the administrative technical starting the game
The 1-0 lead for Ohio last night I'm not saying it cost UD the game though they did lose by one point. Anyway, I think this is the nonsense rule - official told me last night a memo was put out recently that a crackdown of this rule is taking place - just so petty...
1/6/22 Shot-Clock LED Lights and Zeroes on the Game Clock (Rule 1-19.4).
It has come to the attention of the NCAA Women's Basketball Rules Committee that there are a
number of institutions whose shot clock lights activate when time expires on the game clock,
which is in violation of Rule 1-19.4. By rule, while LED lights on the shot clock are permissible,
they shall only be activated for a shot-clock violation. This rule has been in effect since the 2006-
07 basketball season. When the game clock expires, only the red light behind the backboard
visible through the 24-inch-by-18-inch rectangle painted on the backboard or red LED lights
placed around the backboard shall activate.
It may be possible, depending upon the institutions equipment, to correct this simply by
disconnecting the shot-clock lights or changing a setting on the shot clock. But the committee
also recognizes that it could create an extreme burden for other institutions to immediately
rectify this particular violation in a timely and cost-effective manner. It is for that reason that
those institutions whose shot clock lights are not in compliance with Rule 1-19.4 will be granted
a waiver for the remainder of the 2021-22 season. This waiver only applies to the issue of red
LED lights on the shot clock which activate when the game clock expires and does not apply to
any other illegality of the shot clock.
Any institution utilizing this waiver must inform the game officials and the opposing team before
the start of competition.
Institutions will be expected to comply with all shot clock and red LED light rules for the start of the 2022-23 season.
1/6/22 Shot-Clock LED Lights and Zeroes on the Game Clock (Rule 1-19.4).
It has come to the attention of the NCAA Women's Basketball Rules Committee that there are a
number of institutions whose shot clock lights activate when time expires on the game clock,
which is in violation of Rule 1-19.4. By rule, while LED lights on the shot clock are permissible,
they shall only be activated for a shot-clock violation. This rule has been in effect since the 2006-
07 basketball season. When the game clock expires, only the red light behind the backboard
visible through the 24-inch-by-18-inch rectangle painted on the backboard or red LED lights
placed around the backboard shall activate.
It may be possible, depending upon the institutions equipment, to correct this simply by
disconnecting the shot-clock lights or changing a setting on the shot clock. But the committee
also recognizes that it could create an extreme burden for other institutions to immediately
rectify this particular violation in a timely and cost-effective manner. It is for that reason that
those institutions whose shot clock lights are not in compliance with Rule 1-19.4 will be granted
a waiver for the remainder of the 2021-22 season. This waiver only applies to the issue of red
LED lights on the shot clock which activate when the game clock expires and does not apply to
any other illegality of the shot clock.
Any institution utilizing this waiver must inform the game officials and the opposing team before
the start of competition.
Institutions will be expected to comply with all shot clock and red LED light rules for the start of the 2022-23 season.