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Originally posted by footlocker
Situation #5 this weekend.
If player A1 is about to inbounds the ball and he is being defended by B1, does B1 have to back up to allow three feet if A1 has room to back up? I say no. If A1 has room to back up then B1 can be right at the line without coming over. I would only require a defender to back up if the thrower had nowhere to go because of court conditions. Is there a rule on this?
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You are correct. A1 gets a minimum of 3 feet forward and backward. If it isn't there behind her, you require the defense to allow it infront of her.
Here's a question I'm not sure about the answer to. How far up and down the sideline does that backing up apply? Can A1's teammate stand right next to the defender, but maybe one step closer to the line? Can A2 stand right next to the line if she's five or six feet down the line from A1? Is the new, temporary inbounds line parallel to the sideline and runs the length, or is it an arc, the inbounder being the center, and the radius being 3 feet?