Women's Basketball Rule Changes

posted by C and R's Stanford Women's Basketball Blog
Monday, June 6, 2011 at 12:48am EDT

Two basketball teammates who talk about the Stanford Women's Basketball games and women's sports issues, among other things.

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So, did you see the new rule changes for NCAA basketball? The biggest one that will affect the women’s game is the one that moves the three-point line back to the men’s line. In other words, the distance for a three-point shot will go from 19’9” to 20’9”, or a whole foot of difference.

One NCAA site lists the rationale as; “Two lines are causing confusion and data indicates that a majority of three-point shots are being taken from behind the men’s line and the shooting percentage of those shots is higher than those taken from behind the women’s line only.” Huh? Where did they get this data?

Anyhoo, the point C and R wanted to raise is this: does the rule change mean they will start over on keeping records for three-point shots? Take for example Jeanette Pohlen. She made 96 three pointers out of 230 attempts for a .417 made percentage during her last year at Stanford. But she made them at 19’9”. When a women’s player makes a three-point shot this year do they start over at one because the distance is different?

And then that makes C and R scratch our heads about the new Pac-12. Will everything be new record? If anyone knows the answer, please notify C and R.

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T.Robine says:

I believe that this is just another obstacle that will make the players better in the long run. Author and coach Vera Jones touches on these topics and more in her motivational book "
Play through the foul" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65z7Yx_8RHA

You can also live chat with the author tomorrow June 21, at U-STREAM. DONT MISS OUT!!

Monday, June 20, 2011 at 10:29am EDT

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