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NCAA women's hoops proposes coach's challenge

The NCAA women's basketball rules committee proposed that a coach's challenge be required to initiate a video review of out-of-bounds calls and three other types of plays.
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INDIANAPOLIS -- The NCAA women's basketball rules committee proposed that a coach's challenge be required to initiate a video review of out-of-bounds calls and three other types of plays.

The committee met in Indianapolis this week and voted to recommend the change for the 2025-26 season.

Proposals must be approved by the NCAA playing rules oversight panel, which is scheduled to meet June 10.
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And:
The committee also proposed, among other things, setting the shot clock to 20 seconds when, following a dead ball, the offense is awarded the ball in its front court; eliminating the rule that jerseys need to be tucked in; a team technical foul for using excessive timeouts or playing with six players when the ball becomes live; and suspending the player and head coach for one game if the player competes in a game that the player should have missed due to a suspension.
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Please eliminate the jersey tuck rule
 

The NCAA release:

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Coach’s challenge recommended for women’s basketball - NCAA.org

A coach's video review challenge was proposed by the NCAA Women's Basketball Rules Committee during its meeting this week in Indianapolis.
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Other rules proposals​

  • Setting the shot clock to 20 seconds when, following a dead ball, the offense is awarded the ball in its front court.
  • Eliminating the rule that jerseys need to be tucked in.
  • Using excessive timeouts or playing with six players when the ball becomes live will become team technical fouls. These violations would count toward team fouls, and the team will be awarded possession at half court following the free throws.
  • Allowing players to complete a jump stop when their feet land approximately at the same time. This will be a legal move and would not be considered a travel. Committee members believe this change can increase the accuracy on traveling rulings.
  • Allowing defenders multiple one-hand (hot stove) touches on stationary players holding the ball or on a dribbler. These touches would be legal as long as they are not repetitive and do not affect the rhythm, speed, balance and quickness of the dribbler or reroute the offensive player.
  • If a player competes in a game that the player should have missed due to a suspension, the player and the head coach would both have to serve a one-game suspension for the next scheduled game.
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How about removing all replay? That'd be the best change.
 



Resetting the shot clock to 20 seconds on a out of bounds in the front court is a horrendous idea. If you are playing really good defense, the shot clock is winding down, and you knock the ball out with 2 seconds left, why should the offense get another 20 second reset?
 

Wait is that a women’s basketball thing? Men’s doesn't reset, only on a violation like a kicked ball. I didn’t think the women’s did either except for a similar violation?
 

It doesn’t currently. But look at the proposed rule changes, above. That is one of the things that is mentioned.
 

There is no way you enact a rule that contradicts playing good defense, that’s just ridiculous. There has to be more to that explanation than just that.
 



I saw an alternate perspective on this rule, suggesting that it is for the end of the game, when teams can choose to use a timeout and take the ball in the front court. However, that changes the game because they are not given their full 30 seconds, especially if they are trying to kill the clock in an end of game situation.
 

Hoopsmom said:
Resetting the shot clock to 20 seconds on a out of bounds in the front court is a horrendous idea. If you are playing really good defense, the shot clock is winding down, and you knock the ball out with 2 seconds left, why should the offense get another 20 second reset?
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They don't, that is not the rule. It's goes to 20 if it goes out off of a missed shot or a violation on the defense.
 


But they are looking at changing the rule, according to that article.
 




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Coach’s challenge approved for women’s basketball - NCAA.org

A coach's video review challenge in women's basketball was approved by the NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel on Tuesday.
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A coach's video review challenge in women's basketball was approved by the NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel on Tuesday.

After a thorough discussion last month, the NCAA Women's Basketball Rules Committee voted to recommend the change for the 2025-26 season.

Under the rule change, the following plays can be challenged at any point during the game:

  • Ruled out-of-bounds violations.
  • Ruled backcourt violations.
  • Whether a change in team possession occurred before the ruling of a foul where free throws would be involved.
  • Whether a foul was assessed to the correct player.
Officials cannot initiate reviews on these calls, with the exception of whether a foul was assessed to the correct player.

Teams will not be required to have a timeout to make a video review challenge in NCAA women's basketball competition. However, a failed challenge will result in a technical foul for an excessive timeout.

The panel also approved an experimental rule in exhibition games for the 2025-26 season to allow coaches to make video review challenges on a foul charged to their team at any time during the game.

Other rules changes​

  • Setting the shot clock to 20 seconds when, following a dead ball, the offense is awarded the ball in its frontcourt.
  • Eliminating the rule that jerseys need to be tucked in.
  • Using excessive timeouts or playing with six players when the ball becomes live will become team technical fouls. These violations will count toward team fouls, and the team will be awarded possession at half-court following the free throws.
  • Allowing players to complete a jump stop when their feet land approximately at the same time. This will be a legal move and will not be considered a travel. The NCAA Women's Basketball Rules Committee thinks this change can increase the accuracy on traveling rulings.
  • Allowing defenders multiple one-hand (hot stove) touches on stationary players holding the ball or on a dribbler. These touches would be legal as long as they are not repetitive and do not affect the rhythm, speed, balance and quickness of the dribbler or reroute the offensive player.
  • If a player competes in a game that the player should have missed due to a suspension, the player and the head coach will both have to serve a one-game suspension for the next scheduled game.
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