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Originally Posted by Rich
We don't obsess over the jump ball provisions. I know the rules quite well, but I'll admit that I'm in no hurry to blow back a marginal toss or even a marginal "got it on the way up" violation.
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Oh. I'm not talking about those violations. Those are the easy, and obvious, ones. I'm talking about movement of the non jumpers, those on the circle (within three feet of the circle), and those off the circle (more than three feet away from the circle). Can either group move, and how can they move, when, or slightly before, the official is ready to toss? Can either group move, and how can they move, when the official is tossing? Can either group move, and how can they move, after the toss? Can either group move, and how can they move, after the tap? Can either group move, and when can they move, into an unoccupied space on the circle? Can either group move, and when can they move, into an occupied space on the circle? Can either group move, and when can the move, to within three feet behind an opponent?
Even some of the easy ones can be missed. I know a few officials, some veterans, that aren't 100% sure about two handed taps, and how many taps, by a single jumper, are legal. A few aren't 100% sure when all of these restrictions end.
Maybe these are easy questions on a written test (not for me, on a closed book test), but in a real game, when we may be the umpire only half of the time, and we only have a split second to make these calls? Maybe these calls end up being a mental coin toss? Wait? That gives me an idea.