Exam Question Thoughts

[BillyMac]

4.42.3 SITUATION: Following a goal by A1 the ball is: (a) inadvertently deflected under the bleachers; When does the throw-in begin and the ball become live? RULING: In (a), the official shall signal for the clock to be stopped. The throw-in begins and the ball becomes live when it is at the disposal of Team B. (4-4-7d)

Here are some of my editorial notes:

To remain consistent with NFHS rules with regard to proper rulings in situations where the ball is caught, deflects off, or is otherwise contacted by a player after a made goal, officials must determine if the player intentionally caused the game to be delayed, or if the contact with the ball was unintentional and/or did not cause the game to be delayed.

The following situations would most likely not warrant a warning for delay or a team technical foul if there had been a prior warning for delay, even if the ruling official stops the clock because the ball is not immediately available to the player making the throw-in.
A1's try for goal is successful and the ball quickly passes through the basket and:
A-2 catches the ball and immediately drops the ball near the end line, causing no delay in Team B readily making a throw-in.
The ball deflects off multiple players and bounces away from the end line. A-1's deflection of the ball does not create an obvious advantage for his or her team or a disadvantage for the opposing team.

The following situations most likely would warrant a warning for delay or a team technical foul if there had been a prior warning for delay:
A-1's try for goal is successful. The ball quickly passes through the basket and:
A-2 catches the ball and tosses it away from the end line, causing the ruling official to sound his or her whistle and administer an end line throw-in to Team B.
A-2 catches the ball and tosses the ball to the new Trail official, causing a delay in Team B readily making a throw-in that the player would have normally been able to make in a timely manner.
A-2 intentionally deflects the ball away from the end line, causing a delay in Team B readily making a throw-in.
A-2's deflection of the ball creates an obvious advantage for his or her team or a disadvantage for the opposing team.

In general, if the ruling official judges that a player who catches, deflects, or otherwise contacts the ball following the ball passing through the basket is intentionally attempting to delay the game or otherwise create an advantage for his or her team or a disadvantage for the opposing team, the appropriate ruling would be a warning for the first infraction of Rule 4-47 (warnings for delay), or a team technical foul for interfering with the ball following a goal after any team warning for delay (10-3e). If the ruling official judges that the player's catching, deflecting, or contact with the ball was accidental, unintentional, or otherwise does not cause the game to be delayed, there would be no delay of game warning or technical foul charged.