NCAA WBB Rules Committee Recommends a Few Tweaks for 17-18

[Ignatius L Hoops]

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Nothing major:

With the state of the game in good standing, the NCAA Women’s Basketball Rules Committee has recommended only a few tweaks to the rulebook.

Most notably, at its meeting this week in Indianapolis, the committee proposed moving to a 4-foot restricted area arc in the lane for the 2017-18 season. Currently, the restricted-area arc is located three feet in front of the basket.


Other rules recommendations

- The committee recommended eliminating the “use-it-or-lose-it” timeout in the first half. If the change is adopted, coaches would be allowed to carry all timeouts over to the second half.

- The committee proposed the 10-second backcourt count not be reset when the offensive team calls a timeout.

- The committee recommended officials be permitted to use replay to determine if the release of the ball on a made basket occurred before the shot clock expired.

- The committee proposed extending the coach’s box to 38 feet for the 2017-18 season. Currently, the coach’s box is 28 feet in length. Committee members believe this will allow coaches to better communicate with their teams when their players are on the other end of the court.

- The committee recommended that in order for a player who has been in the three-second lane to avoid a three-second violation, the player must place both feet on the floor outside the lane.

 

[Ignatius L Hoops]

http://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-women/article/2017-06-14/womens-basketball-moves-4-foot-arc-lane

NCAA Rules committee approved the recommendations. Coaches get more room to roam.


The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved moving to a 4-foot restricted-area arc in the lane for the 2017-18 women’s basketball season. Previously, the restricted-area arc was located 3 feet in front of the basket.

A secondary defender must be outside the arc and in legal guarding position to draw a charge. If the player is in the restricted area when the contact occurs, a block will be called.

The panel also approved allowing teams to choose from which side of the court to inbound the ball after advancing it to the frontcourt after a timeout in the backcourt. Previously, teams had to inbound the ball at the 28-foot line on the side with the scorer’s table.

Other rule changes:

- The “use-it-or-lose-it” timeout in the first half has been eliminated. Coaches are allowed to carry all timeouts over to the second half.

- The 10-second backcourt count will not be reset when the offensive team calls a timeout.

- Officials will be permitted to use replay to determine if the release of the ball on a made basket occurred before the shot clock expired.

- The coach’s box will be extended to 38 feet for the 2017-18 season. Previously, the coach’s box was 28 feet in length. Women’s Basketball Rules Committee members believe this will allow coaches to better communicate with their teams when their players are on the other end of the court.

- A player must place both feet on the floor outside the lane to avoid a three-second violation.