[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

This exact Situation was brought to me during the 2023-24 school year, and there was a time when the Team B would have retained its right to take its Throw-in anywhere along its Backcourt Endline. And I have started (and stopped until know I guess) to write a Rules Change for 2024-25, lol, and now it looks like for 2026-27.

The oldest NFHS Rules Book and Case Book that I have that is NOT in "The Attic" (or downloaded onto my computer) is from 2004-05, and CB Play 7.5.7 Sit. D has an asterisk (*) in front of it meaning that either it has been revised or it is a new CB Play. Without looking at the 2003-04 NFHS Case Book (which is in "The Attic") I cannot say for certain if CB Play 7.5.7 Sit. D was revised or is a new CB Play. But ...

My instinct is telling me that 2004-05 CB Play 7.5.7 Sit. D has been revised because 2001-02 NFHS (Pre-)Season Rules Interpretations Situation 2 is exactly (Bob, thanks for posting it for me.) the same as 2004-05 CB Play 7.5.7 Sit. D (and 2004-05 NFHS (Pre-)Season Interpretations Situation 6) but its RULING allows Team B to take its Throw-in from anywhere along its Backcourt Endline.

The applicable NFHS Rules for 2004-05 do not show any changes and without checking the 2003-04 NFNS Rules I cannot say if there were any changes were made in 2003-04. BUT, the 2004-05 Rules Changes for R7-S5-A7 state that it was "Clarified that a team will retain end-line run privileges after a violation or a common foul.". This leaves me to believe that R7-S5-A7 was changed in 2003-04 to disallow Team B from making a Throw-in from anywhere along its Backcourt Endline after an Intentional or Flagrant Foul and the changes we see in 2004-05 is just clarifying the changes that were made in 2003-04.

I think that question that many people have is what was the Committee's Rationale for making the change from allowing Team B to take its Throw-in anywhere along its Backcourt Endline to making it the ensuing Throw-in a Designated Spot Throw-in, and I am making an educated guess is that allowing Team B to retain its right to take the ensuing Throw-in anywhere along its Backcourt Endline too much of a Penalty against Team A after already receiving two FTAs due the Intentional or Flagrant Foul.

My NOTE (1.0): I retired from women's college and men's jr. college after the 2008-07 school year and I will have go back through my men's and women's Rules and Case Books since then. Bob, if you want to email me with your women's college input just PM here and I will give you my email address; I will also talk with Jon Levinson. I do have two several friends at the men's college level who I will contact.

I guess I will have to have Mark, Jr. climb up into "The Attic" and drag down some boxes for me and I will have to get back to writing a Rules and Case Book change for 2026-27. And why you ask, because I personally think that Team B should retain its right to take its Throw-in from anywhere along its Backcourt Endline. I will entertain everyone's opinion.

MTD, Sr.

P.S. If anyone would like to read what I have already put on paper (actually 0s and 1s on a computer file) just PM me here with your email address.