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Originally posted by mick
A good mechanic is to hold the ball on the side of the body in the direction the ball will be going after the throw-in.
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I believe that the FED's mechanic for TO's is for the officials to go to the blocks. But in MA, we use the old mechanic: one official at the midcourt line and the other official at the spot of the throw-in, with the ball pointing in the direction in which play will resume.
We do this for exactly the reason that Skarecrow mentions. It helps the crew remember what's going on, and it also communicates to the teams what will happen after the TO. I don't know why the FED went away from it.