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Originally posted by ChuckElias
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Originally posted by justacoach
What's with this "on the floor" crap?? I have never seen it on Rules or Case book. I am coaching 11U boys and EVERYTHING is on the floor. Why do so many officials have such a lack of understanding of continuous motion??
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Everything is on the floor? Ever heard of an "airborne shooter"?  Lots of things happen off the floor, but your point is taken.
When I do observations, or when I instruct new officials, I tell then not to use the phrase "on the floor". It's another of those "announcerspeak" phrases that is misleading, at best.
Continuous motion applies to any player who has started the shooting motion, whether that player is touching the floor or is airborne.
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I wasn't implying we never got a basket awarded based on correct application of continuous motion,
Chuck, but, by virtue of their limited physical abilities, most action is, by definition, "on the floor!!!".