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Old Fri Aug 02, 2013, 04:21pm
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Originally Posted by Camron Rust View Post
I've T'd a coach over an opponent who "moved" on a spot throw in because he was sure they couldn't "move". Where did he get that idea? From officials who tell the players and coaches "don't move". By saying "don't move" you have confused them, not informed them.

I didn't T her, but had a spirited discussion over this once. GV the thrower moved slightly and bounced the ball on the floor. Home coach emphatically said that she couldn't do that. At halftime she came to me with it, in a relatively nice way. The floor had 12" tiles. This is an ideal way to describe what the thrower can do. She stands on one tile. This is the center of the spot. She can do a crossover step to the adjacent tile and then extend to her maximum length from there without violating. She "knew better" than this. I offered to bet double or nothing the game fee.

After the game the assistant was trying to look up the rule online, or so I heard.
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