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Originally posted by M&M Guy
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Originally posted by rainmaker
What do you do when you're ready to hand the ball for the throw-in, and the player who is supposed to do the actual throwing is standing just in-bounds, waiting for everyone to be in place? Do you just wait?
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I've had this happen a couple of times as well. Sometimes you just have to be a little more assertive in getting their attention. I've grabbed their arm and (gently) pulled them where they needed to be. Of course in this day and age, use with extreme caution. Another thing I've done is stand directly in front of them so they have no choice but to look at me, and then I tell them they need to back up a little, or send them to the right spot. Usually, it's just a matter of the player missing the play call from the coach, and they're hoping coach will say it again. Of course, after all this, if you feel they are ignoring you on purpose, you can always start the resuming play procedure. (I think there's an article or two about that on officiating.com.  )
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What I did was to reach forward to hand her the ball, and as she started to take it, pulled it away, and it made her look at me. I gestured to the oob spot, and then re-handed the ball. In the process, she took the ball, and then I started the count. After the second one of these, she didn't do this anymore. But it was clearly a tactic that she was using to stall for time, and I wondered if I didn't confront it, how far it would go. Wasn't willing to experiemnt since it wasn't a running clock. If I get a chance to play around with this, I"ll report back.