[devdog69]

Let Schmidt start his own dern post and answer mine. The question I had was after reading Rule 8-1-3 a. ...unless the resuming play procedure is in effect.
What does that mean? Is it not a violation because I was using the resuming play procedure?

Originally posted by devdog69
Not sure if I messed this up or not, here goes, but gotta hurry got a tourney to go to.

JV girls game, close game early. In third quarter B goes on a run and pulls out to a 10 pt lead, B1 gets fouled and makes the shot. A calls a full timeout before the free throw, I am lead, two man with very mechanically weak partner, but I have worked with him before and have learned to just do everything and it will work out. First horn, I step in and say first horn, B comes out but A is still on the bench and coach is not making any moves. I said come on coach get em out. Now in anticipating the second horn and B waiting at the lane, I said to them "get in your spots ladies if they don't come we're going without them". Sure enough, second horn, still not a hint of movement off the bench from A, so I give the thrower the ball, via the bounce pass. She bounces it a couple of times and just as she is in her shooting motion, three A players come flying through the lane to get into position. I've got the delayed violation signal, but somehow the ball bounced around the rim and went in. I've got nothing, of course, and some idiot in the stands going nuts wanting a lane violation, duh.

Now the real story. Fourth quarter, nearly identical situation on the other end. B fouled shooting, basket didn't go, A calls full time-out, six point lead for A. Same type of thing, B comes out gets lined up and A is not moving at all. So at the second horn, I gave them one last look and they are just now piling hands up, so I bounce the ball to B. Alert A coach gets his players stopped behind the three point arc. B shoots and misses, I whistle "lane violation A, two shots. A coach goes wild, actually was at the table requesting a time-out for a correctable error, so I start over there to give him my explanation (though I didn't call or charge him with a timeout because no one else realized that's what he was doing). I first had to say "coach, let's get back to the box and I'll talk to you", as he was about 6 feet on the other side of halfcourt. Then he tells me "you can't even give the ball to the free thrower because we have to be in the lower spots", I said "exactly coach, that's why I had a lane violation". I told him "if you don't come out of the huddle after a timeout, I use the resuming play procedure, which means giving the ball to the free thrower". I could see he wasn't listening so after about 30 seconds I said "coach, we disagree, but I'll be happy to get with you later and show you the rule", turned and walked away. I get about 10 feet away and he screams "but, you're wrong". I resisted and went on about the rest of the game, being sure to call it the same after as I did before and not let any of this affect my game. After the game, he came to me, shook my hand and said "very good game". I felt he was sincere and I once again explained to him that the resuming play procedure was used instead of a technical foul and he agreed that I was right. I must have explained it a little better there because it made more sense even to me. Now, was I right?