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Had an interesting occurrence/call: The other official and I had conflicting remedies (I acquiesced) to not disturb the flow of the game) On a FT attempt a defending player steps into the lane before the release of the FT.... we signal for the potential violation and we let the shooter shoot ...his shot is an air ball (it does not touch the rim) We both blew our whistles My colleague's call was that the shooter gets the shot over because of the pending lane violation My call is that there is a double violation and that we go to the possession arrow ... we huddle and his reasoning persuaded me to relent at this time He said the shooter was in no jeopardy to lose his shot because of the prior violation
We continue the discussion at half time ...My counter reasoning was what if the shooter's own player subsequently steps in the lane as a second lane violation ...that would result in a jump ball! I also argued what if the FT shooter steps on the foul line while attempting his FT; or what if he faked his attempt -- to draw others into the lane ....would not those also be violations that have to be adjudicated to What is the call ...would the shooter get his shot over as my colleague contends or should a double violation be administered??

Play 1) It depends. If the act of stepping in early is judged to be disconcertion, then your partner was correct -- the shooter gets another try. If the act was not judged to be disconcertion, then you are correct -- it's a double violation and go to the arrow (unless there's another try).

Play 2) You are incorrect. Only the first violation here is penalized. Note the difference between two violations by players on the lane and two violations by a player on the lane and a player not on the lane. Also note that if the two violations by players on the lane are simultaneous (rare), then we go to the arrow.

See bob's response. In reality, I lean towards disconcertion on this play, but others disagree.

Follow up question, was there another free throw to follow?

Had the same situation earlier this season. My partner and I huddled and he was of the opinion that the defense did disconcert the shooter. I went with him as he had the shooter. Not that it mattered, but defensive coach was complementary of the way it was handled.

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This incident happened on the second of two FT attempts!

I assumed as much, but wanted to clarify. I've seen some officials want to go to the arrow and cancel all remaining free throws.

Most of the time you can tell by shooter's actions if defender affected him. If his first FT was a brick or air ball that's information to consider. I also lean towards calling it disconcertion.

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Bob are you stating that in my hypothetical play 2 (where first the defensive player A, steps in early and --- then (not simultaneously) the offensive player
(2) next to the player A steps in as well)

I'm reading in your response on "Play 2" that an official should only respond to the "first violation" and not the" second violation;" so the free thrower should be awarded another free throw Is this a correct interpretation?

What about the other hypothetical .... where --the free thrower steps on the FT line as he releases his attempt?

In the first play (in this post), bob's direction is straight from the rule book. When two opponents along the lane both violate, only the first is penalized.

If the second violation is by any other player (including the free throw shooter), you penalize with a simultaneous violation (it says "arrow", but it's really POI) unless you deem the first violation disconcerted the shooter.

This play happened to me this weekend refereeing AAU. Top defensive player violated and the shooter shot an air ball. We considered the defensive violation disconcertion.

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FIFY.

If both along the lane violate simultaneously, then both are penalized.

mickhickva.....don't feel too bad about your situation because I have one that was far more puzzling. I was T (two person) not long ago on a FT where high post defender cleared out the FT shooter. FT unsuccessful, bonus not in effect. I'm all set to administer a substitute FT followed by ball OOB (new rule interp and case play from this past fall).

Partner gestures to meet me and says, "That's a technical foul! Two shots and the ball." :eek:

Mind you the FT was not even close to over at the time of the foul.

He almost had an argument with me on the court. I was the R....I told him I'd live and die by it, and he finally dropped it. Later he tried to explain to me that it's a technical because the ball becomes dead upon release by the FT shooter. I showed him the rule and the page from the pre-season guide last year, and he still didn't believe me. I guess you can lead the horse to water but you can't make it drink.

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Thanks guys ...this has been very helpful and informative

You need to show him the rule that shows when a ball becomes dead or when a try ends

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Rule 6. Rule 4. Rule 9. Talked about all of them. It was too much for him to process.

I did have to admit to him that it didn't help that the NFHS gooned things up by passing a so-called "national interpretation" in two parts between the pre-season guide and the annual interps last fall. If fixing that rule book editing debacle isn't the very first item on the agenda next month, they should just dissolve the committee.