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Quiz Answers

BASKETBALL

1 — NFHS – d (3-5-6); NCAAM/W – a (1-23.1)

2 — NFHS, NCAAW – a (NFHS

4-8-1; NCAAW 8-2.1); NCAAM – d (8-2.1)

3 — All – c (NFHS 9-3-3; NCAAM/W 9-3.1)

4 — NFHS, NCAAW – b (NFHS 4-8-1; NCAAW 8-2.1); NCAAM – c (8-2.1, 8-2.2)

5 — NFHS – d (10-1); NCAAM/W – c (NCAAM 10-2-1; NCAAW 10-12.2.a)

VOLLEYBALL

1 — NFHS – d (12-2-9c Pen. 1c); NCAA – a (6.1.2); USAV – c (21.3.2.3)

2 — NFHS, NCAA – b (NFHS 5-53b-20; NCAA 19.4.6); USAV – a (23.3.3)

3 — All – a (NFHS 9-6-4b; NCAA 14.6.4.2.1; USAV 14.6.1)

4 — NFHS – c (9-9-1p); NCAA, USAV – b (NCAA 6.2.2.1, 6.2.3.1; USAV 15.11.1.1, 15.11.2)

BASEBALL

1 — NFHS – b (3-4-5); NCAA – c

(6-5.f.4); pro – a (5.10m1)

2 — All – d (NFHS 8-4-2g; NCAA

8-5.d Note 2; pro 6.01a10)

3 — NFHS, NCAA – b (NFHS 3-31p; NCAA 5-16.c Pen. 1); pro – c

(8.01d)

FOOTBALL

1 — Both – c (NFHS 8-2-2; NCAA

3-2-3a-1)

2 — Both – b (NFHS 6-1-2, 7-2-3, 7-3-2a; NCAA 2-13-1b, 2-16-5b, 7-1-4a, 7-1-6b)

3 — NFHS – b (7-5-1, 7-5-2b,

7.5.1); NCAA – a (2-19-3b, 7-3-2a)

4 — Both – d (NFHS 10-1-3, 10-4-

2 Exc.; NCAA 6-3-13, 10-1-6b)

5 — Both – b (NFHS 2-14-2, 2-3214, 9-4-6; NCAA 2-27-8, 9-1-14, AR 9-1-14 I-III)

SOFTBALL

1 — NFHS, USA Softball – c (NFHS 8-9-1; USA Softball 8-10A-

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Flashback September

40 YEARS AGO …

1983

•A Mercer County (N.J.) judge rules three school districts and the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association were not responsible for injuries sustained by a basketball official who reportedly was assaulted by an unknown spectator after a state tournament game.

30 YEARS AGO …

1993

•The NHL experiments with an off-ice referee. NHL Director of Officiating Bryan Lewis said the experiment had many benefits, including the fact officials were in constant contact with each other. Additionally, the off-ice official could act as the clock and count down the final seconds of a period for the on-ice officials.

Mission

USSSA – b (8-3A)

2 — NFHS, NCAA, USSSA – d (NFHS 2-1-3b-1; NCAA 7.1.2.2.1, USSSA 9-3); USA Softball – e

(8-7I Eff. 3, R/S 1C-1)

3 — All – a (NFHS 8-6-10a Pen.; NCAA 12.17.2.1.5 Eff.; USA Softball 8-7J; USSSA 8-18G)

4 — NFHS, USSSA – b (NFHS

3-6-20; USSSA 12-2); USA Softball – a (4-8B Eff.); NCAA – c

(13.2.1, 13.2.2)

SOCCER

1 — All – c (NFHS 11-1-4, 12-81f10; NCAA 11.2.1, 12.4.3.5; IFAB 11.2, 12.3)

2 — All – b (NFHS 9-1-3; NCAA 13.2.2; IFAB 13.2)

3 — All – c (NFHS 12-8-2d, 13-22a; NCAA 12.7.4.3, 13.2.2; IFAB 12.3, 13.2)

4 — All – a (NFHS 12-3-1; NCAA 12.1.9; IFAB 12.1)

5 — All – b (NFHS 11-1-2 Sit. A; NCAA AR 11.2g; IFAB 11.4)

20 YEARS AGO …

2003

•NBA Deputy Commissioner Russ Granik announces a new structure for the league’s officiating department. Ed T. Rush, who was the NBA’s director of officiating for the previous five seasons, was appointed director of officiating programs. Ronnie Nunn was named director of officials and Paul Brazeau took over as director of officiating performance analysis.

10 YEARS AGO …

2013

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•Veteran college basketball official and Atlantic Sun Conference coordinator Jake Bell is hired as the Southeastern Conference coordinator of men’s basketball officials. He replaced Gerald Boudreaux, whose contract was not renewed. Bell was a longtime SEC official and worked four NCAA tournaments and six NIT tournaments.

A PERSONAL STORY BY MIKE FALTUS