..and I've never seen a kid get hurt.

 

Summer of 2010 at June scrimmages at Male.

Kids were dunking prior to their game.

Kid came down wrong on his leg and snapped it....ugly.

To me this was more of a coaching issue.... the kids were getting out of hand trying crazy stuff.

Coach should have backed them down.

Dunking is part of the game. Everyone (most) loves to see a good dunk.

Let them dunk before & during the game.

Coaches should be able to regulate their players when it comes to this issue not the KHSAA.

Pre-game dunking has caused some injurys but very few when considering the number of kids that are in the lay-up lines across the state on any given night.

This just reminded me of an episode of South Park I just watched. Sarcastaball. If you haven't seen it, you'd probably get a good laugh from it.

 

:lol:

 

I actually have seen that episode.

It isn't any more safe but the KHSAA/NFHSAA I can only assume hopes the coaches speak to their players up and until the stripes take control of the game!

 

didn't you say that it happened after the game? What does that have to do w/ pregame? Most of the kids practice dunking on their own anyway. You can't use the exception to force the rule. I feel bad for that kid, but it could have happened in his driveway or the local park just as easy. Freak injuries, while very unfortunate, happen.

Basketball he's become the most popular sport in regards to entertaining young people. For example, when you turn on ESPN either tv, internet, or mobile; you see "Dunk of the Night", not 15 footer of the night, best bounce pass, nor best free throw. I would be the first that say this era of bball is very UN-fundamental. Kids shoot the 3 & dunk the ball. However, the masses love to see a 5'10 fly through the air and snap the RIM or a 6'3 kid throw the ball up in the air and go "Spudd Webb on the RIM.

I'm not sure what the big deal is. You're talking about a very short period of time where kids are not allowed to dunk. Maybe you could just chalk it up to teaching discipline and self-control. If you can't fight the urge in that very small time frame when you aren't permitted to dunk then maybe you should get T'd up.

I don't know how many games you've seen this year but I have seen several teams that have had at least 5 or more players who can dunk.

 

8th region must be filled with leapers.

Raise the rim to 11 feet and the problem is for all intents and purposes solved.

didn't you say that it happened after the game? What does that have to do w/ pregame? Most of the kids practice dunking on their own anyway. You can't use the exception to force the rule. I feel bad for that kid, but it could have happened in his driveway or the local park just as easy. Freak injuries, while very unfortunate, happen.

 

It was their pre-game but as we were leaving. It was a situation where there was one game right after another somewhat like the SK scrimmage!

I'm not sure what the big deal is. You're talking about a very short period of time where kids are not allowed to dunk. Maybe you could just chalk it up to teaching discipline and self-control. If you can't fight the urge in that very small time frame when you aren't permitted to dunk then maybe you should get T'd up.

 

Still waiting for the point as to why they can't dunk. What is the point of the rule? Some say safety but that can't be it. The numbers of kids injured during that time doesn't support that. Nobody is saying they shouldn't get T'd up if caught. Folks are asking why is this rule in place. It's asinine.

8th region must be filled with leapers.

 

I remember in college we drove with a friend of mine up to watch the 9th region final b/n NewCath and Holmes. My friend went to Jeffersontown and was very unfamiliar w/ two teams playing so low below the rim. Being a 9th region fan, I was used to it. We must not have many leapers up here compared to everywhere else.

Ok, I spoke to my own Guru regarding rules and he says:

 

"The rule is in place for player safety. Officials assume responsibility for dead ball activity on the floor. Dunking during the game is live ball. Officials could be held "liable" for player injury during their dead ball supervision."

Ok, I spoke to my own Guru regarding rules and he says:

 

"The rule is in place for player safety. Officials assume responsibility for dead ball activity on the floor. Dunking during the game is live ball. Officials could be held "liable" for player injury during their dead ball supervision."

 

That may be the reason given but I'd disagree with the logic.

 

Let's say two players get in a fight during warmups and one gets hurt. On the official?

 

Kid lands funny after a layup and blows his knee out. On the official?

Officials have the responsibility to limit player interaction by keeping them on their own side to warm up, so we have reduced the risk of fights with that rule.

 

Officials are responsible for inspecting and verifying all the equipment prior to the game is in working order and by establishing their presence at the 15 minute mark, a new "set of rules" comes in to play. Additionally the officials will have a pre-game meeting with the coaches and captains prior to the certifying the book. This allows for limited supervision of the players by both coaches and officials. The pre-game process is crucial to the flow of the game and expectations.

 

Regardless of what people think, the rule is the rule and it for the protection of the kids and the equipment prior to the game. It really doesn't matter how many times kids have gotten hurt, it decreases the risk significantly, to both players and equipment.

 

The kids always get their time to show their mad hops, just before the 15 minute mark....

 

Don't shoot the messenger; I am just relaying what my Guru says regarding the rule.

Ok, I spoke to my own Guru regarding rules and he says:

 

"The rule is in place for player safety. Officials assume responsibility for dead ball activity on the floor. Dunking during the game is live ball. Officials could be held "liable" for player injury during their dead ball supervision."

I wonder who, if anyone, would be liable for an injury occurring during the serial back flips and other crazy routines cheerleaders do. I daresay they are more dangerous than an unsuccessful dunk attempt.