Date of Award

Summer 1979

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science in Education (MSEd)

Department

Human Movement Sciences

Program/Concentration

Physical Education

Committee Director

Charles W. Jackson

Call Number for Print

Special Collections; LD4331.E44 C368

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to survey the opinions of head basketball coaches of colleges and universities throughout the United States and Canada relative to proposed rule changes in college basketball. Methodology involved construction of a ten item questionnaire dealing with proposed rule changes; a five item Liekert Scale was utilized for measure­ment of responses. The college classifications included divisions I, II, and III of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics and the Canadian College Athletic Association. The total population of college head coaches surveyed was 1,222; there were 842 returns. The overall response was 69 percent.

Frequency distributions and histograms were developed for each of the ten proposed rule changes. The coaches responding seemed to feel that none of the following proposed rule changes were needed: l) extension of the free throw lane from 12 feet to 14 feet, 2) use of three officials, 3) utilization of a thirty second shot clock, 4) use of a thirty second shot clock up until the last five minutes of the second half and up until the last two minutes of any overtime period, 5) elimination of all one and one bonus situations with two shots awarded after the tenth team foul in each half, 6) no automatic disqualifications after five fouls, 7) awarding of three foul shots to make two if fouled in the act of shooting, 8) extension of the personal foul limit from five to six, 9) elimination of the center jump and all other jumps with teams gaining alternate possession, 10) disallowing offensive tip in baskets.

Crosstabulation analyses were compiled to determine if a statistically significant relationship existed between college classification and expressed opinions of head coaches. All contingency coefficients among classifications of colleges surveyed proved to be no greater than r = .39, which indicated little shared variance.

This research seemed to indicate, based on the questionnaire developed for the study, that the majority of coaches were not in favor of the proposed rule changes in college basketball. Also, the classification or status of the colleges had little impact on the opinions or responses of the coaches. Ultimately, as supported by the analysis of the data from the questions asked, the coaches seemed to like the collegiate game of basketball the way it is presently played. However, a variety of free responses revealed that coaches favor some rule changes. These changes may come about following more input, open discussion and game-like experimentation.

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DOI

10.25777/sq51-z361

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