Each year coaches have to deal with a few rule changes. Many years they are subtle and only a player, coach or someone who follows basketball closely would notice. This season, this is one rule change to high school basketball that fans will notice the moment they walk into any gymnasium. It is the shot clock. Both boys and girls unions are following the lead of other states and instituting a :35 shot clock. Twin Cedars Girls Basketball Coach Theresa Davis tells KNIA/KRLS Sports with their up tempo style of play, it will not affect the Sabers, and she said in the scrimmage the Sabers have played in, they have not felt any real difference in the flow of the game.

Davis: “After a little while, we were in a time out and we were talking. They didn’t really notice the difference. I think it’ll be challenging at first, but it’ll be something that will work to our benefit.”

Davis adds that press will have an advantage in that they can make their opponent waste 10-12 seconds off the clock and make them go faster than what they may want.