Alternating Possession

[EasyEd]

Does the team that loses the tip in the first half always get the ball to start the second half? I just rewatched the championship game and it seemed to me that UConn should have had the ball the second half. I only noticed one tie up in the first half with Kiah shortly after she got in the game when trying for an offensive rebound, and then Notre Dame got the ball. I didn't notice any other tie-up, so I would have thought that UConn would have had the ball to start the second half, but they had Notre Dame have it first.

 

[Goodgood]

This is what I found:

"In the NCAA, the first possession of the second half goes to whoever has the possession arrow (rule 6-1.2 [pdf link]), not necessarily whoever lost the opening tip. If the opening tip goes out of bounds, the first possession (by whoever did not touch it last) establishes the alternating possession, and after that it works normally."

 

[psconn]

NCAA Woman's Rules:

Art. 6. Before the start of the second half, the direction of the possession arrow
shall be changed to account for the teams switching ends of the court. The second
half shall start with the team that controlled the alternating-possession arrow at the end of the first half given disposal of the ball at the division line opposite the scorer’s table.

9:41 was a tie-up... ball to ND. Haven't found another so far. Hmmmmm.

 

[psconn]

Found the second one... tie up when Stewie twisted her ankle. Posession UC, arrow switches to ND.
8:04

 

[OldAlum]

I don't like the alternating possession rule! If they can't do a fair jump ball, I would think they could have a device at the scorer's table that would randomly select a team when a button is pushed. I think the team that forces a "jump ball" should always have a chance for possession.

 

[EasyEd]

Found the second one... tie up when Stewie twisted her ankle. Posession UC, arrow switches to ND.
8:04

Thanks, I didn't notice that as I was concentrating on what happened to Stewie.

 

[CocoHusky]

I don't like the alternating possession rule! If they can't do a fair jump ball, I would think they could have a device at the scorer's table that would randomly select a team when a button is pushed. I think the team that forces a "jump ball" should always have a chance for possession.

I dislike the alternating possession also and the reset of the shot clock for kicked ball. Both things penalize good defense IMO. A defensive player has to work hard to get a tie up. My suggestion is to reward the defense in both instances because technically the offfensive player has to do something wrong to get themselves into those situation. Tie ups go to the defensive team, kicked ball is dead but what ever is left on the shot clock play from there. Referees are so awful at the jump ball 1 per game is enough for me.

 

[ThisJustIn]

I like a jump ball replacing alternating possessions in the last 2 minutes of the game...

Didn't they change the kicked ball reset a bit?