Philadelphia Catholic League
The Catholic League uses NCAA Men's and Women's rules respectively with a few modifications. This year, the Catholic League will use Three Officials for all Varsity assignments. There will be a 3-person clinic on Thursday, October 21 at McVeigh Rec Ctr, D & Ontario Sts, Philadelphia
They use five full timeouts instead of the 30 second time outs per game.
Officials must be on the floor 15 min before the game instead of 30 min.
New Women's Rule Changes 03-04
Rules changes are listed below in the order in which they will appear in the 2004 rules book. The rule and page references are from the 2003 rules book. An asterisk (*) designates where men's and women's rules differ.
Rule 1-2.2 (page 24)-The three-point line will be moved to 20'6 1/2", which is the same as the current International distance. The new distance is just over nine inches behind the line previously used.
Rule 1-6.2, 1-7.1 (page 26)-Free-throw lane lines and the three-point line no longer are required to be the same color because, with the new three-point line, they no longer intersect.
Rule 1-13.1 (page 29)-It will be specified under basketball equipment terminology that the orange basket rim may consist of one or two metal rings. Such equipment is commonly used, though not specifically permitted under previous rules.
Rule 1-17.4, 1-18.3 (page 31)-The red light behind the backboard that signifies the end of a period, which is required for Division I schools, must be visible through the marked rectangle on the backboard but that LED lights around the backboard are permissible to be used in lieu of these red lights. The rationale is that the location of the red light needs to be consistent for the officials' visibility, but the committee recognizes that the visibility of the LED lights is superior to that of the red light and therefore may be used instead of a red light.
Rule 2-5.1 (page 35)-Officials ability to be able to correct a timing mistake at any point of the game will be limited to occurring during the first dead ball after the game clock has been properly started. This limit is consistent with the rules governing correctable errors.
Rule 2-5.1.4 (page 35)- At or near the end of any period, officials will be permitted to consult a courtside television monitor, when such monitor is available, to assist in determining if the game clock or shot clock expired before the release of a shot. Previously, rules did not permit officials to consult a courtside television monitor under such circumstances at the end of the first period, nor did they permit consulting a monitor at any time to determine if a shot clock violation occurred. The rationale is to give officials more assistance in making the correct call in period-ending situations while continuing to limit the potential for interruption of game action by maintaining firm limits on television monitor consultation.
Rule 4-11.2 (page 60)-The distance that a player in control of the ball anywhere on the court while holding (not dribbling) the ball is closely guarded will be changed from six feet to three feet. Three feet is defensive pressure that merits a violation.*
Rule 4-13.4.b (page 60)-There will be team control on a throw-in from out of bounds, but unlike other team-control situations, the throw-in team can cause the ball to go into the back court (i.e., no violation) and the three-second lane violation count would not be in effect until the throw-in ended. The rationale is to simplify the rules governing the throw-in and the team-control foul, which was created for the 2002-03 season.
Rule 4-26.3, 4-26.7 (page 65, 66)-The term intentional technical foul will be deleted. In a situation where contact is made during a deadball, a direct technical foul can be called in lieu of the previously used term. Assuming the contact doesn't merit a flagrant foul, which an official could still call, a direct technical foul will result in two free throws and returning the ball to play at the point of interruption, instead of loss of possession.*
Rule 4-26.4, 4-26.5 (page 65)-There will again be a distinction between a flagrant personal foul and a flagrant technical foul. The committee changed the name to just flagrant and left off technical and personal last year. In order to eliminate confusion as to which player will shoot the free throws in each situation, the committee will revert back to naming them flagrant technical and flagrant personal. *
Rule 5-10.1.a (page 88)-Assistant coaches will no longer be able to call timeout while the ball is in play. This is the same as the current men's rule.
Rule 10-5.6 (page 126)-"Accepting a foul that should be charged to a teammate," will be removed from the list of direct technical fouls for unsporting player conduct because it is left over from the era when players were required to raise their arm to indicate to the scorer who fouled and is no longer pertinent.
Rule 10-17.4 (page 132)-In the rare instance when a player with eligibility for the next season gets into a second fight of the season in the last game of that season, that player shall be suspended from the next three regular-season games of the next season. A second fight occurring earlier in the same season will continue to result in suspension for all games remaining in that season.
Appendix VII (page 158)-The commonly used swing of the leg used by officials will be established as the official signal for a kick violation.
Sporting Behavior Statement-"The primary goal of the rules is to maximize the safety and enjoyment of the student-athlete. Sporting behavior is a key part of that goal. Sporting behavior should be a core value in behavior of players, bench personnel, crowd control by game management and the officials' proper enforcement of the rules governing related actions."
Points of Emphasis-Displacement, in terms of hand-checking, post play, screens, cutters and rebounding, will be emphasized during the upcoming season.
New Men's Rule Changes 03-04
Rules changes are listed below in the order in which they will appear in the 2004 rules book. Rule references are from the 2003 rules book. An asterisk (*) designates where men's and women's games differ.
Rules 1-2, 1-6, 1-7, et al. -- Recommended that the international three-point line and free-throw/three second lane, including the international free-throw lane lines and neutral zone/block be adopted for the 2003-04 season, with the exception that the dotted semicircle that is on the international lane to govern jump balls would not be needed. The rationale is to spread the defense to reduce rough play.*
Rules 1-6 and 1-7 -- Free-throw lane lines and the three-point line may be any color because, with the new three-point line, they no longer intersect.
Rule 1-13.1 --The basket ring can be constructed of one or two orange metal rings. Previous language allowed only one metal ring and commonly used current equipment gives the appearance of two metal rings.
Rule 1-17.4 -- The red light behind the backboard that signifies the end of a period, which is required for Division I schools, must be visible through the marked rectangle on the backboard but that LED lights around the backboard are permissible to be used in lieu of these red lights. The rationale is that the location of the red light needs to be consistent for the officials' visibility, but the committee recognizes that the visibility of the LED lights is superior to that of the red light and therefore may be used instead of a red light.
Rules 1-17, 2-8 -- Recommended that a timing mechanism that enables an official to start and stop the game clock automatically on the official's whistle be recommended for all Division I arenas.*
Rule 2-5.1 -- At or near the end of any period, officials shall be permitted to consult a courtside television monitor, when such monitor is available, to assist in determining if the game clock or shot clock expired before the release of a shot. Previously, rules did not permit officials to consult a courtside television monitor under such circumstances at the end of the first period, nor did they permit consulting a monitor at any time to determine if a shot clock violation occurred. The rationale is to give officials more assistance in making the correct call in period-ending situations while continuing to limit the potential for interruption of game action by maintaining firm limits on television monitor consultation.
Rule 2-5.1.4 - When an official timer's mistake occurs, it must be corrected by the official during the first dead ball after the game clock has been properly started or before the second live ball while the game clock is running and the ball is dead. Previously, there was no such limit.
Rule 4-13.4.b -- Related rules shall be changed where necessary so that there is team control on a throw-in from out of bounds, but, unlike other team-control situations, the throw-in team can cause the ball to go into the back court (i.e., no violation) and the three-second lane violation count does not take effect until the throw-in ended. The rationale is to simplify the rules governing the throw-in and the team-control foul, which was created for the 2002-03 season.
Rule 10-5.6 -- Removed "accepting a foul that should be charged to a teammate" from the list of direct technical fouls for unsporting player conduct because it is left over from the era when players were required to raise their arm to indicate to the scorer who fouled and is no longer pertinent.
Rule 10-17.4 -- Recommended that in the rare instance when a student-athlete with eligibility for the next season gets into a second fight of the season in the last game of that season, that student-athlete shall be suspended from the next three regular-season games of the next season.
Appendix VII -- The commonly used swing of the leg used by officials to signal a kicking violation shall become an official signal.
Men's Points of Emphasis
In addition to continuing emphasis on reducing rough play ...
New Mechanics Changes 03-04
The New Mechanics will be published as soon as they become available.