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Originally Posted by Ed Maeder
I see in the officials manual where it says about throw in spot after a technical. " No appreciable delay should be allowed before placing the ball at the spot and begining the five-second count." I can't seem to see where after an out of bounds call it is also to be used. Maybe I'm being too picky, but I'm making the player come to where I want them to inbound the ball, and have never had a problem with them coming to that spot when directed to do so.
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Well, that would be the point, wouldn't it? If you have a player who is reluctant to come to the spot, because he/she wants to throw it in from the lane line, what do you do? The way I have always handled it is to simply stand there, talking to the kid and pointing to the spot, until he gets the message and comes to the spot. In my experience, this solves the issue -- that time. But it in no way guarantees that the next kid won't try the same thing. It's not a huge issue, but it does waste some time and burns some patience.
I've worked with this guy before, and he's a good official. It happened across the floor from where I was sitting, so I couldn't hear, but I'm willing to bet that he talked to the kid, pointed to the spot, basically did all the things we would reasonably expect him to do before putting the ball down. But, and I left after halftime so I don't know for sure, I'm willing to bet that the next kid didn't need similar coaxing.
Whether it's "authorized" or not, I can see how it might be a better approach when dealing with a team that is giving you problems. It seems like one of those tools you might use only once or twice a season, but those one or two times, it could be the best tool for the job.