Tennessee high school basketball will see new rule changes next year. One rule pretains to free throws. Teams will shoot 2 free throws for common fouls when in a “bonus” situation. The Rule 4-8-1 takes away the one-and-one scenario. It will also set new foul limitations for each quarter in awarding the bonus. free throw.
The “bonus” will now occur when each team reaches “five’ fouls and no longer seven per quarter and resets in each upcoming quarter. Previously, teams were awarded the one-and-one bonus when their opponents committed seven fouls in a half and two foul shots when 10 fouls were committed each half.
Rules changes were approved by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Basketball Rules Committee at its annual meeting April 24-26 in Indianapolis. The recommendations were subsequently approved by the NFHS Board of Directors.
“The rules committee studied data that showed higher injury rates on rebounding situations and saw this as an opportunity to reduce opportunities for rough play during rebounds,” said Lindsey Atkinson, NFHS Director of Sports and liaison to the Basketball Rules Committee. “Additionally, resetting the fouls each quarter will improve game flow and allow teams to adjust their play by not carrying foul totals to quarters two and four.”