NCAA Women’s Basketball Rules Are AAU Girls’ Basketball Rules
The Competition Rules section of the AAU Girls’ Basketball Handbook, Page 6, provides that the official rules for AAU Girls’ Basketball are the 2007-2008 NCAA Women’s Basketball rules. The 2009 Handbook will reference the 2008-2009 NCAA Women’s Basketball rules.
Click here to download the 182 pages of the 2008-2009 NCAA Men’s and Women’s Basketball Rules from the NCAA website.
NCAA Women’s Basketball Webpage re: Playing Rules
Click here to visit the official NCAA Women’s Basketball webpage titled, Women’s College Basketball Rules Page. It includes a number of interesting and informative topics, including:
. Rules participation
. Rules updates
. Rules Committee
For instance, the update topics (as of March 19, 2008) include:
. Significant Basketball Rules Update Memo, FAQs and Court Diagram (Updated 11/07)
. Comment Period Memo and Rules Change Proposals (Posted 5/8/07)
. 2007 Rules Proposal Form (Posted 4/12/07)
. PROP Approved Rules Changes
. List of rules changes
. Interpretations
Note: Update of this section for 2008-2009 is still pendig.
Differences Between NCAA Rules and High School Rules
NCAA rules are different from High School rules in a number of ways. The National Federation of High Schools website includes a page with Basketball Information. In addition to a variety of interesting and informative links to information about NFHS rules on the Basketball Information page, it also includes a link to following two documents detailing the differences between NCAA rules and NFHS rules:
NFHS and NCAA Basketball Mechanics Differences
This single page .pdf file has side-by-side comparisons of the key differences between NCAA and NFHS rules for the 2008-2009 season re: mechanics that referees apply in given game situations. This file is not as directly applicable, but contains some interesting insight as to how referees complete their duties.
2007-08 NFHS and NCAA Major Rules Differences
This 2-page .pdf file has a side-by-side comparison of some of the key differences between NCAA and NFHS rules, including, but not limited to:
. Closely-Guarded
. Coaching Box
. Disqualifying/Ejection of players, coaches
. Free-Throws
. Shot Clock
. Stopping the Clock
. Subsititions
. Team Control Fouls
A 2008-2009 version of this comparison has not been identified.
The Competition Rules section of the , Page 6, provides that the official rules for AAU Girls’ Basketball are the 2007-2008 NCAA Women’s Basketball rules. The 2009 Handbook will reference the 2008-2009 NCAA Women’s Basketball rules. Click to download the 182 pages of the 2008-2009 NCAA Men’s and Women’s Basketball Rules from the NCAA website. Click to visit the official webpage titled, . It includes a number of interesting and informative topics, including:. Rules participation. Rules updates. Rules CommitteeFor instance, the update topics (as of March 19, 2008) include:
The Competition Rules section of the , Page 6, provides that the official rules for AAU Girls’ Basketball are the 2007-2008 NCAA Women’s Basketball rules. The 2009 Handbook will reference the 2008-2009 NCAA Women’s Basketball rules. Click to download the 182 pages of the 2008-2009 NCAA Men’s and Women’s Basketball Rules from the NCAA website. Click to visit the official webpage titled, . It includes a number of interesting and informative topics, including:. Rules participation. Rules updates. Rules CommitteeFor instance, the update topics (as of March 19, 2008) include:
