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Originally posted by A Pennsylvania Coach
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Originally posted by RookieDude
Whoo-eeee...boy, will you ever get some varying responses here!
Sooooo, you want us officials to ADMIT that we will sometimes let a violation go, hey? 
Here is the "black and white" response:
The rules were put in place for a reason...so enforce them!
You wouldn't let a player touch the OOB line without a call, would you? So don't let a player touch any line they are not alowed to without a call! What other rules are you going to choose to ignore?
Here is the "advantage/disadvantage" response:
There was no advantage gained by the player barely touching the 3pt. line with his/her itsy bitsy toe. Why make such an absurd call? The opposing Coach probably wouldn't want you making that call on his/her player either.
Here is the "depends on" response:
depends on what level...call it in Middle School to teach them a lesson.
depends on what time of the game it is...maybe call it early, but don't you dare call it with one second left in a tie ball game during the State Championship game!
There are a few responses...fellow officials, let us hear more! 
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In the State Championship, when the kid standing on the line tips in the miss by beating everyone else in there thanks in small part to his eight-inch head start, and wins the game thanks to an illegal act that you saw and chose to ignore...
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The original play had the kid standing on the 3 pt line minding his own busness on the FT.
If that kid can get to the basket and tip in the miss without moving in too early I would stop the game and shake his hand.
IMO: there's nothing to be gained by calling this particular violation, but you need to make sure it doesn't happen again. If the coach is seriously barking at you for this you have bigger probems to deal with.