I agree .. go get it. Force a turnover
just curious though why don’t you like a shot clock
Shot Clock
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just curious though why don’t you like a shot clock
For the team that won.
For the team that lost.....go get within six feet of the ball handler and force a count.
Great Question.
The previous rules allowed any style of play on either end of the court. If you wanted to get up a shot every 10 seconds, you were allowed to. If you wanted to just take the defensive possessions off, you were allowed to do that. If you wanted to limit opponent possessions on the offensive end, you could do that. If you wanted to lock down on defense, you could also do that. A team was permitted to run whatever system they decided, and could be successful with any of them.
However, not all teams can get into a track meet with their opponent. I believe that changing the Rule on offensive possessions is forcing less athletic teams to do exactly that. The Shot Clock Rule heavily favors the superior athletes.
I believe that strategy is a big part of the lessons we are trying to teach. It is about getting the most out of what you have. It is about figuring out how to excel with the resources that are available. Life is exactly that!
The argument that a Shot Clock is used at the College level is weak in my opinion. It is such a tiny percentage of players that are going to play in College. In addition, those that are going to move on are found at Summer Tournaments, not at High School games.
Exactly! Why do we need a Rule Change so a team doesn't have to play defense? A team capable of scoring 100 should certainly be athletic enough to play a little defense...no?
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Many schools make it work. Have some pride in your school and step up.
I don't think the shot clock affected our team much at all as we usually shot with 10-15 seconds left on the shot clock, but to your point, we started with 7 girls on varsity that "could play varsity level" and ended up having a few injuries in the 2nd half of the season to where we only had 4 of those girls available to play.
Some younger girls stepped up when needed, but for the last month of the season, a couple of the girls never came off the court and were extremely exhausted and wore down by subdistricts, making it hard to compete when it mattered.
Our coach could have slowed things down to help out, but just didn't very often. It would've helped out to be able to take their time on offense.
I am a fan of the shot clock. I think it makes the game better. Now, need to get rid of the closely guarded rule. I like the closely guarded rule, but its is clear that different officials have different interpretations of 6 feet and going towards the hoop or not. It would keep things consistent to just get rid of it.
I like the shot clock as well. One of the things that I've noticed this year is that 10 second calls in the back court were called more or at least it seemed that way. Hand counts are inconsistent and I think that some officials had long 10 second counts. With the shot clock you know exactly when 10 seconds has passed.
It's certainly possible. The NFHS rule book this year approved that states that have adopted the shot clock may modify the closely guarded rule and not enforce it while a player is actively dribbling. It would still be in effect when the ball is held.
Nebraska specifically chose this year to keep the rule in place as has always been.