Interest Shown In Interpretation Of Basketball Rules
Great interest was taken by the Eastern Bay players in the interpretation of rules, and in the application of new rules to bring about a more open and faster game, stated Miss C. Syverston, Whakatane, manageress of the Eastern Bay of Plenty basketball team, after returning from the New Zealand championships on Monday. Particularly, this applied to the stepping rule. Here advantage is taken of the fact that a player landing on one foot may re-ground the other, she said. Players first on the grounded foot, and step with the other, and are able to bring about a considerable change of position, and to avoid the defence.
The application of the short pass rule aroused considerable interest also. Rules state that a player must have room to pass between the thrower and- the receiver of the ball. At the tournament this was interpreted as between the extended hands of the girl passing, and those of the girl receiving. Many teams in all grades were penalised for this offence, particularly in the earlier stages of the tournament.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 15, Issue 89, 30 August 1950, Page 4
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