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Originally Posted by billyu2
Right-while the ball is being held by the thrower. I'm just looking at it from the standpoint that following the release, a defender potentially could reach across the boundary plane on a designated throw-in and intercept the pass; but an offensive player cannot do the same to receive such a pass.
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That is correct....it is to balance the offense and defense such that the defense has some chance of defending the throwin.