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Originally Posted by Nevadaref
For as long as I have been officiating the NFHS has recommended handing the ball to the thrower along an endline and bouncing the ball when the throw-in spot is along a sideline. I just checked and this is still current per 2.2.2 A 5&6.
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Thanks. As I said, our local board no longer uses NFHS mechanics. My
1998-99 handbook, when we were using 100% NFHS mechanics states
"220. The official shall hand (not toss) the ball to the thrower." Since then we used a hybrid version of NFHS and IAABO mechanics, and have moved to all IAABO mechanics the past four years. The current IAABO mechanics encourage us, in some circumstances, to hand the ball to the thrower, on the sideline, when there is defensive pressure. I wish we would go back to NFHS mechanics. I don't know why we changed?