In College and Professional basketball the rules during foul shots are pretty much the same, once the shooter lets go of the ball the players lined up in the lane are allowed to enter the lane to go after the rebound. For High School players and below that rule has always been different. The rule has always been once the foul shooter shot the ball the players must wait until the ball hit the rim of the basket before they could enter the lane to go after the rebound.
But according to the NFHS website, it seems as if the High School rule might be changing. During a meeting back in April by the NFHS Basketball Rules Committee, they decided to look at Rule 9 Section 1 Article 4. Stating a few reasons for changing the rule having to do with challenged for the officials:
"1) Attempting to watch the ball strike the ring or backboard while simultaneously attempting to observe if any players/free thrower violate the lane-restrictions, and 2) insufficient time for the perimeter official(s) to obtain optimum angles on the players involved in rebounding a missed try."(2014)
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The committee also added to the rule of "contact" in the rule book, which can be found under Rule 10 Section 6 and this addition will be Article 12. "The following acts will constitute a foul when committed against a ball-handler/dribbler: 1) placing two hands on the player, 2) placing an extended arm bar on the player, 3) placing and keeping a hand on the player and 4) contacting the player more than once with same hand or alternating hands." (2014)
This rule addition comes on the heels of an NCAA basketball season where the officials were calling a lot more hand checking fouls. At the beginning of the season many people were skeptical of the change because the offense would be gaining to much of an advantage, but that was not the only issue. Teams at the beginning of the season were getting into foul trouble a lot earlier in the games because of all the hand checking fouls when the offensive players were driving to the basket.
Although by the end of the season it seemed like teams were adjusting to the way the officials were calling the games so that might be the reason the NFHS Rules Committee decided to add Article 12 to Rule 10 section 6.
Sources
Lane Players Can Release When Free Throw is Attempted in High School Basketball. (2014, May 5). NFHS. Retrieved May 28, 2014, from http://www.nfhs.org/content.aspx?id=10737
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