[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

Originally posted by JTRICE
Held ball.
Possession arrow is pointing toward Team A's basket.
Official hands the ball to A1 for the throw-in.
B1 reaches across the end-line as he is trying to defend the throw-in.
Official blows whistle and warns Team B for crossing the vertical plane on the throw-in. The warning is recorded in the score book.
Official starts the throw-in again.
Throw-in is completed.

Official does NOT change the Possession arrow.
Is the official correct?

The officials were correct in not reversing the AP Arrow per NFHS R9-S2-A11. Prior to B1 reaching across the boundary plane, Team B has not received a delay of game warning for violating the boundary plane during a throw-in, therefore, B1's action during Team A's throw-in is a violation and the penalty is an official team warning and Team A getting the ball for a new throw-in. Team A's original AP throw-in never ended so it does not lose the AP Arrow.

Lets take this play one step further. Lets assume that Team B had already received an official team warning for this type of violation. What is the penalty for B1's actions? Team B is charged with a technical foul and Team A receives two free throws and then the ball at the division line opposite the S/T'S Table for a throw-in. Is this throw-in an AP Throw-in or a throw-in that is part of the penalty for Team B's technical foul. The throw-in is part of the technical foul penatly and not an AP Throw-in. And Team A retains the AP Arrow.

MTD, Sr.