FT Violations

[JeffM]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

Still waiting for someone to tell me what advantage is gained by a defender crossing the free-throw line. Since I can't fathom it in my mind I need somebody to tell me what it could be.

I can't even imagine how a defender does it without contacting the free-throw shooter.

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When players are taught to box out, they are taught to make contact with the player who they are boxing out. Crossing the free throw line enables them to make contact. The only real benefit in doing this before the ball hits the rim is perhaps their coach will notice how well they box out and maybe they'll get more playing time.

Unless it is during a box-out drill, free-throw shooters rarely make much of an effort to avoid being boxed out and don't make an effort to get the ball until it is clear that it was a miss. (Everyone who shoots a free throw should expect to make it and usually will.)

I used to see this type of contact in Girls MS games and possibly even Girls Freshman/JV games. It always looked odd to me.