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RULE CHANGE SUMMARY:

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3-4-5: Uniform bottoms on teammates to be like-colored while allowing differences among teammates.

3-5-6: Undershirts worn under visiting team jerseys to be black or a single solid color similar to the torso of the jersey.

4-8-1: Eliminates the one-and-one for common fouls and establishes two free throws awarded with the team’s fifth foul in each quarter and resets each quarter.

7-5-2 thru 5: Establishes four throw-in spots (28-feet marks or the spot 3-feet outside the lane line on the end line).

7-6-6: Allows the official administering a throw-in to the wrong team to correct the mistake within the correctable error window.

9-3-3: Establishes that a player may step out of bounds without penalty unless they are the first player to touch the ball after returning to the court.

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2023-24 NFHS BASKETBALL RULES POWERPOINT

Rules Changes

Editorial Changes

Points of Emphasis

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Rules Changes

GAME AND TABLE OFFICIALS �2-1-3 NOTE

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• If utilizing a shot clock, the shot clock operator shall be located at the scorer’s and timer’s table.

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• This allows the officiating crew to quickly identify the person who is operating the shot clock should there be a timing issue that needs to be addressed.

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UNIFORMS �3-4-5

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• Teammates may wear multiple styles of uniform bottoms including shorts, skirts or pants, so long as they are like-colored.

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• Not all team members need to wear the same style.

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• However, all styles must meet uniform requirements for visible manufacturer logos and trademarks.

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TEAM MEMBER’S EQUIPMENT, APPAREL�3-5-6

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• If the visiting team is wearing undershirts with their dark jerseys, the undershirts may now be a single solid color similar to the torso of the jersey or solid black.

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TEAM MEMBER’S EQUIPMENT, APPAREL�3-5-6

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• Team members in this PlayPic may wear either solid black or solid red undershirts, but players on the same team cannot wear both.

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• If players choose to wear an undershirt, all undershirts must be the same color.

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Rule Change

BONUS FREE THROWS �4-8-1

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• Two free throws will now be awarded for all common fouls, except for a player-control foul or team-control foul, beginning with the fifth team foul in each quarter.

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• Team fouls will be reset to zero at the end of each quarter, excluding the fourth quarter if an overtime period is needed.

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Rule Change

RESUMPTION OF PLAY PROCEDURE, THROW-INS 7-5-2 thru 4 (NEW)

• After an out of bounds violation in either the frontcourt or the backcourt by either team, the throw-in shall be at the designated spot nearest to where the ball went out of bounds.

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RESUMPTION OF PLAY PROCEDURE, THROW-INS 7-5-2 thru 4 (NEW)

• After a violation or a foul before the bonus is in effect by either team or any other stoppage in play, the throw-in location will be determined by the location of the violation/foul or the location of the ball when the stoppage occurs:
• Frontcourt throw-in – one of the newly established four designated spots (28-foot mark along each sideline or 3-feet outside the lane line along the end line).
• Backcourt throw-in – the designated spot nearest the foul, violation or other stoppage.

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RESUMPTION OF PLAY PROCEDURE, THROW-INS [7-5-2 thru 4 (NEW)]

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• Frontcourt throw-ins – Officials shall determine the throw-in spot by using an imaginary line (dotted line).
• If the stoppage of play occurs inside the dotted imaginary line, the spot shall be the nearest point on the end line 3-feet outside the lane line.
• If the stoppage of play occurs outside the dotted imaginary line, the spot shall be the nearest 28-foot mark along each sideline.

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NOTE: Court markings are not required.

Rule Change

THROW-IN ADMINISTRATION �7-6-6

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• When an official administers a throw-in to the wrong team, the officials may now rectify the mistake at any time before the first dead ball after the ball becomes live unless there is a change in possession.
• After the ball becomes dead or the correct team gains possession, the time to correct the mistake has expired.

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Rule Change

OUT OF BOUNDS �9-3-3

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• A player may now step out of bounds as long as the player is not the first player to touch the ball, or the player did not step out of bounds to avoid a violation (MechaniGram A).
• Any player who steps out of bounds under the player’s own volition and is the first player to touch the ball after returning to the playing court or does so to avoid a violation has committed a violation (MechaniGram B).

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CORRECTIONS

• Rules Book: Page 61, 9-2 PENALTY: (Section 2) THROW-IN PROVISIONS – The ball becomes dead when the violation or technical foul occurs. Following a violation:
1. If the opponent is awarded possession in their frontcourt, the throw-in will be at one of the four designated spots nearest the violation.
2. If the opponent is awarded possession in their backcourt, the ball is awarded to the opponent for a throw-in will be at the original throw-in spot.
• Officials Manual: Page 172, NOTIFY COACH OF DISQUALIFIED PLAYER – When a player fouls out, the calling official is responsible for notifying the coach, having table personnel start the 20 15 second substitution clock and informing the player,…

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Editorial Changes

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GAME AND TABLE OFFICIALS �2-1-1

• The official’s uniform shall be a black-and-white striped shirt, black pants, predominantly black shoes and black socks.

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• Rationale: A change from the word “primarily” to “predominantly” allows official more footwear options.

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Editorial Change

SETTING DIRECTION OF INITIAL ARROW�4-3-2

Alternating-possession control is established, and the initial direction of the possession arrow is set toward the opponent’s basket when:

• ART. 2 . . . Entering an overtime period, the ball is placed at the disposal of the free thrower after a common foul when the bonus free throws are in effect.

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Rationale: Clarifies that the possession arrow is set towards the opponent’s basket when the ball is placed at the disposal of the free thrower after a common foul when the bonus rule is in effect, which can only occur, entering an overtime period.

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Editorial Change

FOUL�4-19-13

• ART. 13 . . . A team foul is any personal foul or technical foul (except indirect technical fouls) which is charged to either team. All team fouls are counted to reach the bonus free throws for the quarter in which they are assessed.

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Rationale: Clarifies that team fouls are only counted towards the bonus in the quarter in which they were assessed.

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Editorial Change

SHOT CLOCK GUIDELINES

• THE SHOT CLOCK OPERATOR SHALL:

6. Stop the timing device and reset to full amount:

b. When any of the following occurs:

ii: A single technical foul assessed to the defensive team.

v: A violation, and the defense is awarded the ball for a throw-in.

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Rationale: All technical fouls per NFHS Rule 10 Penalty result in a change of possession, two free throws and the ball at the division line (unless simultaneous offsetting), therefore a full shot clock reset would occur.

A violation by the defense, such as a kicked ball, will result in a full reset to the offensive team and a violation by the offense will result in a turnover and thus a full reset.

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Editorial Change

OFFICIAL NFHS BASKETBALL SIGNALS

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Officials Signal #7 – Clarified description to include throw-in violation.

Officials Signal #19 – Removed “Bonus free throw” signal and included “Bonus free throws” in title of new #19 “Signal free throw.”

Editorial Change

2023-24 NFHS BASKETBALL

Points of Emphasis

UNIFORMS, EQUIPMENT AND APPAREL

• Coaches and school administrators must ensure that legal uniforms are being ordered and purchased from manufacturers/distributors.

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• If in doubt, prior to purchasing uniforms, equipment or apparel, confirm legality with the local state association.

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• An NFHS basketball uniform guide was created to illustrate the proper uniform design. That document and an animated presentation can be found on the NFHS website.

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Points of Emphasis

UNIFORMS, EQUIPMENT AND APPAREL

• Requests to make an exception to rule 3-4, Uniforms (Pink Out Night, Retro/Throw Back Night, Military Appreciation Night) must be submitted to the state association before the event for approval.

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• Uniform requirements MAY NOT be altered by mutual agreement between schools or coaches.

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Points of Emphasis

UNIFORMS, EQUIPMENT AND APPAREL

• Uniform bottoms do not have to match the torso of the uniform.

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• With the adoption of rule 3-4-5, uniform bottoms must be like-colored among teammates.

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• The bottom style may differ for every player, but the color must be the same.

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• Rolling and/or tucking of uniform bottoms is permissible, as long as the compression tights/sleeves, if worn, are color compliant.

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Points of Emphasis

UNIFORMS, EQUIPMENT AND APPAREL

• Undershirts, if worn by the home team, shall be white, hemmed, not have frayed or ragged edges, and if they have sleeves, they shall be the same length.

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• Undershirts, if worn by the visiting team, must be a single solid color similar to the torso of the jersey or solid black and meet all other requirements as listed above. Team members may wear either the single solid color or black, but not both.

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Points of Emphasis

UNIFORMS, EQUIPMENT AND APPAREL

• Arm sleeves, knee sleeves, lower leg sleeves, compression shorts and tights are permissible.

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• Anything worn on the arm and/or leg is a sleeve, except a knee brace, and shall meet the color restrictions.

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• Sleeves/tights and compression shorts shall be black, white, beige or the predominant color of the jersey and the same color shall be worn by teammates.

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• All sleeves/tights and compression shorts shall be the same solid color and shall be the same color as any headband or wristband worn.

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Points of Emphasis

BENCH DECORUM

• Through the enforcement of existing rules, coaches and bench personnel are expected to exhibit appropriate and acceptable behaviors.

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• Coaches are expected to remain in the coaching box.

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• Coaches who go beyond the 28-foot line, or more importantly onto the playing court, gain a distinct advantage that is not within the spirit or intent of the rules.

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Points of Emphasis

BENCH DECORUM

• While the bench area expands during a time-out, the bench area does not extend beyond the 28-foot line.

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• Coaches and other bench personnel may not move to the extended bench area until the time-out begins to ensure bench personnel do not create inadvertent contact with opposing players still on the playing court.

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• Coaches who leave the expanded bench area to engage officials inappropriately are subject to a warning or bench technical foul.

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Points of Emphasis

BENCH DECORUM

• Misconduct, including taunting; baiting; finger-pointing; trash talking or using inappropriate gestures by players; coaches or bench personnel, is not permitted.

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• Players and coaches are not allowed to disrespectfully or inappropriately address and/or gesture at an official after a ruling is made on the court.

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• Player and coach behavior, which in the official’s judgment is determined to be a taunt of an opponent or a disrespectful act toward an official, shall be penalized by assessing a technical foul.

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Points of Emphasis

BENCH DECORUM

• Assistant coaches are not authorized to approach the scorer’s table at any time.

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• The head coach is permitted to go to the scorer’s table to request a 60-second time-out to confer with personnel regarding a correctable error or to prevent or rectify a timing or scoring mistake/error or an alternating possession mistake.

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Points of Emphasis

THROW-INS — PROPER LOCATIONS

• Proper inbound spots contribute to the overall flow and fairness of the game.

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• Coaches design specific plays and strategies based on where the ball will be put in play.

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• It is therefore essential for game officials to be diligent in administering the ball at the proper throw-in location.

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• Any time a team causes the ball to go out of bounds, the throw-in occurs from the spot where the ball went out of bounds.

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Points of Emphasis

THROW-INS — PROPER LOCATIONS

• When a violation, defensive foul before the bonus or dead ball (inadvertent whistle, held ball, etc.) occurs that will result in a throw-in, officials must ask themselves three questions:

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• Where did the violation/foul occur?
• Is the throw-in team in their frontcourt or backcourt?
• Where was the ball when the interruption occurred?

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Points of Emphasis

THROW-INS — PROPER LOCATIONS

• When a team will gain or retain possession in its backcourt after a violation, foul prior to the bonus or stoppage in play, play will resume with a throw-in at either the point of interruption or the designated spot nearest to where the violation or foul occurred.

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Points of Emphasis

THROW-INS — PROPER LOCATIONS

• When a team will gain or retain possession in its frontcourt, play will resume with a throw-in from one of the four designated frontcourt spots.

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Points of Emphasis

END-OF-GAME PROTOCOLS

• As a game nears the end of playing time, officials need to remind each other of the game-ending procedures to prevent potential issues.

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• Late-game time-outs provide the best opportunities to:
• Confirm scorebook accuracy with the scorer, the number of time-outs remaining for each team and the number of team fouls/impact on the bonus.
• Remind the timer to watch officials for clock-start and clock-stop signals and be prepared to assist in aiding officials regarding whether a last-second shot was released prior to the end of time.

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Points of Emphasis

END-OF-GAME PROTOCOLS

• During late-game time-outs the officials should discuss the following among the crew:

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• Last-second shot responsibility.
• Unless the ball is tapped, no try can be attempted on a throw-in or free throw with .3 seconds or less remaining.
• Intentional/flagrant fouls are two shots and a designated spot throw-in.
• If a foul occurs as the game-ending horn sounds and the score can be tied or the game won by the ensuing free throws, the official must administer the free throws. If they will not change the outcome, they shall not be attempted.

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Points of Emphasis

END-OF-GAME PROTOCOLS

• If the score is tied at the end of regulation time, inform each team and the table officials of the overtime procedures (length of overtime period, additional 60-second time-out, etc.).

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Points of Emphasis

END-OF-GAME PROTOCOLS

• Following the game-ending horn, the referee should confirm with the scorer that everything is correct, then leave the floor with their partner(s).

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• In situations when the score is separated by three points or less, it may be necessary to verbally confirm with the scorer.

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• In games when the margin of victory is larger, a visual signal such as a thumb’s-up will suffice.

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• Be confident everything is correct, as the officials’ jurisdiction ends when the entire crew leaves the visual confines of the playing court.

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Points of Emphasis

PIAA Exceptions to NFHS: �

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A. Uniform*:

1. Shirt - Alternating black and white 1-inch vertically striped, short- sleeved shirt. PIAA patch must be worn on left shoulder. Wide panel shirts are not permitted.

2. Slacks - Black full length trousers.

3. Belt – Black (if worn).

4. Socks - Black.

5. Shoes - Solid black with black laces white accent as per officials manual.

6. Lanyard - Black.

7. Whistle – Black (Pink whistle, single game only “awareness” contest, no other pink items permitted, not for a month, etc.)

*All approved uniforms are listed in the officials’ manual at www.piaa.org

PIAA Exceptions to NFHS: �

B. Disqualification:

Any Coach and/or contestant ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct or flagrant misconduct is disqualified for the remainder of the day and in all Contests on the next Contest day of the same level (varsity, junior varsity, or otherwise).  This includes any contact by the Coach with members of the Team, including other Coaches, between the time that the Team arrives at the Contest site and the conclusion of the last Contest of the day.  The Principal must direct the Coach not to attend all of the Contest(s).

B. Disqualification cont.

Any Coach and/or contestant ejected from the last Contest(s) in a sport season is disqualified from Coaching and/or participating in the first Contest(s) in the subsequent sport season, at the same level (varsity, junior varsity, or otherwise) of competition, at any PIAA member school or, if the Coach and/or student changes levels of competition, such as from junior varsity to varsity, the first Contest(s) in that sport.

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2. Disqualification cont.

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The official must file a report with the PIAA Office within 24 hours of the contest.

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In Basketball, the athletic director and principal must meet with the ejected coach/contestant and detail in a report what corrective action has been taken. This report then must be signed by all parties and sent to the district Basketball chairperson.

• B. Supplemental Disqualification. Two Game Suspension Any Coach and/or contestant who is ejected from a Contest by a state high school association recognized and/or registered official and a component of the ejection is confronting, contacting or addressing a Coach, contestant or official using foul or vulgar language, ethnic or racially insensitive comments or physical contact will be disqualified from competition for the remainder of the day and for the next two (2) Contests including all Contests on the next two (2) Contest days of the same level (varsity, junior varsity, or otherwise) of competition from which the Coach and/or contestant was previously disqualified.

SPECIAL NOTE ON SPORTMANSHIP

**This message shall be read to the head coach and captains prior to each contest officiated by a registered PIAA official. This message shall be enforced by contest officials and its enforcement shall include a strict and swift enforcement when unsportsmanlike actions involve demeaning remarks or actions that may be related to the racial or ethnic background of any party.**

PIAA requires all registered sports' officials to enforce the sportsmanship rules for coaches and contestants. Actions meant to demean opposing contestants, team, spectators, and officials are not in the highest ideals of interscholastic education and will not be tolerated. Let today's contest reflect mutual respect. Coaches please certify to the officials that your players are legally equipped and uniformed according to NFHS rules and PIAA adoptions. Good luck in today's contest..

Television Monitor Review/Media Timeouts

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• May use television/replays for post-regular season tournament (PIAA Championship) for determining two or three-point goal or if try is released prior to expiration of time
• Media Timeouts may be used in Inter-district play. Playoff officials should review media timeout procedures in pregame. This is available at www.piaa.org/rules

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• Adopt Rules 1-13-2 and 1-13-2 NOTE, Coaching box and alternate placement of same, at all levels (varsity, junior varsity, or otherwise) of competition
• Adopt Rule 10-5-1, the head coach, at all levels (varsity, junior varsity, or otherwise) of competition, may be off the bench in front of his/her seat within the confines of the designated 28-foot coaching box to give instructions to his/her players and/or substitutes
• Fall season note: Fall basketball leagues are to play under the previous seasons’ rules. Rule changes take effect on the official winter start date and may begin with pre-season scrimmages.

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• 3-3-8… Any player who exhibits signs, symptoms or behaviors consistent with a concussion (such as loss of consciousness, headache, dizziness, confusion, or balance problems) shall be immediately removed from the game and shall not return until cleared by an appropriate health care professional.
• PIAA Modified Rule 3-3-8 (Concussion Rule), to clarify that “an appropriate health-care professional” is a licensed physician of medicine or osteopathic medicine (MD or DO).

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• Adopt Rule 5-5 NOTE, running clock, at all levels (varsity, junior varsity, or otherwise) of competition, upon completion of the first half and one Team gains a 40 30 point differential over its opponent, the clock shall be stopped only when an official's time-out is taken, a charged time-out is granted, a period ends, or administering free throws.

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RULE CHANGE REVIEW:

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3-4-5: Uniform bottoms on teammates to be like-colored while allowing different among teammates.

3-5-6: Undershirts worn under visiting team jerseys to be black or a single solid color similar to the torso of the jersey.

4-8-1: Eliminates the one-and-one for common fouls and establishes two free throws awarded with the team’s fifth foul in each quarter and resets quarter.

7-5-2 thru 5: Establishes four throw-in spots (28-feet marks or the spot 3-feet outside the lane line on the end line).

7-6-6: Allows the official administering a throw-in to the wrong team to correct the mistake within the correctable error window.

9-3-3: Establishes that a player may step out of bounds without penalty unless they are the first player to touch the ball after returning to the court.

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