2008 Woodie Awards
Flame Forum
Mailbag Edition
Issue date: 1/28/08 Section: Sports
For the last issue of every month, Flame Forum gives you the opportunity to ask UIC Athletics the questions need to know. Send your inquiries to sports@chicagoflame.com
Did UIC coach John Trask receive any interest from the Chicago Fire when they were conducting their head coaching search earlier this month?
?Brian, LAS
No, but the third-year UIC head soccer coach did express interest in the job later down the line.
"I wouldn't really be interested at this point but would seriously consider in the future," coach Trask told Luis Arroyave of the Chicago Tribune.
Trask is easily one of the most successful coaches at UIC, taking his squad to the NCAA tournament in each of the past two years, including last season's run to the Elite Eight.
I know the NCAA is moving back the men's three-point line next season. Are they also moving the women's, or will there be two lines on the Pavilion court?
?Alex, College of Education
The men's line is the only one moving. Beginning next season the men's basketball three-point line will be extended to 20 feet, 9 inches from the basket. The line currently sits 19 feet, 9 inches.
The NCAA Men's and Women's Basketball Rules Committees had floated the idea of implementing one one-foot thick line that would serve both the men and women, but decided against it. That would have changed the rule that says a three-point basket is counted only if a player's foot is beyond the line, not on it. It was decided that allowing feet on the line to count would be too difficult to judge whether or not the player's foot was extended over the line.
So starting next November, there will be two lines, the closer one for the women's game and the further for the men's.
I'm starting to get back into hockey now that I can watch the Blackhawks on TV. I understand most of the game, but what the heck is icing?
?Brian, Pilsen
Icing is designed to keep teams from "dumping" the puck into opponent territory in hopes of running down the game clock or getting out of tough defensive situations. It is called when a player on his team's side of the red line shoots the puck beyond the opposing goal line. The result is a face off in the guilty team's defensive zone.
The penalty can be waived off, however, leading to some of the confusion surrounding icing. When a team is shorthanded (has a player or two in the penalty box), that team cannot be called for icing. Also, a referee can wave off icing if he or she determines that the offensive team could have played the puck or that the potential icing was due to an errant pass.
Following the NHL player's strike of 2004, in an attempt to speed up the tempo of games and further deter icing, NHL rules prohibited teams called for icing from substituting players before the ensuing face off.
Did UIC coach John Trask receive any interest from the Chicago Fire when they were conducting their head coaching search earlier this month?
?Brian, LAS
No, but the third-year UIC head soccer coach did express interest in the job later down the line.
"I wouldn't really be interested at this point but would seriously consider in the future," coach Trask told Luis Arroyave of the Chicago Tribune.
Trask is easily one of the most successful coaches at UIC, taking his squad to the NCAA tournament in each of the past two years, including last season's run to the Elite Eight.
I know the NCAA is moving back the men's three-point line next season. Are they also moving the women's, or will there be two lines on the Pavilion court?
?Alex, College of Education
The men's line is the only one moving. Beginning next season the men's basketball three-point line will be extended to 20 feet, 9 inches from the basket. The line currently sits 19 feet, 9 inches.
The NCAA Men's and Women's Basketball Rules Committees had floated the idea of implementing one one-foot thick line that would serve both the men and women, but decided against it. That would have changed the rule that says a three-point basket is counted only if a player's foot is beyond the line, not on it. It was decided that allowing feet on the line to count would be too difficult to judge whether or not the player's foot was extended over the line.
So starting next November, there will be two lines, the closer one for the women's game and the further for the men's.
I'm starting to get back into hockey now that I can watch the Blackhawks on TV. I understand most of the game, but what the heck is icing?
?Brian, Pilsen
Icing is designed to keep teams from "dumping" the puck into opponent territory in hopes of running down the game clock or getting out of tough defensive situations. It is called when a player on his team's side of the red line shoots the puck beyond the opposing goal line. The result is a face off in the guilty team's defensive zone.
The penalty can be waived off, however, leading to some of the confusion surrounding icing. When a team is shorthanded (has a player or two in the penalty box), that team cannot be called for icing. Also, a referee can wave off icing if he or she determines that the offensive team could have played the puck or that the potential icing was due to an errant pass.
Following the NHL player's strike of 2004, in an attempt to speed up the tempo of games and further deter icing, NHL rules prohibited teams called for icing from substituting players before the ensuing face off.
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