High school Free throws violation

[Stat-Man]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

You've both misunderstood my post....

I was saying that it used to be that the ball hitting the backboard ended the FT restrictions on entering the lane, not that it made the FT legal. AFIAK, the ball has always had to hit the rim or go in to be a legal FT.

In the summer of 2014, the rule changes for the coming season included a change that allowed the (up to) six players in marked lane spaces to enter on release of the free throw try. A quick check of this year's rules (barring any errors that NFHS has corrected) shows:

• The shooter and players behind the arc still have to wait for the ball to hit the rim or backboard.
• Anyone in one of the six lane spaces cannot enter the semicircle until the ball hits the ring or enters the basket