[Madison]

Just a headsup. let the show begin. DVR will be on overload.

Fans of men’s college basketball can expect to see enhanced protections for players with the ball for the upcoming 2013-14 season.
The changes are intended to reduce physicality and encourage a more open style of play.
At its meeting last May, the NCAA Men’s Basketball Rules Committee concluded that physical play, particularly on players with the ball, was disrupting the flow of game.
A good example of this was on display during Division I men’s basketball games during the 2012-13 season, where the average number of points scored in games was 67.5. The season marked the lowest average points-per-game since the 1981-82 season, when teams averaged 67.6 points per game and the 3-point shot had not yet been adopted. This average has steadily decreased over the past four seasons at the Division I level.
With these facts in mind, the committee voted to categorize several specific types of contact as fouls. Previously, these contacts were listed only as guidelines for officials. However, at preseason officiating clinics this year, officials were instructed to enforce consistently the following types of contact on players with the ball:
• 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.
The men’s rules committee also changed how block/charge calls will be made this season.
Under the revised rule, once an offensive player has started his upward motion with the ball to attempt a field goal or pass, a defensive player is not permitted to move into his path. If the defensive player is not in legal guarding position by the time the offensive player starts his motion, the official should call a blocking foul.
Previously, a defender had to be in legal guarding position when the offensive player lifted off the floor.
The rules committee believes this change will give officials more time to determine block/charge calls and will result in more accurate officiating. Committee members also believe the tweak to the block/charge rule will allow for more offensive freedom, provide clarity for officials making this difficult call and enhance the balance between offense and defense.

[Madison]

Here's a link to the full story.

http://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-...eate-offensive

[Emancipator]

Just a headsup. let the show begin. DVR will be on overload.

Fans of men’s college basketball can expect to see enhanced protections for players with the ball for the upcoming 2013-14 season.
The changes are intended to reduce physicality and encourage a more open style of play.
At its meeting last May, the NCAA Men’s Basketball Rules Committee concluded that physical play, particularly on players with the ball, was disrupting the flow of game.
A good example of this was on display during Division I men’s basketball games during the 2012-13 season, where the average number of points scored in games was 67.5. The season marked the lowest average points-per-game since the 1981-82 season, when teams averaged 67.6 points per game and the 3-point shot had not yet been adopted. This average has steadily decreased over the past four seasons at the Division I level.
With these facts in mind, the committee voted to categorize several specific types of contact as fouls. Previously, these contacts were listed only as guidelines for officials. However, at preseason officiating clinics this year, officials were instructed to enforce consistently the following types of contact on players with the ball:
• 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.
The men’s rules committee also changed how block/charge calls will be made this season.
Under the revised rule, once an offensive player has started his upward motion with the ball to attempt a field goal or pass, a defensive player is not permitted to move into his path. If the defensive player is not in legal guarding position by the time the offensive player starts his motion, the official should call a blocking foul.
Previously, a defender had to be in legal guarding position when the offensive player lifted off the floor.
The rules committee believes this change will give officials more time to determine block/charge calls and will result in more accurate officiating. Committee members also believe the tweak to the block/charge rule will allow for more offensive freedom, provide clarity for officials making this difficult call and enhance the balance between offense and defense.

http://nropp.com/b22-rulechanges.html

[Madison]

Thanks Emancipator ... good stuff.