FEATURE
by Andrew Schoendienst T
hismonth’s Showtime is focusedonSafety, Legislation and Regulation. I was able to tackle some thoughts of mine regarding safety within the last
couple of months. Legislation is something that many of us in the Outdoor Amusement Industry have gotten too famil- iar with as we worked on trying to push the CARE Act and RIDE Act across the finish line in the House and the Senate last year. Regulations set forth by government entities are things that the OABA and our Industry needs to continue to mitigate as they are put in front of us.
It’s Time for EVERYONE to do their part By the time you are reading this article, there will be new numbers assigned to the CARE Act and the RIDE Act, and we should ALL be pushing to get these through. I believe that if everyone who utilized guest workers for their family businesses to operate would have done a small part last year, we would be farther than we already are. The time is now to call your politicians, connect with them and see what you can do to help them help us. It is on us to make this happen. There is no one else to blame if we do not achieve our goals. If you have not done anything, please do not com- plain. If you have contributed to the cause in any way, thank you and please continue to do so for the future of this great Industry.
Current Basketball Dimension Regulations (In the Spirit of March Madness) The men’s basketball court in the NCAA Tournament is 94
feet long and 50 feet wide, with a 12-foot wide key, a 22-foot 1.75-inch three-point line, and a free-throw line 15 feet from the backboard.
More detailed dimensions are as follows: • Court Size: 94 feet long by 50 feet wide • Key (Free Throw Lane): 12 feet wide • Foul Line (Free Throw Line): 15 feet from the front of the backboard
• Three-Point Line: 22 feet 1.75 inches from the center of the basket
• Backboard: 6 feet wide by 42 inches tall • Rim: 18 inches in diameter • Rim Height: 10 feet from the ground • Line Markings: 2 inches wide
to the college game until the 1986-1987 season. It was orig- inally 19 feet, 9 inches. In 2019, the NCAA moved the men’s college basketball 3-point line to the international distance of 22 feet, 1.75 inches. As you can see, these are examples of regulations that
have stayed the same for a long time and some that have changed in many ways. The game of basketball keeps on going because people have passion for it. The success- ful players, coaches and teams adapt and overcome with the changes to stay or become successful. Out Industry should adapt and overcome any regulation and change and smoothly as we can. The most successful seem to stay ahead of it all.
I hope everyone has a safe and prosperous Spring, Andy
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ON OUR MAIN LEGISLATIVE ISSUE AND REGULATIONS
The basketball rim height has been 10 feet tall since the
game’s invention by James Naismith in 1891. Mr. Naismith used a peach basket in Springfield, Massachusetts when he invented the game. The three-point line was not introduced
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