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eme
02-17-2006, 01:21 PM
From the COC Newsletter 2/17/06:
The Crankshaft stick by STX was approved by the committee.

A clear plastic eye protection shield may be used if the treating doctor declares it is necessary for reason of safety for the student athlete. In cases where the retina has been damaged, we are allowing the shield to be of a darkened color. This should be very rare and only approved when the treating doctor mandates that a dark shield must be used.

Page 21 section 21
All players on a team must wear gloves of the same dominant color unless safety reasons require a different color glove to be worn. Change to read: same dominant (official team color) unless safety reasons.....

It has come to our attention that a more protective glove has been developed for the goalkeeper but the glove only comes in black. We will allow the goalkeeper to wear this more protective glove.

We have been told of a situation where a player lost a finger and wanted to modify his glove by cutting off the glove finger and restiching it. We have ruled that the glove could be modified in this situation.

Page 46 AR 71
This AR refers to the ball being LOOSE in the midfield area and gets kicked across the centerline into the DEFENSIVE end of the field. Does the 20 second count begin when Team A gains possession in their DEFENSIVE end of the field? Yes.

The question that is now being asked is: what happens if Team A has possession inside their attack area and the ball gets kicked across the centerline and Team A regains possession in their defensive end of the field, what is the new count? A 10 second count because the ball was possessed in the attack area of Team A.

Page 52 section 24
change exception to read: On an out of bounds on the endline or a timeout on the endline, the ball restarts INSIDE the attack area at the spot where the ball was when play was suspended.

Page 82 AR 29
There has been some confusion about AR 29 on page 82. The intent of the AR is this: If a player is fouled outside of the attack area and he throws a bounce pass which hits the ground OUTSIDE of the attack area, the slow whistle is over. If the bounce pass lands INSIDE the attack area, play continues.

Page 87 (c)
Delete number 2, change 3 to 2 and reword as follows: (2) No shot is taken, the ball is awarded to the team in possession or entitled to possession.

Thanks,
Chuck Winters NCAA Rules Secretary

laxkid891
02-17-2006, 01:40 PM
well lets hope the people asking about the crankshaft legality reads this so there is no more "is the crankshaft illegal" threads.

LaxRef
02-17-2006, 01:43 PM
I'l have to look at my submissions, but it seems like they failed to address a lot of my questions this time.

laxfan25
02-17-2006, 02:11 PM
Here is the part that is referenced by the last clarification;

(c) If play continues after an inadvertent flag or horn and: (1) A goal is
scored, play will be restarted with a faceoff; (2) A shot is taken with no
goal scored, the ball shall be awarded by alternate possession outside
the attack area; or (3) No shot is taken, the ball is awarded to the team
last in possession.

The italicized part is deleted, and #3 becomes #2. The big thing to note here is that if a goal is scored after an inadvertant flag or horn, the goal will count and we'll have a faceoff. An inadvertant whistle, while unfortunate, will always kill the play as soon as the whistle is blown. Any goal scored after that is disallowed. The team with possession at the whistle will retain it, a loose ball will be awarded by A.P.

LaxRef
02-17-2006, 02:25 PM
Here is the part that is referenced by the last clarification;

(c) If play continues after an inadvertent flag or horn and: (1) A goal is
scored, play will be restarted with a faceoff; (2) A shot is taken with no
goal scored, the ball shall be awarded by alternate possession outside
the attack area; or (3) No shot is taken, the ball is awarded to the team
last in possession.

The italicized part is deleted, and #3 becomes #2. The big thing to note here is that if a goal is scored after an inadvertant flag or horn, the goal will count and we'll have a faceoff. An inadvertant whistle, while unfortunate, will always kill the play as soon as the whistle is blown. Any goal scored after that is disallowed. The team with possession at the whistle will retain it, a loose ball will be awarded by A.P.

So, in effect, we're back to having no idea what we're supposed to do if a shot is taken and no goal is scored! Gah!

laxfan25
02-17-2006, 02:34 PM
So, in effect, we're back to having no idea what we're supposed to do if a shot is taken and no goal is scored! Gah!
I guess I would just handle it as the team that was in possession at the time of the flag or horn should get it back, and loose ball - A.P. Also, once you realize you have an inadvertant flag, stop the play as soon as judiciously possible (i.e. don't stop a play if the guy's driving to the goal). Seem reasonable?

eme
02-17-2006, 02:44 PM
I believe the new #3 ends with "...team last in possession or entitled to possession."

So, if you have an inadvertent flag and then there's a shot and then you kill the play...team in possession or entitled to possession (on an out of bounds).
Correct?

eme
02-17-2006, 02:48 PM
Page 46 ar 71. Here's the one that didn't get clarified for ncaa...

Team A gets into attack goal area. TEAM B NOW GAINS POSSESSION AND TOSSES IT BACK BEYOND MIDLINE. Ruling: Team A gets 20-sec. count if they pick it up.

(Because B gained possession)

LaxRef
02-17-2006, 02:53 PM
I believe the new #3 ends with "...team last in possession or entitled to possession."

So, if you have an inadvertent flag and then there's a shot and then you kill the play...team in possession or entitled to possession (on an out of bounds).
Correct?

No, since the whole clause (old 3, new 2) starts with "No shot is taken."

laxfan25
02-17-2006, 04:00 PM
I believe the new #3 ends with "...team last in possession or entitled to possession."

So, if you have an inadvertent flag and then there's a shot and then you kill the play...team in possession or entitled to possession (on an out of bounds).
Correct?
It does leave an area of vagueness, doesn't it? Why do you think they removed the clause?
I actually had an inadvertant flag last season, and waited until the ball became loose and then awarded by A.P. My partners told me I should have whistled it when I realized my mistake and Team A still had possession.
Now I'm really confused... :dummy:

eme
02-17-2006, 05:48 PM
so what do we do if a shot is taken on an inadvertent flag....???

LaxRef
02-17-2006, 06:01 PM
so what do we do if a shot is taken on an inadvertent flag....???

I don't know about you, but I think I'm going A.P. Realistically, our choices are

(1) Give it to the offense.

(2) Give it to the defense.

(3) Go A.P.

A.P. seems most equitable--that's why I wrote the rule that way. If you give it back to the offense, they get a shot that they didn't have to back up to maintain possession. If you give it to the defense, the offense is penalized because they took a shot when they thought they'd be able to maintain possession even if it missed. A.P. keeps the balance.

As we've said before, kill the play on an inadvertent flag unless there's a real scoring opportunity. And don't throw inadvertent flags!