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Originally Posted by bob jenkins
Already asked (but not answered) up in post #22.
And, if this had been an AP throw-in, would the arrow switch?
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Originally Posted by BillyMac
If the arrow doesn't switch on an illegal kick, I don't believe that it would switch on an illegal touch.
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Bob brought up this point and it correctly illustrates what the NFHS means by an illegal touch of the ball.
If there is an AP throw-in by Team A from the front court sideline with 8.4 seconds remaining in the game and the first touch of the passed ball occurs when B1 bats the ball out of the imaginary cylinder above the basket, would the AP-arrow switch?
The answer is yes. We have case book plays instructing us to switch the arrow when the first touch of a throw-in pass is by a player who has one foot touching out of bounds. This is the same thing. The player is contacting the ball while simultaneously committing a violation.
Again to be clear, the only illegal touches which do not start the clock or switch the arrow are a kick or punch of the ball. All other touchings of the ball are legal touches. The illegal act is the commission of some violation separate from the manner in which the ball is touched.