Folks,
I posed this question to our state coordinator who in turn queried Mary Struckoff, the rules editor for NFHS. Here is the reply. It is indeed a violation..not a technical foul.
Chad
Chad: FYI
-----Original Message-----
Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2004 09:08:33 -0500
From: "Mary Struckhoff"
Subject: RE: (fwd) Rule Clarification
I agree 100%....violation on the throw-in....that's why I think the rule should be looked at in April.
M
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From: Larry Boucher [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 6:59 PM
To: Mary Struckhoff
Subject: (fwd) Rule Clarification
Mary, seems to me this is only a violation, but I'm interested in your thoughts?
-----Original Message-----
Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2004 22:43:08 EDT
From: [email protected]
Subject: Rule Clarification
Larry,
After the meeting tonight, we had some further discussion about one of the 2004-2005 Points of Emphasis that we would like to have clarified. It is in reference to "Player Positioning/Status (Players on the Court). From page 3 of the rule revision sheet, "A common example is an offensive player getting around a screen/defensive player by running out of bounds...officials must enforce the rule that has long been in place - a technical foul." This is commentary on Rule 10.3.3 which says, "A player shall not leave the court for an unauthorized reason or delay returning after legally being out of bounds," and is penalized by a technical foul.
The question we have is related to a designated spot throw-in where two offensive players are out of bounds simultaneously. For example: A1 is the thrower on a designated spot throw in. A2 in trying to get around B2 steps out of bounds and becomes the second offensive player out of bounds on the throw-in. Is this a violation or technical foul?
According to 9.2.12, "No teammate of the thrower shall be out of bounds after a designated-spot throw-in begins," the result of which is a violation. I have not been able to find any further reference to this rule in either the Case Book or the Simplified & Illustrated Manual but some have interpreted this rule as an exception to 10.3.3 to say that a second offensive player out of bounds on a designated spot throw-in is a violation and not a technical.
We have had the above described play called in two different ways with each of the rules cited as an explanation of either a technical foul or a violation. We certainly want to be consistent as a region in what we are calling so we want to enlist your help with this one. Thanks in advance!
Regards,
Chad Ellis
Vice-President
8th Region Officials Association