Thanks for the suggestions. Like BITS, I find that I am most comfortable with bouncing the ball whenever there is defensive pressure, for the stated reason, and handing the ball when there isn't, no matter whether it is on the side or endline. Of course, one complication, mostly at the youth level, is when I back up a couple of steps to prepare to bounce the ball on a spot throw-in and see the player move closer to me to get the ball!
"What part of 'spot throw-in' did you not understand, 33?"
