In Texas high school basketball, people talk about the shot clock and if it’s needed.
For some, the shot clock is a desperately-needed tool that is necessary to prepare athletes for the college level.
The Texas Association of Basketball Coaches (TABC) organized a survey with coaches sharing their opinion on the shot clock. The results released on Monday morning.
The TABC survey showed that 57% of UIL girls basketball coaches support a shot clock.
All the basketball coaches in the state want a shot clock. 1,246 coaches or 61.65%, voted in favor.
1A and 2A coaches had the lowest in-favor percentage at 40 and 41 percent.
6A saw the highest in-favor percentage at 72 percent.
The TABC will use this survey to take to the UIL Legislative Council fall meeting on Oct. 15-16, in hopes of the use of a shot clock in Texas will be passed.
By NFHS regulations, the shot clock will be 35-seconds long, if the UIL voted to adopt the shot clock at a later point.
Out of 1,393 UIL girls basketball coaches, 443 coaches, in total, did not return their vote.
