has been made. Previously, officials were only permitted to usethe monitor to determine the free-throw shooter.
Elbow rules
In men’s and women’s basketball, panel members approved a tweak tothe rules regarding elbow contact above the shoulders.
In these circumstances, officials may use the monitor todetermine if a flagrant foul has been committed.
Officials will determine if the contact was a flagrant 2, flagrant1, common foul or no call. When the officials use the monitor to review asituation that is not called on the floor, the only options are flagrant 2,flagrant 1 or no foul.
In a flagrant 1 situation, the player who was struck is awardedtwo free throws and his or her team gets possession of the ball.
In a flagrant 2 situation, free throws and possession are awardedand the player who threw the elbow is ejected from the game.
The men’s and women’s basketball committees felt theoriginal intent of the elbow rules have caused too many flagrant fouls beingcalled when they weren’t appropriate. The intent of the elbow rule has alwaysbeen to protect players and eliminate the rip move where players were makingcontact above the shoulders of defenders.
By allowing officials to review these plays on the monitor, bothcommittees believe it will eliminate the non-deserving flagrant 1 fouls inparticular.
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